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For example, the level of protection and resilience afforded to an old-type “fireman’s” lift installed in a typical 1960’s residential tower block could be viewed as being minimal compared to a modern standard firefighter’s lift installed in a new-build residential block to BS EN 81-72: 2015 and BS9999: 2008.” But this progress has led to there being a large (and sometimes confusing) variation in the standard and functionality of lifts that are intended to be used in the event of fire provided in the UK’s diverse existing building stock.
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The improvement of the evacuation lift provision for these existing buildings is a serious challenge.įire safety design expert, Matt Ryan of the Fire Surgery, agrees: “Over the last 20 years lift technology and fire safety design approaches have advanced and evolved significantly, improving overall standards and consistency. While new buildings are being fitted with evacuation lifts where required, there are large numbers of older buildings pre-dating modern standards expectations where there are seemingly no effective or practical evacuation lift provisions. With recent events initiating widespread reviews of current fire safety guidance, and an ageing population, evacuation methods and procedures for those with mobility impairment is one of the key issues and challenges that building designers and those managing/ operating buildings face. The safety of an evacuation lift depends on it being incorporated into a building design which protects the evacuation lift spaces, lobbies and refuges with adequate passive fire protection, and providing protection and resilience for electrical supplies including a secondary power supply. This question began to be addressed formally in British Standards 30 year’s ago with BS 5588-8:1988 “Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people” which described an evacuation lift. If we are aspiring to make buildings accessible to all, the question arises: what about evacuation?
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Matt Ryan and Dave Cooper will address these issues in free seminars at the upcoming LIFTEX 2019 event. In this guide we look at everything from standards to maintenance. The development of British and European standards has been central to lowering accident rates – both to those using lifts, escalators and lifting platforms, and to those working on them. This innovation heavily influences the world of standards where the primary focus is safety. At the “top end” of high-speed lifts, there’s continual research into solutions to move more people faster using less building space. Our modern built environment is inconceivable without lifts, escalators, lifting platforms and stairlifts.