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    BS 6440 - POWERED LIFTING PLATFORMS WITH NON-ENCLOSED LIFTWAYS FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY - SPECIFICATION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-08-2011

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 General requirements for lifting platforms
    6 Driving units and drive systems
    7 Electrical equipment
    8 Liftways
    9 Carrier construction
    10 Information
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - List of significant hazards
    Annex B (informative) - Guidance for the exchange
            of information between manufacturer/supplier
            and specifier
    Annex C (informative) - Recommendations for the
            provisions and use of specially adapted
            control devices, switches and sensors
    Annex D (normative) - Verification of safety
            requirements and/or protective measures
    Annex E (informative) - In-use periodic examinations,
            servicing and tests
    Annex F (informative) - Certificate of acceptance from
            end user
    Annex G (informative) - Certificate for test and
            examination after installation of
            lifting platform
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    Comment Closes On
    Committee MHE/4
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN ISO 12100-2 : 2003 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 2: TECHNICAL PRINCIPLES
    BS EN 81-40:2008 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods Stairlifts and inclined lifting platforms intended for persons with impaired mobility
    BS EN 60204-1 : 2006 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT OF MACHINES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS EN 12184:2014 Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers. Requirements and test methods
    ISO 606:2015 Short-pitch transmission precision roller and bush chains, attachments and associated chain sprockets
    BS EN 81-2 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 2: HYDRAULIC LIFTS
    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 EN 349 : 1993 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - MINIMUM GAPS TO AVOID CRUSHING OF PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY
    BS EN 50214:2006 Flat polyvinyl chloride sheathed flexible cables
    BS EN 12385-4 : 2002 STEEL WIRE ROPES - SAFETY - PART 4: STRANDED ROPES FOR GENERAL LIFTING APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 12183:2014 Manual wheelchairs. Requirements and test methods
    BS EN ISO 12100-1 : 2003 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - BASIC CONCEPTS, GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR DESIGN - PART 1: BASIC TERMINOLOGY, METHODOLOGY
    BS EN ISO 13857:2008 Safety of machinery. Safety distances to prevent hazard zones being reached by upper and lower limbs
    BS EN ISO 14121-1:2007 Safety of machinery. Risk assessment Principles
    BS EN 60947-5-1 : 2004 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 5-1: CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICES AND SWITCHING ELEMENTS - ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTROL CIRCUIT DEVICES
    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 EN 60947-1 : 2007 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 1: GENERAL RULES
    BS EN 1050:1997 Safety of machinery. Principles for risk assessment
    BS EN 60947-4-1 : 2010 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 4-1: CONTACTORS AND MOTOR-STARTERS - ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTACTORS AND MOTOR-STARTERS
    BS EN 50134-7:2017 Alarm systems. Social alarm systems Application guidelines
    BS EN 953 : 1998 SAFETY OF MACHINERY - GUARDS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF FIXED AND MOVABLE GUARDS
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