The objective of this Standard is applicable for new escalators and moving walks (pallet or belt type) as defined in Clause 3.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
4 List of significant hazards
4.1 General
4.2 Mechanical hazards
4.3 Electric hazards
4.4 Radiation hazards
4.4.1 Electromagnetic radiation generated by the machine
4.4.2 Electromagnetic radiation received from outside
4.5 Fire hazard
4.6 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in machinery design
4.7 Hazard generated by failure of control circuit
4.8 Hazards generated by break-up during operation
4.9 Slipping, tripping and falling hazards
4.10 Hazards specific for this type of machine
4.11 Significant hazards due to seismic events
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
5.1 General
5.2 Supporting structure (truss) and enclosure
5.2.1 General
5.2.1.1
5.2.1.2
5.2.1.3
5.2.1.4
5.2.1.5
5.2.1.6
5.2.2 Angle of inclination
5.2.3 Access to the interior
5.2.4 Inspection covers
5.2.5 Structural design
5.3 Steps, pallets, belt
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Dimensions
5.3.2.1 General
5.3.2.2 Step treads and pallets (see Figure 5, detail X and Figure 8)
5.3.2.2.1
5.3.2.2.2
5.3.2.2.3
5.3.2.2.4
5.3.2.2.5
5.3.2.2.6
5.3.2.2.7
5.3.2.2.8
5.3.2.2.9
5.3.2.3 Belts (see Figure 5, detail X)
5.3.2.3.1
5.3.2.3.2
5.3.2.3.3
5.3.2.3.4
5.3.2.3.5
5.3.3 Structural design
5.3.3.1 General
5.3.3.2 Static test
5.3.3.2.1 Steps
5.3.3.2.2 Step riser
5.3.3.2.3 Pallets
5.3.3.2.4 Belts
5.3.3.3 Dynamic tests
5.3.3.3.1 Steps
5.3.3.3.1.1 Load test
5.3.3.3.1.2 Torsional test
5.3.3.3.2 Pallets
5.3.3.3.2.1 Load test
5.3.3.3.2.2 Torsional test
5.3.4 Guiding of steps, pallets and belt
5.3.5 Clearance between steps or pallets
5.3.6 Missing step or pallet device
5.4 Drive unit
5.4.1 Driving machine
5.4.1.1 General
5.4.1.2 Speed
5.4.1.2.1
5.4.1.2.2
5.4.1.2.3
5.4.1.3 Link between operational brake and step, pallet or belt drive
5.4.1.3.1
5.4.1.3.2
5.4.1.4 Hand winding device
5.4.2 Braking system
5.4.2.1 Operational brake
5.4.2.1.1 General
5.4.2.1.1.1
5.4.2.1.1.2
5.4.2.1.1.3
5.4.2.1.1.4
5.4.2.1.1.5
5.4.2.1.2 Electro-mechanical brake
5.4.2.1.3 Brake load and stopping distances for operational brake
5.4.2.1.3.1 Determination of the brake load for escalators
5.4.2.1.3.2 Stopping distances for the escalator
5.4.2.1.3.3 Determination of the brake load for moving walks
5.4.2.1.3.4 Stopping distances for moving walks
5.4.2.2 Auxiliary brake
5.4.2.2.1
5.4.2.2.2
5.4.2.2.3
5.4.2.2.4
5.4.2.2.5
5.4.2.3 Protection against risks of excessive speed and unintentional reversal of the direction of travel
5.4.3 Steps and pallets drive
5.4.3.1
5.4.3.2
5.4.3.3
5.4.4 Belt drive
5.4.4.1
5.4.4.2
5.5 Balustrade
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Dimensions of balustrade
5.5.2.1
5.5.2.2
5.5.2.3
5.5.2.4
5.5.2.5
5.5.2.6
5.5.2.6.1
5.5.2.6.2
5.5.3 Skirting
5.5.3.1
5.5.3.2
5.5.3.3
5.5.3.4
5.5.4 Newel
5.5.4.1
5.5.4.2
5.5.5 Clearance between steps, pallets or belt and skirting
5.5.5.1
5.5.5.2
5.6 Handrail system
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Profile and position
5.6.2.1
5.6.2.2
5.6.2.3
