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BS 5655-6:2002

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Lifts and service lifts Code of practice for the selection and installation of new lifts
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-11-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

08-11-2002

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General guidance
5 Building construction
6 Traffic design
7 Traffic control systems
8 Electrical installation
9 Lift installation
10 Provision of lifts for disabled people
Annex A (informative) Relevant statutory regulations
Annex B (informative) Examples of checklists for tender
        documents
Annex C (informative) Interface fixings for steel-framed
        buildings
Annex D (informative) Observations lifts
Annex E (normative) Safety signs and warning notices
Annex F (informative) Typical traffic calculation method
Annex G (informative) Examples of traffic calculations
Annex H (informative) Provisions of lifts for disabled people
Bibliography

Gives recommendations for the selection and installation of new passenger and passenger/goods lifts. It also gives recommendations for issues peripheral to the selection and installation of lifts, such as building design.

Committee
MHE/4
DevelopmentNote
To be read in conjunction with BS 7255(2001) Supersedes BS 5655-6(1990) and 01/708284 DC (11/2002) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2007. (10/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
70
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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BS 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings
BS 5588-10:1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shopping complexes
BS 9999:2008 Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings
BS 8300(2009) : 2009 DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
BS 5588-11:1997 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for shops, offices, industrial, storage and other similar buildings
BS 5656-2:2004 Escalator and moving walks. Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and moving walks Code of practice for the selection, installation and location of new escalators and moving walks

BS 5378-2:1980 Safety signs and colours Specification for colorimetric and photometric properties of materials
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BS 5965:1980 Specification for manually driven balanced personal homelifts
BS ISO 4190-1:2010 Lift (Elevator) installation Class I, II, III and VI lifts
BS 1363-2(1995) : 1995 13 A PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS, ADAPTORS AND CONNECTION UNITS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR 13 A SWITCHED AND UNSWITCHED SOCKET-OUTLETS
BS 5655-7:1983 Lifts and service lifts Specification for manual control devices, indicators and additional fittings
PREN 81-70 : DRAFT 2015 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATIONS OF LIFTS - PARTICULAR APPLICATIONS FOR PASSENGER AND GOOD PASSENGERS LIFTS - PART 70: ACCESSIBILITY TO LIFTS FOR PERSONS INCLUDING PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
PREN 81-7 : DRAFT 2009 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 7: RACK AND PINION 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 61000-6-1:2007 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Generic standards. Immunity for residential, commercial and light-industrial environments
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 5378-1:1980 Safety signs and colours Specification for colour and design
BS 7671(2001) : 2001 AMD 14905 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
BS 1363-1(1995) : 1995 13 A PLUGS, SOCKET-OUTLETS, ADAPTORS AND CONNECTION UNITS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR REWIRABLE AND NON-REWIRABLE 13 A FUSED PLUGS
BS EN 60947-3 : 2009 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 3: SWITCHES, DISCONNECTORS, SWITCH-DISCONNECTORS AND FUSE-COMBINATION UNITS
BS PAS 032-1(1999) : 1999 SPECIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - ELECTRIC TRACTION LIFTS
BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice
BS 5655-13:1995 Lifts and service lifts Recommendations for vandal resistant lifts
BS EN 61000-6-2:2005 Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) Generic standards - Immunity for industrial environments
BS ISO 4190-2:2001 Lift (US: Elevator) installation Class IV lifts
PREN 81-5 : DRAFT 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS AND SERVICE LIFTS - PART 5: SCREW LIFTS
PREN 81-6 : DRAFT 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS AND SERVICE LIFTS - PART 6: GUIDED CHAIN LIFTS
BS PAS 032-2(1999) : 1999 SPECIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - HYDRAULIC LIFTS
BS 6262:1982 Code of practice for glazing for buildings
BS EN 81-3 : 2003 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 3: ELECTRIC AND HYDRAULIC SERVICE LIFTS
BOMA Z65.1 : 1996 OFFICE BUILDINGS: STANDARD METHODS OF MEASUREMENT

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