BS 5900:2012

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements for homelifts
5 Access for maintenance, repair and inspection
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 (normative) - Determination of fire resistance
Annex F (informative) - In-use periodic examinations,
        servicing and tests
Annex G (informative) - Certificate of acceptance from
        purchaser/user after initial tests and examination
Annex H (informative) - Certificate for test and examination
        after installation of homelift
Bibliography

Defines requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new permanently installed electrically powered homelifts.

This British Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new permanently installed electrically powered homelifts with the following characteristics: travelling vertically between two predefined levels along a guided path where the inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15°; supported or sustained by wire rope or chains, hydraulic cylinder (direct or indirect), screw and nut; penetrating a single floor; affixed to a building structure; where the carrier is partially enclosed; having a speed not greater than 0.15m/s. This British Standard is applicable to homelifts that are installed in private dwellings and are intended for the transport of persons with impaired mobility, standing or seated, with or without a wheelchair. NOTE Although this British Standard is applicable to new homelifts, it can also be used as guidance for the refurbishment and re-installation of existing homelifts.