Health and safety is something we take more than seroiusly at LiftGlide, it forms part of all of our processes procedures & products. We hold NEBOSH & IOSH qualifications and are continually training to lower risks and improve services.
EN81 Core Codes
BS EN81-1:1998
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 1: Electric lifts
AMD 10809(03/00)
BS EN81-2:1998
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 2: Hydraulic lifts
AMD 10810 (03/00)
BS EN81-3:2001
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 3: Electric and hydraulic service lifts
BS EN81-5
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 5: Screw lifts
EN81-6
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 6: Guided chain lifts
BS EN81-7
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 7: Rack and pinion lifts
BS EN81-28:2003
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 28: Remote alarms on passenger and goods passenger lifts
BS EN81-58:2003
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 58: Landing doors fire resistance test
BS EN81-70:2003
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability
(if DDA compliant)
BS EN81-71:2005
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 71: Vandal resistant lifts
BS EN81-72:2003
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 72: Firefighters lifts
BS EN81-80:2003
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts
Part 80: Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts
(only for refurbishments)
Main BS Codes
BS 5588-5:2004
Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings
Part 5: Code of practise for firefighting stairs and lifts
BS 5588-8:1999
Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings
Part 8: Code of practise for the means of escape disabled people
BS 5588-11:1997
Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings
Part 11: Planning, construction and facilities for occupant safety, advice to owners and management on fire safety
AMD 9838 (01/98) AMD 10213 (01/99)
BS 5588-12:2002
Fire precautions in the design and construction of buildings
Part 12: Managing fire safety
BS 5655-6:2002
Lifts and service lifts
Part 6: Code of practise for selection
BS 5655-7:1983
Lifts and service lifts
Part 7: Specification for manual control devices, indicators and additional fittings
AMD 4912 (09/85)
BS 5655-9:1985
Lifts and service lifts
Part 9: Specification for guide rails
AMD 5186 (07/86), AMD 5786 (01/88)
BS 5655-10:1986
Lifts and service lifts
Part 10: Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts
AMD 6002 (05/89) AMD 8474 (07/95)
BS 5655-10.1.1:1995
Lifts and service lifts
Part 10: Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts - Section 10.1 Electric Lifts – Sub-section 10.1.1 Commissioning tests for new lifts
BS 5655-10.2.1:1995
Lifts and service lifts
Part 10: Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts - Section 10.2 Hydraulic Lifts – Sub-section 10.2.1 Commissioning tests for new lifts
BS 5655-11:1989
Lifts and service lifts
Part 11: Recommendations for the installation of new, and the modernisation of, electric lifts in existing buildings
AMD 8097 (03/94)
(Refurbishment only)
BS 5655-12:1989
Lifts and service lifts
Part 12: Recommendations for installation of new, and the modernisation of, hydraulic lifts in existing buildings
AMD 6762 (07/93) AMD (03/94)
(Refurbishment only)
BS 5655-13:1995
Lifts and service lifts
Part 13: Recommendations for vandal resistant lifts
(if required)
BS 5655-14:1995
Lifts and service lifts
Part 14: Specification for hand-powered service lifts and platform hoists
(rare but worth remembering)
BS 7255:2001
Code of practise for safe working on lifts
AMD 14019(08/02)
BS 7671:2001
Requirements for electrical installations – IEE wiring regulations sixteenth edition
BS 8300:2001
Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - Code of practise
AMD 15617 (06/05)
(if EN81-70)
BS EN 13015:2001
Maintenance for lifts and escalators - Rules for maintenance instructions
Dimensional Codes (if the lift conforms with these sizes)
BS IS0 4190-1:1999
Lift (US: Elevator) installation – Part 1: Class I, II, III and VI lifts
BS IS0 4190-2:2001
Lift (US: Elevator) installation – Part 2: Class IV, lifts
Non EN81 Lift Codes
BS 5776:1996
Specification for powered stairlifts
AMD 13047 (07/01)
(if applicable)
BS 5827:1979
Specification for mobile, manually operated patient-lifting devices
(if applicable)
BS 5900:1995
Specification for powered domestic lifts with partially enclosed cars and no lift-well enclosures
(if applicable)
BS 5965:1980
Specification for manually driven balanced personal homelifts
(if applicable)
BS 6440:1999
Powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons - Code of practise
AMD 10960 (05/00)
(if applicable)
IS0 9386-1:2000
Power-operated lifting platforms for persons with impaired mobility - Rules for safety, dimensions and functional operation - Part 1: Vertical platform lifts
(if applicable)
IS0 9386-2:2000
Power-operated lifting platforms for persons with impaired mobility - Rules for safety, dimensions and functional operation.
