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    BS 8899 - IMPROVEMENT OF FIRE-FIGHTING AND EVACUATION PROVISIONS IN EXISTING LIFTS - CODE OF PRACTICE

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    Superseded date:  31-10-2016

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    Published date:  18-04-2016

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    0 Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Principles
    5 Evacuation lifts
    6 Recall of lifts in the event of fire
    7 Lifts for fire service use
    8 Maintenance and thorough examination
    9 Modernization and risk assessment
    10 Testing, verification and documentation
    Annexes
    Annex A (normative) - Survey of existing fire
            fighting 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 persons
    Annex D (informative) - Example of an annual firefighters
            lift condition report
    Bibliography

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee MHE/4
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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 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 PAS 032-1(1999) : 1999 SPECIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - ELECTRIC TRACTION LIFTS
    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 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 PAS 032-2(1999) : 1999 SPECIFICATION FOR EXAMINATION AND TEST OF NEW LIFTS BEFORE PUTTING INTO SERVICE - HYDRAULIC 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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