Lifts, your questions answered2.42MBAdvice and ... - Stannah

Are there anyparticular issues witholder escalators ormoving walkways?If your equipment is more than ten years old it isunlikely to comply with all the current legislation,including the safe working requirements forengineers. Escalators require balustrade skirtingdeflector devices, adequate stop buttons andappropriate safety notices.What might bethe scope ofrefurbishment work ifI decided to upgrademy equipment?Your equipment would firstly have to meet all currentlegislation, including complying with BS EN 115,fulfilling all safety requirements of the EC Directiveand carrying the CE Mark. Ideally your suppliershould be able to demonstrate compliance withISO 9001:2000.What is the life-cycleof an escalator/moving walkway?Lifts, escalators and moving walkways tend to have amuch longer life span than most other forms oftransportation. A building that is 60 years old willtypically have had three or four upgrades or totalreplacements of lifting equipment in that period. Theactual life span is dependent on traffic and usage.Assuming myequipment meets allcurrent standards,how often would I haveto have service visits?This is dependent on the amount of day-to-day traffic.Your maintenance company can advise you of asuitable schedule, based on risk assessment requiredby Management Regulations 1999.Is there specialequipment I coulduse to upgrade myescalator/movingwalkway in order toimprove its energyefficiency?Increasingly sophisticated motor energy controllerscan be fitted that continuously monitor motor loadingconditions and regulate the power feed into themotor. Motor energy control can achieve up to 30%energy saving during light or no load condition.38