1 Scope
This part of ISO/TS 25740:
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— specifies global essential safety requirements (GESRs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and functions, and
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— 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.
NOTE See Clause 5 regarding the use and application of this part of ISO/TS 25740.
This part of ISO/TS 25740 is applicable to escalators and moving walks that are intended to carry persons. The escalators and moving walks to which this part of ISO/TS 25740 applies can:
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a) be located in any permanent and fixed structure or building;
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b) have any
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1) rated load, size of load carrying unit (LCU) and speed, and
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2) travel height;
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c) be affected by fire in the environment of the LCU and weather conditions;
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d) be misused.
This part of ISO/TS 25740 does not specifically cover:
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— all needs of users with disabilities1);
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— risks arising from work on escalators and moving walks under construction or during alterations and dismantling; vandalism; fire in the environment outside the LCU.