BS 5655-6:2011
Lifts and service lifts Code of practice for the selection, installation and location of new lifts
| Standard number: | BS 5655-6:2011 |
| Pages: | 84 |
| Released: | 2011-11-30 |
| ISBN: | 978 0 580 71811 3 |
| Status: | Standard |
BS 5655-6:2011
This standard BS 5655-6:2011 Lifts and service lifts is classified in these ICS categories:
- 91.140.90 Lifts. Escalators
This part of BS 5655 gives recommendations for the selection, installation and location of new passenger and passenger/goods lifts in the classifications given in Table 1. It also gives recommendations for issues relating to the selection and installation of lifts, such as building design.
This part of BS 5655 is applicable only for the early stages of a project for clients, architects, principal contractors, building owners, building managers, developers, general and specialized engineering consultants, lift contractors and other interested parties.
Table 1 BS ISO 4190‑1 and BS ISO 4190‑2 classification of lifts
| Class | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Class I | Lifts designed for the transport of persons |
| Class II | Lifts designed mainly for the transport of persons but in which goods may be carried |
| Class III | Lifts designed for health care purposes, including hospitals and nursing homes |
| Class IV | Lifts designed for the transport of goods that are generally accompanied by persons |
| Class VI | Lifts designed to suit buildings with intensive traffic, i.e. lifts with speeds of 2.5 m/s and above |
This part of BS 5655 does not give recommendations for existing lift installations.
NOTE Although this part of BS 5655 does not give recommendations for existing installations, it may be used as guidance when making alterations to such installations.