AS 1735.

16—1993

Australian StandardR

Lifts, escalators, and moving walks

Part 16: Lifts for persons with

limited mobility—Restricted use—
Automatically controlled
This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/4, Lift Installations. It was
approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 7 June 1993 and published on 13
September 1993.

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/4:

A.C.T. Occupational Health and Safety Authority
Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia
Association of Independent Lift Companies
Australian Assembly of Fire Authorities
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Australian Uniform Building Regulations Coordinating Council
Building Owners and Managers Association of Australia
Department of Administrative Services—Australian Construction Services
Department of Employment, Industrial Relations and Training, Tas.
Department of Employment, Vocational Education, Training and Industrial
Relations, Qld
Department of Labour, S.A.
Department of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare, W.A.
Institution of Engineers, Australia
Lift Manufacturers Association of Australia
Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia
Occupational Health and Safety Authority, Vic.
Public Works Department, N.S.W.
WorkCover Authority, N.S.W
Work Health Authority, N.T.

Additional interests participating in preparation of Standard:

Australian Council for Rehabilitation of Disabled
Technical Aid to the Disabled

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 AS 1735.16—1993

Australian StandardR

Lifts, escalators, and moving walks

Part 16: Lifts for persons with

limited mobility—Restricted
use—Automatically controlled

First published as AS 1735.16—1993.

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
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 PREFACE
This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee on Lift Installations. It was requested by
manufacturers and users of lifts, statutory authorities for lifts, and interests concerned about persons having limited
mobility, for the purposes of safety and uniformity.
This Standard is one of a series of Standards covering lifting devices that are able to assist persons with limited
mobility; others in the series are as follows:
AS
1735 Lifts, escalators, and moving walks
1735.2 Part 2: Passenger and goods lifts—Electric
1735.3 Part 3: Passenger and goods lifts—Electrohydraulic
1735.7 Part 7: Stairway lifts
1735.8 Part 8: Inclined lifts
1735.12 Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities
1735.13 Part 13: Lifts for persons with limited mobility—Manually powered
1735.14 Part 14: Lifts for people with limited mobility—Restricted use—Low–rise platforms
1735.15 Part 15: Lifts for people with limited mobility—Restricted use—Non–automatically controlled lifts

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SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE ..................................................... 6
1.2 APPLICATION .............................................. 6
1.3 INNOVATION ............................................... 6
1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS ................................. 7
1.5 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

SECTION 2 DESIGN LIMITATIONS

2.1 SPEED ..................................................... 8
2.2 TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.3 RATED LOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.4 CAR SIZE .................................................. 8
2.5 FACTOR OF SAFETY ........................................ 8

SECTION 3 MATERIALS
3.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.2 WEATHER RESISTANCE ..................................... 8

SECTION 4 DRIVING MACHINES

4.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 SHAFTS AND ATTACHMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.3 DRIVE DIRECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.4 MANUAL OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.5 LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

SECTION 5 SUSPENSION AND SUPPORTING SYSTEMS

5.1 MEANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.2 ROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3 CHAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.4 RACK AND PINION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.5 SCREW–DRIVEN MACHINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.6 HYDRAULICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SECTION 6 LIFTWELLS
6.1 SUPPORTING STRUCTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.2 ENCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.3 SURFACE OF LIFTWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
6.4 TOP OVERTRAVEL OF CAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.5 CAR CLEARANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SECTION 7 GUIDE RAILS

7.1 PROVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.2 LENGTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.3 GUIDE RAILS AND ASSOCIATED FIXINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7.4 STRESSES IN AND DEFLECTIONS OF GUIDE RAILS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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SECTION 8 GUIDE SHOES

8.1 GUIDE SHOES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SECTION 9 BUFFERS
9.1 BOTTOM BUFFERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
9.2 TOP BUFFERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

SECTION 10 SAFETY GEAR

10.1 PROVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.2 MATERIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.3 CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.4 ACTUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.5 RELEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
10.6 PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SECTION 11 COUNTERWEIGHTS
11.1 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
11.2 GUARDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

SECTION 12 CARS
12.1 FRAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12.2 ENCLOSURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12.3 NUMBER OF ENTRANCES AND DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12.4 SAFETY PROTECTION OF CAR ENTRANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
12.5 HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
12.6 CAR ROOF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
12.7 VENTILATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
12.8 CAR TRAPDOOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SECTION 13 DOORS
13.1 PROVISION OF LANDING DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.2 TYPES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.3 WIDTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.4 HEIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.5 CONSTRUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.6 POWER OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.7 SELF–CLOSING OF LANDING DOORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
13.8 VISION PANELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

SECTION 14 DOOR LOCKS AND DOOR CONTACTS

14.1 CARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
14.2 LANDINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

SECTION 15 CONTROL DEVICES

15.1 LOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
15.2 KEY–LOCKABLE CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
15.3 OPERATING CONTROL BUTTONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
15.4 REVERSING CONTACTORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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15.5 OPERATING CIRCUIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
15.6 ANTI–CREEP LEVELLING DEVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
15.7 CAR ENTRANCE OBSTRUCTION SENSOR CONTROLLER . . . . . . . . 28

SECTION 16 ELECTRICAL
16.1 POWER SUPPLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
16.2 WIRING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
16.3 CIRCUIT–BREAKER OR SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
16.4 DOOR LOCK CIRCUITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16.5 MOTOR PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16.6 CAR STOP SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16.7 LIMIT SWITCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
16.8 REVERSE PHASE RELAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.9 SAFETY GEAR SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.10 SLACK ROPE OR CHAIN SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.11 LIFTWELL FLAP SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.12 DOOR–LOCK VALVE TEST SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.13 PIT STOP SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.14 SHEAVE–ROOM OR PLATFORM STOP SWITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
16.15 BLOCKING DEVICE SWITCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

SECTION 17 LIGHTING
17.1 NORMAL LIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
17.2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

SECTION 18 COMMUNICATION
18.1 PROVISION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
18.2 ACCESSIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
18.3 TELEPHONE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
18.4 AUDIBLE ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

SECTION 19 NOTICES
19.1 LOAD PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
19.2 NAMEPLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
19.3 EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

APPENDICES
A PERIODIC INSPECTION AND TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
B GUIDE FOR SELECTION OF THE PREFERRED TYPE OF LIFT . . . . . . . 36
C SCREW–DRIVING MACHINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Lifts, escalators, and moving walks

Part 16: Lifts for persons with limited mobility—

Restricted use—Automatically controlled

S E C T I O N 1 S CO P E A N D G E NE R A L

1.1 SCOPE This Standard specifies requirements for automatically controlled small-sized
low-speed passenger lifts. The lifts are capable of being electrically isolated by a
key-lockable control.
This Standard is complementary to AS 1735.1, but the requirements of this Standard take
precedence over corresponding requirements of that Standard.
NOTES:
1 Guidance on periodic inspection and testing is given in Appendix A.
2 This Standard is not intended to be applied to lifts that transport goods.
3 This Standard is not complementary to either AS 1735.2 or AS 1735.3.
4 Guidance on the selection of the preferred type of lift is given in Appendix B.
5 This Standard applies to lifts that are primarily intended to be used by people with limited
mobility who infrequently require a means of elevation to upper floors of their home, and in
special cases, small community buildings that are not provided with lifts that comply with
AS 1735.2 or 1735.3, subject to approval of the regulatory authorities.
6 Lifts complying with this Standard —
(a) have a low speed of not more than 0.25 m/s, or 0.3 m/s where car door is fitted.
(b) have a small floor area of not more than 1.6 m 2 ;
(c) have a car travel of not more than 12 m; and
(d) have a key-lockable control, so that the use of the lift can be restricted to persons holding
a locking means.

