ISO/TR 14799-1:2005

Comparison of worldwide escalator and moving walk safety standards - Part 1: Rule by rule comparison

ISO TR 14799-1:2005 consists of a comparison of the requirements of selected topics as covered by the following world-wide safety standards (excluding local deviations): a) Europe (CEN) -- EN 115; Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors (Edition January 1995 and Amendment A1: 1998); b) USA -- ASME A 17.1-1996; Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (The requirements for Canada (B 44) are generally the same as for the USA. Any differences are stated in the text.) c) Australia -- AS 1735 parts 5 and 6 for escalators and moving walks (Edition 1996); d) Japan -- Safety requirements mainly comprised of Building Standard Law Enforcement Order (BSLJ-EO), Notifications of Ministry of Construction (MOC-N, No. 1110-1981) and draft of Japan Elevator Association Standard (JEAS); e) Russia -- PUBEE 10-77-94, Regulations for the installation and safe use of escalators (Edition 1995); f) Korea -- The Elevator Inspection Standards, KATS 2001-414 Edition according to the Korea Elevator Law 4482, both cover the safety requirements on the escalator and moving walk. In addition to the above listed standards and other regulations, escalators and moving walks may be required to conform to the requirements of other standards as appropriate. Where ISO/TC 178/WG 5 was aware of these standards they are mentioned in the Bibliography.

Comparaison des normes mondiales de sécurité des escaliers mécaniques et trottoirs roulants — Partie 1: Comparaison paragraphe par paragraphe

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 22-Sep-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 22-Sep-2005
• ICS: 91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 178 - Lifts, escalators and moving walks
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 178 - Lifts, escalators and moving walks
• Current Stage: 9599 - Withdrawal of International Standard
• Start Date: 01-Dec-2015
• Completion Date: 13-Dec-2025

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• Consolidated By: ISO 20795-2:2013 - Dentistry - Base polymers - Part 2: Orthodontic base polymers
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022
• Revised: ISO/TR 14799-1:2015 - Comparison of worldwide escalator and moving walk safety standards - Part 1: Rule by rule comparison
• Effective Date: 28-Jul-2012

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TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 14799-1
First edition
2005-08-15
Comparison of worldwide escalator and
moving walk safety standards —
Part 1:
Rule by rule comparison
Comparaison des normes mondiales de sécurité des escaliers
mécaniques et trottoirs roulants —
Partie 1: Comparaison paragraphe par paragraphe

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope.1
2 Rule by rule comparison.1
Annex A (informative) Figures of EN 115. 217
Annex B (informative) Tables mentioned in the column for Japanese codes. 220
Annex C (informative) References in the compared codes. 222
Annex D (informative) Addresses of standardization bodies occupied with the compared codes. 226

Foreword
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ISO/TR 14799-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 178, Lifts, escalators and moving walks.
ISO/TR 14799 consists of the following parts, under the general title Comparison of worldwide escalator and
moving walk safety standards:
— Part 1: Rule by rule comparison
— Part 2: Abbreviated comparison and comments
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Introduction
At the 1995 Plenary Meeting of ISO/TC 178, the work on a comparison of world-wide standards which includes the
American, Australian, European, Russian, and Japanese escalator and moving walk safety code was passed to
ISO/TC 178 WG 5 (Resolution Singapore 1995/114). In October 1995, Working Group 5 was officially formed to
carry out the task of preparing a cross reference between the relevant sections of these standards and to analyse
the differences on selected subjects. The goal at that time was to prepare a technical report which would provide
reference information to assist national committees when reviewing and revising individual standards which may
initiate a gradual convergence of the technical requirements. In 1996 the study was expanded to include the
Korean safety standard.
The content of this report is based on the information provided by the WG 5 members acting in personal capacity.
This Technical Report is intended to aid standards writers in developing their safety requirements, and to help
standards users understand the basis for the requirements as they are applied throughout the world.
This Technical Report is not intended to replace existing safety standards which may have been updated.
Conclusions are arrived at in some cases, but only where there is unanimity amongst the various experts. In other
cases, the reasons for the divergent views are expressed.
This Technical Report must be read in conjunction with the various safety standards. Unless approved by the
relevant standard writing organisations the information contained in this report does not necessarily represent the
opinions of these standards writing organizations (see bibliography for references).
The Technical Report was done with the European Standard EN 115: 1995 and its amendment A1: 1998 as a
reference document shown as the only one in its normal sequence. All other codes are not in their normal
sequence and logical order. They are structured differently to EN 115. The resultant incorrectly leaves the
impression of incompleteness of these standards. These standards in their original structure inclusive of their
references to other standards and requirements are however complete.
TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 14799-1:2005(E)

