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ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts , 2005
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- ASME A18 COMMITTEE Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
- CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE A18 COMMITTEE
- ASME A18.1-2008 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- SAFETY STANDARD FOR PLATFORM LIFTS AND STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS [Go to Page]
- 1 INTRODUCTION [Go to Page]
- 1.1 Scope [Go to Page]
- 1.1.1 Equipment Covered by This Standard.
- 1.1.2 Equipment Not Covered by This Standard.
- 1.1.3 Application.
- 1.1.4 Effective Date.
- 1.2 Purpose and Exceptions
- 1.3 Definitions
- 1.4 Metric SI Units
- 1.5 Reference Codes, Standards, and Specifications
- 2 VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFTS1 [Go to Page]
- 2.1 Runways [Go to Page]
- 2.1.1 Runway Enclosure Provided [Go to Page]
- 2.1.1.1
- 2.1.1.2
- 2.1.1.3
- 2.1.1.4
- 2.1.1.5
- 2.1.1.6
- 2.1.1.7
- 2.1.1.8
- 2.1.2 Partial Runway Enclosure Provided [Go to Page]
- 2.1.2.1 [Go to Page]
- 2.1.2.1.1
- 2.1.2.2
- 2.1.2.3
- 2.1.2.4
- 2.1.2.5
- 2.1.2.6
- 2.1.2.7
- 2.1.2.8
- 2.1.3 Runway Enclosure Not Provided [Go to Page]
- 2.1.3.1
- 2.1.3.2
- 2.1.3.3
- 2.1.3.4 [Go to Page]
- 2.1.3.4.1
- 2.1.3.4.2
- 2.1.3.5
- 2.1.3.6 [Go to Page]
- 2.1.3.6.1
- 2.1.3.6.2
- 2.1.3.6.3
- 2.1.3.7
- 2.1.3.8
- 2.1.3.9
- 2.1.3.10
- 2.1.4 Courtroom Lifts [Go to Page]
- 2.1.4.1
- 2.1.4.2 [Go to Page]
- 2.1.4.2.1
- 2.1.4.2.2
- 2.1.4.3
- 2.1.4.4
- 2.1.4.5
- 2.1.4.6
- 2.1.4.7
- 2.1.5 Pipes in Runway Vicinity.
- 2.1.6 Lower Level Access Ramps and Pits. [Go to Page]
- 2.1.6.1
- 2.1.6.2
- 2.1.7 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 2.1.7.1
- 2.1.7.2
- 2.1.8 Structural Support.
- 2.1.9 Headroom Clearance.
- 2.2 Guide Rails [Go to Page]
- 2.2.1 Material.
- 2.2.2 Requirements for Steel, Where Used [Go to Page]
- 2.2.2.1
- 2.2.2.2
- 2.2.2.3
- 2.2.3 Requirements for Metals Other Than Steel.
- 2.2.4 Stresses and Deflections [Go to Page]
- 2.2.4.1 Guide Rails.
- 2.2.4.2 Brackets, Fastenings, and Supports.
- 2.2.5 Guide-Rail Surfaces.
- 2.2.6 Overall Length of Guide Rails.
- 2.2.7 Design and Strength of Brackets and Supports.2
- 2.2.8 Bracket Fastenings.
- 2.2.9 Fastening of Guide Rails to Rail Brackets.
- 2.3 Driving Means and Sheaves [Go to Page]
- 2.3.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 2.3.1.1
- 2.3.1.2
- 2.3.1.3
- 2.3.1.4
- 2.3.1.5
- 2.3.1.6
- 2.3.2 Hydraulic Driving Machines.
- 2.3.3 Screw Machines.
- 2.3.4 Friction Machines.
- 2.3.5 Machine Framework and Base.
- 2.3.6 Guarding of Guiding Members.
- 2.3.7 Machinery Beams and Supports [Go to Page]
- 2.3.7.1
- 2.3.7.2
- 2.3.7.3
- 2.3.7.4
- 2.3.8 Guarding of Driving Machines and Suspension Means.
- 2.3.9 Indirect-Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 2.3.9.1 General Requirements.
- 2.3.9.2 Monitoring and Brake Location.
- 2.3.9.3 Replacement of Belts or Chains.
- 2.4 Driving Machine Brakes [Go to Page]
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5 Suspension and Support Means [Go to Page]
- 2.5.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 2.5.1.1
- 2.5.1.2
- 2.5.1.3
- 2.5.1.4
- 2.5.2 Factors of Safety.
