1、Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway ChairliftsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDASME A18.1-2014(Revision of ASME A18.1-2011)ASME A18.1-2014(Revision of ASME A18.1-2011)Safety Standardfor Platform Liftsand StairwayChairliftsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDTwo Park Avenue New York, NY 10016 USADat
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9、 permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersTwo Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990Copyright 2014 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.CONTENTSForeword ivCommittee Roster . vCorrespondence With the A18 Committee viSummary of
10、Changes vii1 Introduction. 12 Vertical Platform Lifts 93 Inclined Platform Lifts . 234 Inclined Stairway Chairlifts. 305 Private Residence Vertical Platform Lifts 356 Private Residence Inclined Platform Lifts 427 Private Residence Inclined Stairway Chairlifts . 498 Driving Means. 539 Engineering Typ
11、e Testing and Design . 5610 Routine, Periodic, and Acceptance Inspections and Tests. 61Figures2.6.7 Plaftform Lift Corridor Call Station Pictograph 199.7 Minimum Loads to Sustain and Lower Based Upon Inside NetPlatform Area . 59Tables1.5-1 Reference Documents 61.5-2 Procurement Information . 8iiiFOR
12、EWORDThis Standard is one of the numerous standards developed and published by The AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria forAmerican National Standards. The consensus committee that approved the Standard was balancedto ensure that individu
13、als from competent and concerned interests have had an opportunity toparticipate.This Standard is intended to serve as the basis for state, municipal, and other jurisdictionalauthorities in drafting regulations governing the installation, testing, inspection, maintenance,alteration, and repair of pl
14、atform lifts and stairway chairlifts. It is also intended as a standardreference of safety requirements for the guidance of architects, engineers, insurance companies,manufacturers, and contractors, and as a standard of safety practices for owners and managementof structures where equipment covered
15、in the Scope of this Standard is used.This Standard is available for public review on a continuing basis. This provides an opportunityfor additional public input from industry, academia, regulatory agencies, and the public-at-large.Safety codes and standards are intended to enhance public health and
16、 safety. Revisions resultfrom committee consideration of factors such as technological advances, new data, and changingenvironmental and industry needs. Revisions do not imply that previous editions were inadequate.It should be pointed out that any governmental jurisdiction has authority over any pa
17、rticularinstallation. Inquiries dealing with problems of a local character should be directed to the properauthority of such jurisdiction. It is recommended that, prior to adoption, all pertinent state andlocal laws or ordinances be reviewed and where there is a conflict with any of the requirements
18、of this Standard, an exception to such conflicting requirement be noted, quoting the section ofthe law that applies.Equipment covered by this Standard was originally incorporated as a 1983 supplement toANSI/ASME A17.11981, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. In ANSI/ASME A17.1b1983,a new Part
19、XXI covering private residence inclined stairway chairlifts and inclined and verticalwheelchair lifts was added. Part XX was added to cover these same devices installed in buildingsother than private residences.In 1996, as a result of the effort to harmonize the ASME A17.1 Code and the CAN/CSA-B44Sa
20、fety Code for Elevators, a new Main Committee on Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts wasestablished. The Committee developed the first edition, which incorporates Parts XX and XXI,as well as the applicable cross-references in ASME A17.11996, up to and includingASME A17.1a1997.The first edition of
21、 this Standard was approved by The American Society of MechanicalEngineers Committee on Platform Lifts and Stairway Lifts, was approved and designated as anASME Standard by the American National Standards Institute on June 21, 1999, and issued onJuly 26, 1999. The A18.1a-2001 Addenda was approved on
