BUILDING (LIFTS) REGULATIONS

BUILDING (LIFTS) REGULATIONS

BUILDING (LIFTS) REGULATIONS


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATION

Regulation
PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. Citation .............................. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 3
2. Interpretation ...................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --- E 3
3. Lifts to which Ordinance and regulations apply ... ... ... ... ... ... E 4
4. Application of British Standard Code of Practice or Specification ... E 5

PART II

GENERAL

5. Application of Part ii ................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 5
6. Clearance for safe operation of lifts .... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 5
7. Liftway exclusively for lift, machinery, installations and equipment ... ... E 5
8. Restriction of number of lifts in one liftway ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 5
9. Liftway to be enclosed etc. .................................... ... E 5
10.................................Wall of liftway facing car to be without projections or recesses ... ... ... E 5
11...............Ventilation of liftway ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 6
12. Liftway terminating elsewhere than on or in ground....................................E6
13. Special provisions for case where part of building below liftway is used or likely,
to be used by any person .............. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 6
14.................Lift pit to be provided, etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 6
15.............................Illumination of lift pit and provision of stop switch ... ... ... ... ... E 7
16....................Access to lift pit in certain cases ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 7
17 Partition to be provided in lift pit in certain cases ... ... ... ... --- E 8
18.................Counterweight to be screened --- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 8
19.................Situation of counterweight ... ... ... ... ... E 8
20.........Guides ........................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 8
21.........Guide brackets ................ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E8
22.........Machine room ..................... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 9
23..........................Penthouses, etc. for pulleys or similar machinery ... ... ... ... ... ... E 10
24.................................All equipment for lift to be supported to prevent displacement ... ... ... E 10
25. Strength of supporting beams and slabs and calculation of load to be supported E 10
26...........Landing doors ..................... ... ... ... ... ... . E10
27....................Rated load to be clearly marked ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 11
28..................Load carrying unit to be a car ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 11
29..................Every car to have doors, etc . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... --- E 11
30..................Collapsible or folding doors ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... E 11
31..................Vision panels in car doors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 11





Regulation Page
32. Height of car ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
33. Lighting and ventilation of car ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
34. Ventilating panels in cars ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
35. Safety gear ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
35A. Every lift to have overload device ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
35B. Every car to have emergency light ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
36. Emergency signals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 12
37. Emergency push or switch to be provided in certain lifts ... ... ... ... ... E 13
38. Emergency exits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 13
38A. Notice prohibiting use in case of fire ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 13
38B. Emergency access to liftways ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 13
38C. Fireman's lift ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 1#

PART 111

LiFrs USED WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR CARRYING PERSONS

39. Application of Part 111 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 14
40. Car to be completely enclosed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 15
41. Doors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 15
42. Rated load ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 15

PART IV

LIFTS USED WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR CARRYING GOODS

43. Application of Part IV ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 15
44. Car to be enclosed ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 16
45. Open work panels permitted above certain height ... ... ... ... ... ... E 16
46. Doors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 16
47. Rated load ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 16

PART V

LIFTS NOT DRIVEN BY MECHANICAL POWER

48. Application of Part V ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 16
49. Exemptions ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 16
so. Lift, etc. to be designed, etc. to satisfaction of Building Authority ... ... ... E 16

PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

51. Special power of Building Authority to exempt lifts of particular class or
description from these regulations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 17
52. Power of Building Authority in certain cases, to require work to be carried out
in respect of a lift ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E17
53. Application to service lifts ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 17
54. Lifts for the disabled ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... E 17





BUILDING (LIFTS) REGULATIONS

(Cap. 123, section 38)

[1 January 1960.]

PART I

PRELIMINARY

1. These regulations may be cited as the Building (Lifts)
Regulations.

2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

'approved' means approved by the Building Authority;

'counterweight' means a weight or series of weights provided to
counterbalance the weight of the car and part of the rated load
of a lift;

'F.R.P.' means the period for which the element of construction is
capable of resisting the action of fire when tested in accordance
with BS 476: Part 8 or a specified in the Third Schedule to the
Building (Construction) Regulations;

'governor' means an automatic device which operates the safety
gear in the event of a lift or counterweight exceeding a pre-
determined speed in the downward direction;

'lift' means a lifting machine or appliance having a car or platform,
the direction of movement of which is restricted by a guide or
guides;

,,open air' means a space which-

(a) is vertically uncovered and unobstructed;

(b) is not less, in any horizontal dimension, than 1.5 m; and

(c)where such space is enclosed on 4 sides, has a horizontal
area of not less than 1 m' for every 6 m of the mean height
of the walls enclosing the space;