- 2.5.3 Arc of Contact of Suspension Means on Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 2.5.4 Spare Rope Turns on Winding Drums.
- 2.5.5 Securing Suspension Ropes to Winding Drums.
- 2.5.6 Lengthening, Splicing, Repairing, or Replacing Suspension Means.
- 2.5.7 Fastening of Rope Suspension Means to Platform.
- 2.5.8 Guarding.
- 2.6 Platforms [Go to Page]
- 2.6.1 Frame and Floor.
- 2.6.2 Securing of Enclosures.
- 2.6.3 Strength and Deflection of Enclosure Walls.
- 2.6.4 Use of Cast Iron.
- 2.6.5 Floor Area.
- 2.6.6 Illumination [Go to Page]
- 2.6.6.1
- 2.6.6.2
- 2.6.6.3
- 2.6.7 Protection of Platforms Against Fire.
- 2.6.8 [Go to Page]
- 2.6.8.1
- 2.7 Capacity, Speed, and Travel [Go to Page]
- 2.7.1 Limitation of Load, Speed, and Travel.
- 2.7.2 Capacity Plates.
- 2.7.3 Data Plates.
- 2.7.4 Restriction Sign.
- 2.8 Safeties and Speed Governors [Go to Page]
- 2.8.1 Screw Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 2.8.1.1
- 2.8.1.2
- 2.8.1.3
- 2.8.2 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Parts and Rope Connections [Go to Page]
- 2.8.2.1
- 2.8.2.2
- 2.8.2.3
- 2.8.2.4
- 2.8.2.5
- 2.8.2.6
- 2.8.3 Material and Factor of Safety.
- 2.8.4 Type A Instantaneous Safeties.
- 2.8.5 Means of Application.
- 2.8.6 Level of Platform Floor on Safety Application.
- 2.8.7 Release.
- 2.8.8 Platform Safety Exceptions.
- 2.9 Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 2.9.1
- 2.9.2
- 2.9.3
- 2.9.4
- 2.9.5
- 2.9.6
- 2.10 Operating Devices and Control Equipment [Go to Page]
- 2.10.1 Operation.
- 2.10.2 Attendant Operation [Go to Page]
- 2.10.2.1
- 2.10.2.2
- 2.10.2.3
- 2.10.3 Control and Operating Circuit Requirements. [Go to Page]
- 2.10.3.1
- 2.10.3.2
- 2.10.3.3
- 2.10.4 Motor Reversal Protection.
- 2.10.5 Phase Reversal and Failure Protection.
- 2.10.6 Emergency Stop Switch.
- 2.10.7 Slack-Rope and Slack-Chain Devices for Winding Drum and Roller-Chain-Type Driving Machines.
- 2.10.8 Release and Application of Driving-Machine Brake.
- 2.10.9 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 2.10.9.1
- 2.10.9.2
- 2.10.10 Manual Operations.
- 2.11 Emergency Signals [Go to Page]
- 2.11.1
- 2.11.2
- 2.11.3
- 2.12 Standby Power [Go to Page]
- 2.12.1 Standby Power. [Go to Page]
- 2.12.1.1 Battery Power.
- 2.13 Code Data Plate
- 3 INCLINED PLATFORM LIFTS3 [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Runways [Go to Page]
- 3.1.1 Means of Egress.
- 3.1.2 Clearances. [Go to Page]
- 3.1.2.1
- 3.1.2.2
- 3.1.2.3
- 3.1.3 Pipes in Runway Vicinity.
- 3.1.4 Lower Level Access Ramps and Pits. [Go to Page]
- 3.1.4.1
- 3.1.4.2
- 3.1.5 Structural Support.
- 3.1.6 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 3.1.6.1
- 3.1.6.2
- 3.2 Guide Rails and Tracks [Go to Page]
- 3.2.1 Material. [Go to Page]
- 3.2.1.1 Requirements for Steel, Where Used.
- 3.2.1.2 Requirements for Metals Other Than Steel.
- 3.2.1.3 Guide-Rail Surfaces.
- 3.2.2 Location.
- 3.2.3 Stresses and Deflections of Guide Rails and Their Brackets [Go to Page]
- 3.2.3.1 Guide Rails.
- 3.2.3.2 Brackets, Fastenings, and Supports.
