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BS EN 81-77:2022

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Safety rules for the construction and installations of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts Lifts subject to seismic conditions

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

16-09-2022

€285.14
Excluding VAT

Committee
MHE/4
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
36
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This document specifies the additional special provisions and safety rules for passenger and goods passenger lifts where these lifts are installed in buildings and constructions (hereinafter buildings) intended to withstand seismic events in compliance with EN 1998-1:2004 (Eurocode 8), during use, maintenance, inspection and emergency operation of lifts. The aim of this document is to: - avoid loss of life and reduce the extent of injuries; - avoid people getting trapped in the lift; - avoid damage; - avoid environmental problems related to oil leakage; - reduce the number of lifts out of service. This document does not introduce any specific provisions and safety rules for lifts when ad ≤ 1 m/s2 as defined in Annex A. This document does not address other risks due to seismic events (e.g. fire, flood, explosion). This document is not applicable to lifts installed before the date of its publication.

Standards Relationship
EN 81-77:2022 Equivalent

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