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ABSTRACT
Escalators and moving walks are governed by Directive 2006/42 / EC and by Standard NF EN 115-1 of July 19, 2017.
This article looks at the essential health and safety requirements that it imposes on these stairs of a somewhat particular kind, and which relate to the characteristics of these materials (capacity, speed, nominal weight), but also to their installation (safety devices, intermediate supports).
These harmonized standards also contain the procedures for assessing the conformity of escalators and moving walks, and the requirement for CE marking.
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François CHEREAU : Escalator expert at Namixis. - Member of the AFNOR P82D Escaliers standards committee
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Michel CHALAUX : Consulting engineer and trainer at MCC
INTRODUCTION
The solutions given in this article describe the state of the art. They are based on harmonized standards, compliance with which implies presumption of conformity with the essential health and safety requirements of the applicable directives. Other solutions are possible within the framework of the application of the directives.
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standards | movement of people | escalators | moving walks
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