Describes global essential safety requirements (GESRs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and functions and it also specifies a system and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that might arise in the course of the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks.

This part of ISO/TS25740: specifies global essential safety requirements (GESRs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and functions, and establishes a system and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that might arise in the course of the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks. NOTE See Clause5 regarding the use and application of this part of ISO/TS25740. This part of ISO/TS25740 is applicable to escalators and moving walks that are intended to carry persons. The escalators and moving walks to which this part of ISO/TS25740 applies can: be located in any permanent and fixed structure or building; have any rated load, size of load carrying unit (LCU) and speed, and travel height; be affected by fire in the environment of the LCU and weather conditions; be misused. This part of ISO/TS25740 does not specifically cover: all needs of users with disabilities1); risks arising from work on escalators and moving walks under construction or during alterations and dismantling; vandalism; fire in the environment outside the LCU.