ISO/TS 18870:2014
(Main)Lifts (elevators) — Requirements for lifts used to assist in building evacuation
Lifts (elevators) — Requirements for lifts used to assist in building evacuation
ISO/TS 18870:2014 details requirements for passenger carrying lifts, which are installed in buildings having a suitable comprehensive building evacuation strategy. It does not define building requirements that will have to be provided as part of the overall evacuation strategy for the building. Excluded from ISO/TS 18870:2014 are the following: details of a building evacuation strategy; details of building features to reduce risks or eliminate hazards; national building requirements which might demand special features.
Ascenseurs — Exigences pour les ascenseurs utilisés en cas d'évacuation de bâtiments
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 18870
First edition
2014-08-15
Lifts (elevators) — Requirements
for lifts used to assist in building
evacuation
Ascenseurs — Exigences pour les ascenseurs utilisés en cas
d’évacuation de bâtiments
Reference number
ISO/TS 18870:2014(E)
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ISO/TS 18870:2014(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Automatic evacuation lift specification . 3
4.1 Determining the number and size of lifts . 3
4.2 Protection of lift equipment . 3
4.3 Waiting and travelling environment for users . 4
4.4 Removal or suspension of lifts from evacuation service . 4
4.5 Lift system reliability . 4
4.6 Automatic recovery system . 4
4.7 Remote lift car surveillance . 5
4.8 Communication system requirements . 5
4.9 Lift signs and passenger announcements . 6
4.10 Prevention and detection of car overloading . 6
4.11 Initiation of evacuation service . 6
4.12 Description of evacuation service . 6
4.13 Removal of lifts cars from service . 8
4.14 Change of main evacuation exit floor (MEEF) . 9
4.15 Cancellation of evacuation service .
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