BS 7255:2001:2002 Edition

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Code of practice for safe working on lifts

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BSI	2002	52

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Categories: 91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators, BSI

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
1	BRITISH STANDARD
2	Committees responsible for this British Standard
3	Contents
7	1 Scope 2 Normative references
8	3 Terms and definitions 3.1 authorized person 3.2 car 3.3 competent person 3.4 entrance 3.5 landing 3.6 lift 3.7 lift contractor 3.8 lift machine 3.9 lock-off device 3.10 machinery space
9	3.11 main switch 3.12 multiple installation 3.13 observation lift 3.14 owner 3.15 passenger 3.16 permit to work 3.17 pit 3.18 platform
10	3.19 pulley room 3.20 rated load 3.21 risk assessment 3.22 safe system of work 3.23 user 3.24 well 3.25 workplace 3.26 work platform
11	4 Safety management: responsibilities of owners 4.1 Training and competence
12	4.2 General
14	4.3 Risk assessment 4.4 Well-being of persons working alone
15	4.5 Working within the well
16	4.6 Landing entrances
17	4.7 Machinery spaces and pulley rooms
18	4.8 Safe release of trapped passengers
20	4.9 Observation lifts and partially enclosed wells 4.10 Regulations
21	5 Safety management: responsibilities of persons working on lifts 5.1 Training and competence
22	5.2 General
23	5.3 Risk assessment 5.4 Well-being of persons working alone
24	5.5 Working within the well
25	5.6 Landing entrances
26	5.7 Machinery spaces and pulley rooms 5.8 Safe release of trapped passengers
27	5.9 Observation lifts and partially enclosed wells 5.10 Regulations
28	Annnex A (informative) Summary of legal requirements A.1 General A.2 Summary of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 A.3 Summary of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 A.4 Summary of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1999
29	A.5 Other statutory provisions
30	Annex B (informative) Suggested improvements for consideration by the owner with particular reference to … B.1 General B.2 Suggested improvements B.2.1 Well B.2.2 Car top B.2.3 Pit B.2.4 Landing entrances B.2.5 Machinery spaces and pulley rooms
32	Annex C (informative) Car top control stations C.1 General C.2 Basic functions
33	Figure C.1 – Typical arrangement of basic layout for car top operating buttons and switches as given in BS EN 81-1 and BS EN 81-2 C.3 Enhanced functions C.3.1 General
34	Figure C.2 – Typical arrangement of enhanced layout for car top operating buttons�and switches C.3.2 Construction
35	C.3.3 Buttons, switches, shrouds, notices and covers C.3.4 Electrical
36	Annex D (informative) Typical safety signs Figure D.1 – Safety sign for use on a landing when a lift is taken out of service
37	Figure D.2 – Safety sign for use on a machinery space or pulley room door
38	Figure D.3 – Safety sign for use on an inspection door or trap giving access to a well
39	Figure D.4 – Safety sign for use on a car top where a reduced headroom exists
40	Figure D.5 – Safety sign for use on a car top that is unsuitable for carrying persons
41	Figure D.6 – Safety sign for use on a car top on a lift installation with no safety gear or other means to pre…
42	Figure D.7 – Safety sign for use in a pit where the space below the car is restricted
43	Figure D.8 – Safety sign for use in a pit with potential danger from a descending counterweight
44	Figure D.9 – Safety sign for use on a car top with no protection from falling
45	Figure D.10 – Safety sign for use in a pit where the space below the car is restricted (hydraulic lifts only)
46	Figure D.11 – Safety sign for use on or near an access trap that gives access to a machinery space or pulley room
47	Annex E (normative) Additional procedures for installation, major repair, and dismantling: responsibiliti… E.1 Suspended work platforms E.2 Temporary protection at landings E.2.1 New buildings under construction E.2.2 Existing buildings
48	E.3 Temporary electrical supplies and lighting E.4 Environment E.5 Fire hazards Dismantling
49	Bibliography

Additional information

Status	Withdrawn
Title	Code of practice for safe working on lifts
Replaces	BS 7255:1989
Publisher	BSI
Committee	MHE/4/1
Pages	52
Publication Date	2002-08-07
Withdrawn Date	2012-09-30
Replaced By	BS 7255:2012
ISBN	0 580 33294 2
Standard Number	BS 7255:2001
Descriptors	Passenger lifts, Safety devices, Warning devices, Installation, Training, Access, Signs, Occupational safety, Layout, Lifts, Emergency measures, Visual inspection (testing), Landings, Lifting equipment, Maintenance, Safety measures
ICS Codes	91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators

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