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  • BS 5776:1996

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    Specification for powered stairlifts

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-12-2009

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-08-2001

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Specification
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Information to be agreed and to be documented
    5 Design
    6 Technical specification
    7 Testing, inspection and servicing
    Annexes
    A (informative) Guidelines for the installation of
        stairlifts in buildings other than private dwellings
    B (informative) Information to be obtained and
        documented by the manufacturer prior to installation
    C (normative) Instructions to be provided by the
        manufacturer
    D (normative) Certificate for test and examination
        after installation
    E (informative) Recommendations for the provisions and
        use of remote control device specially adapted
        switches, and sensors for user lift control switches
    F (informative) In-use periodic examinations, tests
        and servicing
    G (normative) Certificate for periodic examination
    Figures
    1 Folding rail warning label
    2 Reference points for measuring rated speed
    3 Typical direction label for emergency operation
    4 Angle of fleet
    5 Typical trapping hazard warning label
    6 Typical load plate
    7 Hinged bridging platform warning label
    8 Control circuit supply circuit
    9 Typical charging supply circuit for battery powered
        operation
    List of references

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    Gives requirements for design, construction and installation of powered stairlifts, especially regarding safety, to be used by people of impaired mobility travelling between fixed floors in private dwellings.

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    Committee MHE/4
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5776(1979), 92/79760 DC, 94/707046 DC and 99/710552 DC. (04/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2006. (10/2006)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    BS 6440:1983 Code of practice for powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons
    BS 5965:1980 Specification for manually driven balanced personal homelifts
    BS 302-4:1987 Stranded steel wire ropes Specification for ropes for lifts
    BS 5619:1978 Code of practice for design of housing for the convenience of disabled people
    BS 7671:1992 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS 302-2:1987 Stranded steel wire ropes Specification for ropes for general purposes
    BS 3456-201:1990 Specification for safety of household and similar electrical appliances General requirements
    ISO 4196:1984 Graphical symbols — Use of arrows
    BS EN 55014 : 93 AMD 9683 LIMITS AND METHODS OF MEASUREMENT OF RADIO DISTURBANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRICAL MOTOR-OPERATED AND THERMAL APPLIANCES FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR PURPOSES, ELECTRIC TOOLS AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
    BS 302-1:1987 Stranded steel wire ropes Specification for general requirements
    BS 5304:1988 Code of practice for safety of machinery
    BS 3535-2:1990 Isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers Specification for transformers for reduced system voltage
    BS 7288:1990 Specification for socket outlets incorporating residual current devices (S.R.C.D.s)
    BS 5655-6:1990 Lifts and service lifts Code of practice for selection and installation
    BS 6804:1986 Code of practice for social alarm systems
    BS 228:1994 Specification for short-pitch transmission precision roller chains and chain wheels
    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 3535-1:1990 Isolating transformers and safety isolating transformers General requirements
    BS 4293:1983 Specification for residual current-operated circuit-breakers
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