1.2 APPLICATION It is intended that this Standard be applied only where the lift is used
infrequently, primarily by persons with limited mobility.
NOTES:
1 Installation in other than private locations Where installed in other than a single unit
dwelling, regulatory authority may require the lift to be electrically isolated and the locking
means to be kept in the care of a responsible person, whenever the lift is not being used.
2 Catering for specific disabilities Where specific disabilities need to be catered for, helpful
facilities may be required, each of which should comply with the relevant requirements of
AS 1735.12 (inside the lift) and AS 1428.1 (outside the lift).

1.3 INNOVATION It is not intended that this Standard impose unnecessary restrictions
on the use of new or unusual materials or methods, provided that they are approved by the
regulatory authority.

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1.4 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1023 Low voltage switchgear and controlgear — Protection of electric motors
1023.1 Part 1: Built-in thermal detectors and associated control units
1023.2 Part 2: Current sensing protection devices for a.c. motors
1023.3 Part 3: Inherent overheat protectors
1428 Design for access and mobility
1428.1 Part 1: General requirements for access— Buildings
1532 Short pitch transmission precision roller chains and chain wheels
1735 Lifts, escalators, and moving walks
1735.1 Part 1: General requirements
1735.2 Part 2: Passenger and goods lifts — Electric
1735.3 Part 3: Passenger and goods lifts — Electrohydraulic
1735.10 Part 10: Tests
1735.12 Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities
1979 Flexible travelling cables for lifts
3000 SAA Wiring Rules
3569 Steel wire ropes
BS
3790 Specification for endless wedge belt drives and endless V-belt
ISO
4347 Leaf chains, clevises and sheaves

1.5 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Standard, the definitions given in AS 1735.1
apply.

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S E C T I O N 2 D ES I G N L I M I T A T I O N S

2.1 SPEED The speed of the car shall be not more than 0.25 m/s, or 0.3 m/s where a
car door is fitted.

2.2 TRAVEL The travel of the car shall be not more than 12 m.

2.3 RATED LOAD The rated load shall be not less than 220 kg per square metre of
the floor area of the car, subject to a minimum of 115 kg (see Figure 19.1 for some
typical sizes).

2.4 CAR SIZE

2.4.1 Area The area of the floor of the car shall be not more than 1.6 m2 .
For cars without doors, the floor area shall be measured 1000 mm above the car floor and
include any space in doorways to the car sill line.
For cars fitted with doors, the floor area shall be measured in accordance with Section 22
of AS 1735.2.
2.4.2 Dimensions The dimensions of the floor of the car shall be not less than
600 mm × 600 mm.

2.5 FACTOR OF SAFETY

2.5.1 Other than for driving machines Other than for driving machines, the factor of
safety under rated load conditions based on ultimate strength, for each item of equipment
including any supporting structures, shall be not less than the following:
(a) For structural components, car frames, and safety gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
(b) For steel wire rope and its attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6
(c) For chain and its attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
(d) For cast iron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
(e) For timber used in a car floor or roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.5.2 For driving machines The factors of safety of driving machines shall comply
with the requirements for factors of safety of machines given in AS 1735.2.

S E C T I O N 3 M AT E R I A L S

3.1 GENERAL Materials shall comply with the relevant requirements for materials
given in AS 1735.1.

3.2 WEATHER RESISTANCE Any material or equipment that is exposed to the

weather shall be weatherproof. Metalwork shall be treated to minimize corrosion, and
timber shall be treated to prevent rotting.

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S E C T I O N 4 D R I V I N G M A C H IN E S

4.1 GENERAL Driving machines shall comply with the requirements for machines
given in AS 1735.2 that cover bolts transmitting torque, threads for studs or screws in
tensions, shafts, gears, bearings, and brakes; except that a single brake shoe for a disc or
cone type of brake is permitted where the brake is incorporated in the lift motor.

4.2 SHAFTS AND ATTACHMENTS Unless forming an integral part of a shaft on

the driving unit, every sheave, rope drum, spur gear, worm, worm-wheel, and brake drum
shall be positively located axially on its shaft. Keys shall be effectively retained in
position. Transmission of torque to shafts or other driving units shall be by one or more
of the following methods:
(a) Sunken keys.
(b) Splines.
(c) Machined fitted bolts on a flange forming an integral part of the shaft or driving
unit.
(d) Threaded pin (scotch) keys.

4.3 DRIVE DIRECTION Lifts that are not hydraulically supported shall be powered
in both directions.

4.4 MANUAL OPERATION One of the following means shall be provided to enable
an authorized person to move the car at not more than 0.25 m/s, such as may be necessary
during an emergency:
(a) For hydraulic lifts, a manually operated valve, which shall be located in the lift
machine room.
(b) For other than hydraulic lifts, a manual winding unit operated by a smooth
spokeless wheel and, where the resisting torque of the brake is too great to be
overcome by manual effort, a means of manually releasing the brake without
disturbing its adjustment. The means shall ensure immediate re-application of the
brake as soon as hand pressure on the release mechanism is released. Toggles or
other devices that could be left in a locked position shall not be used to hold off the
brake.

4.5 LOCATION OF EQUIPMENT Except for rack-and-pinion drives and equipment

that must necessarily be placed elsewhere to perform its function effectively, the driving
machine, control mechanisms, and other equipment of the lift shall be housed in a
machine room.
NOTE: Rack-and-pinion drives may be located on or in the lift car.

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S E C T I O N 5 S US P E N S I O N A N D S U P P OR T I N G
S Y S T E M S

5.1 MEANS Cars shall be either —

(a) suspended by means of steel wire rope, steel roller chain, or steel leaf chain; or
(b) supported by means of screw, rack, direct hydraulic, or indirect hydraulic supports.

5.2 ROPE
5.2.1 Number Where a car is suspended by rope, not less than two suspension ropes
shall be used.
5.2.2 Type and diameter Suspension and governor rope shall comply with AS 3569
and have a nominal diameter of not less than 6 mm.
5.2.3 End attachments Suspension ropes shall be terminated at each end by means of
an attachment that will enable all portions of the rope to be readily visible except any
portion inside the attachment.
Attachments shall be of the following approved types:
(a) Spliced eye.
(b) Individual tapered babbitted rope socket.
(c) Wedge-type socket.
(d) Swaged fitting.
(e) Other approved type.
On one end at least of each suspension rope, the attachment shall be threaded to permit
individual adjustment of the rope length.
5.2.4 Angle of fleet The angle of fleet between the rope and a plane perpendicular to
the axis of the pulley or drum shall be not more than 5°.
5.2.5 Equalizers A means of keeping the tension in the suspension ropes equalized
shall be provided. Spring or bar type equalizers may be used, provided that a single
mechanical failure will not allow the car or any counterweight to become wholly
detached.
5.2.6 Drums and sheaves Any drums and any sheaves shall comply with the following
relevant requirements:
(a) Material Drums shall be of steel, cast iron, or aluminium alloy.
Sheaves other than traction sheaves shall be of steel or cast iron.
Traction sheaves shall be of a material that will minimize wear of the ropes and the
sheave.
(b) Diameter The ratio of the diameter of drums and sheaves, measured on rope
centres, to the nominal diameter of the associated rope shall be not less than 30:1;
however, where the rope has a nominal diameter of less than 10 mm, the regulatory
authority may approve a smaller ratio.
(c) Rope grooves The surface of rope grooves shall be a smooth machined finish with
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Except for single-wrap driving sheaves, the cross-section of the surface of rope
grooves shall —
(i) be the arc of a circle with a radius of not less than 105 percent nor more
than 107.5 percent of the nominal radius of the suspension rope; and
(ii) extend over not less than one-third of the circumference of the rope.
The angle of flare of the sides of rope grooves in sheaves shall be approximately
50°.
(d) Flanges Drums and sheaves shall have flanges extending —
(i) where close-fitting guards are not provided, not less than one rope diameter
beyond the centre of the rope wound on the drum or sheave; or
(ii) where close-fitting guards are provided, to not less than the level of the
surface of the rope wound on the drum or sheave.
(e) Drums Drums shall also comply with the following requirements:
(i) Drums shall have grooves, pitched so that there is adequate clearance
between adjacent turns of rope on the drum and between any part of the rope
leading on to the drum and the adjacent turn.
(ii) Drums shall be long enough to take all the rope in one layer, and there shall
be not less than 1.5 dead turns of rope on the drum when the car is at its
lowest point, when resting on the fully compressed buffer.
(f) Multiplying sheaves Multiplying sheaves shall also be provided with substantial
keepers to maintain the ropes in the grooves.
(g) Overhung sheaves Overhung sheaves shall also comply with the requirements for
overhung sheaves given in AS 1735.2.
(h) Driving sheaves The following requirements also apply to any driving sheaves
incorporating rope traction:
(i) The grooves of driving sheaves shall provide adequate traction to the
hoisting ropes, to allow a normal stop of the car with negligible rope slip—
(A) with the car loaded with 125 percent of the rated load and running
down at full speed at the lowest landing; and
(B) with the car empty and running up at full speed at the top landing.
(ii) The tractive effect between driving sheaves and suspension ropes shall not be
sufficient to enable the empty car or any counterweight to be lifted after the
opposite member has landed and compressed its buffer.
(i) Guarding Any nip points between a rope and a drum, and between a rope and a
sheave, shall be guarded.

