BS 6440:2011
Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification

Standard No.

BS 6440:2011

Release Date

2011

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Latest

BS 6440:2011

Replace By

GMKOREA EDS-T-7604-2011

Replace

BS 6440:1999

Scope

This British Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and dismantling of new permanently installed electrically powered vertical lifting platforms with the following characteristics: • travelling vertically between predefined levels along a guided path where the inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15°; • supported or sustained by wire ropes, chains, rack and pinion, hydraulic cylinder (direct or indirect), screw and nut or scissors mechanisms; • having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways; • having non-enclosed or partially enclosed carriers; • having a rated speed that is not greater than 0.15 m/s; • having a travel distance that is not greater than 3.0 m; • sized for use with type A or type B wheelchairs conforming to BS EN 12183 and/or BS EN 12184. It is applicable to lifting platforms that are intended primarily for the transport of persons with impaired mobility, with or without a wheelchair. NOTE 1 The lifting platforms specified in this standard can be used in domestic or non-domestic premises, and can be installed indoors or outdoors. Their installation in some premises might not be practicable. NOTE 2 Although this British Standard is applicable to new lifting platforms, it can also be used as guidance for the refurbishment and re-installation of existing lifting platforms.

BS 6440:2011 Referenced Document

• BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations. IET Wiring Regulations*， 2022-03-28 Update
• BS EN 12015 Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts , escalators and moving walks - Emission
• BS EN 12016 Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks. Immunity*， 2013-08-31 Update
• BS EN 12183 Manual wheelchairs. Requirements and test methods*， 2022-01-01 Update
• BS EN 12184  Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers. Requirements and test methods*， 2022-01-01 Update
• BS EN 12385-4 Steel wire ropes — Safety — Part 4: Stranded ropes for general lifting applications
• BS EN 13411 Terminations for steel wire ropes. Safety. Metal and resin socketing*， 2021-01-01 Update
• BS EN 349 Safety of machinery - Minimum gaps to avoid crushing of parts of the human body
• BS EN 50214 Flat polyvinyl chloride sheathed flexible cables
• BS EN 609 Agricultural and forestry machinery - Safety of log splitters - Screw splitters
• BS EN 953 Safety of machinery - Guards - General requirements for the design and construction of fixed and movable guards

BS 6440:2011 history

• 2011 BS 6440:2011 Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification
• 1999 BS 6440:1999 Powered lifting platforms for use by disabled persons - Code of practice

BS 6440:2011 Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification was changed to GMKOREA EDS-T-7604-2011 Test Method for Determining the Temperature Stability of Automotive Trim Materials.