1、raising standards worldwideNO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBSI Standards PublicationBS 6440:2011Powered vertical liftingplatforms havingnon-enclosed or partiallyenclosed liftways intendedfor use by persons withimpaired mobility SpecificationPublishing and copyri
2、ght informationThe BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documentwas last issued. BSI 2011ISBN 978 0 580 65634 7ICS 11.180.10; 53.020.99The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard:Committee reference MHE/4Draft for comment 11/30194294 DCPublication h
3、istoryFirst published December 1983Second edition, October 1999Third (present) edition, August 2011Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedBS 6440:2011 BRITISH STANDARDContentsForeword ivIntroduction 11 Scope 22 Normative references 23 Terms and definitions 34 General requirements for l
4、ifting platforms 64.1 General 64.2 Pattern of use 64.3 Guarding 64.4 Rated speed 64.5 Rated load 74.6 Load control 74.7 Carrier floor dimensions 74.8 Mechanical strength of the lifting platform 74.9 Resistance to operating forces 84.10 Protection of equipment against harmful external influences 94.1
5、1 Lifting platform support/guide system 94.12 Safety gear and over-speed governor 105 Access for maintenance, repair and inspection 115.1 Working areas on the carrier 115.2 Working areas under the carrier 125.3 Access to equipment and machinery 126 Driving units and drive systems 126.1 General requi
6、rements 126.2 Braking system 136.3 Stopping/levelling accuracy 146.4 Emergency/manual operation 146.5 Additional requirements for rack and pinion drive 156.6 Additional requirements for rope and chain suspension drive 166.7 Additional requirements for screw and nut drive 176.8 Additional requirement
7、s for hydraulic drive 187 Electrical equipment 247.1 Power supply 247.2 Conductors of different circuits 247.3 Insulation resistance of the electrical installation 247.4 Drive contactors 257.5 Motor and brake supply 257.6 Enclosure requirements and electrical creepage and clearancedistances 257.7 El
8、ectromagnetic compatibility 267.8 Protection against electrical faults 267.9 Electric safety devices 267.10 Protection of the driving motor 297.11 Electrical wiring 297.12 Additional requirements for battery-powered supply 297.13 Control devices 308 Liftways 328.1 Liftway floor 328.2 Top clearances
9、328.3 Adjacent surfaces 328.4 Inspection doors and traps 338.5 Liftway entrances 338.6 Construction of boarding point gates 338.7 Boarding point gate unlocking zone 348.8 Boarding point locking devices 348.9 Boarding point gate emergency unlocking 34BRITISH STANDARD BS 6440:2011 BSI 2011 i8.10 Prote
10、ction during boarding point gate operation 358.11 Bridging steps 359 Carrier construction 369.1 Protection of access sides 369.2 Protection of non-access sides 369.3 Tip-up seat 379.4 Guardrail/hand hold 379.5 Toe guard 379.6 Floor covering 379.7 Lowest level carrier access ramp 379.8 Glass 399.9 Ed
11、ge and surface protection 399.10 Carrier construction of lifting platforms for the personal use of trainedpersons (domestic use) using wheelchairs 4010 Information 4010.1 General 4010.2 Signals and warning devices 4110.3 Documents 4210.4 Verification tests on each machine before first use 4310.5 Dis
12、mantling 44AnnexesAnnex A (informative) List of significant hazards 45Annex B (informative) Guidance for the exchange of information betweenmanufacturer/supplier and specifier 49Annex C (informative) Recommendations for the provisions and use of speciallyadapted control devices, switches and sensors
13、 51Annex D (normative) Verification of safety requirements and/or protectivemeasures 52Annex E (informative) In-use periodic examinations, servicing and tests 55Annex F (informative) Certificate of acceptance from end user 56Annex G (informative) Certificate for test and examination after installati
14、on oflifting platform 57Bibliography 60List of figuresFigure 1 Examples of vertical lifting platforms with non-enclosed liftways 6Figure 2 Graphical representation of relationship between carrier floor areaand minimum static load 8Figure 3 Charging supply for battery-powered lifting platforms 30Figu
15、re 4 Dimensions of permissible projections on adjacent surfaces 33Figure 5 Unlocking triangle 35Figure 6 Example of bridging steps 36Figure 7 Dimensions and clearances for lifting platforms with non-enclosedliftway and carrier without walls and ceiling 38Figure8Typical load plate 41Figure9Typical ma
16、nual lowering legend 41Figure 10 Typical safety notice 42Figure F.1 Typical certificate of acceptance 56Figure G.1 Example of a certificate for test and examination after installationof lifting platform 57BRITISH STANDARDBS 6440:2011ii BSI 2011List of tablesTable 1 Minimum plan dimensions of the car
17、rier floor 7Table 2 Mechanical strength of the lifting platform 8Table 3 Insulation resistance 24Table 4 Electrical safety devices 27Table 5 Push button control devices 31Table 6 Joystick control devices 31Table 7 Rocker switch control devices 32Table 8 Glass panels 39Table A.1 Significant hazards r
