Comparison of worldwide lift safety standards - Electric lifts (elevators)
Comparison of worldwide lift safety standards - Electric lifts (elevators)
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1 Scope This Technical Report consists of a comparison of the requirements of selected topics as covered by the following worldwide safety standards (excluding regional or national deviations):
a) CEN — European Standard EN 81-1:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Part 1: Electric lifts ;
b) ASME A17.1-2000 and CSA B44-00, Safety Code for elevators and escalators ;
c) Building Standard Law of Japan — Enforcement order — Section 2, Elevator equipment, Articles 129-3 to 129-13, as well as year 2000 Ministry of Construction notices:
— Nos. 1413 up to and including 1418;
— Nos. 1423, 1424, 1428 and 1429;
— No. 1597;
d) AS1735.1-2001, Lifts, escalators and moving walks - Part 1: General requirements , and AS1735.2-2001, Lifts, escalators and moving walks - Part 2: Passenger and goods lifts - Electric .
Other PD standards
