Standards
China Vs. U.S.: Electric Elevator Standards
The progressive establishment of a new elevator code in China draws comparisons and contrasts with parts of U.S. code. by Ning Li, Yihui Ruan, Chi Chen, Wei Li and Mingtao...
ASME A17 Code Committees Meet in New Orleans
Inquiries spark discussion about performance, requirements and enforcement. The ASME A17 Standards Committee and various A17 working committees met the week of May 5 in New Orleans. Following is a...
Developments in EN 81-20, 81-50 and Related Standards
Esfandiar Gharibaan talks on upcoming European codes and ever-more-important market surveillance. reprinted from Liftinstituut Magazine Esfandiar Gharibaan is chairman of the European Committee for Standardization Technical Committee (CEN/TC) 10 (for...
Energy Code Development, Part Two
Part One of this series (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2014) discussed the history of development of the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Lift and Escalator Installations (CoP) for elevators,...
China Versus U.S.
A comparative study on Chinese and American elevator codes and standards Research Background As society has developed, elevators have become more and more important in people’s lives. The presence of...
New European Standards
The Lift Directive has been undergoing a process of revision. From a technical viewpoint, the envisaged changes are minimal. There is currently no news in respect to other relevant European...
ISO TC 178 Meetings in New York City
The week of April 23 was an important time for the international elevator industry, as it was during this week when representatives of 30 nations gathered at the headquarters of...
Escalator and Dumbwaiter Chinese/European Standards Differences
by Jun Zhang, Ning Li, Youqin Xu, Xinfu Shen, Wei Chen, Xueming Chen, Yuan-dong Jiang and Junhua Shen European escalator standard EN 115-1:2008 was promulgated in 2008. China’s escalator safety...
Wind Turbine Tower Elevators, Part II
A continued discussion on the codification processes of wind turbine tower elevators in North America At the 2008 American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Health and Safety Workshop in Denver, OSHA...
40 Years of Elevator-Code Standardization
An overview of the history and role of various industry codes This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first meeting of the European Committee for Standardization (CEN)/Technical Committee (TC)...
