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1985 Ed.]

Building (Escalators) Regulations

[CAP. 123

[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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1985 Ed.] Building (Escalators) Regulations [CAP. 123 DI [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 HONG KONG

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1985 Ed.] Building (Escalators) Regulations [CAP. 123 DI [Subsidiary] BUILDING (ESCALATORS) REGULATIONS ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS Regulation Page 1. Citation D2 2. 3. Interpretation Escalators to which Ordinance and regulations apply D2 : D2 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 D+. 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. 18. 19. 20. 21. Prohibition of glass panels in balustrade Width of escalator between balustrades ....... Stairs Illumination of stairs Tread surface of stairs to be slotted, etc. D5 : DS DS : D5 DS 22. Combplates D 5 23. Angle of inclination DS 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. DONG 1W KONG

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1985 Ed.]

Building (Escalators) Regulations

[CAP. 123

[Subsidiary]

BUILDING (ESCALATORS) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation

Page

Citation

Interpretation

Escalators to which Ordinance and regulations apply

Certain escalators to be enclosed by walls, etc.

Doors in walls enclosing-escalator

Borrowed lights in walls enclosing escalator

Escalator and machinery space to be enclosed

D+.

Access to escalator machinery space for inspection and maintenance

Access panel to be provided

10.

Truss and girders

11.

Tracks for wheels of stairs

12.

Factors of safety

13.

Ventilation of space in which driving machine, etc. installed

14.

Illumination of machinery space

15.

Escalator to have balustrade

16.

Balustrade to have hand rails

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

Prohibition of glass panels in balustrade

Width of escalator between balustrades .......

Stairs

Illumination of stairs

Tread surface of stairs to be slotted, etc.

22.

Combplates

D 5

23.

Angle of inclination

24.

Rated load ...

་་

25.

Rate of speed

26.

Starting switches

27.

Machine brakes...

28.

Governors

29.

Device to be provided in case step chain breaks

30.

Device to be provided in case drive chain breaks

31.

Emergency stop switches

-D6

32.

Escalator to be an addition to staircases or means of escape in case of

etc.

DONG

KONG

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