1、Designation: E 2513 07Standard Specification forMulti-Story Building External Evacuation Platform RescueSystems1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2513; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of
2、 last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers the specifications, safety re-quirements, performance, design, practices, marking instruc-
3、tions and test methods for Multi-Story Building ExternalEvacuation Platform Rescue Systems (PRS) for emergencyescape of persons who cannot use the normal means of egressto a safe area and for transport of emergency respondersvertically.1.2 This standard is applicable only to PRSs:1.2.1 Permanently i
4、nstalled;1.2.2 Designed for multi-cycle and repetitive use; and1.2.3 Where descent is controlled to limit speed beforearrival at a floor or landing zone.1.3 This standard does not cover:1.3.1 Platform devices that are used primarily for purposesother than emergency evacuation and/or access;1.3.2 Hel
5、icopters or other flying platforms;1.3.3 Any other devices covered under/within ASMEA17.1;1.3.4 A PRS utilizing platform(s) that can be transported toor between buildings during operations; and1.3.5 APRS using driving methods other than positive driveas drum and ropes.1.4 Operation of a PRS is limit
6、ed to trained and authorizedoperators.1.5 The values given in SI units are to be considered as thestandard.1.6 Table of Contents:SectionScope 1Referenced Documents 2Terminology 3Building Interface Requirements and Installation 4Environmental Conditions 5Fire and Smoke Protection 6Material Requiremen
7、ts 7Structural, Mechanical and Stability Calculations 8Mechanical and Physical Properties 9Buffers and Guides 10Suspension Wire Rope and Wire Rope Connections 11Hoisting Machines and Pulleys 12SectionMeans to Prevent Falling of the Platform(s) 13Electrical Power Requirements 14Operation, Control and
8、 Communication 15Accompanying Documents 16Markings, Warnings and Operating Instructions 17Verification of Safety Requirements 18Quality Assurance 19Maintenance 20Keywords 21Type Tests Annex A1Tests and Verifications Before First Use Annex A2Periodic Verifications Annex A3PRS Utilization Procedures A
9、nnex A4Rationale Statement Appendix X11.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory li
10、mitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A 36/A 36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE 136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a VerticalTube Furnace at 750CE 631 Terminology of Building Con
11、structionsG 153 Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc LightApparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials2.2 ASCE Standards:3ASCE705 Minimum Design Loads for Building and OtherStructures2.3 ASME Standards:4A120.1 Safety Requirements for Powered Platforms forBuilding Maintenance1This specificat
12、ion is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.77on High Rise Building External Evacuation Devices.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2007. Published October 2007.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website
13、, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3American Society of Civil Engineers publications, ASCE 7-05 MinimumDesign Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
14、, Available at http:/www.pubs.asce.org/.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASMEInternational Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http:/www.asme.org.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, U
15、nited States.A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators2.4 ANSI Standards:5ANSI/ASSE A10.4 Safety Requirements for PersonnelHoists on Construction and Demolition SitesANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code-SteelANSI/AWS D14.4 Specification for Welded Joints in Ma-chinery and EquipmentANSI Z535.4
16、Product Safety Signs and Labels2.5 NFPA Standards:6ANSI/NFPA 70 National Electrical CodeNFPA 255 Standard Method of Test of Surface BurningCharacteristics of Building MaterialsNFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensemble for StructuralFire FightingNFPA 1976 Standard on Protective Clothing for Proximity
17、Fire Fighting2.6 UL Standards:7UL 723 Standard for Safety Test for Surface BurningCharacteristics of Building MaterialsUL 1523 Controlled Descent Devices for Marine Use2.7 Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Standard:8CAN-ULC-S102.2 Method of Test for Surface BurningCharacteristics of Floor Covering
18、, and MiscellaneousMaterials and Assemblies2.8 EN (European Committee for Standardization) Stan-dards:9EN 81.1 Safety Rules for the Construction and Installationof LiftsPart 1EN 341 Personal Protective Equipment for ProtectionAgainst Falls from HeightEN 1808 Safety Requirements on Suspended Mechanic
