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BS 8899:2016

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Improvement of fire-fighting and evacuation provisions in existing lifts. Code of practice
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-10-2016

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principles
5 Lifts for fire service use
6 Evacuation lifts
7 Recall of lifts in the event of fire
8 Routine inspection, maintenance and
   thorough examination
9 Modernization and risk assessment
10 Testing, verification and documentation
Annexes
Annex A (normative) - Survey of existing
        firefighters lift features
Annex B (informative) - Past provisions for
        lifts with operation in the event of fire
Annex C (informative) - Minimum provisions
        for lifts used in the evacuation of disabled
        people
Annex D (informative) - Example of an annual
        firefighters lift operational inspection report
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the improvement and maintenance of fire-fighting and evacuation provisions in existing lifts.

This British Standard gives recommendations for the improvement and maintenance of fire-fighting and evacuation provisions in existing lifts. It applies to lifts installed permanently into buildings that are either already designed for fire and rescue service use or as evacuation lifts, or intended to be modified to include such features. This British Standard is not applicable to: new lifts, whether in new buildings or existing buildings, installed after the publication of this standard; lifts where the building regulations or standards for the fire safety of buildings require or recommend a lift to the level of a new fire-fighting lift, e.g. due to extension or change of use of the building; double-deck lifts; dual entry lifts, where the firefighters lift protected lobbies are not located consistently on the same side of the lift car on all floors served by the installation; lifts with partially enclosed wells; special cases such as potentially explosive atmospheres, extreme climate conditions and seismic conditions. This British Standard covers the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifts for fire and rescue service use and evacuation lifts. NOTE1 BSEN81‑80 contains recommendations for the general improvement in safety of existing lifts relative to the base lift design standard. BS8899 is intended to have a similar relationship with BSEN81‑72 and the evacuation lift recommendations in BS9999 . This British Standard applies to the lift installation only. It does not give recommendations for the fire-resisting structure of the building or other elements of the building design and management. NOTE2 BS9999 and BS9991 contain recommendations related to additional building fire safety provisions needed to support the use of fire-fighting and evacuation lifts.

Committee
MHE/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 16/30337004 DC. (11/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 9999:2017 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings. Code of practice
17/30367827 DC : 0 BS 8486-8 - EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - SPECIFICATION FOR MEANS OF DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH BS EN 81 - PART 8: LIFT FEATURES FOR FIRE-FIGHTING CONFORMING TO BS EN 81-72

BS 8486-1(2007) : 2007 EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - SPECIFICATION FOR MEANS OF DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH BS EN 81 - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS
BS 5655-10.1.1:1995 Lifts and service lifts. Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Electric lifts Commissioning tests for new lifts
BS 5655-10:1986 Lifts and service lifts Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts
BS EN 81-58:2003 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts Examination and tests. Landing doors fire resistance test
BS 8486-2(2007) : 2007 EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - SPECIFICATION FOR MEANS OF DETERMINING COMPLIANCE WITH BS EN 81 - PART 2: HYDRAULIC LIFTS
BS EN 81-80:2003 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Existing lifts Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts
BS EN 13015 : 2001 MAINTENANCE FOR LIFTS AND ESCALATORS - RULES FOR MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS
BS EN 81-2 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 2: HYDRAULIC LIFTS
BS EN 81-1 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS
BS EN 81-72:2015 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts Firefighters lifts
BS 5810:1979 Code of practice for access for the disabled to buildings
BS 5588-5:2004 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Access and facilities for fire-fighting
BS EN 81-20:2014 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Lifts for the transport of persons and goods Passenger and goods passenger lifts
BS 5588-5:1986 Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings. Code of practice for firefighting stairways and lifts
BS EN ISO 14798:2013 Lifts (elevators), escalators and moving walks. Risk assessment and reduction methodology
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 8519:2010 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of practice
BS 5588-8:1988 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people
BS 9991:2011 Fire safety in the design, management and use of residential buildings. Code of practice
DD CEN/TS 81-76:2011 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passengers and goods passenger lifts Evacuation of disabled persons using lifts
BS 476-22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
BS 5655-10.2.1:1995 Lifts and service lifts. Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Hydraulic lifts Commissioning tests for new lifts
BS EN 81-73:2016 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire

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