Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies for passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts:

— the verification of door locking devices;

— the verification of safety gears;

— the verification of overspeed governors;

— the verification of buffers;

— the verification of safety circuits and SIL-rated circuits;

— the verification of ascending car overspeed protection means;

— the verification of unintended car movement protection means;

— the verification of rupture valves and one-way restrictors;

— the verification of suspension and compensation means;

— the discard criteria for suspension means and power transmission contact;

— the calculation of guide rails;

— the calculation of rams, cylinders, rigid pipes and fittings;

— the evaluation of the traction;

— the evaluation of the safety factor on suspension means;

— the pendulum shock tests;

— fault exclusion for electric and electronic components;

— the design rules for SIL-rated circuits.

This document is not applicable to passenger lifts, goods passenger lifts or lift components, which are installed or manufactured before the date of its publication.