BS 2655-6:1970
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Specification for lifts, escalators, passenger conveyors and paternosters Building construction requirements
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English
24-02-1970
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Foreword
Specification
1 General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Statutory regulations
2 Passenger and goods lifts (powered)
2.1 Lift well construction
2.2 Lift well enclosure
2.3 Lift pits
2.4 Machine rooms
2.5 Multi-level machine rooms
2.6 Machine supports
2.7 Sprinklers
3 Service lifts (powered)
3.1 Lift well construction
3.2 Lift well enclosure
3.3 Lift pits
3.4 Machine rooms
3.5 Sprinklers
4 Hand-powered lifts
4.1 Lift well construction
4.2 Lift well enclosure
4.3 Lift pits
4.4 Machine rooms
4.5 Sprinklers
5 Paternosters
5.1 Paternoster well construction
5.2 Paternoster well enclosure
5.3 Paternoster pits
5.4 Machine rooms
5.5 Machine supports
6 Escalators
6.1 Access
6.2 Lifting points
6.3 Floor openings
6.4 Pit
6.5 Supports
6.6 External enclosure
6.7 Protection
6.8 Fire protection
6.9 Lighting
Structural, fire resistance requirements for equipment covered by Parts 1, 4 and 5.
| Committee |
MHE/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 67/32691 DC. (04/2005) Inactive for the new design. (12/2011)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| SupersededBy |
This Part of this British Standard applies to the building construction requirements for escalators, lifts, passenger conveyors and paternosters. The requirements for lifts are subdivided into those for powered lifts and hand-powered lifts.
Additional building work requirements (such as fixings, cutting away for switches and “making good??) are not covered by the standard, and reference should be made to the drawings supplied by the manufacturer of the equipment.
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