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BS EN 81-40:2020 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, 2020
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- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 List of significant hazards
- 5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 Introduction
- 5.1.2 Pattern of use
- 5.1.3 Access for maintenance, repair and inspection
- 5.1.4 Fire resistance
- 5.1.5 Speed
- 5.1.6 Rated load [Go to Page]
- 5.1.6.1 General
- 5.1.6.2 Load control
- 5.1.7 Resistance to operating forces
- 5.1.8 Protection of equipment against harmful external influences [Go to Page]
- 5.1.8.1 General
- 5.1.8.2 Degree of protection for outdoor use
- 5.1.9 Guarding of equipment from mechanical damage
- 5.2 Guide rails and mechanical stops [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 Guide rails
- 5.2.2 Folding guide rails
- 5.2.3 Stairlift guide rail
- 5.2.4 Rail design
- 5.3 Safety gear and overspeed detection device [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 General
- 5.3.2 Control
- 5.3.3 Release
- 5.3.4 Access for inspection
- 5.3.5 Electrical checking
- 5.3.6 Overspeed detection device
- 5.3.7 Rotation monitor unit
- 5.4 Driving units and drive system [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1 General requirements
- 5.4.2 Braking system [Go to Page]
- 5.4.2.1 General
- 5.4.2.2 Electro-mechanical brake
- 5.4.3 Emergency/manual operation
- 5.4.4 Additional requirements for rope suspension drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.4.1 Ropes
- 5.4.4.2 Winding drum
- 5.4.4.3 Pulleys and diverter pulleys
- 5.4.4.4 Angle of deflection
- 5.4.5 Additional requirements for rack and pinion drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.5.1 Driving pinion
- 5.4.5.2 Driving rack(s)
- 5.4.6 Additional requirements for chain suspension drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.6.1 General
- 5.4.6.2 Sprockets
- 5.4.6.3 Chains
- 5.4.6.4 Protection and guarding
- 5.4.7 Additional requirements for friction/traction drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.7.1 Traction wheels
- 5.4.7.2 Running surface
- 5.4.7.3 Traction
- 5.4.8 Additional requirements for guided rope and ball drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.8.1 General
- 5.4.8.2 Drive sprocket
- 5.4.8.3 Rail design
- 5.4.8.4 Slack rope
- 5.4.8.5 Protection and guarding
- 5.5 Electrical installation and equipment [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 General
- 5.5.2 Drive contactors
- 5.5.3 Motor and brake circuits for stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition [Go to Page]
- 5.5.3.1 Motors supplied directly from AC mains
- 5.5.3.2 AC or DC motors controlled and supplied by solid state elements
- 5.5.3.3 Interruption of the electrical supply
- 5.5.4 Creepage and clearance distances and enclosure requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.5.4.1 Enclosure requirements
- 5.5.4.2 Creepage and clearance distances
- 5.5.5 Protection against electrical faults
- 5.5.6 Electric safety devices
- 5.5.7 Time delay
- 5.5.8 Protection of the driving motor
- 5.5.9 Electrical wiring [Go to Page]
- 5.5.9.1 Conductors, insulation and earth bonding
- 5.5.9.2 Insulation
- 5.5.9.3 Flexible cables
- 5.5.9.4 Continuity conductors
- 5.5.9.5 Nut or screw
- 5.5.9.6 Earth bonding
- 5.5.9.7 Terminals and connectors
- 5.5.10 Safety circuits
- 5.5.11 Residual current devices
- 5.5.12 Additional requirements for battery powered operation
- 5.5.13 Cableless controls
- 5.5.14 Control devices
- 5.5.15 Terminal limit switches and final limit electric safety devices
- 5.5.16 Emergency alarm devices and warning signals [Go to Page]
- 5.5.16.1 Two-way voice communication device
- 5.5.16.2 Warning signals
- 5.6 Carriage [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 Combined type of carriage
- 5.6.2 Chair [Go to Page]
- 5.6.2.1 General
- 5.6.2.2 Height above stairway
- 5.6.2.3 Safety belt/restraint
- 5.6.2.4 Sliding or rotating seats
- 5.6.2.5 Sensitive edges and surfaces
- 5.6.2.6 Chair levelling system
- 5.6.3 Carriage with standing platform [Go to Page]
- 5.6.3.1 Standing platforms
- 5.6.3.2 Barrier arm
- 5.6.3.3 Barrier locking
- 5.6.3.4 Height above floor level
- 5.6.3.5 Sensitive edges and surfaces
- 5.6.4 Carriage with wheelchair platform [Go to Page]
- 5.6.4.1 Floor covering
- 5.6.4.2 Rated load and platform size
- 5.6.4.3 Folding platforms
- 5.6.4.4 Ramps and toe-guards