18、elating to the general design and constructionof lifting platforms 45Table D.1 Means of verification of the safety requirements and/ormeasures 52Summary of pagesThis document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i to iv,pages 1 to 60, an inside back cover and a back cover.BRITISH ST
19、ANDARD BS 6440:2011 BSI 2011 iiiForewordPublishing informationThis British Standard is published by BSI and came into effect on31 August 2011. It was prepared by Technical Committee MHE/4, Lifts, hoists andescalators. A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to
20、 its secretary.SupersessionThis British Standard supersedes BS 6440:1999, which is withdrawn.Relationship with other publicationsRelated standards for similar devices for use by persons with impaired mobilityare BS EN 81-40, BS EN 81-41 and BS 5900 (the latter relates to private dwellingsonly).Those
21、 items relevant to lifting platforms referenced within BS EN 81-70 havebeen included within this edition of BS 6440.Information about this documentThis is a full revision of the standard, and introduces the following principalchanges: change from a code of practice to a specification; changes to mee
22、t the essential health and safety requirements of MachineryDirective 2006/42/EC 1 as enacted as the Supply of Machinery (Safety)Regulations 2008 2.BS 6440:1999 applied to lifting platforms with fully and partially enclosedliftways travelling over stated distances. A new standard, BS EN 81-41, applie
23、s tolifting platforms with enclosed liftways. However, BS EN 81-41 does not specifyrequirements for lifting platforms with a non-enclosed liftway, which arecommon on the UK market. The revised BS 6440 specifies requirements forlifting platforms with non-enclosed and partially enclosed liftways.Use o
24、f this documentIt has been assumed in the preparation of this British Standard that theexecution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified andexperienced people, for whose use it has been produced.BSI permits the reproduction of Figure F.1 and Figure G.1. This reproduction isonl
25、y permitted where it is necessary to use the sample certificates given in thesefigures during each application of the standard.Presentational conventionsThe provisions of this standard are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Itsrequirements are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxil
26、iary verb is“shall”.Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented insmaller italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.Contractual and legal considerationsThis publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of acontract. Users are responsib
27、le for its correct application.Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legalobligations.BRITISH STANDARDBS 6440:2011iv BSI 2011IntroductionThis British Standard may be used as a means to address relevant health andsafety requirements of Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC 1, and ad
28、ditionallyspecifies minimum requirements for the provision of lifting platforms inbuildings/constructions.It is assumed that the lifting platform operates in an ambient temperature inthe range 5 C to 40 C. For temperatures outside this range, additionalmeasures might be necessary.This British Standa
29、rd does not specify requirements for: severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, strong magnetic fields); lightning protection; potentially explosive atmospheres; the handling of materials, the nature of which could lead to dangeroussituations; lifting platforms of which the primary function is the t
30、ransportation ofgoods; lifting platforms prone to vandalism; earthquakes or flooding; fire-fighting, evacuation and behaviour during a fire; vibrations; the design of concrete, hardcore, timber or other foundation or buildingarrangement; the design of anchorage bolts to the supporting structure; typ
31、e C wheelchairs as defined in BS EN 12183 and/or BS EN 12184; balancing weights or counterweights.This revision of BS 6440 deals with all significant hazards relevant to liftingplatforms, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseenby the manufacturer. A list of significant hazar
32、ds is given in Annex A.In order to determine the specific characteristics of the lifting platform, at leastthe following issues need to be discussed between the supplier and the specifier: environmental conditions; civil engineering considerations; other aspects related to the place of installation,
33、 including safe use of thelifting platform; the use and places of use of the machinery; fire protection requirements; suitability for the user.Annex B gives information on issues which specifiers are expected to discusswith the supplier in order to select and specify a suitable powered liftingplatfo
