CSA B355S1 : 2002

Technical Committee on Lifts for Persons with Physical
Disabilities
Preface
Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
   1.1 Application of Requirements
   1.2 Equipment Covered by This Standard
   1.3 Equipment Not Covered by This Standard
   1.4 Other Factors Not Covered by This Standard
   1.5 Exceptions
2 Definitions
3 Reference Publications
4 Design Requirements and Limitations
   4.1 Design Considerations
   4.2 Travel, Limits of Travel, Landings, and Inclination
   4.3 Rated Speed
   4.4 Types of Carriages
   4.5 Capacity, Rated Load, and Size
   4.6 Safety Factors
   4.7 Welding
   4.8 Lighting
5 Runway
   5.1 Runway Enclosures
   5.2 Landing Doors and Gates
   5.3 Mechanical Limits
   5.4 Under-Platform Access
   5.5 Horizontal Clearances
   5.6 Guide Rails
   5.7 Stair Lift Guards at Ceiling Intersections
6. Drive Unit
   6.1 Requirements for All Drive Units
   6.2 Suspension Wire Rope, Sheaves, and Winding Drum Drives
   6.3 Rack and Pinion Drive
   6.4 Chain and Chain Sprocket Drive
   6.5 Screw and Nut Drive
   6.6 Hydraulic Drive
   6.7 Rope Chain and Rope Sprocket Drives
   6.8 Friction Drive
7 Carriage
   7.1 Types of Carriages
   7.2 Requirements for All Carriages
   7.3 General Requirements for All Platform Carriages
   7.4 Chair Carriage
   7.5 Standing Platform
   7.6 Wheelchair Platform
   7.7 Wheelchair-and-Attendant Platform
   7.8 Special Adaptation Platforms
8 Electrical Equipment
   8.1 General
   8.2 Operation and Operating Devices
   8.3 Alarm and Warning Signal
   8.4 Control and Control Equipment
   8.5 Electrical Protective Devices
9 Data Plate and Signs
   9.1 Data Plate
   9.2 Under-Platform Sign
   9.3 Markings of Data Plate and Sign
   9.4 Markings of Landing Zone for an Enclosed Vertical
       Platform Lift
Table
Figure
Appendices
A - Inspection and Testing
B - Maintenance of Lifts for Persons with Physical
    Disabilities