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BS 6440:2011

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Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-08-2011

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements for lifting platforms
5 Access for maintenance, repair and inspection
6 Driving units and drive systems
7 Electrical equipment
8 Liftways
9 Carrier construction
10 Information
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - List of significant hazards
Annex B (informative) - Guidance for the exchange of
        information between manufacturer/supplier
        and specifier
Annex C (informative) - Recommendations for the provisions
        and use of specially adapted control devices,
        switches and sensors
Annex D (normative) - Verification of safety requirements
        and/or protective measures
Annex E (informative) - In-use periodic examinations,
        servicing and tests
Annex F (informative) - Certificate of acceptance from
        end user
Annex G (informative) - Certificate for test and
        examination after installation of lifting platform
Bibliography

Describes requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new permanently installed electrically powered vertical lifting platforms.

This British Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new permanently installed electrically powered vertical lifting platforms with the following characteristics:

  • travelling vertically between predefined levels along a guided path where the inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15°;

  • supported or sustained by wire ropes, chains, rack and pinion, hydraulic cylinder (direct or indirect), screw and nut or scissors mechanisms;

  • having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways;

  • having non-enclosed or partially enclosed carriers;

  • having a rated speed that is not greater than 0.15m/s;

  • having a travel distance that is not greater than 3.0m;

  • sized for use with typeA or typeB wheelchairs conforming to BS EN12183 and/or BS EN12184.

It is applicable to lifting platforms that are intended primarily for the transport of persons with impaired mobility, with or without a wheelchair.

NOTE1 The lifting platforms specified in this standard can be used in domestic or non-domestic premises, and can be installed indoors or outdoors. Their installation in some premises might not be practicable.

NOTE2 Although this British Standard is applicable to new lifting platforms, it can also be used as guidance for the refurbishment and re-installation of existing lifting platforms.

Committee
MHE/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 6440(1999) & 11/30194294 DC. (08/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
68
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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BS EN 60204-1 : 2006 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BS EN 12184:2014 Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers. Requirements and test methods
ISO 606:2015 Short-pitch transmission precision roller and bush chains, attachments and associated chain sprockets
BS EN 81-2 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 2: HYDRAULIC LIFTS
BS 7671(2008) : 2008 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
BS EN 12016:2013 Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks. Immunity
BS EN 12015:2014 Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks. Emission
BS EN 81-1 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS
BS EN 349 : 1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - MINIMUM GAPS TO AVOID CRUSHING OF PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY
BS EN 50214:2006 Flat polyvinyl chloride sheathed flexible cables
BS EN 12385-4 : 2002 STEEL WIRE ROPES - SAFETY - PART 4: STRANDED ROPES FOR GENERAL LIFTING APPLICATIONS
1995/16/EC : 1995 DIRECTIVE 95/16/EC OF 29 JUNE 1995 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO LIFTS
BS EN 12183:2014 Manual wheelchairs. Requirements and test methods
BS EN ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs
BS EN ISO 14121-1:2007 Safety of machinery. Risk assessment Principles
BS EN 60947-5-1 : 2004 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 5-1: CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICES AND SWITCHING ELEMENTS - ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICES
BS EN 81-70:2003 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts. Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability
BS EN 60947-1 : 2007 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES
BS EN 1050:1997 Safety of machinery. Principles for risk assessment
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BS EN 953 : 1998 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - GUARDS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIXED AND MOVABLE GUARDS
DD CLC/TS 50134-7:2003 Alarm systems. Social alarm systems Application guidelines
BS EN ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery. General principles for design. Risk assessment and risk reduction

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