- 5.6.4.5 Platform side protection
- 5.6.4.6 Barrier arms and ramp electric safety devices and locks
- 5.6.4.7 Barrier locking
- 5.6.4.8 Emergency unlocking
- 5.6.4.9 Sensitive edges and surfaces
- 5.6.4.10 Emergency operation of a hinged platform
- 5.6.4.11 Tip-up seats
- 5.6.4.12 Boarding point control positions
- 6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Verification of design
- 6.3 Verification tests [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Overspeed safety device and safety gear
- 6.3.3 Chair levelling safety device
- 6.3.4 Verification tests for static overload
- 6.3.5 Self-sustaining system
- 6.3.6 Safety circuits containing electronic components
- 6.3.7 Safety surfaces and edges
- 6.4 Verification tests on each machine before first use [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1 Verification test at completion of installation
- 6.4.2 Documentation
- 7 Information for use [Go to Page]
- 7.1 General
- 7.2 Signals and warning devices
- 7.3 Accompanying documents (in particular: Instruction handbook) [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General
- 7.3.2 Sales literature
- 7.4 Marking [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1 Carriage
- 7.4.2 Emergency alarm device
- 7.4.3 Disabled persons symbol
- 7.4.4 Emergency manual operation
- 7.4.5 Electrical supply
- Annex A (normative)Verification tests – Seat and safety components – tests procedures for verification of conformity [Go to Page]
- A.1 Instruments
- A.2 Safety gear and overspeed detection device type test [Go to Page]
- A.2.1 General provisions
- A.2.2 Method of test [Go to Page]
- A.2.2.1 The tests shall be conducted at the detection device tripping speed specified by the manufacturer (not more than 0,3 m/s).
- A.2.2.2 The total number of repeated tests shall be not less than 20. At least there shall be:
- A.2.2.3 Relevant direct or indirect measurements shall be made to determine the average stopping distance or average deceleration:
- A.2.2.4 The following shall be checked after each series of tests:
- A.2.2.5 One test with rated load plus 25 % overload, drive disengaged, at maximum angle, there shall be no cracks or permanent deformation.
- A.2.3 Test report
- A.3 Static overload verification tests [Go to Page]
- A.3.1 Calculation of worst-case loads
- A.3.2 Method of test
- A.4 Verification test for chair levelling safety device [Go to Page]
- A.4.1 General
- A.4.2 Method of test [Go to Page]
- A.4.2.1 The tests shall be conducted as follows:
- A.4.2.2 The tests shall consist of at least:
- A.4.2.3 Relevant direct or indirect measurements shall be made before and after the tests to determine the chair angle.
- A.4.2.4 The following shall be checked after each test:
- A.5 Verification tests of edges and surfaces
- A.6 Verification tests for self-sustaining system
- Annex B (normative)Electronic components: failure exclusion
- Annex C (normative)Requirements for the interface of the stairlift in the building [Go to Page]
- C.1 Minimum clearances to adjacent surfaces
- C.2 Minimum clearances to bulkheads and other overhead obstacles
- C.3 Means of escape in case of fire
- C.4 Electrical supply and lighting
- Annex D (informative)Guidance in selection of stairlifts [Go to Page]
- D.1 General
- D.2 Selection of stairlift [Go to Page]
- D.2.1 Suitability [Go to Page]
- D.2.1.1 Seated stairlifts and standing platforms are not suitable for use in public situations.
- D.2.1.2 When selecting a stairlift, the user’s abilities shall be taken into account and both the existing and future needs of the user should be considered.
- D.2.1.3 A stairlift should be selected with a rated load that is capable of carrying the maximum foreseeable load.
- D.2.1.4 Where either manual or automatic operation are optionally available for devices such as barriers, consider which is more appropriate for the user.
- D.2.2 Control devices
- D.2.3 Location of the stairlift
- D.2.4 Duty cycle
- D.3 Maintenance
- Annex E (informative)Recommendations for the provisions and use of specially adapted control devices, switches and sensors [Go to Page]
- E.1 Control devices
- E.2 Specially adapted switches
- Annex F (informative)In-use periodic examination, tests and servicing [Go to Page]
- F.1 Periodic examinations and tests
- F.2 Servicing
- Annex G (normative)Friction/traction drive – Calculation and test for verification of traction conformity
- Annex ZA(informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered [Go to Page]