5.3 CHAIN
5.3.1 Number Where a car is suspended by chain, not less than two suspension chains
shall be used.
5.3.2 Type Suspension chain shall be of the following types:
(a) Simplex roller chain complying with AS 1532 and having a pitch of not less than
15 mm.
(b) Multiplex roller chain complying with AS 1532 and having a pitch of not less than
12 mm.

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(c) Leaf chain complying with ISO 4347 and being of a clevis type, arranged to—
(i) minimize bending moments on the connecting pin; and
(ii) apply not less than double shear loading on any pin.
5.3.3 Anchorages Each end of each suspension chain shall have its own independent
anchorage attachment.
5.3.4 Chain pin diameters Chain pin diameters shall be not less than 5.9 mm, unless
both the following conditions apply:
(a) The chain is a continuous loop.
(b) The connecting means to the car is attached to the chain rollers and not directly to
the chain pins.
5.3.5 Alignment Each chain shall be installed so that it lies in the one plane
throughout its entire length.
5.3.6 Equalizers A means of keeping the tension in the suspension chains equalized
shall be provided. Spring or bar type equalizers may be used, provided that a single
mechanical failure will not allow the car or any counterweight to become wholly
detached.
5.3.7 Chainwheels Any chainwheels for roller chain shall be of steel and shall have
not less than 12 teeth. The teeth of chainwheels shall be accurately formed. Any driving
chainwheels shall have not less than six teeth in engagement with the chain. Chainwheels
for leaf chain shall comply with ISO 4347, which requires a diameter of not less than
5 times the nominal chain pitch.
Any overhung chainwheels shall also comply with the requirements for overhung sheaves
given in AS 1735.2.
5.3.8 Guarding Nip points of chains and chainwheels shall, as far as practicable, be
adequately guarded.

5.4 RACK AND PINION

5.4.1 Racks Where a car is supported by a rack and pinion system, the fixed racks
shall have a factor of safety of not less than 6, and rack fixings shall have a factor of
safety of not less than 10, both factors being based on static full load conditions.
Racks shall have sufficient strength or shall be backed to limit deflection, so that the
depth of pinion in the rack will be not less than 80 percent of the tooth depth when new
nor less than 60 percent of the tooth depth at any time.
Racks shall be supported by fixings spaced not more than 900 mm apart. Each section of
the rack shall be supported by not less than two fixings.
5.4.2 Pinions Rack pinions and driving pinions external to a closed gearbox shall have
a factor of safety of not less than 10 under conditions of 60 percent tooth engagement.
Pinions engaging with a rack shall have not less than 18 teeth with a tooth-size module of
not less than 3.
Positive mechanical means shall be provided to prevent pinions meshed with a rack from
accidental disengagement due to failure or loss of any component such as a roller, tyre,
bearing, or similar. The separating forces due to full load safety gear operation shall be
taken into account.

5.5 SCREW-DRIVEN MACHINES The requirements for screw-driven machines shall

be in accordance with Appendix C of this Standard.

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5.6 HYDRAULICS Hydraulic driving machines including hydraulic lines, hydraulic

valves, and hydraulic tanks shall comply with the requirements for hydraulic driving
machines given in AS 1735.3. The location and construction of the machine room shall be
such that any movement of the lift will be visible (either directly or indirectly) from the
machine room. Where a vision panel is provided, it shall be in accordance with
AS 1735.3.
After installation and before being put into service, hydraulic driving equipment shall be
subjected to an acceptance test for electrohydraulic equipment as specified in AS 1735.10.
Direct-acting electrohydraulic lifts shall be provided with a device that complies with the
requirements for devices to hold a car above the lowest floor given in AS 1735.3.
NOTES:
1 See also Clause 16.12 requirements covering door-lock valve test switches.
2 Fluids other than oil may be used, provided the fluid used is compatible with the
components in the hydraulic system.

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S E C T I O N 6 L I F T W EL LS

6.1 SUPPORTING STRUCTURE The supporting structure of the lift installation shall
comply with the relevant requirements for supporting and overhead structures given in
AS 1735.2 and shall be of sufficient strength to support the enclosure, the landing doors,
and their locking equipment, all in true alignment.
Building components that support the supporting structure of the lift shall comply with the
following:
(a) Floors and walls shall be able to support any loads imposed by the lift structure or
guides.
(b) Apertures cut through or into a floor shall not cause a loss of structural integrity.

6.2 ENCLOSURE The liftwell shall be enclosed throughout its height, without any
perforations or opening other than for landings or access doors.
NOTE: For special applications, the statutory authority may approve a suitable part enclosure
such as those involving open liftwells or external installations, including the guarding of
counterweights.
The liftwell shall be free from obstructions and services other than those required for the
lift.
The enclosure shall be able to withstand, without deflecting more than 25 mm, the
application of a force of 450 N that is perpendicular to the surface and evenly distributed
over any area of 2500 mm2 at any position.
NOTE: Liftwells are sometimes required to have a minimum fire-resistance level.

6.3 SURFACE OF LIFTWELL

6.3.1 Extent of smooth surface Except for any projections and any recesses
complying with Clause 6.3.3, a smooth surface complying with Clause 6.3.2 within
±5 mm of a true vertical surface shall be provided on the inside of the liftwell facing the
path of travel and overtravel and—
(a) at each car entrance, flushing shall extend not less than 25 mm beyond each side of
the car entrance, and this flushing shall be plumb with the landing sill and door
header; and
(b) at each side of lift car without a roof having a wall height of less than 2200 mm.
6.3.2 Material Any liftwell surface required by Clause 6.3.1 shall consist of one of the
following:
(a) Not less than 1.2 mm flat sheet steel.
(b) Not less than 0.48 mm ribbed steel, with ribs orientated vertically.
(c) Steel-trowelled cement.
(d) Material of smoothness and strength equivalent to Items (a), (b), or (c) above.
6.3.3 Projections and recesses Any projections and any recesses referred to in
Clause 6.3.1 shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Car door provided Where an inside surface of the liftwell faces a car entrance
having a door —
(i) any projections on this surface shall not encroach beyond the inside faces of
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(ii) the underside of any projections on this surface projecting more than 50 mm
shall be splayed at an angle to the vertical of not less than 15° nor more than
30°.
(b) Car door not provided Where a surface of the liftwell faces a car entrance without
a door —
(i) any projections on this surface shall be not more than 3 mm high; and
(ii) any recesses on this surface shall be not more than 3 mm deep.