- 3.2.4 Factor of Safety.
- 3.2.5 Anchoring.
- 3.3 Driving Means and Sheaves [Go to Page]
- 3.3.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 3.3.1.1
- 3.3.1.2
- 3.3.1.3
- 3.3.1.4
- 3.3.1.5
- 3.3.1.6
- 3.3.2 Hydraulic Driving Machines.
- 3.3.3 Screw Machines.
- 3.3.4 Friction Machines.
- 3.3.5 Location of Power Unit and Alignment and Guarding of Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 3.3.6 Indirect-Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 3.3.6.1 General Requirements.
- 3.3.6.2 Monitoring and Brake Location.
- 3.4 Driving-Machine Brakes [Go to Page]
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.5 Suspension and Support Means [Go to Page]
- 3.5.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 3.5.1.1
- 3.5.1.2
- 3.5.1.3
- 3.5.2 Factors of Safety.
- 3.5.3 Arc of Contact of Suspension Means on Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 3.5.4 Spare Rope Turns on Winding Drums.
- 3.5.5 Securing Suspension Ropes to Winding Drums.
- 3.5.6 Lengthening, Splicing, Repairing, or Replacing Suspension Means.
- 3.5.7 Fastening of Rope Suspension Means to Platform.
- 3.5.8 Guarding.
- 3.6 Platforms [Go to Page]
- 3.6.1 Frame and Floor.
- 3.6.2 Securing of Enclosure.
- 3.6.3 Strength and Deflection of Enclosure Walls.
- 3.6.4 Floor Area.
- 3.6.5 Material.
- 3.6.6 Glass on Platforms. [Go to Page]
- 3.6.6.1
- 3.6.6.2
- 3.6.6.3
- 3.6.6.4
- 3.6.7 Platform Truck and Guides.
- 3.6.8 Platform Guarding. [Go to Page]
- 3.6.8.1 Platform With Enclosure.
- 3.6.8.2 Platform With Passenger Restraining Arms. [Go to Page]
- 3.6.8.2.1
- 3.6.8.2.2
- 3.6.8.2.3
- 3.6.8.2.4
- 3.6.9 Obstruction Devices.
- 3.6.10
- 3.7 Capacity, Load, Speed, and Angle of Inclination [Go to Page]
- 3.7.1 Limitations of Capacity, Load, and Speed.
- 3.7.2 Limitation of Angle.
- 3.7.3 Capacity Plate.
- 3.7.4 Data Plates.
- 3.7.5 Restriction Sign.
- 3.8 Safeties and Speed Governors [Go to Page]
- 3.8.1 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Parts and Rope Connections [Go to Page]
- 3.8.1.1
- 3.8.1.2
- 3.8.1.3
- 3.8.1.4
- 3.8.1.5
- 3.8.1.6
- 3.8.2 Material and Factor of Safety.
- 3.8.3 Means of Application. [Go to Page]
- 3.8.3.1 Level of Platform Floor on Safety Application.
- 3.8.3.2 Release.
- 3.9 Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.5
- 3.9.6
- 3.10 Operating Devices and Control Equipment [Go to Page]
- 3.10.1 Operation.
- 3.10.2 Attendant Operation [Go to Page]
- 3.10.2.1
- 3.10.2.2
- 3.10.2.3
- 3.10.2.4
- 3.10.3 Control and Operating Circuit Requirements. [Go to Page]
- 3.10.3.1
- 3.10.3.2
- 3.10.3.3
- 3.10.4 Motor Reversal Protection.
- 3.10.5 Phase Reversal and Failure Protection.
- 3.10.6 Emergency Stop Switch.
- 3.10.7 Slack-Rope and Slack-Chain Devices for Winding Drum and Roller-Chain-Type Driving Machines.
- 3.10.8 Release and Application of Driving-Machine Brake.
- 3.10.9 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 3.10.9.1
- 3.10.9.2
- 3.10.10 Manual Operations.
- 3.11 Emergency Signal [Go to Page]
- 3.11.1
- 3.11.2
- 3.12 Standby Power [Go to Page]
- 3.12.1 Standby Power. [Go to Page]
- 3.12.1.1 Battery Power.
- 3.13 Code Data Plate
- 4 INCLINED STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS4 [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Runways [Go to Page]
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.2 Guide Rails and Tracks
- 4.3 Driving Means and Sheaves [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1.1
- 4.3.1.2
- 4.3.1.3
- 4.3.2 Hydraulic Driving Machines.
