A3.5.            CURRENT STANDARDS RELATING TO ACCESS AND MOVEMENT OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN BUILDINGS

prEN 81-40                      Powered stairlifts for seated, standing and wheelchair users moving in an inclined plane. (ISO/FDIS 9386-2)

prEN 81-41                      Vertical lifting platforms (ISO/FDIS 9386-1)

BS EN81-70: 2003           Rules for accessibility of disabled people to lifts

EN 81-72                        Rules for lifts which remain in use in case of fire (Firefighters lifts)

prEN 81-73                      Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire

EP 230:2001                    BSI Electronic Book. Disability Access BS 8300:2001

BS 5588-8:1999               Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people

BS 5776:1996                  Specification for powered stairlifts 

BS 5900:1999                  Specification for powered domestic lifts with partially enclosed cars and no lift well enclosures

BS 5965:1980                  Specification for manually driven balanced personal home lifts

BS 6440:1999                  Power lifting platforms for use by disabled persons. Code of practice

PD 6523:1989                  Information on access to and movement within and around buildings and on certain facilities for disabled people

BS 8300:2001                  Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice

BS EN ISO 10535:1998    Hoists for the transfer of disabled persons. Requirements and test methods

BS EN 12182:1999           Technical aids for disabled persons   General requirements and test methods