6.4 TOP OVERTRAVEL OF CAR The top overtravel of the car beyond the top
landing before the car reaches a mechanical stop or limit of travel shall be not less than
50 mm nor more than 200 mm.

6.5 CAR CLEARANCES

6.5.1 Bottom Car buffer clearances shall be not less than 25 mm nor more than 75 mm
when the car floor is level with the bottom landing.
When the car is on its fully compressed buffer, car bottom mechanical clearances shall be
not less than 10 mm.
A bottom man clearance that is a clear space of not less than either 1370 mm long
× 450 mm wide × 600 mm high or 600 mm long × 500 mm wide × 1290 mm high shall
be provided. These dimensions shall be measured either while the car is resting on its
bottom mechanical stop or buffer, or while the car is resting on a mechanical blocking
device complying with Clause 6.5.1.1.
6.5.1.1 Bottom blocking device Bottom blocking devices shall:
(a) be attached where it can be positioned for use prior to a person going underneath
the lift car; and
(b) when positioned for use, is capable of stopping a fully loaded lift car travelling
downwards at rated speed and supporting it without any permanent deformation of
the car; and
(c) is clearly marked, by being painted in a contrasting colour and by displaying an
instruction sign.
6.5.2 Top With the car against the upper stops or in the uppermost position of travel,
car top clearances shall be not less than the relevant dimension given in Table 6.5.2, in
which the reduced clearance values in Column 3 apply only where —
(a) the car is to be provided with a mechanical blocking device complying with the
following requirements:
(i) Capable of stopping a lift car travelling upwards at rated speed.
(ii) Clearly marked by being painted in a contrasting colour and by displaying an
instruction sign.
(iii) Fitted with a switch complying with Clause 16.15.
(b) a liftwell flap complying with the following requirements is installed at the top of
the liftwell:
(i) The flap shall be made of light but strong material, such as plywood of not
less than five plies, expanded metal, or suitably framed, crimped or welded
wire mesh that has interspace dimensions of not more than 50 mm × 50 mm.
(ii) The flap shall extend fully over the projected area of the car roof.
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(iii) The flap, or other independent sections, shall operate a switch complying
with Clause 16.11.
(iv) The switch shall be located in the liftwell and shall be mechanically and
positively opened by upwards movement of the flap of not more than 25 mm
at any point on the surface of the flap. The flaps shall not be hinged.
(v) The flap shall be arranged to have an operating movement, after the switch
has opened, of not less than twice the normal stopping distance of the car.
(vi) The force at any position required to move the flap throughout its range of
movement shall be not more than 50 N.
6.5.3 Horizontal Horizontal clearances shall be as follows:
(a) Running A running clearance of not less than 20 mm shall be provided between
running parts and fixed parts, other than operating devices.
(b) At entrance —with a car door Where a car door is provided for the car entrance,
the horizontal clearances at the entrance shall comply with the following:
(i) The following clearances shall be not more than 150 mm:
(A) Between the liftwell face of the car door at the leading edge and the
liftwell face of any section of landing doors.
(B) Between the liftwell face of landing doors at the leading edge and the
liftwell face of any section of car doors.
(C) Where the car door or the landing door consists of two or more panels,
this 150 mm clearance shall apply to the door panel nearest the sill
edge.
(ii) Clearances between the liftwell face of landing doors and the liftwell edge of
landing sills shall be not more than 60 mm. For multiple section doors, this
clearance shall be measured from the liftwell face of the fast-speed door.
(iii) Clearances between car sills and landing sills shall be not less than 10 mm
nor more than—
(A) where the doors are power-operated, 40 mm; or
(B) where the doors are not power-operated, 25 mm.
(c) At entrance —without a car door Where no car door is provided for the car
entrance, clearances between car sills and landing sills shall be not less than 12 mm
nor more than 18 mm. The maximum clearance between any part of the lift car
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TABLE 6.5.2
CAR TOP CLEARANCES

1 2 3

Minimum car top clearances

with car against stops, mm

Neither Either
liftwell flap liftwell flap
Location switch nor switch or
mechanical mechanical
blocking blocking
device device
provided provided

Car roof not provided

Above guide shoes and suspension terminations —
for traction lifts without upper stops 50 50
for all other lifts 25 25

Above highest car wall or equipment, other than

guide shoes for suspension terminations 300 50

Car roof provided

Above guide shoes and suspension terminations —
for traction lifts without upper stops 50 50
for all other lifts 25 25

Above any other equipment located not more than

150 mm inside the vertical projection of the car
roof perimeter 300 100

Above any multiplying sheave guards that are

located more than 150 mm inside the vertical
projection of the perimeter of the car roof 450 100

Above any other equipment located more than

150 mm inside the vertical projection of the car
roof perimeter 600 100

General clearance between car roof standing area

and the nearest overhead obstruction 750 200

Man clearance using a mechanical blocking device N/A 750

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S E C T I O N 7 G UI D E R AI L S

7.1 PROVISION Rigid metal guide rails shall be provided for guiding the car and any
counterweight throughout the length of travel and overtravel.

7.2 LENGTH The top and the bottom ends of each run of guide rail shall be located
so that the car guide shoes and any counterweight guide shoes cannot travel beyond the
ends of the guide rails (including overruns). There shall be a clear space over the top end
of each guide rail of not less than 50 mm, to reduce any possibility that a vertical force
can be imposed on the guide rail by the building structure.
Where overruns are in excess of those required, guide rails shall extend either —
(a) not less than 600 mm above the highest point to which a car or any counterweight
could jump at buffer engagement; or
(b) to not less than 50 mm from the underside of the liftwell ceiling.

7.3 GUIDE RAILS AND ASSOCIATED FIXINGS Guide rails shall be joined by
fishplates or other approved means.
Means in addition to fishplate bolts shall be provided to maintain the guide rails in
alignment.
Guide rails and associated fixings shall have sufficient strength to withstand the forces
resulting from the application of safety gear when stopping each of the following,
considered separately:
(a) The car loaded with uniformly distributed rated load.
(b) The car loaded with half the rated load on half the floor of the car.
(c) Any counterweight.

7.4 STRESSES IN AND DEFLECTIONS OF GUIDE RAILS Guide rails for cars
shall be jointed and fixed so that under normal operating conditions deflections do not
exceed 3 mm.
Where safety gear operates on guide rails, stresses in and deflections of the guide rails
shall comply with the requirements for stresses in and deflections of car guide rails given
in AS 1735.2.
Where safety gear does not operate on guide rails, stresses in and deflections of the guide
rails shall comply with the requirements for stresses in and deflections of car guide rails
for direct-acting lifts given in AS 1735.3.

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S E C T I O N 8 G UI D E S H O E S

8.1 GUIDE SHOES Every car and any counterweight shall be guided by not less than
four guide shoes, including for each guide rail at least one guide shoe at the top and at
least one guide shoe at the bottom of the car or counterweight. Guide shoes may be of the
roller or sliding type.

S E C T I O N 9 B U F F E R S

9.1 BOTTOM BUFFERS Spring or resilient buffers shall be provided below the car
and any counterweight to prevent permanent deformation of the car or any counterweight
in the event of overtravel.
Where there is occupiable space under the floor of the pit, the bottom buffers shall not
compress fully when struck at 1.25 times normal rated speed by the car carrying its rated
load or by the counterweight.

9.2 TOP BUFFERS Where main current limits are not provided, spring or resilient
buffers shall also be provided to limit the top overtravel of cars where the drive method is
by—
(a) chain and chainwheel not having self-limiting travel;
(b) wire rope drum;
(c) rack;
(d) screw; or
(e) indirect hydraulics.
The top overtravel of cars of direct-acting hydraulic lifts shall be limited by stops in the
cylinder or by fixed stops external to the cylinder.