34、rm.BRITISH STANDARD BS 6440:2011 BSI 2011 1It is assumed that a powered lifting platform conforming to this standard is forthe use of persons either: capable of using the lifting platform safely and unaided, either after havingbeen fully instructed in its use, or having observed clear and simpleinst
35、ructions permanently displayed on the equipment; or if not capable of safe unaided use of the lifting platform, transported underthe care of a fully instructed able-bodied accompanying person for whomadditional control facilities can be provided if required. Recommendationsfor specially adapted cont
36、rol devices are given in Annex C.1 ScopeThis British Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture,installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of newpermanently installed electrically powered vertical lifting platforms with thefollowing characteristics: travelling
37、 vertically between predefined levels along a guided path wherethe inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15; supported or sustained by wire ropes, chains, rack and pinion, hydrauliccylinder (direct or indirect), screw and nut or scissors mechanisms; having non-enclosed or partially enclosed li
38、ftways; having non-enclosed or partially enclosed carriers; having a rated speed that is not greater than 0.15 m/s; having a travel distance that is not greater than 3.0 m; sized for use with type A or type B wheelchairs conforming to BS EN 12183and/or BS EN 12184.It is applicable to lifting platfor
39、ms that are intended primarily for the transportof persons with impaired mobility, with or without a wheelchair.NOTE 1 The lifting platforms specified in this standard can be used in domestic ornon-domestic premises, and can be installed indoors or outdoors. Their installation insome premises might
40、not be practicable.NOTE 2 Although this British Standard is applicable to new lifting platforms, it canalso be used as guidance for the refurbishment and re-installation of existing liftingplatforms.2 Normative referencesThe following referenced documents may be used in the application of thisBritis
41、h Standard. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. Forundated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (includingany amendments) applies.BS 7671, Requirements for electrical installations IEE Wiring Regulations Seventeenth editionBS EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009, Safety rules
42、for the construction and installation oflifts Part 1: Electric liftsBS EN 81-2:1998+A3:2009, Safety rules for the construction and installation oflifts Part 2: Hydraulic liftsBS EN 349, Safety of machinery Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts ofthe human bodyBRITISH STANDARDBS 6440:20112 BSI 2011
43、BS EN 953, Safety of machinery Guards General requirements for the designand construction of fixed and movable guardsBS EN 12015, Electromagnetic compatibility Product family standard for lifts,escalators and moving walks EmissionBS EN 12016, Electromagnetic compatibility Product family standard for
44、 lifts,escalators and moving walks ImmunityBS EN 12183, Manual wheelchairs Requirements and test methodsBS EN 12184, Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers Requirements and test methodsBS EN 12385-4, Steel wire ropes Safety Part 4: Stranded ropes for generallifting application
45、sBS EN 13411 (all parts), Terminations for steel wire ropesBS EN 50214, Flat polyvinyl chloride sheathed flexible cablesBS EN 60204-1:2006+A1:2009, Safety of machinery Electrical equipment ofmachines Part 1: General requirementsBS EN 60529:1992, Specification for degrees of protection provided by en
46、closures(IP code)BS EN 60947-1:2007, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear Part 1: GeneralrulesBS EN 60947-4-1:2010, Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear Part 4-1:Contactors and motor-starters Electromechanical contactors and motor-startersBS EN 60947-5-1:2004+A1:2009, Low-voltage switchgear and
47、controlgear Part 5-1: Control/circuit devices and switching elements Electromechanicalcontrol circuit devicesBS EN ISO 12100, Safety of machinery General principles for design Riskassessment and risk reductionBS EN ISO 13857:2008, Safety of machinery Safety distances to prevent hazardzones being rea
48、ched by upper and lower limbsBS ISO 6336 (all parts), Calculation of load capacity of spur and helical gearsISO 606, Short-pitch transmission precision roller and bush chains, attachmentsand associated chain sprockets3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this British Standard, the terms and def
49、initions given inBS EN ISO 12100 and the following apply.3.1 barrierbar or similar device so arranged as to provide protection against persons fallingfrom the carrier3.2 boarding pointspace at the entrance to a lifting platform (at any level) to permit manoeuvring,boarding and alighting of users, with or without wheelchairs3.3 carrierpart of a lifting platform by which persons are supported in order to be lifted orloweredBRITISH STANDARD BS 644