- 4.3.3 Screw Machines.
- 4.3.4 Friction Machines.
- 4.3.5 Location of Power Unit and Alignment and Guarding of Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 4.3.6 Indirect-Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 4.3.6.1 General Requirements.
- 4.3.6.2 Monitoring and Brake Location.
- 4.3.6.3 Replacement of Belts or Chains.
- 4.4 Driving-Machine Brakes [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.5 Suspension and Support Means [Go to Page]
- 4.5.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 4.5.1.1
- 4.5.1.2
- 4.5.2 Factors of Safety.
- 4.5.3 Replacement of Chains and Sprockets.
- 4.6 Chairs and Seats [Go to Page]
- 4.6.1 Chair Truck and Guides.
- 4.6.2 Factors of Safety.
- 4.6.3 Footrest Obstruction Device.
- 4.6.4 Footrest Clearance.
- 4.7 Capacity, Speed, and Angle of Inclination [Go to Page]
- 4.7.1 Limitations of Capacity, Load, and Speed.
- 4.7.2 Limitation of Angle.
- 4.7.3 Capacity Plate.
- 4.7.4 Data Plates.
- 4.8 Safeties and Speed Governors [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Parts and Rope Connections [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1.1
- 4.8.1.2
- 4.8.1.3
- 4.8.1.4
- 4.8.1.5
- 4.8.1.6
- 4.8.2 Material and Factor of Safety.
- 4.8.3 Means of Application. [Go to Page]
- 4.8.3.1 Level of Chair on Safety Application.
- 4.8.3.2 Release.
- 4.9 Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 4.9.1
- 4.9.2
- 4.9.3
- 4.9.4
- 4.9.5
- 4.9.6
- 4.10 Operating Devices and Control Equipment [Go to Page]
- 4.10.1 Operation.
- 4.10.2 Motor Reversal Protection.
- 4.10.3 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 4.10.3.1
- 4.10.3.2
- 4.10.3.3
- 4.10.4 Phase Reversal and Failure Protection.
- 4.10.5 Release and Application of Driving-Machine Brake.
- 4.10.6 Control and Operating Circuits. [Go to Page]
- 4.10.6.1
- 4.10.6.2
- 4.10.7 Slack-Rope and Slack-Chain Devices for Winding Drum and Roller-Chain-Type Driving Machines.
- 4.11 Code Data Plate
- 5 PRIVATE RESIDENCE VERTICAL PLATFORM LIFTS5 [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Runways [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 Guarding [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1.1
- 5.1.1.2
- 5.1.1.3
- 5.1.1.4
- 5.1.1.5
- 5.1.1.6
- 5.1.1.7 [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1.7.1
- 5.1.1.7.2
- 5.1.1.7.3
- 5.1.1.8
- 5.1.2 Pipes in Runway Vicinity.
- 5.1.3 Lower Level Access Ramps.
- 5.1.4 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 5.1.4.1
- 5.1.4.2
- 5.1.5 Structural Support.
- 5.1.6 Headroom Clearance.
- 5.2 Guide Rails [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 Material. [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1.1 Requirements for Steel, Where Used.
- 5.2.1.2 Requirements for Metals Other Than Steel.
- 5.2.2 Stresses and Deflections [Go to Page]
- 5.2.2.1 Guide Rails.
- 5.2.2.2 Brackets, Fastenings, and Supports.
- 5.2.3 Guide-Rail Surfaces.
- 5.2.4 Overall Length of Guide Rails.
- 5.2.5 Design and Strength of Brackets and Supports.
- 5.2.6 Bracket Fastenings.
- 5.2.7 Type of Fastenings.
- 5.3 Driving Means and Sheaves [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1.1
- 5.3.1.2
- 5.3.1.3
- 5.3.1.4
- 5.3.1.5
- 5.3.1.6
- 5.3.2 Hydraulic Driving Machines.
- 5.3.3 Screw Machines.
- 5.3.4 Friction Machines.
- 5.3.5 Machine Framework and Base.
- 5.3.6 Guiding Member Enclosures.
- 5.3.7 Machinery Beams and Supports [Go to Page]
- 5.3.7.1
- 5.3.7.2
- 5.3.7.3
- 5.3.7.4
- 5.3.8 Guarding of Driving Machines and Suspension Means.