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S E C T I O N 1 0 S A F E T Y G E A R

10.1 PROVISION Lifts, other than direct-acting hydraulic types, shall be provided
with safety gear that is Type A or Type B as classified by AS 1735.2 or another approved
type (see Clause 16.9 for safety gear switch).
Safety gear shall not be installed on the car of a direct-acting hydraulic lift. For screw
driven lifts, a backup nut may be used in place of safety gear provided the backup nut
incorporates a switch that will stop the lift if the backup nut comes under load.
Where there is an occupiable space beneath the travel of the counterweight, safety gear
shall also be provided on the counterweight.

10.2 MATERIAL Any shaft, jaw, wedge, or support parts of safety gear that may be
stressed during operation shall be of a ductile material.

10.3 CONSTRUCTION Safety gear on cars shall be directly attached to the car frame
or car platform, or to any structural member directly supporting the car platform, and
when actuated shall not cause the car platform to slope more than 1 in 50 to the
horizontal.

10.4 ACTUATION Safety gear shall be actuated by one of the following means:
(a) By an overspeed governor.
(b) Where the suspension or supporting means is of an indirect hydraulic type with a
flow restriction valve, by the loss of any of the means of suspension.
(c) Where travel distance is not more than 5.5 m, by—
(i) loss of any of the means of suspension; or
(ii) inertia operation.
Where safety gear operates on more than one guide rail, it shall be designed to operate
simultaneously on each guide rail.

10.5 RELEASE When safety gear on a car is applied, any decrease of tension in any
rope used for applying the safety gear or any motion of the car in the downward direction
shall not cause the safety gear to be released. It shall be possible to release the safety gear
only by raising the car or the counterweight to which the safety gear is attached.

10.6 PERFORMANCE Safety gear shall be capable of stopping the car while loaded
with the rated load for the car or stopping the counterweight, in the event of overspeed or
loss of suspension. For Type B safety gear, the maximum stopping distance shall be
100 mm. For free-fall type testing, the maximum stopping distance shall be 200 mm.

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S E C T I O N 1 1 C OU N T E R W E I G HT S

11.1 GENERAL Counterweights shall comply with the requirements for

counterweights given in AS 1735.2. Counterweights shall not be used on drum drive
installations.

11.2 GUARDING The path of travel of any counterweight shall be guarded as follows:
(a) Car with roof in accordance with Clause 11.2(i) or (ii).
(b) Car without roof in accordance with Clause 11.2(ii).
(i) An imperforate rigid screen. The lower edge of the screen shall be substantially level
with the striker plate of the counterweight, when fully supported by its buffer or
stop, and the upper edge of the screen shall be not less than 2000 mm above the pit
floor.
(ii) Suitably supported and tensioned vertical single strand wires of 1.5 mm diameter
high tensile steel, e.g. spring or piano wire, extending throughout the full path of
travel of the counterweight. The interspaces between adjacent wires and between a
guide rail and an adjacent wire shall be not more than 150 mm. The clearances
between wires and the car and between wires and the counterweight shall be not less
than 10 mm.

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S E C T I O N 1 2 C AR S

12.1 FRAME The car enclosure shall either have an integral metal frame or be carried
on a separate metal frame. Where provided with safety gear and while supporting the
rated load evenly distributed over the platform, the frame shall be sufficiently rigid to
withstand operation of the safety gear without permanent deformation.

12.2 ENCLOSURE Except at entrances, cars shall be enclosed on all sides by

non-perforated walls. The walls shall be able to withstand, without excessive or permanent
deformation, the application of a force of 450 N that is perpendicular to the surface and
evenly distributed over any area of 2500 mm2 at any position. Any deflection shall be not
more than 25 mm and shall not reduce the running clearances to less than the specified
minimum.

12.3 NUMBER OF ENTRANCES AND DOORS Cars shall not have more than two
entrances.
Where the lift is installed in other than a single unit dwelling, car doors shall be provided
to each entrance.
Where the lift is installed in a single unit dwelling, the following shall be provided:
(a) Car doors to each entrance; or
(b) Protection to each entrance in accordance with Clause 12.4.

12.4 SAFETY PROTECTION OF CAR ENTRANCE Any car entrance that is not
provided with a door in addition to being opposite a surface of the liftwell complying
with Clause 6.3.3(b), shall be provided with the minimum means of safety protection
described in either Items (a) and (b) or Items (a) and (c), as follows:
(a) Two light beams that shall—
(i) when interrupted by an object, actuate the obstruction sensor controller that is
required by Clause 15.7;
(ii) be aligned horizontally in the plane of the doorway;
(iii) be located not less than 50 mm inside the vertical front face of the edge of the
sill; and
(iv) be located at a height above the floor of the lift car of —
(A) for the lower light beam, 65 mm ±5 mm; and
(B) for the upper light beam, 165 mm ±5 mm.
(b) An additional light beam that shall —
(i) comply with Items (a)(i) to (a)(iii); and
(ii) be located 15 ±5 mm above the floor of the car.
(c) A safety sill that shall—
(i) when operated, actuate the obstruction sensor controller that is required by
Clause 15.7;
(ii) operate when activated by a vertical downwards force of 50 N;
(iii) extend across the full width of the car entrance;
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(v) maintain a running clearance from the flush surface of the liftwell of not less
than 12 mm nor more than 18 mm, throughout its travel and at every position
along the sill.

12.5 HEIGHT The height of the lift car entrance shall be not less than 1850 mm. The
car walls shall be not less than 2000 mm high.

12.6 CAR ROOF Where the lift is installed in a public situation or in private with car
doors, it shall also be provided with a car roof.
12.6.1 Strength Any car roof shall be capable of supporting separately each of the
following loadings:
(a) 135 kg supported by any square of 600 mm sides.
(b) 70 kg supported by any square of 50 mm sides.
(c) Any workers and equipment that may need to be carried.
Deflections of lift car roofs during any of the above loadings shall be not more than—
(i) for timber roofs, 1/200 of roof span; or
(ii) for metal roofs, 1/100 of roof span.
12.6.2 Standing area Where a car top is provided, car top standing areas shall be
provided, and these areas shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Be clear of all equipment.
(b) Be substantially level.
(c) Have a surface that will provide a firm even foothold.
(d) Have dimensions of sides not less than 250 mm.
(e) Have as large an area as practicable, subject to a minimum of 0.15 m2.

12.7 VENTILATION Where the car has a car door and a roof, the enclosure shall be
provided with not less than 0.06 m2 of ventilation area. Openings in any panel shall reject
a 13 mm diameter ball.

12.8 CAR TRAPDOOR A trapdoor complying with AS 1735.2 is only required if

there is less than 600 mm high access from the car through a landing door if the car stops
at any position within the shaft.
NOTE: For small cars, the regulatory authority may allow smaller trapdoors.

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S E C T I O N 1 3 D O O R S

13.1 PROVISION OF LANDING DOORS Landing openings shall be protected by a

landing door.
NOTES:
1 Landing gates are not permitted.
2 There should be sufficient space at each landing served to allow the landing door to open
fully without obstructing the expected use of the area.

13.2 TYPES Doors shall be of the horizontally sliding or folding type or of a hinged
type that cannot be swung through the entrance way (i.e. car doors shall not swing into
any landing entrance, and landing doors shall not swing into the car).
A folding type landing door shall not be used, unless either the face of the liftwell side of
the door is flush while closed or the lift car is fitted with doors.
NOTES:
1 Where a passenger is likely to be in a wheelchair, swing type doors are the most suitable
type; however, any horizontal sliding type doors should be power operated.
2 Some installations may require a door to have a minimum fire-resistance level.

13.3 WIDTH The clear width of doorway openings shall be not less than 600 mm.
NOTE: Where buildings are required to have access for people with disabilities, the appropriate
requirements of AS 1428.1 and AS 1735.12 should be considered.

13.4 HEIGHT The height of doorways shall be —

(a) not less than 1850 mm; or
(b) where structural difficulties exist, not less than 1800 mm.

