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BS 5655-1:1986

Lifts and service lifts. Safety rules for the construction and installation of electric lifts

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BS EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009

Safety requirements for passenger and goods electric lifts to safeguard passengers and maintenance personnel against injury. Covers the mechanical and electrical construction of the lift, the relevant structural features of the building in which it is installed and subsequent examination and testing.

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BS 5655-1:1979

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Status: CURRENT

Published: 15/08/1986

Pages: 72

Committee: MHE/4

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