5.6.3 Distance between the handrail centre lines
5.6.4 Handrail entry
5.6.4.1
5.6.4.2
5.6.4.3
5.6.5 Guiding
5.7 Landings
5.7.1 Surface properties
5.7.2 Configuration of steps, pallets and belts
5.7.2.1
5.7.2.2
5.7.2.3
5.7.2.4
5.7.2.5
5.7.3 Combs
5.7.3.1 General
5.7.3.2 Design
5.7.3.2.1
5.7.3.2.2
5.7.3.2.3
5.7.3.2.4
5.7.3.2.5
5.7.3.2.6
5.7.3.3 Mesh depth of the combs into the grooves
5.7.3.3.1
5.7.3.3.2
5.8 Machinery spaces, driving station and return stations
5.8.1 General
5.8.2 Dimensions and equipment
5.8.2.1
5.8.2.2
5.8.2.3
5.8.3 Lighting and socket outlets
5.8.3.1
5.8.3.2
5.8.3.3 Socket outlets shall be:
5.9 Fire protection
5.10 Transportation
5.11 Electric installations and appliances
5.11.1 General
5.11.1.1 Introduction
5.11.1.2 Limits of application
5.11.1.2.1
5.11.1.2.2
5.11.1.2.3
5.11.1.3 Protection against direct contact
5.11.1.4 Insulation resistance tests
5.11.1.5 Voltage limit for control and safety circuits
5.11.1.6 Conductor for neutral and earth-continuity
5.11.2 Contactors, relay contactors, components of failsafe circuits
5.11.2.1 Contactors and relay contactors
5.11.2.1.1
5.11.2.1.2
5.11.2.1.3
5.11.2.1.4
5.11.2.2 Components of failsafe circuits
5.11.2.2.1
5.11.2.2.2
5.11.2.2.3
5.11.3 Main switches
5.11.3.1
5.11.3.2
5.11.3.3
5.11.3.4
5.11.4 Electric wiring
5.11.4.1 Conductors and cables
5.11.4.2 Cross-sectional area of conductors
5.11.4.3 Wiring practices
5.11.4.3.1
5.11.4.3.2
5.11.4.3.3
5.11.4.3.4
5.11.4.3.5
5.11.4.3.6
5.11.4.3.7
5.11.4.4 Connectors
5.12 Electric control system
5.12.1 Protective devices and functions
5.12.1.1 Overview
5.12.1.2 Protection against electric faults
5.12.1.2.1
5.12.1.2.2
5.12.1.2.3
5.12.1.3 Protection of motors
5.12.1.3.1
5.12.1.3.2
5.12.1.3.3
5.12.1.3.4
5.12.1.3.5
5.12.1.4 Protection of safety devices
5.12.1.5 Protection against electrostatic loading
5.12.2 Safety devices and functions
5.12.2.1 Overview
5.12.2.2 Function of safety devices
5.12.2.3 Monitoring of safety devices
5.12.2.4 Power supply for safety devices
5.12.2.5 Actuation of safety devices
5.12.2.6 Means of safety devices
5.12.2.6.1 Safety switches
5.12.2.6.1.1
5.12.2.6.1.2
5.12.2.6.1.3
5.12.2.6.1.4
5.12.2.6.1.5
5.12.2.6.2 Failsafe circuits
5.12.2.6.2.1
5.12.2.6.2.2
5.12.2.6.2.3
5.12.2.6.2.4
5.12.2.6.2.5
5.12.2.6.3 Safety related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic devices (E/E/PE)
5.12.2.7 Events to be detected by safety devices
5.12.2.7.1 Overview
5.12.2.7.2 Detection of excessive speed
5.12.2.7.3 Detection of unintentional reversal of the direction of travel
5.12.2.7.4 Detection of non-lifting of the auxiliary brake
5.12.2.7.5 Detection of breakage or undue elongation of parts immediately driving the steps, pallets or the belt
5.12.2.7.6 Detection of movement of tensioning device
5.12.2.7.7 Detection of entrapment at comb
5.12.2.7.8 Detection of the stopping of a succeeding escalator or moving walk or detection of structural measures blocking the exit of the escalator or moving walk
5.12.2.7.9 Detection of entrapment at hand rail entry
5.12.2.7.10 Detection of sagging step or pallet
5.12.2.7.11 Detection of missing step or pallet
