1985 Ed.]
Building (Escalators) Regulations
[CAP. 123
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[Subsidiary]
BUILDING (ESCALATORS) REGULATIONS
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation Page
1. Citation D2
2. Interpretation D2
3. Escalators to which Ordinance and regulations apply D2
4. Certain escalators to be enclosed by walls, etc. D3
5. Doors in walls enclosing escalator D3
6. Borrowed lights in walls enclosing escalator D3
7. Escalator and machinery space to be enclosed D3
8. Access to escalator machinery space for inspection and maintenance D3
9. Access panel to be provided D4
10. Truss and girders D4
11. Tracks for wheels of stairs D4
12. Factors of safety D4
13. Ventilation of space in which driving machine, etc. installed D4
14. Illumination of machinery space D4
15. Escalator to have balustrade D4
16. Balustrade to have hand rails D4
17. Prohibition of glass panels in balustrade D5
18. Width of escalator between balustrades D5
19. Stairs D5
20. Illumination of stairs D5
21. Tread surface of stairs to be slotted, etc. D5
22. Combplates D5
23. Angle of inclination D5
24. Rated load D6
25. Rate of speed D6
26. Starting switches D6
27. Machine brakes D6
28. Governors D6
29. Device to be provided in case step chain breaks D6
30. Device to be provided in case drive chain breaks D6
31. Emergency stop switches D6
32. Escalator to be an addition to staircases or means of escape in case of etc. D6
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