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AS 1735.5:2015
[Superseded]Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 5: Escalators and moving walks
Adopts EN 115-1:2008, which sets out requirements for the construction and installation of escalators and moving walks for carrying passengers.
Published: 27/03/2015
Pages: 86
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
1.1
1.2
1.3
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions - Symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
4 List of significant hazards
4.1 General
4.2 Mechanical hazards
4.3 Electric hazards
4.4 Radiation hazards
4.4.1 Electromagnetic radiation generated by the machine
4.4.2 Electromagnetic radiation received from outside
4.5 Fire hazard
4.6 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in machinery design
4.7 Hazard generated by failure of control circuit
4.8 Hazards generated by break-up during operation
4.9 Slipping, tripping and falling hazards
4.10 Hazards specific for this type of machine
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
5.1 General
5.2 Supporting structure (truss) and enclosure
5.2.1 General
5.2.1.1
5.2.1.2
5.2.1.3
5.2.1.4
5.2.1.5
5.2.1.6
5.2.2 Angle of inclination
5.2.3 Access to the interior
5.2.4 Inspection covers and floor plates
5.2.5 Structural design
5.3 Steps, pallets, belt
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Dimensions
5.3.2.1 General
5.3.2.2 Step treads and pallets
5.3.2.2.1
5.3.2.2.2
5.3.2.2.3
5.3.2.2.4
5.3.2.2.5
5.3.2.2.6
5.3.2.2.7
5.3.2.2.8
5.3.2.2.9
5.3.2.3 Belts
5.3.2.3.1
5.3.2.3.2
5.3.2.3.3
5.3.2.3.4
5.3.2.3.5
5.3.3 Structural design
5.3.3.1 General
5.3.3.2 Static test
5.3.3.2.1 Steps
5.3.3.2.2 Step riser
5.3.3.2.3 Pallets
5.3.3.2.4 Belts
5.3.3.3 Dynamic tests
5.3.3.3.1 Steps
5.3.3.3.1.1 Load test
5.3.3.3.1.2 Torsional test
5.3.3.3.2 Pallets
5.3.3.3.2.1 Load test
5.3.3.3.2.2 Torsional test
5.3.4 Guiding of steps, pallets and belt
5.3.5 Clearance between steps or pallets
5.3.6 Missing step or pallet device
5.4 Drive unit
5.4.1 Driving machine
5.4.1.1 General
5.4.1.2 Speed
5.4.1.2.1
5.4.1.2.2
5.4.1.2.3
5.4.1.3 Link between operational brake and step, pallet or belt drive
5.4.1.3.1
5.4.1.3.2
5.4.1.4 Hand winding device
5.4.1.5 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped position
5.4.2 Braking system
5.4.2.1 Operational brake
5.4.2.1.1 General
5.4.2.1.1.1
5.4.2.1.1.2
5.4.2.1.1.3
5.4.2.1.1.4
5.4.2.1.2 Electro-mechanical brake
5.4.2.1.3 Brake load and stopping distances for operational brake
5.4.2.1.3.1 Determination of the brake load for escalators
5.4.2.1.3.2 Stopping distances for the escalator
5.4.2.1.3.3 Determination of the brake load for moving walks
5.4.2.1.3.4 Stopping distances for moving walks
5.4.2.2 Auxiliary brake
5.4.2.2.1
5.4.2.2.2
5.4.2.2.3
5.4.2.2.4
5.4.2.2.5
5.4.2.3 Protection against risks of excessive speed and unintentional reversal of the direction of travel
5.4.2.3.1
5.4.2.3.2
5.4.3 Steps and pallets drive
5.4.3.1
5.4.3.2
5.4.3.3
5.4.4 Belt drive
5.4.4.1
5.4.4.2
5.5 Balustrade
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Dimensions of balustrade
