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1985 Ed.]

Building (Escalators) Regulations

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(1) (a) Save as provided in paragraph (2), every escal- ator which serves more than one compartment of a buil- ding or more than 2 floors of a building, shall be enclosed by walls.

(b) Every such wall shall have an F.R.P. of not less than the longer period required for the elements of construction in any compartment of the building so served or for the elements of construction of the compartment of the buil- ding in which such floors are,

(2) Any such escalator need not be so enclosed where the whole of the compartments or floors served thereby and the escal- ator well are provided with an adequate sprinkler system.

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Where a door is provided in any wall enclosing an escal- ator, the door and the frame thereof shall have an F.R.P. of not less than half an hour.

6. (1) Where borrowed lights are provided in any wall enclosing an escalator-

(a) the area of such lights shall be not more than one-fifth of

the total area of the wall; and

(b) the lights shall be glazed with 6mm wired glass or covered

with glass bricks or blocks.

(2) Where any such lights are glazed with wired glass-

(a) the area of any one pane of glass shall be not more than

0.35 m2; and

(b) the frame of the lights shall be constructed of

(i) hardwood, having no dimension, in section, less than 44 mm; or

(ii) steel.

(3) Where any such lights are covered with glass bricks or blocks-

(a) the area of the panels shall be not more than 3.5 m2; and

(b) there shall be provided, on each side and on top thereof, an

expansion joint of not less than 10 mm.

7. The sides and undersides of every escalator and any space in which machinery therefor is installed shall be enclosed by mater- ials having an F.R.P. of not less than half an hour.

8. (1) A means of access shall be provided, for the purposes of inspection and maintenance, to the interior of every escalator and to any space in which machinery therefor is installed.

(2) Every such means of access shall be provided with a door having an F.R.P. of not less than half an hour.

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Certain escalators to be enclosed by walls.ctc.

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Doors in walls enclosing escalator.

Borrowed lights in walls enclosing escalator. L.N. 294/76

Escalator and machinery space to be enclosed. G.N.A. 107/59.

Access to escalator machinery space for inspection and

maintenance.

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