Interim Australian Standard

AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 (Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2) Expries 5 August 2003) AS 1735.10(Int) Interim Australian Standard Lifts, escalators and moving walks Part 10: Tests

This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME-004, Lift Installations. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 26 June 1998 and published on 5 August 1998. The following are represented on Committee ME-004: Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia Association of Independent Lift Companies Australian Building Codes Board Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Australian Elevator Association Department of Industrial Affairs, S.A. Department of Training and Industrial Relations, Qld Institution of Engineers, Australia Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia New Zealand Lifts and Escalator Association Property Council of Australia Victorian WorkCover Authority Work Health Authority, N.T. WorkCover Authority, N.S.W. Workplace Standards Authority, Tas. WORKS Australia Department of Administrative Services WorkSafe Western Australia Keeping Standards up-to-date Standards are living documents which reflect progress in science, technology and systems. To maintain their currency, all Standards are periodically reviewed, and new editions are published. Between editions, amendments may be issued. Standards may also be withdrawn. It is important that readers assure themselves they are using a current Standard, which should include any amendments which may have been published since the Standard was purchased. Detailed information about Standards can be found by visiting the Standards Australia web site at www.standards.com.au and looking up the relevant Standard in the on-line catalogue. Alternatively, the printed Catalogue provides information current at 1 January each year, and the monthly magazine, The Australian Standard, has a full listing of revisions and amendments published each month. We also welcome suggestions for improvement in our Standards, and especially encourage readers to notify us immediately of any apparent inaccuracies or ambiguities. Contact us via email at mail@standards.com.au, or write to the Chief Executive, Standards Australia International Ltd, GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001. This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 97239.

AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 (Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2) Interim Australian Standard Lifts, escalators and moving walks Part 10: Tests Originated as AS CA3 1935. Previous edition AS 1735.10 1986. Revised and designated AS 1735.10(Int) 1998. Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (April 2001). Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 2 (September 2002). COPYRIGHT Standards Australia International All rights are reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or copied in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without the written permission of the publisher. Published by Standards Australia International Ltd GPO Box 5420, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia ISBN 0 7337 2111 7

AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 2 PREFACE This Interim Standard was prepared by the Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committee ME-004, Lift Installations, to supersede AS 1735.10 1986. This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (April 2001) and Amendment No. 2 (September 2002). The changes required by the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and the amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure, or part thereof affected. This Interim Standard is the result of consensus among Australian and New Zealand representatives on the Joint Committee to produce it as an Australian Standard. The objective of this Interim Standard is to provide test requirements for equipment covered by relevant parts of AS 1735. This Interim Standard forms Part 10 of the AS 1735 series of Standards. Other Parts in this series are as follows: AS 1735 Lifts, escalators and moving walks AS 1735.1 General requirements AS 1735.2 Passenger and goods lifts Electric AS 1735.3 Passenger and goods lifts Electrohydraulic AS 1735.4 Service lifts Power-operated AS 1735.5 Escalators AS 1735.6(Int) Moving walks AS 1735.7 Stairway lifts AS 1735.8 Inclined lifts AS 1735.9 Special purpose industrial lifts AS 1735.11 Fire-rated landing doors AS 1735.12 Facilities for persons with disabilities AS 1735.13 lifts for persons with limited mobility Manually powered AS 1735.14 Low-rise platforms for passengers AS 1735.15 Lifts for people with limited mobility Restricted use Non-automatically controlled AS 1735.16 Lifts for persons with limited mobility Restricted use Automatically controlled AS 1735.17 Lifts for persons with limited mobility Restricted use Water-drive This edition incorporates significant changes to the 1986 edition. Major technical changes include the following: (a) Tests for elastomeric, spring and solid buffers have been added (Sections 3(A) and 6(A)). (b) Acceptance tests for safety gears have been revised (Section 5), and detailed test procedures have been included (Appendices A to F). (c) Acceptance test for electrohydraulic equipment has been reviewed (Section 7).

3 AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 A1, A2 A2 (d) Periodic inspection and testing of existing equipment have been substantially revised (Section 8). The term normative has been used in this Interim Standard to define the application of the appendix to which it applies. A normative appendix is an integral part of a Standard. Standards Australia invites comment on this Interim Standard from persons and organizations concerned with this subject. The date of expiry for comment is 5 August 2003 at which time this Interim Australian Standard will be confirmed, withdrawn or revised in the light of public comment. During the life of this document the Committee will monitor all comment as it is received. Meanwhile, the review of performance test requirements for type B safety gear (see NOTE to Clause 8.1.5.2(b)) is being carried out with a view to be included at the end of the Interim period. Attention is drawn to the fact that this document is an Interim Australian Standard and should be regarded as a developmental Standard liable to future alteration.

AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 4 CONTENTS Page SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE... 6 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS... 6 1.3 DEFINITIONS... 6 SECTION 2 FREE-FALL TYPE TEST FOR SAFETY GEAR 2.1 APPLICATION... 7 2.2 TEST PROCEDURE... 7 2.3 TEST REQUIREMENTS... 7 SECTION 3 TYPE TESTS FOR OIL BUFFERS 3.1 APPLICATION... 8 3.2 INFORMATION... 8 3.3 TEST CONDITIONS... 9 3.4 TEST PROCEDURE... 10 3.5 TEST REQUIREMENTS... 10 SECTION 3(A) TYPE TESTS FOR ELASTOMERIC BUFFERS 3.1(A) APPLICATION... 13 3.2(A) INFORMATION... 13 3.3(A) TEST CONDITIONS... 13 3.4(A) TEST PROCEDURE... 14 3.5(A) TEST REQUIREMENTS... 14 SECTION 4 TYPE TESTS FOR LANDING DOOR LOCKING DEVICES AND CAR DOOR CONTACTS 4.1 APPLICATION... 15 4.2 LABORATORY... 15 4.3 IDENTIFICATION... 15 4.4 EXAMINATION BEFORE TEST... 15 4.5 ELECTRICAL... 15 4.6 MECHANICAL LOCKING MEMBERS... 15 4.7 ENDURANCE TEST... 16 4.8 CURRENT INTERRUPTION TEST... 16 4.9 TEST IN MOIST ATMOSPHERE... 16 4.10 TEST WITHOUT LUBRICANT... 16 4.11 MISALIGNMENT TESTS... 17 4.12 INSULATION TEST... 17 4.13 FORCE AND MOVEMENT MEASUREMENTS... 17 4.14 STRENGTH TEST... 17 SECTION 5 ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR SAFETY GEAR 5.1 APPLICATION... 18 5.2 GENERAL TEST CONDITIONS... 18 5.3 SPEED TEST AT NORMAL SPEED... 18 5.4 SPEED TESTS AT GOVERNOR TRIPPING SPEED... 19 5.5 SPEED TEST REQUIREMENTS... 19 5.6 INERTIA ACTUATION TESTS FOR TYPE A SAFETY GEAR... 20

5 AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 Page 5.7 BROKEN SUSPENSION ROPE OPERATION TEST OF TYPES A AND B SAFETY GEAR... 21 5.8 SAFETY ROPE OPERATION TEST OF SAFETY GEAR... 22 SECTION 6 ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR OIL BUFFERS 6.1 APPLICATION... 23 6.2 OIL LEVEL TEST... 23 6.3 PLUNGER RETURN TESTS... 23 6.4 LOAD AND SPEED TESTS... 23 SECTION 6(A) ACCEPTANCE TESTS FOR ELASTOMERIC, SPRING AND SOLID BUFFERS 6.1(A) APPLICATION... 24 6.2(A) LOAD AND SPEED TESTS... 24 SECTION 7 ACCEPTANCE TEST FOR ELECTROHYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT... 25 SECTION 8 PERIODIC INSPECTION, ADJUSTMENT AND TESTING OF EXISTING EQUIPMENT 8.1 PERIODIC INSPECTION AND TESTS... 26 8.2 TESTS FOLLOWING ANY ALTERATION AFFECTING PERFORMANCE OF SAFETY GEAR... 27 APPENDICES A DRIVE-IN TEST PROCEDURE FOR TYPE B SAFETY GEAR ACCEPANCE TESTING... 29 B RUNAWAY TEST PROCEDURE FOR TYPE B SAFETY GEAR ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 32 C DRIVE-IN TEST PROCEDURE FOR TYPE C SAFETY GEAR ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 34 D RUNAWAY TEST PROCEDURE FOR TYPE C SAFETY GEAR ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 36 E DRIVE-IN TEST PROCEDURE FOR TYPE D SAFETY GEAR ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 38 F RUNAWAY TEST PROCEDURE FOR TYPE D SAFETY GEAR ACCEPTANCE TESTING... 40

AS 1735.10(Int) 1998 6 STANDARDS AUSTRALIA Interim Australian Standard Lifts, escalators and moving walks Part 10: Tests SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL 1.1 SCOPE This Interim Standard sets out tests for the equipment covered by relevant parts of AS 1735. NOTE: Type tests are not required for solid or spring type buffers. 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this Interim Standard: AS 1735 Lifts, escalators and moving walks 1735.1 Part 1 General requirements 1735.2 Part 2 Passenger and goods lifts Electric 1735.3 Part 3 Passenger and goods lifts Electrohydraulic 1735.9 Part 9 Special purpose industrial lifts 1735.16 Part 16 Lifts for persons with limited mobility Restricted use Automatically controlled 1.3 DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Interim Standard, the definitions in AS 1735.1 and any other relevant Parts of AS 1735, apply. Standards Australia www.standards.com.au

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