Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Global essential safety requirements (GESRs)

Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Global essential safety requirements (GESRs)

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1   Scope

This document
  • — specifies GESRs for lifts (elevators), their components and functions, and
  • — establishes a system and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that can arise in the course of, the operation and use of, or work on, lifts (elevators).

NOTE 1 Hereinafter, the term “lift” is used instead of the term “elevator”.

NOTE 2 See Clause 5 regarding the use and application of this document.

This document is applicable to lifts that are intended to carry persons or persons and goods that can:
  1. a) be located in any permanent and fixed structure or building, except lifts located in means of transport, (e.g. ships);
  2. b) have any
    1. 1) rated load, size of load carrying unit and speed, and
    2. 2) travel distance and number of landings;
  3. c) be affected by fire in the load-carrying unit (LCU), earthquake, weather, or flood;
  4. d) be foreseeably misused (e.g. overloaded) but not vandalized.
This document does not cover
  1. a) all needs of users with disabilities;1 or
  2. b) risks arising from
    1. 1) work on lifts under construction, testing, or during alterations and dismantling;
    2. 2) use of lifts for fire fighting and emergency evacuation;
    3. 3) vandalism; and
    4. 4) fire outside the LCU.