13.5 CONSTRUCTION Doors shall be imperforate and shall be able to withstand,

without excessive or permanent deformation, the application of a force of 300 N that is
perpendicular to the surface and evenly distributed over any area of 2500 mm2 at any
position.
Where sliding or folding doors are fitted, they shall be guided at the top and at the
bottom.
Any projection or recess on the exposed face of a door shall be such as will prevent finger
entrapment.Door handles on the liftwell side shall be flush.
Door handles on the liftwell side shall be flush.
NOTE: Where a lift is likely to be used by any people with disabilities, the door handles should
comply with the relevant requirements of AS 1428.1.

13.6 POWER OPERATION Where a door is power operated, the car shall have a roof
and the door shall comply with the requirements in AS 1735.2 for power operation of car
and landing doors.

13.7 SELF-CLOSING OF LANDING DOORS Horizontally sliding or swinging

landing doors shall be provided with door closers arranged to close the door automatically
in the event of the car for any reason leaving the landing zone (as defined in
Clause 14.2.1) with the landing door open.

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The closing means shall have sufficient force to reliably close the door from any open
position.
Where a holding method is provided to hold the doors open (i.e. while loading and
unloading), the holding method shall be released —
(a) not more than 30 s after the opening of the doors; and
(b) for hydraulic lifts, in the event of the car moving away from the landing zone with
any of the doors open, immediately the car leaves the landing zone defined by
Clause 14.2.1.
Closing shall be considered complete when the aperture between the door and jamb or
between the panels of the door is not more than 50 mm wide and the door cannot be
re-opened from the landing.

13.8 VISION PANELS Not more than two vision panels may be fitted to each landing
door.
Vision panels shall comply with the requirements for vision panels of landing doors given
in AS 1735.2, except that the area of any vision panel shall be not more than 0.065 m 2,
unless a larger area is approved by the statutory authority, and a second vision panel may
be located at a lower height with the centre of the second panel not less than 900 mm
above the landing.
NOTE: Larger glass door panels are also subject to the approval of the regulatory authority.
For installations where a vision panel is not provided at a landing, a position indicator or
a lift arrived light shall be provided at the landing.

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S E C T I O N 1 4 D O O R L O C KS A ND D O O R
C O N T A C T S

14.1 CARS Every door on a car shall be provided with a car door contact that is
located so as to be inaccessible from inside the car.
Car door contacts shall pass the relevant type tests for landing door locking devices and
car door contacts as specified in AS 1735.10.
The contact shall be made only when the door is closed, so that any space between the
door and the nearest edge of the jamb or an adjacent door does not exceed 20 mm.
When the door is open, the contact shall prevent movement of the car. The contact shall
be positively opened by the striker or other operating device attached to the door while
the door is being opened. The contact shall be maintained in the open position by the
action of gravity or positive mechanical means.

14.2 LANDINGS
14.2.1 Provision Every landing door shall be provided with an effective locking device
to prevent the door from being opened, unless the car is within a landing zone extending
not more than 75 mm above nor more than 75 mm below that particular landing, except
below the bottom landing. The bottom landing door shall be able to be opened while the
car is at any possible position below the bottom landing.
Locking devices used with a multiple-panel type of door may be applied to one panel
only, provided that the interconnecting mechanism of the panel is arranged so that locking
of the panel prevents the opening of the other panels.
14.2.2 Type Locking devices shall comprise one of the following:
(a) One of the combinations of locking devices for landing doors of
passenger-controlled lifts required by AS 1735.2.
(b) A single locking device having all three of the following functions:
(i) A contact to prove that the door has been closed.
(ii) A mechanical locking device to lock the door.
(iii) A contact to prove that the locking device has locked the door.
Such locking devices shall prevent the lift from operating unless all the doors are closed
and locked; however, the car may leave a landing where a landing door is closed but not
locked, provided that the car is stopped where locking of the door is not achieved while
the car is within the landing zone of that landing, as defined in Clause 14.2.1.
The failure of a spring shall not render a locking device unsafe.
14.2.3 Accessibility Locking devices and associated switches for doors shall be
reasonably inaccessible from landings and from the car, and shall be designed to prevent
unauthorized interference with the mechanism.
For any position of the lift car, all landing doors shall be able to be opened by an
authorized person using an unlocking tool or key specially designed to prevent
substitution. The recess for the unlocking tool or key shall be either located not less than
1700 mm above the adjacent floor or comply with the requirements for a mechanic’s
maintenance and emergency landing door unlocking device given in AS 1735.2. A tool or
key shall be kept in the machine room and labelled in accordance with the requirements
for the keeping of keys of landing doors given in AS 1735.2.

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15.1 LOCATION
15.1.1 Controls Controls shall be located at a height above the floor of not less than
850 mm nor more than 1250 mm.
NOTE: It may be necessary to locate the height of the controls to suit a particular disability.
Where a car door is not provided, the horizontal distance between the vertical plane
containing the car nosing and the centre-line of the nearest control button in the car shall
be not less than 400 mm.
15.1.2 Controller equipment Controller equipment shall—
(a) be enclosed in a locked machine room or a locked controller cabinet in an easily
accessible position, outside the shaft, or be accessible while standing on a landing;
(b) have not less than 600 mm of clear space in front of the controller; and
(c) be adequately illuminated.
NOTE: See also Clauses 4.4 and 4.5.

15.2 KEY-LOCKABLE CONTROLS

15.2.1 Provision Every lift car shall be provided with a key-lockable control.
Except for lifts that are installed in a single unit dwelling, each of the landing controls
shall also be key-lockable.
NOTE: Additional key-lockable controls are permitted.
15.2.2 Operation Where a lift installed in a single unit dwelling has a landing control
that is not key-lockable, the key-lockable control in the car shall isolate all of the landing
controls as well as the car controls, except for re-levelling of hydraulic lifts, to correct
any possibility of creep (see Clause 15.6).
Where every control station is provided with a key-lockable control, each key-lockable
control shall isolate that control station, but need not isolate any other control station.
15.2.3 Locking means The locking means for key-lockable controls shall be a device
or method located to give the required degree of security (e.g. suitable key, key card, or
tool difficult to duplicate). The locking means shall be removable only in the off position.
NOTE: In other than single unit dwellings, the statutory authority may require the locking
means for the key-lockable control to be under the control of a responsible person.

15.3 OPERATING CONTROL BUTTONS

15.3.1 Provision Control stations at landings shall include one or more control buttons
or other suitable devices, to call the car.
NOTE: Where required, one or more control buttons or devices may be provided at landings to
dispatch the car to another floor.
Control stations in cars shall consist of one or more call buttons or devices for each floor
served, a stop button or device complying with the requirements in AS 1735.2 for
emergency stop button or switch, and an alarm button or device.
15.3.2 Operation Call buttons or other devices for calling the car shall function on
momentary actuation.
The travel of the car to the selected landing shall be automatically controlled. While a lift
is travelling, it shall not be possible to interfere with the journey by operating any other
control device, other than by momentary operation of the emergency stop button or
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The failure of any single magnetically operated switch, contactor, or relay to release in
the intended manner, or the occurrence of a single accidental earth fault, shall not permit
the lift car to start or run if any door contact is in the open position, such contact being
one intended to prove that a landing door, or a car door, is in the closed position. When
the lift car stops, a 5 second minimum time delay shall be provided to prevent the car
from responding to either a car or landing call.

15.4 REVERSING CONTACTORS Contactors for reversing the direction of travel

shall be interlocked by electrical or mechanical means.

15.5 OPERATING CIRCUIT Control circuits shall be designed to fail safe, and be
arranged so that an earth fault, an open-circuit, or the discharge or failure of a capacitor
cannot cause an unsafe condition.
Safety switch circuits and limit switch circuits shall not depend upon the closing of an
electrical control circuit for the isolation of the electrical supply to stop the drive motor
and to apply the brake at terminal landings.