Comparison of worldwide escalator and moving walk safety
standards —
Part 1:
Rule by rule comparison
1 Scope
This Technical Report consists of a comparison of the requirements of selected topics as covered by the following
world-wide safety standards (excluding local deviations):
a) Europe (CEN) – EN 115; Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger
conveyors (Edition January 1995 and amendment A1: 1998);
b) USA – ASME A 17.1-1996; Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
NOTE The requirements for Canada (B 44) are generally the same as for the USA. Any differences are stated in the text.
c) Australia – AS 1735 parts 5 and 6 for escalators and moving walks (Edition 1996);
d) Japan – Safety requirements mainly comprised of Building Standard Law Enforcement Order (BSLJ-EO),
Notifications of Ministry of Construction (MOC-N, No. 1110-1981) and draft of Japan Elevator Association
Standard (JEAS);
e) Russia – PUBEE 10-77-94, Regulations for the installation and safe use of escalators (Edition 1995);
f) Korea –The Elevator Inspection Standards, KATS 2001-414 Edition according to the Korea Elevator Law 4482,
both cover the safety requirements on the escalator and moving walk.
It should be noted that in addition to the above listed standards and other regulations, escalators and moving walks
may be required to conform to the requirements of other standards as appropriate. Where ISO/TC 178/WG 5 was
aware of these standards they are mentioned in the bibliography.
2 Rule by rule comparison
General
This comparison is between EN 115 and the rules in A 17.1, AS 1735, PUBEE (Russia), Japanese and Korean
Code. There are other standards, see listed in Scope, in the countries concerned that have requirements not
shown in the escalator/moving walk standards compared, but address some of the same requirements as EN 115.
The principal dimensions (e.g. L , b , h etc.) of EN 115 can be seen in the figures shown in Annex A.
1 8 6
EN 115 clause numbers in brackets serve only as a reference point. They do not exist in the published EN 115.
Where the Australian Standard requirements are given in italics, they only apply to moving walks.
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ASME A 17.1-1996 AS 1735 parts 1, 5 & 6
EN 115:1995 (Europe) Japanese Codes Korean Code
(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
0 Introduction GENERAL The objective of this Standard is — 1. GENERAL Generic law
This Code is one of the numerous to provide requirements for

The purpose of this standard is to 1.1 The PUBEE establishes Occupational Safety and
codes and standards developed electric escalators (moving walks)
define safety rules for escalators requirements for the Health Act, its sublevel
and published by The American that carry passengers. The
and passenger conveyors in installation, design, regulations or administrative
Society of Mechanical Engineers objective of this revision is to
order to safeguard people and manufacture, assembly, order (Notification by
(ASME) under the general accommodate recent changes in
objects against risks of accidents modernization or minister) herein after
auspices of the American engineering practices and
during operation, maintenance refurbishment, and use of KOSHA.
advances in technology.
National Standards Institute, Inc.
and inspection work. escalators.
Specific law
ANSI).
Laws relating to
The Code is intended to serve as
manufacture and
the basis for state, municipal, and
management of elevator
other jurisdictional authorities in
and it sublevel regulation or
drafting regulations governing the
administrative order(Notice)
installation, testing, inspection,
herein after KEL 4482.
maintenance, alteration, and
Other related laws to
repair of elevators, dumbwaiters,
elevators and escalators:
escalators, moving walks,
- Building construction law;
material lifts with automatic
- Housing construction
transfer devices, wheelchair lifts,
promotion act (1,2);
and stairway chairlifts. It is also
- Construction business act;
intended as a standard reference
- Electric construction act.
of safety requirements for the
guidance of architects, engineers,
insurance companies,
manufacturers, and contractors,
and as a standard of safety
practices for owners and
management of structures where
equipment covered in the Scope
of the Code is used.
Safety codes and standards are
intended to enhance public health
and safety. Revisions result from
committee consideration of
factors such as technological
advances, new data, and
changing environmental and
industry needs. Revisions do not
imply that previous editions were
inadequate.
It is recommended that, prior to

