Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification
This British Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture,
installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new
permanently installed electrically powered vertical lifting platforms with the
following characteristics:
• travelling vertically between predefined levels along a guided path where
the inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15°;
• supported or sustained by wire ropes, chains, rack and pinion, hydraulic
cylinder (direct or indirect), screw and nut or scissors mechanisms;
• having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways;
• having non-enclosed or partially enclosed carriers;
• having a rated speed that is not greater than 0.15 m/s;
• having a travel distance that is not greater than 3.0 m;
• sized for use with type A or type B wheelchairs conforming to BS EN 12183
and/or BS EN 12184.
It is applicable to lifting platforms that are intended primarily for the transport
of persons with impaired mobility, with or without a wheelchair.
NOTE 1 The lifting platforms specified in this standard can be used in domestic or
non-domestic premises, and can be installed indoors or outdoors. Their installation in
some premises might not be practicable.
NOTE 2 Although this British Standard is applicable to new lifting platforms, it can
also be used as guidance for the refurbishment and re-installation of existing lifting
platforms.