Escalators and moving walks - Safety parameters meeting the GESRs

Escalators and moving walks - Safety parameters meeting the GESRs

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1   Scope

This document:
  1. a) specifies global safety parameters (GSPs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and their functions;
  2. 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.
This document is applicable to escalators and moving walks that can:
  1. a) be located in any permanent and fixed structure within or attached to a building;
  2. b) have any
    1. 1) rated load, size of load carrying unit and speed, and
    2. 2) travel height;
  3. c) be affected by fire and weather;
  4. d) be foreseeably misused, but not vandalized.
This document 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.