'rated load' means the load which a lift is designed to carry at the
rated speed;

'rated speed' means the mean of the maximum speeds attained by a
lift in the upward and downward direction with full rated load;

',safety gea?' means a mechanical device which, when operated,
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stops the car of a lift, or a counterweight, and holds the car or
counterweight to the guides;

',safety rope' means a rope, attached to a car or counterweight,
which operates the safety gear provided for the lift or counter-
weight, in the event of a failure of all the suspension ropes or
their attachments;





,service lift' means a lift, used or intended to be used exclusively
for carrying goods, having a rated load of not more than 250 kg
and a car in which the area of the floor is not more than 1 m'
and whose height is not more than 1 200 min;

',stop push' and 'stop switch' means a push button or switch,
respectively, designed to open the control circuit of a lift and so
cause the lift to stop.

3. The Ordinance and regulations shall apply to every lift
other than-

(a)a lift installed in any building belonging to the Crown or to
the Government;

(aa) subject to section 18(2) and (3) of the Housing Ordinance,
a lift installed in any building upon any land vested in the
Housing Authority or over which the Housing Authority
has control and management;

(b)a lift installed in any building upon any land vested in any
person on behalf of Her Majesty's naval, military or air
force services;

(c)a lift installed in any building which belongs wholly to the
Government of a foreign country and which is used
exclusively or mainly for the purposes of the official
business of the consular officer of such government,

(d)a lift or hoist used solely for the carriage, stacking, loading
or unloading of goods or materials-
(i) which does not pass through any floor; and
(ii) the height of travel of which does not exceed 3.5 in,

(e) a lift or hoist used solely for the raising of motor vehicles-
(i) which does not pass through any floor; and
(ii) the height of travel of which does not exceed 3.5 in;

a skip hoist or hoist used mainly for charging furnaces or
similar appliances;

(g)a hoist used solely for lifting or feeding material directly
into a machine;

(h) a ramp connected with any wharf or pier;

(i) an amusement device;

(j) a stage or orchestra lift;

(k)a lift or hoist provided, in connexion with any building
which is being constructed, for the use solely of persons
employed in the construction thereof or for carrying mate-
rials used therein; and

(1)a belt, bucket, scoop or roller conveyor and any similar
machine.





4. Save insofar as provision is made therefor in these regula-
tions, every lift and any machinery, mechanism, electrical in-
stallation or equipment connected or associated therewith shall be
designed and installed or constructed as the case may be in accord-
ance with the current relevant British Standard Code of Practice or
Specification and any other national standard as may be approved.

PART II

GENERAL

5. Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Part of
these regulations shall apply to all lifts.

6. Every liftway and lift pit, the walls enclosing any lift well
and every room provided for housing the machinery and other
equipment for any lift shall be such as to provide adequate clearance
for the safe operation of the lift and the machinery and other
equipment provided therefor.

7. Nothing, other than a lift and such machinery, installation
and equipment connected or associated therewith as may be neces-
sary, shall be installed or accommodated in a liftway.

8. Not more than 4 lifts shall be accommodated in one
liftway.

9. (1) Every liftwa hall, except for the openings for doors
and ventilation, be completely enclosed.

(2) The walls so enclosing any liftway shall-

(a) be of sufficient strength to support the lift guides; and

(b) have an F.R.P of not less than 2 hours.

10. (1) Save as provided in paragraph (2) and subject to the
provisions of paragraph (3), the inner surface of that wall, enclosing
a liftway, which faces the entrance to the car of the lift shall, so far as
practicable, form a smooth continuous surface, without projections
or recesses.

(2) Where a projection or recess is unavoidable, such projec-
tion or recess shall be splayed, on its underside, to an angle of 75~
from the horizontal.

(3) Where the lift installed in any liftway is fitted with a
levelling device, the inner surface of such wall shall, for a distance
not less than the aggregate of the depths of the levelling zone and the
distance which the lift is capable of travelling of its own momentum
when the power is cut off, without exception, form a smooth
continuous surface without projections or recesses.







11.(a) Every liftway shall be ventilated, at the top thereof,
by means of a vent to the open air.

(b) Every such vent shall be situated-
(i) in a position, in one of the walls enclosing the
liftway, above the level of the roof of the building and
directly below the floor at the top of the liftway; or
(ii) subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (c), in
the floor at the top of the liftway.

