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Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification
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What is this standard about?
BS 6440:2011 specifies requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new permanently installed electrically powered vertical lifting platforms.
Who is this standard for?
- Product designers
- Manufacturers and suppliers
- Lift installers/engineers
- Maintenance staff and facilities managers
- Testers
- Consultants or managers dealing with risk assessment
Why should you use this standard?
BS 6440:2011 provides guidance and the most up-to-date recommendations for electrically powered lifting platforms that are intended primarily for the transport of persons with impaired mobility, standing or seating, with or without a wheelchair.
The specifications cover structures travelling vertically between two predefined levels along a guided path where the inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15° and supported or sustained by wire ropes, chains, rack and pinion, hydraulic cylinder (direct or indirect), screw and nut or scissors mechanisms.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS 6440:2011 replaces the 1999 edition of this standard. It has been fully revised by experts to bring it up to date with technological developments and industry best practice.
| Descriptors | Passenger lifts, Warning devices, Lifts, Verification, Manually-operated devices, Passenger hoists, Safety measures, Electrical equipment, Aids for the disabled, Maintenance, Control systems, Hazards, Commissioning, Installation, Inspection, Lifting equipment, Testing, Equipment safety, Loading, Brakes, Hydraulic equipment, Safety devices, Control devices, Electrically-operated devices, Instructions for use |
| ICS Codes | 11.180.10 - Aids and adaptation for moving 53.020.99 - Other lifting equipment |
| Language(s) | English |
| ISBN | 978 0 580 65634 7 |
| File Size | 1.2 MB |
