1985 Ed.]
Building (Lifts) Regulations
(CAP. 123
BUILDING (LIFTS) REGULATIONS
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[Subsidiary]
G.N.A. 78/59. G.N.A. 80/59.
L.N. 53/69. L.N. 152/71.
(Cap. 123, section 38)
L.N. 12/75.
L.N. 294/76. L.N. 83/79.
[1 January 1960.]
L.N. 367/83. L.N. 364/84.
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. These regulations may be cited as the Building (Lifts) Regulations.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires
"approved" means approved by the Building Authority;
"counterweight" means a weight or series of weights provided to counterbalance the weight of the car and part of the rated load of a lift;
"F.R.P." means the period for which the element of construction is capable of resisting the action of fire when tested in accordance with BS 476: Part 8 or as specified in the Third Schedule to the Building (Construction) Regulations;
"governor" means an automatic device which operates the safety gear in the event of a lift or counterweight exceeding a pre-determined speed in the downward direction;
"lift" means a lifting machine or appliance having a car or platform, the direction of movement of which is restricted by a guide or guides;
"open air" means a space which-
(a) is vertically uncovered and unobstructed;
(b) is not less, in any horizontal dimension, than 1.5 m; and
(c) where such space is enclosed on 4 sides, has a horizontal area of not less than 1 m2 for every 6 m of the mean height of the walls enclosing the space;
"rated load" means the load which a lift is designed to carry at the rated speed;
"rated speed" means the mean of the maximum speeds attained by a lift in the upward and downward direction with full rated load;
"safety gear" means a mechanical device which, when operated, stops the car of a lift, or a counterweight, and holds the car or counterweight to the guides;
"safety rope" means a rope, attached to a car or counterweight, which operates the safety gear provided for the lift or counterweight, in the event of a failure of all the suspension ropes or their attachments;
L.N. 152/71. L.N. 12/75. L.N. 294/76.
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(Cap. 123, sub. leg.)
G.N.A. 80/59, s. 2.
L.N. 294/76.