ISO/TC 178/WG 5 - Escalators and moving walks

This document consists of a comparison of the requirements of selected topics as covered by the following worldwide safety standards (excluding local deviations): a) Europe (CEN) – EN 115‑1:2017, Safety of escalators and moving walks — Part 1: Construction and installation; b) North America - ASME A17.1/CSA B44:2016, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators; c) Japan – Safety requirements mainly comprised of Building Standard Law Enforcement Order (BSLJ-EO), Notifications of Ministry of Construction (MOC-N), and Japan Elevator Association Standard (JEAS).

This document compares the requirements of selected clauses of the following standards (excluding local deviations): a) EN115‑1:2017 [12]; b) ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2016 [11]; c) Japanese Codes 2016 [13]. NOTE The original Japanese codes were written in Japanese and no official English versions have been released. Listed Japanese codes were carefully translated, but English correspondence to the original document is not guaranteed.

ISO/TS 8103-6:2017: a) specifies global safety parameters (GSPs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and their functions; b) complements the system and methods specified in ISO/TS 25740‑1 for mitigating safety risks that can arise in the course of, the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks. ISO/TS 8103-6:2017 is applicable to escalators and moving walks that can: a) be located in any permanent and fixed structure within or attached to a building; b) have any rated load, size of load carrying unit and speed, and travel height; c) be affected by fire and weather; d) be foreseeably misused, but not vandalized. ISO/TS 8103-6:2017 does not specifically cover - needs of users with disabilities, and - risks arising from work on escalators and moving walks under construction or during alterations and dismantling; vandalism, and fire in the environment of the escalator or moving walk.

ISO/TS 25740-1:2011: specifies global essential safety requirements (GESRs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and functions, and establishes a system and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that might arise in the course of the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks. ISO/TS 25740-1:2011 is applicable to escalators and moving walks that are intended to carry persons. ISO/TS 25740-1:2011 does not specifically cover all needs of users with disabilities, nor risks arising from work on escalators and moving walks under construction and during alterations and dismantling, vandalism, and fire in the environment outside the LCU.