22、 January 30, 2001 and issued onMarch 26, 2001. The A18.1b-2001 Addenda was approved on December 11, 2001 and issued onApril 11, 2002.The second edition of this Standard was approved by ANSI on July 29, 2003 and was issuedon September 12, 2003.The third edition of this Standard was approved by ANSI o
23、n May 6, 2005 and was issued onNovember 29, 2005.The fourth edition of this Standard was approved by ANSI on July 3, 2008 and was issued onAugust 28, 2008.The fifth edition of this Standard was approved by ANSI on August 31, 2011 and was issedon October 31, 2011.The sixth edition of this Standard wa
24、s approved by ANSI on July 10, 2014 and was issued onSeptember 12, 2014.ivASME A18 COMMITTEESafety Standard forPlatform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts(The following is the roster of the Committee at the time of approval of this Standard.)STANDARDS COMMITTEE OFFICERSD. W. Boydston, ChairM. Townsend, V
25、ice ChairR. Mohamed, SecretarySTANDARDS COMMITTEE PERSONNELP. D. Barnhart, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.D. W. Birdsall, Lift-U/Division of Hogan Manufacturing, Inc.D. R. Oehrlein, Alternate, Lift-U/Division of Hogan Manufacturing,Inc.D. W. Boydston, Handi-Lift, Inc.J. Martin, Alternate, Accessibil
26、ity Lifts, Inc.K. L. Brinkman, Kevin L. Brinkman however, they shouldnot contain proprietary names or information.Requests that are not in this format will be rewritten in this format by the Committee priorto being answered, which may inadvertently change the intent of the original request.ASME proc
27、edures provide for reconsideration of any interpretation when or if additionalinformation that might affect an interpretation is available. Further, persons aggrieved by aninterpretation may appeal to the cognizant ASME Committee or Subcommittee. ASME does not“approve,” “certify,” “rate,” or “endors
28、e” any item, construction, proprietary device, or activity.Attending Committee Meetings. The A18 Standards Committee regularly holds meetings, whichare open to the public. Persons wishing to attend any meeting should contact the Secretary ofthe A18 Standards Committee.viASME A18.1-2014SUMMARY OF CHA
29、NGESFollowing approval by the ASME A18 Standards Committee and ASME, and after public review,ASME A18.1-2014 was approved by the American National Standards Institute on July 10, 2014.The 2014 edition of ASME A18.1 includes revisions that are identified by a margin note, (14).Also, third-level break
30、downs are now designated as (-a), (-b), (-c), etc.The following is a summaryof the latest revisions and changes.Page Location Change1,3 1.1.3 Revised1.3 Definition of lever screw driving machineadded9 2.1.1.2 Revised10 2.1.2.2 Revised11 2.1.3.1 Revised12 2.1.4.1 Revised15 2.3 Subparagraph (j) added
31、and subsequentsubparagraph redesignated16 2.3.2 Revised18 2.7.1 Revised20 2.9.1 Revised21 2.9.2 Revised2.9.7 Added22 2.10.10 Revised2.12 Revised in its entirety24 3.3 Subparagraph (j) added and subsequentsubparagraph redesignated27 3.6.8.2.5 Added3.7.1 Revised30 3.10.10 Revised3.12 Revised in its en
32、tirety31 4.3 Subparagraph (j) added and subsequentsubparagraph redesignated37 5.3 Subparagraph (j) added and subsequentsubparagraph redesignated41 5.9.1 Revised5.9.2 Revised5.9.7 AddedviiPage Location Change43 6.3 Subparagraph (j) added and subsequentsubparagraph redesignated49 7.3 Subparagraph (j)
33、added and subsequentsubparagraph redesignated54 8.1.4.7 Revised55 8.2.1 Revised8.2.3 Revised62 10.1.4 Revisedviii(14)ASME A18.1-2014SAFETY STANDARD FORPLATFORM LIFTS AND STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS1 INTRODUCTION1.1 Scope1.1.1 Equipment Covered by This Standard. Thissafety Standard covers the design, constru
34、ction, installa-tion, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, andrepair of inclined stairway chairlifts and inclined andvertical platform lifts intended for transportation of amobility impaired person only. The device shall have alimited vertical travel, operating speed, and platformarea. Opera
35、tion shall be under continuous control ofthe user/attendant. The device shall not penetrate morethan one floor. A full passenger enclosure on the plat-form shall be prohibited.1.1.2 Equipment Not Covered by This Standard.Equipment not covered by this Standard includes, butis not limited to, the foll