- 5.3.9 Indirect-Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 5.3.9.1 General Requirements.
- 5.3.9.2 Monitoring and Brake Location.
- 5.3.9.3 Replacement of Belts or Chains.
- 5.4 Driving-Machine Brakes [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1
- 5.4.2
- 5.4.3
- 5.5 Suspension and Support Means [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1.1
- 5.5.1.2
- 5.5.1.3
- 5.5.1.4
- 5.5.2 Factors of Safety.
- 5.5.3 Arc of Contact of Suspension Means on Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 5.5.4 Spare Rope Turns on Winding Drums.
- 5.5.5 Securing Suspension Ropes to Winding Drums.
- 5.5.6 Lengthening, Splicing, Repairing, or Replacing Suspension Means.
- 5.5.7 Fastening of Rope Suspension Means to Platform.
- 5.5.8 Guarding.
- 5.6 Platforms [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 Frame and Floor.
- 5.6.2 Securing of Enclosures.
- 5.6.3 Strength and Deflection of Enclosure Walls.
- 5.6.4 Use of Cast Iron.
- 5.6.5 Floor Size.
- 5.6.6 Illumination.
- 5.7 Capacity, Speed, and Travel [Go to Page]
- 5.7.1 Limitation of Load, Speed, and Travel.
- 5.7.2 Capacity Plates.
- 5.7.3 Data Plates.
- 5.8 Safeties and Speed Governors [Go to Page]
- 5.8.1 Screw Drive Alternate Safety.
- 5.8.2 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Parts and Rope Connections [Go to Page]
- 5.8.2.1
- 5.8.2.2
- 5.8.2.3
- 5.8.2.4
- 5.8.2.5
- 5.8.2.6
- 5.8.3 Material and Factor of Safety.
- 5.8.4 Type A Instantaneous Safeties.
- 5.8.5 Means of Application.
- 5.8.6 Level of Platform on Safety Application.
- 5.8.7 Release.
- 5.8.8 Platform Safety Exceptions.
- 5.9 Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 5.9.1
- 5.9.2
- 5.9.3
- 5.9.4
- 5.9.5
- 5.9.6
- 5.10 Operating Devices and Control Equipment [Go to Page]
- 5.10.1 Operation.
- 5.10.2 Attendant Operation. [Go to Page]
- 5.10.2.1
- 5.10.2.2
- 5.10.3 Control and Operating Circuit Requirements. [Go to Page]
- 5.10.3.1
- 5.10.3.2
- 5.10.3.3
- 5.10.4 Motor Reversal Protection.
- 5.10.5 Phase Reversal and Failure Protection.
- 5.10.6 Emergency Stop Switch.
- 5.10.7 Slack-Rope and Slack-Chain Devices for Winding Drum and Roller-Chain-Type Driving Machines.
- 5.10.8 Release and Application of Driving-Machine Brake.
- 5.10.9 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 5.10.9.1
- 5.10.9.2
- 5.10.10 Manual Operations.
- 5.11 Code Data Plate
- 6 PRIVATE RESIDENCE INCLINED PLATFORM LIFTS6 [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Runways [Go to Page]
- 6.1.1 Clearances.
- 6.1.2 Pits and Ramps.
- 6.1.3 Pipes in Runway Vicinity.
- 6.1.4 Structural Support.
- 6.1.5 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 6.1.5.1
- 6.1.5.2
- 6.2 Guide Rails and Tracks [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 Material. [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1.1 Requirements for Steel, Where Used.
- 6.2.1.2 Requirements for Metals Other Than Steel.
- 6.2.1.3 Guide-Rail Surfaces.
- 6.2.2 Location.
- 6.2.3 Stresses and Deflections. [Go to Page]
- 6.2.3.1 Guide Rails.
- 6.2.3.2 Brackets, Fastening, and Supports.
- 6.2.4 Factor of Safety.
- 6.2.5 Anchoring.
- 6.3 Driving Means and Sheaves [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1.1
- 6.3.1.2
- 6.3.1.3
- 6.3.1.4
- 6.3.1.5
- 6.3.1.6
- 6.3.2 Hydraulic Driving Machines.
- 6.3.3 Screw Machines.
- 6.3.4 Friction Machines.
- 6.3.5 Location of Power Unit and Alignment and Guarding of Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 6.3.6 Indirect-Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 6.3.6.1 General Requirements.
- 6.3.6.2 Monitoring and Brake Location.