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EN 115:1995 (Europe) Japanese Codes Korean Code
(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
adoption, all pertinent state and
local laws or ordinances be
reviewed and where there is a
conflict with any of the Rules of
this Code an exception to such
conflicting Rules be noted,
quoting the section of the law
which applies.
0.1 It is necessary that all — — BSLJ-EO 2.8 The escalator and its —
components
components must ensure
(Fundamental Principles of
the specified strength and
Structural Design)
0.1.1 are properly dimensioned,
reliability and be safe and
of sound mechanical and Article 36-2
easy to use, inspect,
electrical construction and made
In planning the structural
maintain, repair and
of material with adequate
design of buildings, columns,
lubricate.
strength and of suitable quality
beams, floors, walls, etc. shall
and free from defects; the use of 2.11 The fastening of
be arranged effectively
materials with asbestos is not detachable joints must
according to use, scale, and
permitted; preclude self-separation.
structural features of the
2.12 Force fits must not be
building concerned, as well as
used in torque-transfer
the conditions of the land
components of an escalator
concerned, so that the said
without additional fastening
building as a whole will be of
with keys, bolts etc.
structure safe from dead load,
live load, snow load, wind 2.13 Escalator components
pressure, ground pressure and shall be protected against
water pressure as well as corrosion according to theit
earthquakes or other vibration climate version as specified
or shock acting upon the said by GOST 9.104.
building.
Annex 4 Materials of
2. Principal parts necessary for important welded
structural strength shall be components. Welding and
arranged in balance so as to quality control of the
resist any horizontal forces welding.
acting upon the building
concerned.
3 Principal parts of a building
necessary for structural
strength shall be designed to
have rigidity enough to prevent
distortion or vibration adversely
affecting the use of the said
building and toughness enough
to prevent sudden destruction.