36、owing:(a) elevators, escalators, moving walkways, materiallifts, and dumbwaiters within the scope ofASME A17.1b1997 and later edition(b) personnel hoists within the scope ofANSI/ASSE A10.4(c) manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1(d) powered platform and equipment for exterior andinterior building
37、maintenance within the scope ofASME A120.1(e) portable equipment(f) amusement devices(g) stage and orchestra lifts1.1.3 Application. This Standard applies to newinstallations only, except Section 10, which applies tonew and existing installations.1.1.4 Effective Date. The requirements of this edi-ti
38、on to the Standard are effective as of the date estab-lished by the local regulations of the authority havingjurisdiction. Where the Standard has not been adoptedby local regulation and a specific edition has not beenstipulated by contractual agreement, compliance withthis edition is recommended as
39、of the effective datelisted in the front of the document.11.2 Purpose and ExceptionsThe purpose of this Standard is to provide for thesafety of life and limb, and to promote public welfare.The provisions of this Standard are not intended toprevent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equiv-ale
40、nt or superior quality, strength, fire resistance, effec-tiveness, durability, and safety to those prescribed bythis Standard, provided that there is technical documen-tation to demonstrate the equivalency of the system,method, or device.The specific requirements of this Standard shall bepermitted t
41、o be modified by the authority having juris-diction based upon technical documentation or physicalperformance verification to allow alternative arrange-ments that will assure safety equivalent to that whichwould be provided by conformance to the correspond-ing requirements of this Standard.1.3 Defin
42、itionsThis section defines various terms used in thisStandard.alteration: any change to equipment other than mainte-nance, repair, or replacement.approved: acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.authority having jurisdiction: organization, office, or indi-vidual responsible for approving eq
43、uipment. Wherecompliance with this Standard has been mandated bylaw, the “authority having jurisdiction” is the federal,state, or local department or individual so designatedin the enacting legislation or administrative regulation.authorized personnel: persons who have been instructedin the operatio
44、n, maintenance, or both, of the equipmentand designated by the owner to use or maintain theequipment.building code: an ordinance that sets forth requirementsfor building design and construction, or where such anordinance has not been enacted, the International CodeCouncil (ICC), International Buildi
45、ng Code (IBC), andInternational Residential Code (IRC) are the codestandards.cable, traveling: see traveling cable.capacity: see rated load.certified: a certification by a testing laboratory, a profes-sional engineer, a manufacturer, or a contractor that a(14)ASME A18.1-2014device or an assembly con
46、forms to the requirements ofthis Sbinationmechanicallockandelectriccontact: a combina-tion mechanical and electrical device with two relatedbut entirely independent functions, which are(a) to prevent operation of the driving machine bythe normal operating device unless the door or gate isin the clos
47、ed position(b) to lock the door or gate in the closed position andprevent it from being opened from the landing sideunless the platform is within the specified distance fromthe landingcompensating-rope sheave switch: a device that automati-cally causes the electric power to be removed from thedrivin
48、g-machine motor and brake when the compensat-ing sheave approaches its upper or lower limit of travel.contacts: see door or gate electric contact.control: the system governing the starting, stopping,direction of motion, acceleration, speed, and retardationof the moving member.controller: a device or
49、 group of devices that serves tocontrol in a predetermined manner the apparatus towhich it is connected.door or gate: the movable portion(s) of the platform orrunway entrance that closes the opening providingaccess to the platform or landing. It consists of one ormore panels that may be equipped with a vision panel.door or gate, manually operated: door or gate that isopened and closed by hand.door or gate, power-operated: a door or gate that isopened and closed by a door or gate power-operator.door or gate, self-closing: a manually operated door orgate that closes when