- 6.4 Driving-Machine Brakes [Go to Page]
- 6.4.1
- 6.4.2
- 6.5 Suspension and Support Means [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 6.5.1.1
- 6.5.1.2
- 6.5.1.3
- 6.5.2 Factors of Safety.
- 6.5.3 Arc of Contact of Suspension Means on Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 6.5.4 Spare Rope Turns on Winding Drums.
- 6.5.5 Securing Suspension Ropes to Winding Drums.
- 6.5.6 Lengthening, Splicing, Repairing, or Replacing Suspension Means.
- 6.5.7 Fastening of Rope Suspension Means to Platform.
- 6.5.8 Guarding.
- 6.6 Platforms [Go to Page]
- 6.6.1 Frame and Floor. [Go to Page]
- 6.6.1.1 Securing of Enclosures.
- 6.6.1.2 Strength and Deflection of Enclosure Walls.
- 6.6.2 Floor Area.
- 6.6.3 Material.
- 6.6.4 Glass on Platforms. [Go to Page]
- 6.6.4.1
- 6.6.4.2
- 6.6.4.3
- 6.6.4.4
- 6.6.5 Platform Truck and Guides.
- 6.6.6 Platform Guarding.
- 6.6.7 Seats.
- 6.6.8 Obstruction Devices.
- 6.7 Capacity, Load, and Speed [Go to Page]
- 6.7.1 Limitations of Capacity, Load, and Speed.
- 6.7.2 Capacity Plate.
- 6.7.3 Data Plates.
- 6.8 Safeties and Governors [Go to Page]
- 6.8.1 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Parts and Rope Connections [Go to Page]
- 6.8.1.1
- 6.8.1.2
- 6.8.1.3
- 6.8.1.4
- 6.8.1.5
- 6.8.1.6
- 6.8.2 Material and Factor of Safety.
- 6.8.3 Means of Application.
- 6.8.4 Level of Platform on Safety Application.
- 6.8.5 Release.
- 6.9 Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 6.9.1
- 6.9.2
- 6.9.3
- 6.9.4
- 6.9.5
- 6.9.6
- 6.10 Operating Devices and Control Equipment [Go to Page]
- 6.10.1 Operation.
- 6.10.2 Attendant Operation. [Go to Page]
- 6.10.2.1
- 6.10.2.2
- 6.10.2.3
- 6.10.3 Control and Operating Circuit Requirements. [Go to Page]
- 6.10.3.1
- 6.10.3.2
- 6.10.3.3
- 6.10.4 Motor Reversal Protection.
- 6.10.5 Phase Reversal and Failure Protection.
- 6.10.6 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 6.10.6.1
- 6.10.6.2
- 6.10.7 Slack-Rope and Slack-Chain Devices for Winding Drum and Roller-Chain-Type Driving Machines.
- 6.10.8 Emergency Stop Switch.
- 6.10.9 Release and Application of Driving-Machine Brake.
- 6.10.10 Manual Operations.
- 6.11 Code Data Plate
- 7 PRIVATE RESIDENCE INCLINED STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS7 [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Runways [Go to Page]
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 7.2 Guide Rails and Tracks
- 7.3 Driving Means and Sheaves [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1.1
- 7.3.1.2
- 7.3.1.3
- 7.3.2 Hydraulic Driving Machines.
- 7.3.3 Screw Machines.
- 7.3.4 Friction Machines.
- 7.3.5 Location of Power Unit and Alignment and Guarding of Sheaves and Sprockets.
- 7.3.6 Indirect-Drive Machines. [Go to Page]
- 7.3.6.1 General Requirements.
- 7.3.6.2 Monitoring and Brake Location.
- 7.3.6.3 Replacement of Belts or Chains.
- 7.4 Driving-Machine Brakes [Go to Page]
- 7.4.1
- 7.4.2
- 7.5 Suspension and Support Means [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 7.5.1.1
- 7.5.1.2
- 7.5.2 Factors of Safety.
- 7.5.3 Replacement of Chains and Sprockets.
- 7.6 Chairs and Seats [Go to Page]
- 7.6.1 Chair Truck and Guides.
- 7.6.2 Factors of Safety.
- 7.6.3 Footrest Obstruction Device.
- 7.6.4 Footrest Clearance.
- 7.7 Capacity, Speed, and Angle of Inclination [Go to Page]
- 7.7.1 Limitations of Capacity, Load, and Speed.
