1、Designation: E2513 07 (Reapproved 2012)Standard Specification forMulti-Story Building External Evacuation Platform RescueSystems1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2513; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revis
2、ion, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This specification covers the specifications, safetyrequirements, performance, design, practices, mar
3、king instruc-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
4、Permanently installed;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 acc
5、ess;1.3.2 Helicopters 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
6、 PRS is limited to trained and authorizedoperators.1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard. No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.6 Table of Contents:SectionScope 1Referenced Documents 2Terminology 3Building Interface Requirements andInstallation4Sectio
7、nEnvironmental Conditions 5Fire and Smoke Protection 6Material Requirements 7Structural, Mechanical and StabilityCalculations8Mechanical and Physical Properties 9Buffers and Guides 10Suspension Wire Rope and Wire RopeConnections11Hoisting Machines and Pulleys 12Means to Prevent Falling of the Platfo
8、rm(s) 13Electrical Power Requirements 14Operation, Control and Communication 15Accompanying Documents 16Markings, Warnings and OperatingInstructions17Verification of Safety Requirements 18Quality Assurance 19Maintenance 20Keywords 21Type Tests Annex A1Tests and Verifications Before First Use Annex A
9、2Periodic Verifications Annex A3PRS Utilization Procedures Annex 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
10、 practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A36/A36M Specification for Carbon Structural SteelE84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics ofBuilding MaterialsE136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vert
11、icalTube Furnace at 750CE631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsG153 Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc LightApparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Sub
12、committee E06.77on High Rise Building External Evacuation Devices.Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2012. Published October 2012. Originallyapproved in 2007. Last previous version approved in 2007 as E2513 07. DOI:10.1520/E2513-07R12.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.or
13、g, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States12.2 ASCE Stand
14、ards:3ASCE705 Minimum Design Loads for Building and OtherStructures2.3 ASME Standards:4A120.1 Safety Requirements for Powered Platforms forBuilding MaintenanceA17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators2.4 ANSI Standards:5ANSI/ASSE A10.4 Safety Requirements for PersonnelHoists on Construction and
15、 Demolition SitesANSI/AWS D1.1 Structural Welding Code-SteelANSI/AWS D14.4 Specification for Welded Joints in Ma-chinery and EquipmentANSI Z535.4 Product Safety Signs and Labels2.5 NFPA Standards:6ANSI/NFPA 70 National Electrical CodeNFPA 255 Standard Method of Test of Surface BurningCharacteristics
16、 of Building MaterialsNFPA 1971 Standard on Protective Ensemble for StructuralFire FightingNFPA 1976 Standard on Protective Clothing for ProximityFire Fighting2.6 UL Standards:7UL 723 Standard for Safety Test for Surface Burning Char-acteristics of Building MaterialsUL 1523 Controlled Descent Device
17、s for Marine Use2.7 Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Standard:8CAN-ULC-S102.2 Method of Test for Surface BurningCharacteristics of Floor Covering, and MiscellaneousMaterials and Assemblies2.8 EN (European Committee for Standardization) Stan-dards:9EN 81.1 Safety Rules for the Construction and Ins
18、tallationof LiftsPart 1EN 341 Personal Protective Equipment for ProtectionAgainst Falls from HeightEN 1808 Safety Requirements on Suspended MechanicalScaffoldsEN 12015 Electromagnetic CompatibilityProduct FamilyStandard for Lifts, Escalators and Passenger ConveyorsEmissionEN 12016 Electromagnetic Co
19、mpatibilityProduct FamilyStandard for Lifts, Escalators and Passenger ConveyorsImmunityEN 61000-6-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part6-2 Generic StandardsImmunity for Industrial Environ-mentsEN 61000-6-3 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Part6-3 Generic StandardsEmission Standard forResidenti
20、al, Commercial and LightIndustrial Environ-mentsEN 60529 Degrees of Protection Provided by Enclosures(IP-Code)2.9 BSi (British Standards Institute) Standard:10BSI-PD 7974-6 The Application of Fire Safety EngineeringPrinciples to Fire Safety Design of Buildings. HumanFactors: Life Safety Strategies.