5.5.2.1
5.5.2.2
5.5.2.3
5.5.2.4
5.5.2.5
5.5.2.6
5.5.2.6.1
5.5.2.6.2
5.5.3 Skirting
5.5.3.1
5.5.3.2
5.5.3.3
5.5.3.4
5.5.4 Newel
5.5.4.1
5.5.4.2
5.5.5 Clearance between steps, pallets or belt and skirting
5.5.5.1
5.5.5.2
5.6 Handrail system
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Profile and position
5.6.2.1
5.6.2.2
5.6.2.3
5.6.3 Distance between the handrail centre lines
5.6.4 Handrail entry
5.6.4.1
5.6.4.2
5.6.4.3
5.6.5 Guiding
5.7 Landings
5.7.1 Surface properties
5.7.2 Configuration of steps, pallets and belts
5.7.2.1
5.7.2.2
5.7.2.3
5.7.2.4
5.7.2.5
5.7.3 Combs
5.7.3.1 General
5.7.3.2 Design
5.7.3.2.1
5.7.3.2.2
5.7.3.2.3
5.7.3.2.4
5.7.3.2.5
5.7.3.2.6
5.7.3.3 Mesh depth of the combs into the grooves
5.7.3.3.1
5.7.3.3.2
5.8 Machinery spaces, driving station and return stations
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Dimensions and equipment
5.8.2.1
5.8.2.2
5.8.2.3
5.8.3 Lighting and socket outlets
5.8.3.1
5.8.3.2
5.8.3.3
5.8.4 Maintenance and repair stop switch
5.9 Fire protection
5.10 Transportation
5.11 Electric installations and appliances
5.11.1 General
5.11.1.1 Introduction
5.11.1.2 Limits of application
5.11.1.2.1
5.11.1.2.2
5.11.1.2.3
5.11.1.3 Protection against direct contact
5.11.1.4 Insulation resistance tests
5.11.1.5 Voltage limit for control and safety circuits
5.11.1.6 Conductor for neutral and earth-continuity
5.11.2 Contactors, relay contactors, components of fail safe circuits
5.11.2.1 Contactors and relay contactors
5.11.2.1.1
5.11.2.1.2
5.11.2.1.3
5.11.2.2 Components of fail safe circuits
5.11.2.2.1
5.11.2.2.2
5.11.2.2.3
5.11.3 Protection of motors
5.11.3.1
5.11.3.2
5.11.3.3
5.11.3.4
5.11.3.5
5.11.4 Main switches
5.11.4.1
5.11.4.2
5.11.4.3
5.11.4.4
5.11.5 Electric wiring
5.11.5.1 General
5.11.5.1.1
5.11.5.1.2
5.11.5.1.3
5.11.5.1.4
5.11.5.1.5
5.11.5.2 Cross-sectional area of conductors
5.11.5.3 Method of installation
5.11.5.3.1
5.11.5.3.2
5.11.5.3.3
5.11.5.4 Connectors
5.11.6 Connecting terminals
5.11.7 Protection against electrostatic loading
5.12 Protection against electric faults - controls
5.12.1 Protection against electric faults
5.12.1.1 General
5.12.1.1.1
5.12.1.1.2
5.12.1.1.3
5.12.1.1.4
5.12.1.2 Electric safety devices
5.12.1.2.1 General requirements
5.12.1.2.1.1
5.12.1.2.1.2
5.12.1.2.1.3
5.12.1.2.1.4
5.12.1.2.1.5
5.12.1.2.2 Safety switches
5.12.1.2.2.1
5.12.1.2.2.2
5.12.1.2.2.3
5.12.1.2.2.4
5.12.1.2.2.5
5.12.1.2.3 Fail safe circuits
5.12.1.2.3.1
5.12.1.2.3.2
5.12.1.2.3.3
5.12.1.2.3.4
5.12.1.2.3.5
5.12.1.2.4 Operation of electric safety devices
5.12.1.2.5 Actuation of electric safety devices
5.12.1.2.6 Programmable electronic systems in safety related applications (PESSRAE)
5.12.2 Controls
5.12.2.1 Starting and making available for use the escalator or moving walk
5.12.2.1.1
5.12.2.1.2
5.12.2.1.3
5.12.2.2 Stopping
5.12.2.2.1 Stopping by operator, manually operated
5.12.2.2.2 Stopping, automatically operated
5.12.2.2.3 Stop switch for emergency situations, manually operated
5.12.2.2.3.1
5.12.2.2.3.2
5.12.2.2.4 Stopping initiated by monitoring or electric safety devices