19、alScaffoldsEN 12015 Electromagnetic CompatibilityProduct FamilyStandard for Lifts, Escalators and Passenger ConveyorsEmissionEN 12016 Electromagnetic CompatibilityProduct FamilyStandard for Lifts, Escalators and Passenger ConveyorsImmunityEN 61000-6-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part6-2 Gener
20、ic StandardsImmunity for Industrial Environ-mentsEN 61000-6-3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part6-3 Generic StandardsEmission Standard for Residen-tial, Commercial and LightIndustrial EnvironmentsEN 60529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures(IP-Code)2.9 BSi (British Standards Institute)
21、 Standard:10BSI-PD 7974-6 The Application of Fire Safety EngineeringPrinciples to Fire Safety Design of Buildings. HumanFactors: Life Safety Strategies. Occupant Evacuation,Behaviour and Condition (Subsystem 6)2.10 ISO International Standards:11ISO 14121 Safety of MachineryPrinciples of Risk As-sess
22、mentISO 14798 Lifts, Escalators and Moving WalksRisk As-sessment and Risk Reduction MethodologyISO 9000 Quality Management and Manufacturing QualityAssuranceISO 9002 Quality SystemsModel for Quality Assurancein Production, Installation and Servicing2.11 NEMA Standard:12NEMA 250 Enclosures for Electr
23、ical Equipment3. Terminology3.1 Refer to Terminology E 631 for standard terminologyrelated to building construction.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 abnormal conditionsextreme conditions such assystem malfunctions or environmental conditions beyond theconditions in which the
24、system was designed to function by themanufacturer.3.2.2 anti-tilt detection devicedevice which stops PRSmotion when the longitudinal slope of the platform reaches apre-set angle.3.2.3 approvedaccepted as satisfactory by a constitutedadministrative or regulatory authority.3.2.4 biparting doora verti
25、cally or horizontally slidingdoor consisting of two or more sections, arranged so thesections or groups of sections open away from each other andare interconnected so all sections operate simultaneously.3.2.5 building evacuation openingsbuildings evacuationexits to the platform(s) such as windows or
26、 other openings.3.2.6 building evacuation strategyarrangements andplans for evacuation of the building in a catastrophic eventsuch as a fire.3.2.7 buffera device designed to stop the PRS in limiteddeceleration by storing or absorbing and dissipating the super-fluous kinetic energy of the platform(s)
27、, either by hydraulic orspring action depending on PRS speed.3.2.8 bypass mode of operationbypass mode of operationachieved by means of a manually operated device or standbypower supply that allows platform(s) to descend at a limitedspeed with rated load in case of malfunction of the normaloperation
28、 system or loss of power.3.2.9 certifying organizationan approved or accreditedindependent organization concerned with product evaluation,that maintains periodic inspection of listed/certified equipmentor material and whose listing/certification states whether thatequipment meets appropriate standar
29、ds or has been tested andfound suitable for use in a specified manner.NOTE 1“Accredited”, in this definition, means that an organization5Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.6Available from National Fire Protect
30、ion Association (NFPA), 1 BatterymarchPark, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http:/www.nfpa.org.7Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 333 Pfingsten Rd., North-brook, IL 60062-2096, http:/.8Available from Underwriters Laboratories of Canada at http:/www.ulc.ca/9Available from European Committee for S
31、tandardization (CEN), 36 rue deStassart, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, http:/www.cenorm.be.10Available from British Standards Institute (BSI), 389 Chiswick High Rd.,London W4 4AL, U.K., http:/www.bsi-.11Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 rue deVaremb, Case postale 56
32、, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:/www.iso.ch.12Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), 1300N. 17th St., Suite 1752, Rosslyn, VA 22209, http:/www.nema.org.E2513072has been evaluated and approved by an Authorized Agency to operate aCertification/Listing program, and
33、 is designated as such in a publication ofthe Authorized Agency.3.2.10 competent persona designated person that is suit-ably trained and qualified by knowledge and practical experi-ence and provided with the necessary instructions to enable therequired task to be carried out safely.3.2.11 control de
34、viceselectrical contacts, relays, switches,push buttons, levers or other devices used to govern thestarting, stopping, direction of motion, acceleration, speed andretardation of the platform(s).3.2.11.1 continuous-pressure operationbuttons, switchesor levers used to control movement of the PRS that