(c)Where any such vent is situated in the floor at the top of
the liftway, there shall be provided in the walls or roof of
the room provided for housing the machinery and other
equipment provided for the lift, openings having an area
not less than the area of such vent.

(d)The open area of every such vent shall be not less than
0. 15 m' for every lift installed in the liftway.

12. Where any liftway terminates elsewhere than on or in the
ground, the floor of the lift shall be of fire resisting construction
and shall have an F.R.P. of not less than 2 hours.

13. Where any part of any building below any lift pit is used or
likely to be used by any person-

(a)the floor of the lift pit shall be so designed and constructed
as to be capable of withstanding the greater of the follow-
ing stresses-
(i) (A)the impact of the car of the lift with full rated
load; or
(B) the impact of the counterweight,
descending at its rated speed or, where governor operated
safety gear is provided for the lift or counterweight, at the
governor tripping speed; and
(ii) an imposed load of 5 kPa; and

(b) (i) the counterweight and car shall be provided with a
safety gear; or
(ii) there shall be provided below the counterweight
buffer and extending from the ground, a pier of solid
construction and of adequate strength.

14. (1) There shall be provided, at the bottom of every
liftway, below the level of the lowest lift landing, a lift pit.

(2) Every such lift pit shall-

(a)be of such depth that, when the car of the lift has
completely depressed the buffers, there is an adequate
clearance between the lowest part of the car, and any
projections on the bottom of such car, and the floor of the
pit; and





(b) be of waterproof construction.

15. There shall be provided for every lift pit-
(a)adequate artificial illumination, which shall be operated by
a switch; and

(b) a stop switch, which shall be situated-
(i) so as to be accessible from the place at which access
to the lift pit is obtained; or
(ii) in such other position as the Building Authority
may approve.

16. (1) Where any lift pit is more than 1.6 m below the level of
the lowest lift landing, there shall be provided a means of access to
the lift pit.
(2) Such means of access shall be either a ladder or a door.
(3) In the case of a ladder, the ladder shall be-
(a) permanently fixed;
(b) readily accessible from the lowest lift landing;
(c) vertical; and
(d) constructed of incombustible material.
(4) In the case of a door, the door shall-
(a)have a minimum height of 1.4 m and a minimum width of
0.6 m;
(b) not open towards the interior of the liftway;
(c) be provided with a spring-type lock so designed as to-
(i) enable the door to be opened, without a key, from
inside the lift pit; and
(ii) be capable of being closed and locked without a
key;
(d)be fitted with efficient devices to secure that the lift above
the lift pit to which the door provides access cannot ~e set
or kept in motion unless the door is fully closed;
(e) have an F.R.P. of nut less than 1 hour; and
(f) bear on its outside face a permanent and conspicuous
notice in English and Chinese incised or embossed, of
metal, plastic or other suitable materials, in letters, figures
and characters not less than 25 mm. high, in the following
form-

'BUILDINGS ORDINANCE
(Chapter 123)
DANGER
LIFTWAY
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS PROHIBITED DOOR
TO BE KEPT LOCKED







(5) For the purpose of this regulation, a lift pit means-

(a)in the case where only one lift is installed in one liftway, a
lift pit provided in accordance with regulation 14; or

(b)in the case where 2 or more lifts are installed in one liftway,
the lift pit provided in accordance with regulation 14
immediately under each lift.

17. (1) Where 2 or more lifts are installed in one liftway, each
such lift shall be separated from an adjacent lift and its counter-
weight by a partition which complies with paragraph (2).

(2) The partition shall-

(a) be rigid;

(b)be erected from the floor of the lift pit to a minimum height
of 2.5 in;

(e) be erected across the whole depth of the liftway; and

(d)in the case where the distance measured in a horizontal line
between the edge of the car roof and any moving part of an
adjacent lift is less than 0.3 in, be erected from the floor of
the lift pit through the full height of the liftway.

18. Every counterweight shall, from a height of 300 mm above
the floor of the lift pit to a height not less than 2.1 m above such
floor, be enclosed by a screen.

19. Every counterweight shall be situated in the liftway in
which the lift for which it is provided, is installed.

20. (1) Guides shall be provided to guide the car of every lift
and every counterweight throughout its travel.

(2) Every such guide shall-

(a) be of adequate length and rigid construction;

(b) have machined guide surfaces; and

(c)be so jointed and fixed to the guide brackets that it cannot
deflect more than 6 mm in normal conditions.

21. (1) Guide brackets shall be provided at intervals of not
more than 3.5 m and shall be embedded into the walls enclosing the
liftway or fixed to such walls by bolts embedded into such walls.