Part 2 Powered stairlifts for seated, standing and wheelchair users moving in an inclined plane
(if applicable)
BS EN 1570:1999
Safety requirements for lifting tables
(if applicable)
- Code of practise for the safe working on escalators and moving walks
Ropes & Terminations
BS IS0 10425:2003
Steel wire ropes for the petroleum and natural gas industries – Minimum requirements and terms of acceptance
BS EN 12385-1:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 1: General requirements
BS EN 12385-2:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 2: Definitions, designation and classification
BS EN 12385-3:2004
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 3: Information for use and maintenance
BS EN 12385-4:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 4: Stranded ropes for general lifting applications
BS EN 12385-5:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 5: Stranded ropes for lifts
BS EN 12385-6:2004
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 6: Stranded ropes for mine shafts
BS EN 12385-7:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 7: Locked coil ropes for main shafts
BS EN 12385-8:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 8: Stranded hauling and carrying-hauling ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons
BS EN 12385-9:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 9: Locked coil carrying ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons
BS EN 12385-10:2002
Steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 10: Spiral ropes for general structural applications
BS EN 13411-1:2002
Terminations of steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 1: Thimbles for steel wire rope slings
BS EN 13411-3:2004
Terminations of steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 3: Ferrules and ferrule-securing
BS EN 13411-4:2002
Terminations of steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 4: Metal and resin sockets
BS EN 13411-5:2003
Terminations of steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 5: U-bolt wire rope grips
BS EN 13411-6:2004
Termination of steel wire ropes - Safety
Part 6: Asymmetric wedge socket
Management
PAS 46:2002
Improving loyalty – Requirements
BS 8600:1999
Complaints management systems - Guide to design and implementation
BS EN IS0 9001:2000
Quality management systems - Requirements
BS EN IS0 9004:2000
Quality management systems – Guidelines for performance improvements
BS ISO 10002:2004
Quality management – Customer satisfaction – Guidelines for complaints handling in organisations
PD ISO/TR 10017:2003
Guidance on statistical techniques for ISO 9001:2000
BS EN ISO 14001:1996
Environmental management systems - Specification with guidance for use
OHSAS 18001:1999
Occupational health & safety management systems - Specification (Please note this is not a British Standard)
Codes for Ancillary Equipment
BS 721-2:1983
British Standard Specification for Worm gearing
Part 2: Metric Units
BS 2853:1957
Specification for the design and testing of steel overhead runway beams
PD 3362 (05/59) PD 4279 (08/61), PD 6225 (08/67), AMD 495 (04/70
BS 4211:2005
Specification for permanently fixed ladders
BS 6004:2000
Electric cables – PVC insulated, non-armoured cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V, for electric power, lighting and internal wiring
BS EN 50214:1998
Flexible cables for lifts
AMD 10421 (05/99)
BS EN 853:1997
Rubber hoses and hose assemblies - Wire braid reinforced hydraulic type - Specification
BS 921:1976
Specification for rubber mats for electrical purposes
Safety Codes
BS EN 1050:1997
Safety of machinery - Principle of risk assessment
BS EN IS0 12100-1:2003
Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design
Part 1: Basic terminology, methodology
BS EN IS0 12100-2:2003
Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design
Part 2: Technical principles – Part 2: Technical Principles
BS EN 294:1992
Safety of Machinery – Safety distances to prevent danger zones being reached by the upper limbs.
AMD 7655 (03/03)
BS 8405:2003
Personal protective equipment against falls from a height – Descender devices – Single-hand operated descender devices for self or assisted rescue
BS 8437:2005
Code of practise for selection, use and maintenance of personal fall protection systems and equipment for use in the workplace
BS EN 13411-1:2003
Steel wire slings - Safety - Part 1: Slings for general lifting service
BS EN 13411-2:2003
Steel wire rope slings - Safety - Part 2: Specification for information for use and maintenance to be provided by the manufacturer
BS EN 13411-2:2003
Steel wire rope slings - Safety - Part 3: Grommets and cable-laid slings
Measurement Codes
BS EN 627:1996
Specification for data logging and monitoring of lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors
BS IS0 18738:2003
Lifts (Elevators) - Measurement of lift ride quality
BS EN 55022:1998 / CISPR 22:1997
Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits and methods of measurement
Other
DD ISO/TS 22559-1:2004
Global safety requirements (GESR's) for lifts
DC EN TS 81-29
Interpretations to EN81-20 up to EN81-28 (includes EN81-1:1998 and EN81-2:1998)
ISO/TR 11071-1
Comparisons of worldwide lift safety standards – Part 1: Electric lifts (elevators)
ClBSE Guide D
Transportations systems in buildings
Statutory Instrument 2003 No.1673
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amended)
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