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AS 1735 parts 1, 5 & 6
ASME A 17.1-1996
EN 115:1995 (Europe) Japanese Codes Korean Code
(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
0.1.2 are kept in good repair and — — BSLJ (Maintenance) Article — 3.1.1(1) Shall be designed
8-1
working order. In particular, care in a safety structure to
shall be taken that the prevent persons or objects
The owner, custodian or
dimensions indicated are from being caught by, or
occupant of a building shall
maintained despite wear; if collided with, escalators or
endeavor to maintain the site,
necessary, the worn parts shall moving walks.
structure and building
be replaced.
equipment of the building in a
state complying with legal
requirements.
BSLJ  (Reports, Inspection,
etc.) Article 12-2
The owners of elevatory
equipment and those of
building equipment other than
elevatory equipment (including
building equipment installed in
buildings of the State, a
prefecture, or a city, town or
village having building officals)
of a building as mentioned in
Article 6 paragraph 1 item (1)
or any other building specified
by Cabinet Order as mentioned
in the preceding paragraph and
designated by the special
administrative agency shall, in
accordance with Ministry of
Construction Order, have a 1st-
class licensed
architect/building engineer,
2nd-class licensed architect/
building engineer or a qualified
person as designated by the
Ministry of Construction,
periodically inspect the said
building equipment, and report
the inspection results to the
special administrative agency.
0.2 Where for elucidation of the — — — — —
text, an example is given this
shall not be considered as the
only possible design. Any other
solution leading to the same
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(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
result is permissible if it is
guaranteed that with an
equivalent function the same
safety level exists.
0.3 It is not the purpose of this PREFACE APPLICATION OF Equivalent statement in Part 1 of — 2.1 Escalators shall be —
RULES TO NEW TECHNOLOGY AS 1735
standard to preclude new designed, manufactured,
developments of escalators and installed, and used in
Where present Rules are not
passenger conveyors. A new accordance with the
applicable or do not describe the
design shall meet at least the requirements of these
product or system, the enforcing
safety requirements of this Regulations and of building
authority should recognize the
standard. codes.
need for exercising latitude and
granting exceptions where the
product or system is equivalent in
quality, strength or stability, fire
resistance, effectiveness,
durability, and safety to that
intended by the present Code
Rules.
1.1 Equipment covered by this
0.4 Certain escalators and — — — —
Code
passenger conveyors are subject
to special operational conditions. The provisions of this Code are
For these cases some additional not intended to prevent the use of
requirements are defined, marked systems, methods, or devices of
in this standard with the note "For equivalent or superior quality,
Public Service Escalators and strength, fire resistance,
Public Service Passenger effectiveness, durability, and
Conveyors". Additional safety to those prescribed by this
recommendations for that kind of Code, provided that there is
escalators and passenger technical documentation to
conveyors are given in annex D demonstrate the equivalency of
(informative). the system, method, or device.
During the planning stage it The specific requirements of this
should be specified if it will be a Code may be modified by the
public service escalator or public authority having jurisdiction based
service passenger conveyor (for upon technical documentation or
criteria and definition see 3.9).
physical performance verification
to allow alternative arrangements
that will assure safety equivalent to
that which would be provided by
conformance to the corresponding
requirements of this Code.
Definitions:
enforcing authority - See
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ASME A 17.1-1996 AS 1735 parts 1, 5 & 6
EN 115:1995 (Europe) Japanese Codes Korean Code
(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
authority having jurisdiction.
approved - Acceptable to the
authority having jurisdiction.
authority having jurisdiction -
The organization, office, or
individual responsible for
approving equipment. Where
compliance with this Code has
been mandated by law, the
"authority having jurisdiction" is the
federal, state, or local department
or individual so designated in the
enacting legislation or
administrative regulation.
0.5 Special indications SECTION 800/900 4.8 SPRINKLER SYSTEMS BSLJ (Definition of Terms) 2.4 The design of an —
PROTECTION OF FLOOR Where sprinkler systems are escalator shall comply with
Article 2.
0.5.1 Fire protection and building
OPENINGS
required, the machine room the requirements of fire
requirements differ from country
In this law, the meaning of the
safety.
sprinkler head shall comply with
to country and so far neither have 800.1/900.1 Protection
terms in the following items
AS 2118 and shall have a
Required
been harmonized, either on the
shall be as defined in each
temperature rating not less than
international level or in Europe.
item concerned:
Floor openings for
100°C, but shall not encroach into
Therefore, this standard cannot escalators/moving walks shall be
(9) Non-combustible materials
the machine access space.
include specific requirements for protected against the passage of
The materials used as
Automatic, gas type fire
fire protection and building flame, heat, and/or smoke in
construction materials, with
extinguisher systems shall not be
requirements. However, it is accordance with the provisions of
non-combustibility (The
used.
the building code.
recommended that as far as
characteristic such as no
possible, escalators and
SECTION 801/901   burning with the fire heat in an
passenger conveyors are made
PROTECTION OF ordinal fire and others which
of materials that are not easy to
TRUSSES/SUPPORTS AND are specified by Cabinet Order)
ignite.
MACHINE SPACES AGAINST which complies with the
FIRE
technical standards defined by
Cabinet Order and is registered
801.1/901.1 Protection
Required by the Minister of Land,
Infrastructure and Transport or
The sides and undersides of an
is approved by the Minister of
escalator/moving walk truss or
Land, Infrastructure and
group of adjacent trusses in a
Transport.
single wellway shall be enclosed
BSLJ-EO
in materials defined as either
(Non-combustible Materials)
noncombustible or limited-
combustible by the building code
Article 108-2.
1)
or ANSI/NFPA 101 . Means
Property and principles for
provided for adequate ventilation
Building materials as specified
of the driving machine and control
by Cabinet Order under Article
spaces when included in the truss

