BS 7255:2012

This standard BS 7255:2012 Code of practice for safe working on lifts is classified in these ICS categories:

• 91.140.90 Lifts. Escalators

This British Standard gives recommendations for safe working practices (supported by training) for:

• owners of permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels;

• persons having effective control of the premises where such lifts are installed;

• persons responsible for, and involved in, the design, installation, thorough examination, inspection, testing, service, maintenance, repair and dismantling of such lifts.

This British Standard gives recommendations for the safety of persons when gaining access to and from the work area on a lift installation and while working there. The recommendations also relate to the safety of others present in the vicinity, whether they are working or not, who could be endangered by the actions of those working on lifts.

NOTE Hazards in work areas might vary, i.e. occupied/unoccupied buildings, premises being refurbished, construction sites and industrial environments.

This British Standard is applicable to persons working on all types of lift, however, not every recommendation is applicable for all types of lift that are covered by British Standards.

For lifts that have been designed and installed in accordance with the Lifts Regulations 1997 [2], the recommendations that might affect product design do not apply.

This British Standard does not cover stair lifts and other lifting appliances such as paternosters, mine lifts, access lifts to workplaces, theatrical lifts, appliances with automatic caging, skips, lifts and hoists for construction sites, ships’ hoists, platforms for exploration or drilling at sea, construction and maintenance appliances, although it may be taken as a useful guide.