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  • BS ISO 22559-1:2014

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    Safety requirements for lifts (elevators) Global essential safety requirements (GESRs)

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  29-09-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  28-02-2014

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms
    4 Approach and methodology
    5 Understanding and implementing GESRs
    6 Global essential safety requirements (GESRs)
    Annex A (informative) - Overview of GESRs in
             relation to lift subsystems
    Annex B (normative) - Requirements relevant to
             the EU market
    Annex C (informative) - Comparison of GESRs
             with EHSRs of LD and MD
    Bibliography

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    Purpose is to: - Defines GESRs for lifts (elevators), their components and functions, and - Constitutes a system and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that may arise in the course of, the operation and use of, or work on, lifts (elevators).

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    Committee MHE/4
    Development Note Supersedes DD ISO/TS 22559-1 & 12/30264755 DC. (02/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes
    Under Revision

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    93/68/EEC : 1993 AMD 2 1998 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/68/EEC OF 22.7.93 AMENDING DIRECTIVES 87/404/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 89/106/EEC, 89/336/EEC, 89/392/EEC, 89/686/EEC, 90/384/EEC, 90/385/EEC, 90/396/EEC, 91/263/EEC, 92/42/EEC AND 73/23/EEC
    1989/336/EEC : 1989 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 3 MAY 1989 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
    ISO/TS 22559-3:2011 Safety requirements for lifts (elevators) — Part 3: Global conformity assessment procedures (GCAP) — Prerequisites for certification of conformity of lift systems, lift components and lift functions
    2004/108/EC : 2004 DIRECTIVE 2004/108/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 15 DECEMBER 2004 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY AND REPEALING DIRECTIVE 89/336/EC
    EN 1050 : 1996 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - PRINCIPLES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
    EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Part 1: Electric lifts
    ISO 12100:2010 Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk reduction
    ISO/TS 22559-2:2010 Safety requirements for lifts (elevators) Part 2: Safety parameters meeting the global essential safety requirements (GESRs)
    ISO 4190-5:2006 Lift (Elevator) installation Part 5: Control devices, signals and additional fittings
    ISO/TS 22559-4:2011 Safety requirements for lifts (elevators) — Part 4: Global conformity assessment procedures (GCAP) — Certification and accreditation requirements
    ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014 Safety aspects Guidelines for their inclusion in standards
    1995/16/EC : 1995 DIRECTIVE 95/16/EC OF 29 JUNE 1995 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO LIFTS
    EN 81-2 : 1998 + A3 2009 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 2: HYDRAULIC LIFTS
    ISO 4190-1:2010 Lift (Elevator) installation Part 1: Class I, II, III and VI lifts
    ISO/TR 11071-1:2004 Comparison of worldwide lift safety standards Part 1: Electric lifts (elevators)
    ISO 4190-2:2001 Lift (US: Elevator) installation — Part 2: Class IV lifts
    ISO/TR 11071-2:2006 Comparison of worldwide lift safety standards Part 2: Hydraulic lifts (elevators)
    ASME A17.1 : 2016 SAFETY CODE FOR ELEVATORS AND ESCALATORS - INCLUDES REQUIREMENTS FOR ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, MOVING WALKS, MATERIAL LIFTS, AND DUMBWAITERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSFER DEVICES
    ISO 14798:2009 Lifts (elevators), escalators and moving walks Risk assessment and reduction methodology
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