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EN 115:1995 (Europe) Japanese Codes Korean Code
(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
enclosure area shall be 2 item (9) of the law shall be
permitted. satisfied following each items
1)
for 20 minutes after start of
The term “fire resistive
heating (excluding item(1) and
materials” has been replaced
(2) in the case of those used
with a specific specification to
for external finish of buildings)
eliminate subjective
against the heat of normal
interpretations by the enforcing
fires.
authorities.
(1) Materials which neither
burn.
(2) Materials which neither
develop deformation, melting,
cracking or other damaging
their fire resisting properties;
(3) Materials which do not
generate smoke or gas
hampering fire protection.
0.5.2 If escalators or passenger OUTDOOR ESCALATORS — JEAS XXX (Draft) Standard 2.13 Escalator components 4.3.2 (18) The outdoors
for Outdoor Escalators
conveyors have to be operated shall be protected against installation shall comply with
807.1/907.1 Weatherproofing
the requirements as below.
under special conditions, such as corrosion according to their
2.Description
Escalators/moving walks shall be
directly exposed to the weather or climatic version as specified
The foundation in the
so constructed that exposure to 2.1 Classification of the
by GOST 9.104.
explosive atmosphere, or in
vicinity of facilities shall not
the weather will not interfere with outdoor type and the semi-
exceptional cases serve as
be settled or collapsed.
normal operation. outdoor type escalator
emergency exits, appropriate
The concrete foundation
807.2/907.2 Precipitation
The escalator without overhead
design criteria, components,
shall not have cracks or
roof or whose line connecting
A cover, directly over the
materials and instructions for use
damage affecting structure.
the roof edge and the escalator
horizontal projection of the
shall be used that satisfy the
There shall be no soil
forms an angle of less than 30°
particular conditions. escalator/moving walk, shall be
discharge or collapse in the
to the vertical line, is classified
provided. The cover shall extend
In addition, it is recommended vicinity of the foundation.
as the outdoor type (Refer to
outward from the centerline of the
that for escalators and passenger There shall be no uneven
Fig. 1) and the escalator with
handrail so that a line extended
conveyors which otherwise would settlement or slope, or
above angle of not less than
from the edge of the cover to the
be exposed to weather movement, in the
30° and not more than 70° is
center line of the handrail forms
conditions, the customer provides foundation.
classified as the semi-outdoor
an angle of not less than 15 deg.
a roof and enclosure. Anchor bolts and bases
type (Refer to Fig. 2).
from the vertical. The sides may
shall be free of rust or
be open.
2.2 Considerations in
corrosion.
construction
When the escalator/moving walk
Anchor bolts shall be firmly
is indirectly subject to snow or As to the outdoor type and the
tightened, and an
freezing rain, heaters shall be semi-outdoor type escalators,
appropriate measure shall
operated to prevent accumulation the following considerations by
be taken to prevent bolts
and freezing on the steps and the building side are required.
from being easily loosened.
landing plates.
It is also recommended that a
The structural members,
roof be furnished especially in
Drains shall be provided in the such as the columns or
case of rainfall or snowfall
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(Russia)
(USA)
(Australia)
lower pit/all pits where water where the treads are slippery beams, shall be free of rust,
could collect. and the passengers may lose corrosion, cracks, damage
their balances when getting on or deformations.
807.3/907.3 Slip Resistance
and off with the use of Auxiliary members and
Landing plates and combplates
umbrellas.
joints shall be free of rust,
shall be designed to provide a
corrosion, cracks, damage
(1) The landings of the
secure foothold when wet.
or deformations.
escalator should be installed
To prevent rainwater from
higher than the surrounding
infiltrating into the inside the
floors so that rainwater or snow
truss, the trust shall be
may not flow into the inside of
installed on a level higher
the escalator and the drainage
than the bottom around the
slope as well as the drainage
landing area. The area
should be provided. (Refer to
between the bottom and the
Fig. 3)
landing site shall be
(2) An equipment for releasing
inclined, and appropriate
water accumulated inside of
drainage holes or other
the lower pit of the escalator
drainage facilities shall be
should be furnished. Further,
installed to drain water
as drained water is mixed with
accumulated in the truss
oil, dust or pebbles, a proper
bottom pit. In addition,
filtering device at the external
appropriate water purifying
drain is required and measures
system shall be installed in
to prevent any adverse flow are
case the accumulated water
recommended. (Refer to Fig. 4)
might be seriously
(3) In consideration of the use
contaminated by oils.
during night time etc., lighting
Appropriate lighting system
fixtures are necessary to be
shall be installed so that
equipped for the passengers to
passengers can easily
be able to see where they are
recognize steps during
stepping well.
night.
(4) At the pull-in end of the
The electric power cable
power source for the escalator, inlet shall be water-proof
necessary protection measures treated in an appropriate
are required.
manner.
(5) The supervisory panel for
An appropriate system
supervision, TV camera or the
capable of melting snow or
like are preferable to be ice during winter shall be
furnished.
installed, and sufficient
power supply required.
(6) Depending on the
installation circumstances,
3.3.1 (2) For the escalator
measures by heating devices
