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The following is a list of all the relevant standards for the Lift Industry. For full details visit the BSI homepage.
BS 302: Part 1 :1987 Stranded steel wire ropes -
Specification for general requirements
BSI
BS 302: Part 4 :1987 Stranded steel wire ropes -
Specification for ropes for lifts
BSI
BS 463: Part 2 :1970 Specification for sockets for wire ropes
Metric Units
BSI
BS 464: 1958
Stranded for thimbles for wire ropes
Specification for general requirements BSI
BS 5655: Part 1 : 1986 Lifts and service lifts -
Safety rules for the construction and installation of electric lifts
BSI
BS 5655: Part 2 : 1988 Lifts and service lifts -
Safety rules for the construction and installation of hydraulic lifts
BSI
BS 5655: Part 3 : 1989 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for electric service lifts
BSI
BS 5655: Part 5 : 1989 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for dimensions of standard lift arrangements
BS 5655: Part 6 : 1990 Lifts and service lifts -
Code of practice for selection and installation
BSI
BS 5655: Part 7 : 1983 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for manual control devices, indicators and additional fittings
BSI
BS 5655: Part 8 : 1983 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for eyebolts for lift suspension
BSI
BS 5655: Part 9 : 1985 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for guide rails
BSI
BS 5655: Part 10 : 1986 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts
BSI
BS 5655: Part 10 : Section 10.2 : Subsection 10.2.1 : 1995 Lifts and service lifts -
Commissioning tests for new lifts
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BS 5655: Part 11 : 1989 Lifts and service lifts -
Recommendations for the installation of new, and the modernization of, electric lifts in existing buildings
BSI
BS 5655: Part 12 : 1989 Lifts and service lifts -
Recommendations for the installation of new, and the modernization of, hydraulic lifts in existing buildings
BSI
BS 5655: Part 13 : 1995 Lifts and service lifts -
Recommendations for vandal resistant lifts
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BS 5655: Part 14 : 1995 Lifts and service lifts -
Specification for hand powered service lifts and platform hoists
BSI
BS 5656: Part 1 : 1997 Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors -
Specification and proformas for test and examination of new installations
BSI
BS 5588: Part 5 : 1991 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings -
Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts
BSI
BS 5588: Part 8 : 1988 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings -
Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people
BSI
BS 7255 : 1989 Code of practice for safe working on lifts BSI
BS EN 81-2: 1998 Part 1: Safety Rules For The Construction and Installation of Traction Lifts . BSI
BS EN 81-2: 1998 Part 2: Safety Rules For The Construction and Installation of Hydraulic Lifts BSI
BS EN ISO 9001 : 1994 Code of practice for safe working on lifts BSI
S.I. 1997/831 Quality Systems HMSO
S.I. 1992/2372, amended by S.I. 1994/3080 The Electromagnetic Comparability HMSO
S.I. 1998/2306 The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulation 1998 HMSO
S.I. 1998/2307 The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 HMSO


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