35、must bemanually held in the actuating position.3.2.11.2 automatic floor-stop operationmovement initi-ated with a definite reference to the destination (floor orlanding zone) where slowing down and stopping of the PRS isautomatic.3.2.12 descent energyenergy (measured in Joules) thatresults from the p
36、roduct of descent height, the descent load andthe number of descents.3.2.13 descending cyclesequence of events, starting fromthe moment the PRS occupants safely enter the platform(s) andending at their exit from the platform(s) in the landing zone.3.2.14 drive unitcomplete assembly comprising a prim
37、emover, brake and gearing that drives the platform(s), absorbsthe descent energy and controls the movement of the plat-form(s).3.2.15 duty cyclethe proportion of time during which acomponent, device, or system is to be operated.3.2.16 emergency response personnel (responders)personnel who respond to
38、 fire, medical, and other emergencysituations for the preservation of life and property.3.2.17 evacuation(1) an organized and controlled move-ment of persons in a building from a dangerous area to a safezone; (2) movement of persons during an evacuation, using aPRS, from a dangerous area in a buildi
39、ng to a safe zone,usually to the landing zone, but can also be from floor to floor.3.2.18 evacuation floorsfloors permitting access of per-sons to the platform(s) as determined by the building evacua-tion strategy.NOTE 2Some floors may not have access because of obstructions, ormay be at safe zone l
40、evel or below ground.3.2.19 guide railfixed vertical sections designed to re-strict lateral movement of the platform due to wind or otheroutside force.3.2.20 guide shoes, backup guide shoes and guide rollersdevices attached to the platform frame that cause the platformto be guided by the guide rail
41、members.3.2.21 landing zonearea determined by the buildingevacuation strategy as the principal exit area from PRSplatform(s), and entrance for operators and emergency re-sponders.NOTE 3Usually, the landing zone is on the ground floor, but it can beat other levels due to building-specific circumstanc
42、es, for example, on topof a plaza or garage.3.2.22 loga record of operation or maintenance of a PRSinstallation in which operators, responders, or maintenancepersonnel record anything that has or could affect the safeoperation of the equipment and action taken to mitigate thedeficiency.3.2.23 mainte
43、nancenormal lubrication, adjusting, tighten-ing, cleaning, protecting and inspecting of the hoist, append-ages and their power supplies.NOTE 4It is not the repair, replacement or restoration of worn,damaged or broken parts, components or accessories.3.2.24 normal terminal stopping devicea device or
44、de-vices that slow down and stop the PRS automatically at or nearthe landing zone independently of the functioning of thecontrol device.3.2.25 overload detection devicedevice which acts auto-matically to stop the motion of a platform if the load in theplatform reach(es) its tripping load for lifting
45、 and descending.3.2.26 over-speed governordevice that causes the PRS tostop, by activating a secondary device, when the PRS attains apredetermined speed.3.2.27 platform operatorperson trained and authorized tooperate a platform and responsible for the evacuees safeentrance into and exit from the pla
46、tform as well communica-tions with the PRS Operator.3.2.28 platformportion of the PRS designed to carrypersons and equipment.3.2.29 platform rescue system (PRS)an enclosed platformor set of enclosed platforms, moving vertically along guides orother means on the exterior of a building, intended for t
47、heevacuation of multiple occupants to a safe zone and may havethe capability of transporting emergency responders.3.2.29.1 PRS, single platforma platform rescue systemwith only one platform.3.2.29.2 PRS, multi-platforma platform rescue systemwith two or more platforms, connected vertically.NOTE 5PRS
48、s consist of (a) platform(s) suspended from a suspensionrig and a hoist, operating either on rails or concrete track. May also havemonorails with traversing trolleys or other suspension rigs, for example,davits, fixed to the building, from which (a) platform(s) may be sus-pended. (See Fig. 1.)3.2.30
49、 PRS commanderPRS operator, in charge of super-vising and commanding the platform operators.3.2.31 PRS occupantsall persons traveling within thePRS: evacuees, emergency responders, platform operators.3.2.32 PRS operatorperson trained and authorized tooperate the PRS.3.2.33 prime moversource of mechanical power for thehoisting device.3.2.34 PRS pathwaya vertical distance; the space traveledby the platform(s), and the space occupied by its supportmembers.3.2.35 repairreplacement or restoration of