installed in outdoors
or the like are recommended to condition the additional test
be equipped to prevent
items are applied as in ?
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freezing etc.
and ? as below.
2.3 Considerations on
The wiring and conduits
supervision
installation shall be properly
Concerning the outdoor type or
ensured;
the semi-outdoor type
The earthing and bonding
escalator, the following
shall be ensured and the
considerations on supervision
earthing resistance shall
in operation are
comply with the value in
recommendable.
Table 11.
(1) In case of snowfall or
freezing in winter, operation of
the escalator should be
suspended to prevent the
passengers from sliding and
the equipment from being
damaged.
(2) When operation of
escalator is suspended,
necessary measures should be
taken not to be used as a
stairway.
(3) The lifetime of the
equipment of the escalator
which was installed under
outdoor or semi-outdoor is
generally shorter than that of
indoor and therefore regular
maintenance and inspection in
accordance with the installation
circumstances are
indispensable.
2.4 Considerations on
equipment
Concerning the outdoor type
or the semi-outdoor type
escalator, the following
considerations are required.
(1) Adequate rustproof
measures for the main
structures are required.
(2) Necessary protection
measures for the electric
apparatus are required.
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(USA)
(Australia)
0.5.3 If, exceptionally, means of SCOPE 3.9 (Amendment no 1) Notice. A Commentary: — —
transportation, e.g. push chairs, notice similar to one of those
This Part applies to 1. The present situation of
luggage trolleys or baggage illustrated in Fig. 3.9 shall be
escalators/moving walks used to wheelchair escalator
2)
carts, shall be carried on prominently displayed at each
transport passengers.
The time is getting ripe for
escalators or passenger 2) end of each escalator where it is
repletion of social welfare and
The A17.1 code addresses
conveyors, special measures visible to passengers entering the
there is a great need in Japan
safety for escalators as
shall be agreed between the escalator.
for installation of elevatory
described in the Scope. It is not
manufacturer of the escalator/
The Australian Standard does not equipment for wheelchair users
intended to apply to material
passenger conveyor, the
explicitly prohibit the carrying of at the public institutions,
conveyers. Carrying carts,
manufacturer of the means of
trolleys, prams etc. on escalators (stations, city halls, public
wheelchairs, or other wheeled
transportation and the customer.
but in the notice specified states halls, etc.). With regard to
carriages is discouraged
Within those measures, it has to
“Passengers only”. escalator for wheelchair, there
because of the hazards they
be taken care that the conditions
are at present approx. 600 sets
represent to passengers and Generally speaking one finds the
defined in 8.2.1 for the steps,
operating in Japan.
the damage they can cause to people managing the equipment
pallets and the belt are observed
the equipment that (department stores, public utilities Especially, there is a steady
when selecting the means of
compromise safety. etc.) provide large signs increase in a demand of
transportation. The measures to
discouraging the use of escalator for wheelchair in
be taken are governed by very
escalators for carrying prams, existing stations because of a
different conditions which make a
pushers, trolleys etc. merit of installation space and
standardization within the scope
transport capacity.
of EN 115 impossible.
Recently, the need of escalator
for wheelchair is shifting to the
one which is able to carry an
electric wheelchair from the
conventional manual type.
In the meantime, „A guideline
to development of escalator at
a railway station (1991)“ was
issued by Ministry of Transport,
and installation of escalator for
wheelchair is promoted.
As there is no law or regulation
for wheelchair escalator ,
escalator manufacturers are
getting approval from the
Building Center of Japan
(BCJ), which is an affiliate of
MOC, to cope with the
situation.
This the figure for 1996
2. The present situation for
carrying trolley, baby cart, etc.
on escalators
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There is no law or regulation
regarding use of trolley or baby
cart on ordinary escalators.
Carrying trolley, baby cart, etc.
on escalators is warned
against use of them by
„Caution label“ for reasons of
safety and elevators are
recommended in general for
the purpose.
MOC-N (No.1417-2000)
1. The construction of escalator
devised so as persons or
articles not to be caught, not to
be collide with obstacles
prescribed by BSLJ-EO; Article
129-12 item 1 paragraph 1,
shall be specified as follows
(1), (2) and (3).
However (1) and (2) shall not
apply to the escalator providing
following conditions.
- 2 or more steps are kept in
the same level of tread surface
when the escalator carries the
person sitting on wheelchair.
- The rated speed in that
operation does not exceed 30
m/min.
- Stoppers for the wheels are
furnished on the tip of that
levelled tread surface.
(1) The clearance between the
steps and the skirt guard panel
should not exceed 5 mm.
(2) The clearance between the
adjacent steps should not
exceed 5 mm.
(3) When the horizontal
distance between the outer
side of handrail and any
obstacle which intersects and
close to that outer side of
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handrail, e.g. the building
ceiling, building beam etc. or
the lower surface of the
adjacent escalator is not
greater than 50 cm, a wedge
guard should be furnished as
follows.
(a) The wedge guards should
be furnished at lower side of
the obstacle.
(b) The thickness of the wedge
guard end should be equal to
or greater than 6 mm with no
sharp edge. The wedge guard