5.12.2.2.4.1
5.12.2.2.4.2
5.12.2.3 Reversal of direction of travel
5.12.2.4 Restarting
5.12.2.4.1 Restarting by switch
5.12.2.4.2 Reactivation for automatic restart
5.12.2.5 Inspection control
5.12.2.5.1
5.12.2.5.2
5.12.2.5.3
5.12.2.5.4
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures
6.1 General
6.2 Specific data, test reports and certificates
7 Information for use
7.1 General
7.2 Signals and warning devices
7.2.1 Plates, inscriptions and notices for use
7.2.1.1 General
7.2.1.2 Safety signs near the entrances of escalators or moving walks
7.2.1.2.1
7.2.1.2.2
7.2.1.2.3
7.2.1.3 Instructions for hand winding devices
7.2.1.4 Notices on the access doors to machinery spaces outside the truss, driving and return stations
7.2.2 Special indicators for escalators and moving walks starting automatically
7.3 Inspection and test
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Constructional inspection and acceptance inspection and test
7.3.3 Inspection and test after major modifications
7.4 Accompanying documents (in particular, instruction handbook)
7.4.1 Contents
7.4.2 Presentation of the instruction handbook
7.4.3 Advice for drafting and editing information for use
7.5 Marking
Annex A
A.1 General
A.2 Free space for users
A.2.1
A.2.2
A.2.3
A.2.4
A.2.5
A.2.6
A.2.7
A.2.8
A.2.9
A.3 Machinery spaces outside the truss
A.3.1
A.3.2
A.3.3
A.3.4
A.3.5
A.3.6
A.3.7
A.4 Electric power supply
Annex B
B.1 Scope
B.2 Failure exclusions - conditions
Annex C
Annex D
D.1 General
D.2 General provisions
D.2.1 Failsafe circuits containing electronic components
D.2.2 Safety circuits based on programmable electronic systems
D.3 Test samples
D.4 Mechanical tests
D.4.1 General
D.4.2 Vibrations
D.4.3 Bumping
D.4.3.1 General
D.4.3.2 Partial test shocking
D.4.3.3 Continuous shocking
D.5 Climatic stress testing
D.5.1 Temperature tests
D.5.2 Humidity tests
D.6 Functional and safety test of PESSRAE
Annex E
Annex F
F.1 General
F.2 Torsional test 1
F.3 Torsional test 2
Annex G
Annex H
H.1 Maximum capacity
H.2 Escalators or moving walks for public transport
Annex I
I.1 Escalators
I.2 Moving walks
Annex J
J.1 Introduction
J.2 Testing and assessing anti-slip properties
Annex K
K.1 Introduction
K.2 Testing and assessing sliding properties
Annex L
L.1 Format of an interpretation request
L.2 Format of an interpretation
Annex ZA
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
EN 60204-1:2006
Safety of machinery — Electrical equipment of machines — Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60204‑1:2005, modified)
EN 10025-2
Hot rolled products of structural steels — Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-alloy structural steels
EN 60068-2-29
Basic environmental testing procedures — Part 2: Tests; Test Eb and guidance: Bump (IEC 60068‑2‑29:1987)
EN 60068-2-27:1993
Basic environmental testing procedures — Part 2: Tests — Test Ea and guidance: Shock (IEC 60068‑2‑27:1987)
EN 60068-2-14
Environmental testing — Part 2: Tests — Test N: Change of temperature (IEC 60068‑2‑14:1984 + A1:1986)
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