- 7.7.2 Limitation of Angle of Inclination.
- 7.7.3 Capacity Plate.
- 7.7.4 Data Plates.
- 7.8 Safeties and Governors [Go to Page]
- 7.8.1 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Parts and Rope Connections [Go to Page]
- 7.8.1.1
- 7.8.1.2
- 7.8.1.3
- 7.8.1.4
- 7.8.1.5
- 7.8.1.6
- 7.8.2 Material and Factor of Safety.
- 7.8.3 Means of Application.
- 7.8.4 Level of Chair on Safety Application.
- 7.8.5 Release.
- 7.9 Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 7.9.1
- 7.9.2
- 7.9.3
- 7.9.4
- 7.9.5
- 7.9.6
- 7.10 Operating Devices and Control Equipment [Go to Page]
- 7.10.1 Operation.
- 7.10.2 Motor Reversal Protection.
- 7.10.3 Electrical Equipment and Wiring [Go to Page]
- 7.10.3.1
- 7.10.3.2
- 7.10.3.3
- 7.10.4 Phase Reversal and Failure Protection.
- 7.10.5 Release and Application of Driving-Machine Brake.
- 7.10.6 Control and Operating Circuits. [Go to Page]
- 7.10.6.1
- 7.10.6.2
- 7.10.7 Slack-Rope and Slack-Chain Devices for Winding Drum and Roller-Chain-Type Driving Machines.
- 7.11 Code Data Plate
- 8 DRIVING MEANS [Go to Page]
- 8.1 Hydraulic Driving Means [Go to Page]
- 8.1.1 Hydraulic Jack and Connections. [Go to Page]
- 8.1.1.1 Direct-Acting Hydraulic Lifts.
- 8.1.2 Roped-Hydraulic Lift [Go to Page]
- 8.1.2.1
- 8.1.2.2
- 8.1.2.3
- 8.1.2.4
- 8.1.2.5
- 8.1.2.6
- 8.1.2.7
- 8.1.3 Plungers [Go to Page]
- 8.1.3.1 Material.
- 8.1.3.2 Plunger Design.
- 8.1.3.3 Plunger Connection.
- 8.1.3.4 Plunger Joints.
- 8.1.3.5 Plungers Subject to External Pressure.
- 8.1.3.6 Plunger Heads Subject to Fluid Pressure.
- 8.1.3.7 Plunger-Follower Guide.
- 8.1.4 Cylinders [Go to Page]
- 8.1.4.1 Material.
- 8.1.4.2 Cylinder Design.
- 8.1.4.3 Clearance at Bottom of Cylinder.
- 8.1.4.4 Safety Bulkhead.
- 8.1.4.5 Cylinder Packing Heads.
- 8.1.4.6 Closed Cylinder and Plunger Heads.
- 8.1.4.7 Collection of Oil Leakage.
- 8.1.4.8 Installation Below Ground.
- 8.1.4.9 Means for Relief of Air or Gas.
- 8.1.4.10
- 8.1.5 Stops [Go to Page]
- 8.1.5.1 Metal Stops and/or Other Means.
- 8.1.5.2 Hydraulic System.
- 8.1.6 Welding.
- 8.1.7 Hydraulic Connections [Go to Page]
- 8.1.7.1 Flexible Hose and Fittings.
- 8.1.7.2 Hydraulic Tubing and Fittings [Go to Page]
- 8.1.7.2.1
- 8.1.7.3 Steel Piping.
- 8.2 Screw Machines [Go to Page]
- 8.2.1
- 8.2.2
- 8.2.3
- 8.2.4
- 8.2.5
- 8.2.6
- 8.2.7
- 8.2.8
- 8.2.9
- 8.3 Friction Machines [Go to Page]
- 8.3.1
- 8.3.2
- 8.3.3
- 8.3.4
- 8.3.5
- 9 ENGINEERING TYPE TESTING AND DESIGN [Go to Page]
- 9.1 Welding [Go to Page]
- 9.1.1 Qualification of Welders.
- 9.1.2 Welding Steel.
- 9.1.3 Welding Metals Other Than Steel.
- 9.2 Plunger Design [Go to Page]
- 9.2.1 Plungers Not Subject to Eccentric Loading [Go to Page]
- 9.2.1.1
- 9.2.1.2 8
- 9.2.1.3
- 9.2.1.4
- 9.2.2 Plungers Subject to Eccentric Loading.