should have construction of the
length with which the wedge
guard reaches at 20 cm or
more, vertically lower than
upper surface of the handrail.
(c) The wedge guard surface
should not differ in rank with
the obstacle surface facing the
escalator.
EXP.1. The escalator of this
notification includes moving
walks and escalator for person
sitting on wheelchair. Because
only the person sitting on
wheelchair rides on these
special steps, the specification
(1) and (2) shall not apply.
EXP.[Notice of designing]
1. Escalator with steps for
wheelchair
(1) Only the attendant of the
building manager should be
allowed to handle the
wheelchair and operate the
escalator carrying wheelchair.
(2) The effective distance
between the interior panels of
balustrade should be approx.
1.2 m.
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(3) The speed of the escalator
should become zero or very
slow when the person sitting on
wheelchair gets on/off the
escalator.
(4) Operation panels should
be furnished at the upper and
lower landings. Emergency
stop switch(es) which is
effective in wheelchair carrying
operation shall be furnished in
intermediate section if
necessary.
(5) It is recommended that an
interphone is furnished near
the landing for requesting the
wheelchair operation to the
attendant of the building
manager.
0.6 Requirements related to the — 5.13 DESIGN LIFE Where it is — — —
life of the escalators and necessary to remove any step
passenger conveyors are not (pallet) to gain access to the
included in this standard as it machine or motor within the truss,
depends on the place of the bearings, gears, and other
installation and customers' moving parts of machinery shall
special specifications.
have a design life not less than
50000 h based on an average
loading of the escalator (moving
walk).
NOTE: For rolling contact
bearings, the bearing
manufacturer's recommendations
may be used.
0.7 This standard has been — — — — —
drawn up taking into account in
certain cases the imprudent act of
the user. However, this standard
takes into consideration proper
use and not abuse.
0.8 An Interpretation Committee Requesting Interpretations. No equivalent There is no Interpretation — —
Committee.
has been established to clarify, if
On request, the A17 Committee Commentary: Even though no
necessary, the spirit in which the
will render an interpretation of equivalent statement exists in the
clauses of the standard have
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been drafted and to specify the Interpretations can only be interpretation mechanism is
requirements appropriate to rendered in response to a written available to industry. The
particular cases. request sent to the Secretary of mechanism consists of writing to
the Main Committee. the Project Manager for
committee ME/4 (Lifts, Escalators
The request for interpretation
and Moving Walks) of Standards
should be clear and
Australia who in turn will pass on
unambiguous. It is further
a request to the chairman of the
recommended that the inquirer
interpretation committee at the
submit his request utilizing the
same time as circulating the
following format:
interpretation committee
Subject: Cite the applicable Rule
members. The interpretation
number(s) and a concise
committee members
description.
subsequently provide input to the
Edition: Cite the applicable
chairman who formulates a draft
edition and supplement of the
response for ratification by the
Code for which the interpretation
main committee ME/4.All ratified
is being requested.
interpretations are published and
Question: Phrase the question one can subscribe to an
as a request for an interpretation
interpretation update service
of a specific requirement suitable provided by Standards Australia.
for general understanding and
use, not as a request for an
approval of a proprietary design
or situation. The inquirer may also
include any plans or drawings
which are necessary to explain
the question; however, they
should not contain proprietary
names or information.
Requests which are not in this
format will be rewritten in this
format by the committee prior to
being answered, which may
inadvertently change the intent of
the original request.
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ASME procedures provide for
reconsideration of any
interpretation when or if additional
information which might affect an
interpretation is available.
Further, persons aggrieved by an
interpretation may appeal to the
cognizant ASME committee or
subcommittee. ASME does not
"approve," "certify," "rate," or
“endorse" any item, construction,
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1 Scope SCOPE BSLJ-EO (Scope of 1.2 These regulations 1. Scope of application:
SCOPE Equipment Covered by
Application) cover:
This Code
1.1 This standard is applicable for This Standard sets out This standard is applicable
all new escalators and passenger This Code of safety standards requirements for electric Article 129-3. a) tunnel escalators - to safety inspection of
conveyors (pallet or belt type). covers the design, construction, escalators which carry Escalators designed for elevators, escalators and
The provisions of this Section
operation, inspection, testing, passengers. installation in tunnels motor-drive dumb waiters
shall apply to the elevatory
maintenance, alteration, and (galleries). that are fac ilities attached to
equipment installed in buildings
repair of the following equipment, b) floor escalators - a building or machine and
and described in each of the
its associated parts, and its Escalators designed for used in transportation of
following items.
hoistways, where located in or installation between floors passenger or freight through
(2) Escalator
of buildings and structures. a certain hoistway.
adjacent to a building or structure
Not withstanding the provision
(except as modified by paragraph