(2) Wood or fibre blocks or plugs shall not be used for
securing any guide bracket.

22. (1) A room shall be provided in connexion with every lift
for housing the machinery and other equipment therefor.

(2) Every such room shall-

(a)save where it is provided in connexion with a service lift,
have a clear height of not less than 2.1 m;

(b) be provided with adequate lighting and ventilation; and

(c)be so constructed as to allow convenient access to the
machinery and other equipment housed therein and as
to enable such machinery or equipment to be removed
therefrom.

(3) Every part of the floor of every such room shall be of
adequate strength to support the heaviest unit of machinery or other
equipment housed therein.

(4) The floor of every such room shall have an F.R.P. of not
less than 2 hours.

(5) The walls and roof of every such room shall be con-
structed of-

(a) brick,
(b) concrete, or

(c) other approved material.

(6) Where, in any such room, there is a difference, exceeding
600 mm, in the level of the floor thereof, adequate guard rails and a
ladder shall be provided at any place where the level so changes.

(7) The door of every such room shall-

(a) be self-closing;
(b)be provided with a spring-type lock so designed as to
enable the doo to be opened, without a key, from inside
the room;
(c) have an F.R.P. of not less than half an hour; and
(d)bear on its outside face a permanent and conspicuous
notice in English and Chinese incised or en-kbossed, of
metal, plastic or other suitable materials, in letters, figures
and characters not less than 25 mm high, in the following
form-

'BUILDINGS ORDINANCE
(Chapter 123)
NOTICE
DANGER
LIFT MACHINERY
UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS PROHIBITED DOOR
TO BE KEPT LOCKED





23. Any penthouse or similar room in which overhead pulleys
or similar rnachinery for any lift are housed shall-

(a) have a clear height of not less than 1.2 m; and
(b)be provided with safe and convenient means of access and
adequate artificial lighting.

24. Every machine, pulley, governor and similar equipment
connected with any lift shall be so supported and held as to prevent
it from becoming loose or being displaced.

25. (1) Every supporting beam or slab shall be of sufficient
strength to support a total load calculated in accordance with
paragraph (2).

(2) The total load shall be the aggregate of the weight of all
apparatus resting on the beam or slab and a weight equal to twice
the maximum resultant load suspended therefrom when the lift, with
full rated load, is at rest.

26. (1) Every opening in a wall enclosing a liftway provided,
at a lift landing, to give access to the car of a lift, shall, unless it is
provided with a door complying with regulation 38B(3). be provided
with a door.

(2) Every such door shall extend to the full height and width of
the opening and shall have an F.R.P. of not less than one hour.

(3) Every such door shall be fitted with a locking device of
such type that-

(a)the door cannot be opened unless the car is within the
levelling zone of the door; and

(b)the car cannot be kept in motion unless the door is fully
closed and locked.

(4)(a) Provision shall be made for the opening of any such
door in an emergency, whether or not the car is within the
levelling zone of the door.
(b)Such provision shall be protected against accidental or
malicious opening.

(5) Where a vision panel is provided in any such door-





(a)the size and shape of the vision panel shall be such that it
will not permit the passage of a sphere having a diameter of
100 mm;

(b)no part of the vision panel shall be at a height of less than
1 m above floor level of the lift landing;

(e)the vision panel shall be made of an approved material or
glass of a tempered or laminated type; and

(d)if such door is a sliding door, the panel shall be flush with
the surface of the door closest to the lift landing.

27. (1) There shall be marked conspicuously on every lift the
rated load thereof.

(2) In the case of a lift used or intended to be used wholly or
mainly for carrying persons, the rated load shall be so marked in
terms of the number of persons and in terms of mass.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, every person shall be
deemed to have a mass of 75 kg.

28. The load carrying unit of every lift shall be a car.

29. (1) The car of every lift shall be provided with a door or
doors which shall be of imperforate construction.

(2) Every such door shall be provided with efficient devices to
secure-

(a)that the car cannot be set or kept in motion unless the door
is fully closed; and

(b)that the door cannot be opened from inside the car unless
the car is within the levelling zone.

30. (1) Where collapsible or folding doors are provided each
such door shall be constructed with imperforate leaves connected in
such a way that no part of a person or his clothing may be jammed in
the hinges or any part of the door.

(2) No collapsible door shall be opened by mechanical power
for a distance of more than a quarter of the total width of the door.