15.6 ANTI-CREEP LEVELLING DEVICE Every electrohydraulic lift shall be

provided with an anti-creep levelling device complying with the following requirements:
(a) It shall prevent the car from sinking more than 150 mm below the landing,
irrespective of whether the landing door is open or closed.
(b) It shall comply with the relevant requirements for operating devices and control
equipment in levelling or manual inching zone given in AS 1735.2.
(c) As operation of the device may depend on the availability of electric power, the
circuit-breaker shall be kept in the closed position at all times except during
maintenance, repairs, inspection, or an emergency.
(d) When actuated, the following switches shall cause power to be removed from the
anti-creep levelling device:
(i) Emergency stop button or switch in car.
(ii) Stop switch on top of car.
(iii) Pit stop switch.
(e) Except for the switches listed in Item (d), the electrical protective devices required
by Section 16 shall not cause power to be removed from the anti-creep levelling
device.

15.7 CAR ENTRANCE OBSTRUCTION SENSOR CONTROLLER Every car

entrance that is not provided with a car door shall be provided with an obstruction sensor
controller (see Items (a)(i) and (c)(i) of Clause 12.4) that when actuated shall—
(a) cause the lift car to stop; and
(b) cancel any landing calls and any car calls.

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16.1 POWER SUPPLY

16.1.1 Maximum voltage of the control circuit and of the supply The nominal d.c.
voltage or the nominal r.m.s. a.c. voltage of control and safety circuits, between
conductors and between each conductor and earth, shall be not more than 250 V. The
nominal voltage of the power supply for the drive unit shall be not more than 500 V.
16.1.2 Circuit The electrical supply shall be supplied from the line side of the main
switch for the building in which the lift is located, except where the car can be moved up
or down to a floor level by the normal car control means and all safety devices remain
functional in the event of any interruption to the normal power supply to the lift (e.g.
where a lift has an auxiliary power supply).

16.2 WIRING
16.2.1 General For private installations, wiring shall comply with AS 3000, except
that PVC enclosures may be used.
For non-private installations, wiring shall comply with the requirements for wiring given
in AS 1735.2.
16.2.2 Travelling cables Travelling cables shall be specifically designed for their
intended use and supported so that their weight is not supported by electrical connections.
Cables shall be in accordance with AS 1979.
16.2.3 Earthing of electrical apparatus on cars The exposed metal parts of any
electrical equipment, including motors, on cars shall be effectively earthed by an earthing
conductor of not less than the equivalent of a 2.5 mm2 (7/0.67) copper conductor that is
connected to a brass earthing terminal of not less than 6 mm diameter located in an
accessible position on the car crosshead or underbeam.
One of the following means of earthing the car via a travelling cable or cables shall be
provided:
(a) Two paralleled conductors, each not less than 1.0 mm 2 (32/0.20).
(b) Four paralleled conductors, each not less than 0.75 mm2 (24/0.20).
Where any conductor of travelling cables are used as earthing conductors, they shall be
identified by coloured insulation, coloured sleeving, or other approved means, and shall
extend between the end connections and their points of suspension. Such colouring shall
be green, yellow, or a combination of green and yellow.

16.3 CIRCUIT-BREAKER OR SWITCH

16.3.1 General Each lift machine shall be provided with an enclosed type of
circuit-breaker or switch that simultaneously opens or closes all active conductors
controlled by it and, when opened, completely interrupts the electric supply (other than
for signalling or interconnecting circuits at extra-low voltage) to all parts of the motor,
brake, and control panel.
Any circuit-breaker shall not have undervoltage release. The motor shall be protected
from overcurrent by an effective time-lag overcurrent device.
Any switch shall be opened and closed by lever or toggle action.
The circuit-breaker or switch shall be installed in the machine room in a position that is
convenient, accessible, and adjacent to the entrance.
NOTE: The circuit-breaker or switch may be incorporated in the controller enclosure and should
be considered adjacent to an entrance where located within 600 mm of the entrance. Where the
actuating mechanism of such a switch is removed with the controller cover, alternative means
shall be provided to operate the switch.

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16.3.2 Electrohydraulic lifts Every circuit-breaker and main switch controlling an

electrohydraulic lift shall comply with the requirements in AS 1735.2 for circuit-breakers,
and shall have a notice on or adjacent to it, bearing the words —
EXCEPT DURING EMERGENCIES OR WHILE SERVICING, DO NOT
OPEN THIS SWITCH UNLESS THE LIFT IS AT THE BOTTOM
LANDING.
16.4 DOOR LOCK CIRCUITS Door lock circuits shall comply with the following
requirements:
(a) Door lock circuits shall commence at a terminal on the main control panel, which is
normally maintained at full control-circuit voltage above earth, and shall be
protected by a fuse or an over-current circuit-breaker which shall open the circuit in
the event of an earth fault occurring anywhere in the door lock circuit.
(b) Landing door lock circuits shall pass through all the door locks in sequence of
landings.
(c) Lead and return of door lock circuits may be in the same conduits, but such
conduits shall not carry conductors of any other circuits.
(d) Door lock circuits shall include only contacts that are incorporated in landing door
locks.

16.5 MOTOR PROTECTION Lift motors shall be protected against overtemperature

by either a thermal-overload protective device complying with AS 1023.1, AS 1023.2, or
AS 1023.3, or a device that affords an equivalent degree of protection. The device need
not be of the manual reset type. The alternative device may be an overtime device.

16.6 CAR STOP SWITCH Where a lift car is provided with a roof, a stop switch
complying with the general requirements for stop switches in AS 1735.2 shall be provided
on the top of the roof, where it is clearly visible and accessible from a landing.
Where a lift car is not provided with a roof, a stop switch complying with the general
requirements for stop switches in AS 1735.2 shall be provided as high as possible on a
wall of the car in addition to the key-lockable control required by Clause 15.2.

16.7 LIMIT SWITCHES

16.7.1 General Limit switches shall be fully enclosed and securely mounted so that
their operation is not affected by any normal float of the car.
Operating cams for limit switches shall be of metal or other durable material, excluding
natural wood, and of sufficient length to maintain the limit switches in the operated
position when the lift car reaches its maximum travel both in the up and down directions.
At each end of travel, either a limit switch shall control not less than two separate and
independent contactors, both of which must be operated to complete the motor and brake
circuit for each direction of travel, or an independent mechanically operated overtravel
limit switch shall directly open the motor and brake circuits.
16.7.2 Normal Each lift shall be provided with normal limit switches.
The normal limit switches shall be arranged to automatically stop the lift from normal
operating speed at the top and bottom landings, independently of any overtravel limit
switches.
16.7.3 Overtravel Except for traction lifts, electrohydraulic lifts, and lifts having
endless chain suspension with self-limiting travel, lifts shall also be provided with
overtravel limit switches.
The contacts of any overtravel limit switch shall be opened by positive mechanical
operation. The opening of any overtravel limit switch shall prevent further movement
under power in either direction of travel until the lift has been correctly repositioned
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16.8 REVERSE PHASE RELAY A reverse phase relay shall be provided for every
three-phase installation, other than the following—
(a) electrohydraulic lifts; and
(b) lifts having limit switches that are effective irrespective of phase reversal.

16.9 SAFETY GEAR SWITCH A switch shall be provided that will positively open
the control circuit and stop the lift machine should any safety gear operate. Safety gear
switches shall be of a type that will not reset unless the safety gear has been reset.

16.10 SLACK ROPE OR CHAIN SWITCH A switch of the manually reset type shall
be provided to open the control circuit in the event of breakage or slackening of any rope
or chain.