of the preceding paragraph, the
1.2):
provisions of each said item
a) hoisting and lowering
shall not apply to the elevatory
mechanisms, equipped with a car
equipment described in
or platform, which move between
following each item.
two or more landings. This
(2) The escalators of special
equipment includes, but is not
construction and special use
limited to the following (see
form, of which structural
Section 3 definitions):
method designated by the
(1) elevators;
Minister of Land, Infrastructure
(2) wheelchair and stairway
and Transport : The provisions
chairlifts;
of Article 129-12 paragraph 1.
b) power-driven stairways and
walkways for carrying persons
between landings. This
equipment includes, but is not
limited to the following (see
Section 3 definitions):
(1) escalators;
(2) moving walks;
c) hoisting and lowering
mechanisms equipped with a car
which serves two or more
landings and is restricted to the
carrying of material by its limited
size or limited access to the car.
This equipment includes, but is
not limited to the following (see
Section 3 definitions):
(1) dumbwaiters;
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(2) material lifts and dumbwaiters
with automatic transfer devic es.
1.2 Existing escalators and 1.3 Application of Parts (of Each requirement and — 15.2 The necessity of —
A17.1)
passenger conveyors are not amendment in the SAA lift code proper re-equipment of the
subject to this standard. It is, applies after the date on which it existing escalators and the
This code applies to new
was included.
however, recommended that they escalators manufactured in
installations only, except Parts X,
be adapted to this standard.
accordance with earlier
XII, and XIX which apply to both

designs in connection with
new and existing installations.
the present Regulations
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