Description

Safety requirements for passenger and goods electric lifts to safeguard passengers and maintenance personnel against injury. Covers the mechanical and electrical construction of the lift, the relevant structural features of the building in which it is installed and subsequent examination and testing.

Cross References:
BS 4794:Part 1
BS 5424:Part 1
BS 5490
BS 5655:Part 6
BS 5655:Part 10
BS 5655:Part 11
BS 5900
BS 5901
BS 6004
BS 6007
BS 6500
BS 6977
PD 6500
ISO 834
ISO 2532
CENELEC HD 384-4-41
84/528/EEC

Replaces BS 5655-1:1979, which remains current until amendments to the technical annex of EEC Directive 84/529/EEC have been made.

Replaced by BS EN 81-1:1998 but remains current until the implementation of the EU Lift Directive. Until 1 July 1999 new lift installations can conform to either this British Standard or to BS EN 81-1:1998. After 1 July 1999 BS 5655-1:1986, together with BS 5655-11:1989 will apply only for modernization of existing lift installations and BS EN 81-1:1998 will apply to all new installations.

Incorporates the following:
AMD 5840 published 29 September 1989

Product Details

Published:

08/15/1986

ISBN(s):

0580153703

Number of Pages:

72

File Size:

1 file , 8.9 MB

Product Code(s):

158300, 158300, 00158300