- 9.2.3 Plungers Subjected to External Pressure. [Go to Page]
- 9.2.3.1
- 9.2.3.2
- 9.2.4 Telescoping Plungers.
- 9.3 Cylinder Design
- 9.4 Cylinder and Plunger Heads [Go to Page]
- 9.4.1
- 9.4.2
- 9.4.3
- 9.5 Safety Factor [Go to Page]
- 9.5.1
- 9.5.2
- 9.6 Engineering Tests: Safety Nut and Speed Limiting Device of Screw Column Lifts [Go to Page]
- 9.6.1 Test of Safety Nut.
- 9.6.2 Test of Speed Limiting Device.
- 9.7 Minimum Load to Sustain and Lower
- 9.8 Tapered Rope Sockets [Go to Page]
- 9.8.1
- 9.8.2
- 9.8.3
- 9.8.4
- 9.8.5
- 9.8.6 [Go to Page]
- 9.8.6.1
- 9.8.6.2 [Go to Page]
- 9.8.6.2.1
- 9.8.6.2.2
- 9.8.6.2.3
- 9.8.6.2.4
- 9.8.6.2.5
- 10 ROUTINE, PERIODIC, AND ACCEPTANCE INSPECTIONS AND TESTS [Go to Page]
- 10.1 General Requirements [Go to Page]
- 10.1.1 Routine Inspections and Tests.
- 10.1.2 Periodic Inspections and Tests [Go to Page]
- 10.1.2.1
- 10.1.2.2
- 10.1.2.3
- 10.1.3 Acceptance Inspections and Tests [Go to Page]
- 10.1.3.1
- 10.1.3.2
- 10.1.3.3
- 10.1.4 Qualification of Inspectors.
- 10.1.5 Applicability of Inspection and Test Requirements.
- 10.1.6 Installation Placed Out of Service.
- 10.2 Routine Inspections and Tests [Go to Page]
- 10.2.1 Inspection and Test Periods.
- 10.2.2 Inspection and Test Requirements. [Go to Page]
- 10.2.2.1 Inside Platform Inspections
- 10.2.2.2 Machine Inspections
- 10.2.2.3 Inside Runway Inspections
- 10.2.2.4 Outside Runway Inspections
- 10.3 Periodic Inspections and Tests [Go to Page]
- 10.3.1 One-Year Inspection and Test Requirements [Go to Page]
- 10.3.1.1 Cylinders.
- 10.3.1.2 Safeties [Go to Page]
- 10.3.1.2.1
- 10.3.1.2.2
- 10.3.1.3 Governors.
- 10.3.1.4 Slack-Rope Devices on Winding Drum Machines.
- 10.3.1.5 Normal and Final Terminal Stopping Devices.
- 10.3.1.6 Broken Rope, Tape, or Chain Switch.
- 10.3.1.7 Slack-Rope Device on Roped-Hydraulic Machines.
- 10.3.2 Three-Year Inspection and Test Requirements [Go to Page]
- 10.3.2.1 Unexposed Portions of Pistons.
- 10.3.3 Five-Year Inspection and Test Requirements [Go to Page]
- 10.3.3.1 Platform Safeties.
- 10.3.3.2 Governors [Go to Page]
- 10.3.3.2.1
- 10.3.3.2.2
- 10.3.3.2.3
- 10.3.3.3 Brake.
- 10.3.3.4 Ropes.
- 10.3.3.5 Fastenings.
- 10.4 Acceptance Inspections and Tests [Go to Page]
- 10.4.1 General Requirements for Types A, B, and C Safeties. [Go to Page]
- 10.4.1.1
- 10.4.1.2
- 10.4.1.3
- 10.4.1.4
- 10.4.1.5
- 10.4.2 Type A Governor-Operated Safeties. [Go to Page]
- 10.4.2.1
- 10.4.3 Type A Safeties Without Governors.
- 10.4.4 Types B and C Safeties [Go to Page]
- 10.4.4.1
- 10.4.4.2
- 10.4.5 Normal Terminal Stopping Devices [Go to Page]
- 10.4.5.1
- 10.4.5.2
- 10.4.6 Stop Ring.
- 10.4.7 Bottom Cylinder Clearance.
- 10.4.8 Speed.
- 10.5 Inspection and Test Requirements for Altered Installations
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