5.12.2.7.12 Detection of non-lifting of the operational brake
5.12.2.7.13 Detection of speed deviation of the hand rail
5.12.2.7.14 Detection of opened inspection cover
5.12.2.7.15 Detection of the actuation of the stop device for emergency situations
5.12.2.7.16 Detection of installed hand winding device
5.12.2.7.17 Detection of the maintenance and repair stop device
5.12.2.7.18 Detection of the actuation of the stop device on the inspection control device
5.12.2.7.19 Detection of the absence/presence of a removable barrier intended to prevent access of shopping trolleys and baggage carts
5.12.2.8 Function of failure lock
5.12.2.9 Function for detecting deviations of the electrical braking sequence
5.12.2.9.1 General
5.12.2.9.2 Detection of time deviations for the braking sequence for electrical braking
5.12.3 Control devices and functions
5.12.3.1 Overview
5.12.3.2 Making available for use and starting – manually operated
5.12.3.3 Automatic operation – Starting in predetermined direction
5.12.3.3.1
5.12.3.3.2
5.12.3.3.3
5.12.3.3.3.1
5.12.3.3.3.2
5.12.3.4 Automatic operation – Starting in 2-Direction-Mode
5.12.3.4.1
5.12.3.4.2
5.12.3.4.3
5.12.3.4.3.1
5.12.3.4.3.2
5.12.3.5 Stopping the escalator or moving walk
5.12.3.5.1 General
5.12.3.5.2 Initiation of the braking sequence of the operational brake
5.12.3.5.2.1 General
5.12.3.5.2.2 Electrical braking
5.12.3.5.3 Initiation of the braking sequence by the auxiliary brake
5.12.3.6 Stopping and making unavailable by operator – manually operated
5.12.3.7 Stopping – automatically operated
5.12.3.8 Stopping by stop device for emergency situations, manually operated
5.12.3.8.1
5.12.3.8.2
5.12.3.9 Stopping initiated by protective and safety devices and functions
5.12.3.10 Preventing from starting when permitted stopping distance exceeded
5.12.3.11 Intended reversal of direction of travel
5.12.3.12 Reactivation for automatic restart
5.12.3.13 Inspection control
5.12.3.13.1
5.12.3.13.2
5.12.3.13.3
5.12.3.13.4
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures
6.1 General
6.2 Specific data, test reports and certificates
7 Information for use
7.1 General
7.2 Signals and warning devices
7.2.1 Plates, inscriptions and notices for use
7.2.1.1 General
7.2.1.2 Safety signs near the entrances of escalators or moving walks
7.2.1.2.1
7.2.1.2.2
7.2.1.2.3
7.2.1.3 Instructions for hand winding devices
7.2.1.4 Notices on the access doors to machinery spaces outside the truss, driving and return stations
7.2.2 Special indicators for escalators and moving walks starting automatically
7.3 Inspection and test
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Constructional inspection and acceptance inspection and test
7.4 Accompanying documents (in particular, instruction handbook)
7.4.1 Contents
7.4.2 Presentation of the instruction handbook
7.4.3 Advice for drafting and editing information for use
7.5 Marking
Annex A
A.1 General
A.2 Free space for users
A.2.1
A.2.2
A.2.3
A.2.4
A.2.5
A.2.6
A.2.7
A.2.8
A.2.9
A.3 Machinery spaces outside the truss
A.3.1
A.3.2
A.3.3
A.3.4
A.3.5
A.3.6
A.3.7
A.4 Measures to prevent access of shopping trolleys and baggage carts