16.11 LIFTWELL FLAP SWITCH Where a liftwell flap is provided, the switch
required by Clause 6.5.2(b), when opened, shall directly interrupt the control circuit of a
potential switch or contactor on the control panel, additional to the normal control
switches provided, and the opening of such switch or contactor shall completely interrupt
all electrical supply to the motor and brake circuits in either direction of travel. When
opened, the flap switch shall remain open until it is manually reset to the normal running
position.
The control circuit shall be designed and installed so that a single earth fault or
short-circuit will not cause the potential switch or contactor to close or remain closed
while the flap switch contacts are open.

16.12 DOOR-LOCK VALVE TEST SWITCH Where a hydraulic support system is

provided, a door-lock valve test switch shall be provided to test for compliance with the
requirements for door lock valves given in AS 1735.3 (as required by Clause 5.6).

16.13 PIT STOP SWITCH A stop switch complying with the general requirements for
stop switches in AS 1735.2 shall be provided in the pit of every electric and electrically
controlled lift. It shall be not more than 1000 mm above the floor of the lowest landing
served nor more than 600 mm from the entrance. Where this switch is not accessible,
while the car is on the fully compressed buffer or the safety supports, a second switch
shall be provided.

16.14 SHEAVE-ROOM OR PLATFORM STOP SWITCH A stop switch complying

with the general requirements for stop switches in AS 1735.2 shall be provided in a
convenient position adjacent to any sheaves located in a sheave room or accessible from a
platform.

16.15 BLOCKING DEVICE SWITCHES Blocking device switches shall interrupt the
lift controls to prevent movement of the car while a blocking device is in place. A
maintenance control of the constant pressure type can override this switch.

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17.1 NORMAL LIGHTING

17.1.1 Landings The floor in front of the doorway at every landing shall be capable of
being illuminated with not less than 75 lx.
17.1.2 Cars Passengers shall be able to illuminate the car by turning on two lamps that
shall give an illumination of not less than 75 lx on the car floor at the entrance during
normal power conditions.

17.2 EMERGENCY LIGHTING Emergency lighting shall be provided for every car.
The emergency lighting shall—
(a) include not less than two lamps of approximately equal light output;
(b) provide sufficient illumination for distinguishing the call button, the emergency
alarm button, the telephone dial, and the telephone dialling instructions;
(c) operate automatically with a delay of not more than 10 s in the event of failure of
the power supply to the lift car lighting circuit;
(d) provide continuous illumination for not less than 4 h; and
(e) be powered by an automatically rechargeable emergency power supply system that,
directly after 4 h of continuous use, will have a recovery rate of not less than
50 percent after 8 h of recharging and not less than 80 percent after 16 h of
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18.1 PROVISION A permanent telephone and an audible alarm shall be provided in

each lift car.
Where a public telecommunications network telephone is not of the self-dialling type, an
emergency telephone number shall be displayed in the car.
Where a within-house telephone is provided, it shall be powered by the emergency power
supply required by Clause 17.2(e).
The address of the lift, or an identification number for the lift that is registered at the
answering service, shall be displayed in the lift car.
NOTES:
1 A parallel connection to the house phone is permitted.
2 The telephone may be of the push-button self-dialling type.

18.2 ACCESSIBILITY Within the car, any telephone and any operating button of an
audible alarm shall be accessible without the use of a key and be located in the car at a
height above the car floor of not less than 850 mm nor more than 1250 mm.

18.3 TELEPHONE SYSTEM Any telephone system shall —

(a) provide direct communication to a location that is permanently staffed;
(b) be accessible from within the car without the use of a key;
(c) be operated from the emergency power supply system required by Clause 17.2(e),
unless connected to an uninterrupted power supply or a public telecommunications
network system; and
(d) exhibit clear instructions on how to use it.

18.4 AUDIBLE ALARM The audible alarm shall be located on the lift car and be
powered by the emergency power supply required by Clause 17.2(e).

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19.1 LOAD PLATE A load plate, bearing a legend similar in content and layout to
one of those illustrated in Figure 19.1, shall be securely mounted in a prominent and
visible position in the car.
The maximum load displayed on the load plate shall be the rated load.
NOTE: Other information may be required by the regulatory authority or another authority.
The height of the lettering on the load plate shall be not less than 5 mm.

19.2 NAMEPLATE The manufacturer’s or supplier’s name and address and the serial
number of the machine shall be displayed on a nameplate that is securely mounted in a
prominent position in the lift car.

19.3 EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS A prominent notice shall be displayed in the

restricted area of the machine room stating that any manual operation shall be in
accordance with the correct procedures detailed in step-by-step instructions. These
instructions shall state that the electrical supply must be switched off and the landing
doors must be closed before commencing to operate the lift manually.
A direction label shall be fitted in a prominent position on the hand-winding shaft
housing. The height of lettering used on the direction label shall be not less than 5 mm.

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MAXIMUM
320 KG
OR
4 standing persons
OR
2 standing persons + 1 person in a wheelchair

(a) Equivalent maximum floor area = 1.6 m2

MAXIMUM

240 KG
OR
3 standing persons
OR
1 standing person + 1 person in a wheelchair

(b) Equivalent maximum floor area = 1.1 m2

MAXIMUM

200 KG
OR
2 standing persons
OR
1 person in a wheelchair

(c) Equivalent maximum floor area = 0.9 m 2

MAXIMUM

120 KG
OR
1 standing person

(d) Equivalent maximum floor area = 0.5 m2

FIGURE 19.1 TYPICAL LOAD PLATES AND FLOOR AREA SIZES

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APPENDIX A
PERIODIC INSPECTION AND TESTING
(Informative)

Periodic inspection and testing of every installation should be carried out at intervals of
not more than one year.
Regular maintenance of the installation should be performed at more frequent intervals.

APPENDIX B
GUIDE FOR SELECTION OF THE PREFERRED TYPE OF LIFT
(Informative)

Maximum Maximum
Relevant Fully
travel Type of Maximum floor
Type of lift part of enclosed
control speed m/s area
AS 1735 liftwell
m m2

Low-rise platforms* 14 0.6 No N-l 0.15 1.6

Non-automatically 3 No Non- 1.6

controlled* 15 automatic 0.15
7 Yes and key-
lockable

Manually powered* 13 6 No Manual N-l 1.1

Automatically Automatic
controlled* 16 12 Yes and key- 0.25 1.6
lockable

Electrohydraulic —
Passenger and goods 3† N-l Yes Automatic 1.0 N-l

Electric — Passenger
and goods 2† N-l Yes Automatic N-l N-l

LEGEND :

* Restricted-use lifts for people with limited mobility

N-l Not limited
† If also complying with AS 1735.12, includes facilities for people with disabilities

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APPENDIX C
SCREW-DRIVING MACHINES
(Normative)

Screw-driving machines shall comply with the relevant requirements of the Standard and
the following:
(a) Belts or chains Where belts or chains are used to connect the motor to the driving
machines —
(i) belts shall be of the multiple V-belt type;
(ii) belt drives shall be applied with a power correction factor not more than 0.5
in accordance with BS 3790;
(iii) not less than two separate chains or one duplex chain shall be provided;
(iv) chain drives shall have a factor of safety of not less than 10; and
(v) the machine brake shall be located so that failure of the driving belt or chain
will not prevent it from performing its intended function.
(b) Stressing of screws Screws shall not be subjected to an external horizontal force
during loading or running of the car. The factor of safety of screws as a column
shall be not less than 4, based on the total weight supported including rated load in
the car.
(c) Overtravel Means shall be provided to maintain screws in position in the event of
excessive overtravel.
(d) Screws and nuts Screws shall be of steel and nuts shall be of bronze or other
material having an elongation not less than 14 percent in a gauge length of 50 mm.
The length of thread in engagement shall be sufficient to avoid undue wear.
Provision shall be made for the visual inspection of the rate of wear of screws and
nuts, without the need for undue dismantling.
(e) Screw casing A vertical casing, closed at the bottom, shall be provided to enclose
and protect any travelling screw below the nut where the screw travels below the pit
floor.

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