BS 7801:1995 Code of practice for safe working on escalators and passenger conveyors in use
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This British Standard recommends safe working
practices (supported by training) for those
responsible for, and involved in the examination,
inspection, testing, service/maintenance and repair
of escalators and passenger conveyors. This British
Standard also recommends provisions intended to
ensure a safe working environment.
This British Standard does not address the specific
hazards associated with the installation and
dismantling of escalators and passenger conveyors.
This British Standard applies to all escalators and
passenger conveyors irrespective of the type of
drive machinery employed and not solely for those
escalators or passenger conveyors which have been
made to established British Standards for
construction and installation, i.e. BS 2655 Part 4,
Part 7 and Part 8 and BS EN 115.
The recommendations relate to the safety of
persons when gaining access to and from the work
area on an escalator or passenger conveyor
installation and while working there; they also
relate to the safety of others in the vicinity,
whether working or not, who may be endangered
by the actions of those working on escalators or
passenger conveyors.
Annex B lists other British Standards and other
publications related to safety on escalators and
passenger conveyors.