21、Occupant Evacuation,Behaviour and Condition (Subsystem 6)2.10 ISO International Standards:11ISO 14121 Safety of MachineryPrinciples of RiskAssess-mentISO 14798 Lifts, Escalators and Moving WalksRisk As-sessment and Risk Reduction MethodologyISO 9000 Quality Management and Manufacturing QualityAssura
22、nceISO 9002 Quality SystemsModel for QualityAssurance inProduction, Installation and Servicing2.11 NEMA Standard:12NEMA 250 Enclosures for Electrical Equipment3. Terminology3.1 Refer to Terminology E631 for standard terminologyrelated to building construction.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to Thi
23、s Standard:3.2.1 abnormal conditionsextreme conditions such as sys-tem malfunctions or environmental conditions beyond theconditions in which the system was designed to function by themanufacturer.3.2.2 anti-tilt detection devicedevice which stops PRSmotion when the longitudinal slope of the platfor
24、m reaches apre-set angle.3.2.3 approvedaccepted as satisfactory by a constitutedadministrative or regulatory authority.3.2.4 biparting doora vertically or horizontally slidingdoor consisting of two or more sections, arranged so thesections or groups of sections open away from each other andare inter
25、connected so all sections operate simultaneously.3.2.5 building evacuation openingsbuildings evacuationexits to the platform(s) such as windows or other openings.3.2.6 building evacuation strategyarrangements and plansfor evacuation of the building in a catastrophic event such as afire.3Available fr
26、om American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1801 AlexanderBell Dr., Reston, VA 20191, http:/www.asce.org.4Available from American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), ASMEInternational Headquarters, Three Park Ave., New York, NY 10016-5990, http:/www.asme.org.5Available from American National
27、Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.6Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 BatterymarchPark, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http:/www.nfpa.org.7Available from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), 333 Pfingsten Rd.,Northbrook, IL 600
28、62-2096, http:/.8Available from Underwriters Laboratories of Canada at http:/www.ulc.ca/9Available from European Committee for Standardization (CEN), 36 rue deStassart, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium, http:/www.cenorm.be.10Available from British Standards Institute (BSI), 389 Chiswick High Rd.,London W4
29、4AL, U.K., http:/www.bsi-.11Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1 rue deVaremb, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:/www.iso.ch.12Available from National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), 1300N. 17th St., Suite 1752, Rosslyn, VA 22209, h
30、ttp:/www.nema.org.E2513 07 (2012)23.2.7 buffera device designed to stop the PRS in limiteddeceleration by storing or absorbing and dissipating the super-fluous kinetic energy of the platform(s), either by hydraulic orspring action depending on PRS speed.3.2.8 bypass mode of operationbypass mode of o
31、perationachieved 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 system or loss of power.3.2.9 certifying organizationan approved or accreditedindependent organization con
32、cerned with product evaluation,that maintains periodic inspection of listed/certified equipmentor material and whose listing/certification states whether thatequipment meets appropriate standards or has been tested andfound suitable for use in a specified manner.NOTE 1“Accredited”, in this definitio
33、n, means that an organizationhas been evaluated and approved by an Authorized Agency to operate aCertification/Listing program, and 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 pract
34、ical experi-ence and provided with the necessary instructions to enable therequired task to be carried out safely.3.2.11 control deviceselectrical contacts, relays, switches,push buttons, levers or other devices used to govern thestarting, stopping, direction of motion, acceleration, speed andretard
35、ation of the platform(s).3.2.11.1 continuous-pressure operationbuttons, switchesor levers used to control movement of the PRS that 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 z
36、one) where slowing down and stopping of the PRS isautomatic.3.2.12 descent energyenergy (measured in Joules) thatresults from the product 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 th
37、e platform(s) andending at their exit from the platform(s) in the landing zone.3.2.14 drive unitcomplete assembly comprising a primemover, 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 du
38、ring which acomponent, device, or system is to be operated.3.2.16 emergency response personnel (responders) per-sonnel who respond to 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 buil
39、ding from a dangerous area to a safezone; (2) movement of persons during an evacuation, using aPRS, from a dangerous area in a building 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 d
40、etermined by the building evacua-tion strategy.NOTE 2Some floors may not have access because of obstructions, ormay be at safe zone level or below ground.3.2.19 guide railfixed vertical sections designed to restrictlateral movement of the platform due to wind or other outsideforce.3.2.20 guide shoes
41、, backup guide shoes and guide rollersdevices attached to the platform frame that cause the platformto be guided by the guide rail 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
42、-sponders.NOTE 3Usually, the landing zone is on the ground floor, but it can beat other levels due to building-specific circumstances, 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 r
43、ecord anything that has or could affect the safeoperation of the equipment and action taken to mitigate thedeficiency.3.2.23 maintenancenormal lubrication, adjusting,tightening, cleaning, protecting and inspecting of the hoist,appendages and their power supplies.NOTE 4It is not the repair, replaceme
44、nt or restoration of worn,damaged or broken parts, components or accessories.3.2.24 normal terminal stopping devicea device or 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 devicedevic
45、e which acts auto-matically to stop the motion of a platform if the load in theplatform reach(es) its tripping load for lifting 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 oper
46、atorperson trained and authorized tooperate a platform and responsible for the evacuees safeentrance into and exit from the platform 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 p
47、latformor set of enclosed platforms, moving vertically along guides orother means on the exterior of a building, intended for theevacuation 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 o
48、nly one platform.3.2.29.2 PRS, multi-platforma platform rescue systemwith two or more platforms, connected vertically.E2513 07 (2012)3NOTE 5PRSs consist of (a) platform(s) suspended from a suspensionrig and a hoist, operating either on rails or concrete track. May also havemonorails with traversing
49、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 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 pathway
