New ISO Standard To Increase Security Of Escalators
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A new ISO standard will increase the safety and user comfort of the escalators used around the world on a daily basis by millions of people.
Escalators are installed in many locations such as shopping centres, cinemas, airports, railway stations and subways and they are used every day in the world by millions of people.
ISO technical report ISO/TS 25740-1:2011, Safety requirements for escalators and moving walks – Part 1: Global essential safety requirements (GESR), specifies safety requirements for escalators and moving walks, the components and functions, and provides methods for minimizing safety risks that might arise in the course of the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks.
The objective of this technical specification is to define a common global level of safety for all people using, or associated with, escalators and moving walks and provide a uniform process for assessing their safety. The requirements will help:
Developed as a product safety standard, the technical specification will help users and non-users to be protected from the effects of falling, shearing, crushing or abrasion, or other injuries. The objectives of the safety requirements are to:
ISO/TS 25740-1 was developed by ISO technical committee ISO/TC 178, Lifts, escalators and moving walks, and is available from ISO national member institutes (see the tcomplete lis with contact details). It may also be obtained directly from ISO Central Secretariat, price 142 Swiss francs through the ISO Store or by contacting the Marketing, Communication & Information department.