31. Where a vision panel is provided in a door of the car of any
lift-

(a)the size and shape of the vision panel shall be such that it
will not permit the passage of a sphere having a diameter of
100 mm;

(b)no part of the vision panel shall be at a height of less than
1 m above the floor of the car;

(c)the vision panel shall be made of an approved material, or
glass of a tempered or laminated type; and





(d)the vision panel shall be flush with the surface of the door
closest to the car.

32. The clear internal height of the car of any lift shall be not
less than 2 m.

33. The car of every lift shall be-

(a) provided with adequate electric lighting; and

(b) adequately ventilated.

34. Where a ventilating panel is provided within 1.8 m of the
floor of the car of any lift, such panel shall be provided with a
backplate.

35. (1) Every lift shall be provided with a safety gear.

(2) Such safety gear shall be-

(a) attached to the car; and

(b)save as provided in paragraph (3), operated by a governor
which shall be so located as to allow ready access for the
purposes of maintenance and repair of the governor and to
effect any rescue from the lift.

(3) Where-

(a)the machinery for the lift is such that it will, in any
condition, prevent uncontrolled acceleration of the car;
and

(b) the normal speed of the lift does not exceed 0.5 mis,

the safety gear may be operated by a safety rope.

35A. (1) Every lift installed on or after 3 May 1969 shall be
provided with an overload device which shall operate when the load
in the car is 10per cent or more in excess of the rated load in respect
of such lift.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), 'overload device'
means a device that, when in operation-

(a) prevents any movement of the car; and

(b)prevents the closing of any power operated door whether
'fitted to the car or to the landing at which the car is resting.

35B. Every car installed on or after 3 May 1969 shall be
provided with an emergency light which shall be automatically
illuminated in the event of failure of the supply of power to the lift.

36. (1) Every lift shall be provided with an emergency signal,
which shall be a bell or other audible signal.

(2) The switch by which such bell or other signal is operated
shall be fitted in the car.





(3) Where any such bell or signal is electrically operated, the
power supply shall be from batteries.

37. (1) Any lift with open work panels or with a collapsible
door shall be provided with a push or switch which when activated
will cause the lift to stop forthwith.

(2) Such push or switch shall be fitted inside the car.

38. (1) The car of every lift shall be provided with an exit for
use on occasions of emergency.

(2) Every such exit shall be-

(a) formed in the roof of the car;

(b)fitted with a door or other means of closing the exit so
designed and constructed that it can be opened only from
outside the car; and

(c)of a size of not less than 350 mm by 500 mm or, where the
shape of the exit is not square or rectangular, be of a size
having a diameter measured in a horizontal plane of not
less than 400 mm.

(3) In connexion with every such exit, efficient devices shall be
provided to secure that the car cannot be set or kept in motion unless
the door or other means of closing the exit is fully closed.

38A. Every lift shall display on the inside of the car and on an
outside wall as near as practicable to the landing floor a permanent
and conspicuous notice in English and Chinese incised or embossed,
of metal, plastic or other suitable materials, in letters and characters
not less than 13 mm high in the following form-

WHEN THERE IS A FIRE
DO NOT USE THE LIFT

38B. (1) Where a liftway is greater than 11 m high, there shall
be provided at intervals not greater than 11 m, an access through the
wall enclosing the liftway for the purpose of evacuating passengers
in a lift in any emergency.

(2) Such access shall have a minimum height of 1.8 m and a
minimum width of 0.5 m and shall be fitted with a door capable of
closing the exit.

(3) Such door shall-

(b) not open towards the interior of the liftway;





(c) be located in a position readily accessible to rescuers;

(d) be provided with a spring type lock so designed as to-
(i) enable the door to be opened without a key from
inside the liftway; and
(ii) be capable of being closed and locked without a
key;

(e)be fitted with efficient devices to secure that the lift cannot
be set or kept in motion unless the door is fully closed;

bear on its outside face a permanent and conspicuous
notice in English and Chinese incised or embossed, of
metal, plastic or other suitable materials, in letters and
characters not less than 25 mm high in the following
form-

DANGER
RESCUE DOOR
NO UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY

(4) A landing door, without a vision panel, that normally
opens to give access to the car of a lift which complies with the
provisions of regulation 26 shall be deemed to comply with para-
graph (3) of this regulation.

(5) A landing door, without a vision panel, that does not
normally open to give access to the car of the lift which complies
with the provisions of regulation 26 shall be deemed to comply
with sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph (3) of this
regulation.

38C. (1) In every building of more than 8 storeys and in every
building of a height greater than 24 m, which has any lift installed,
at least one lift shall be a fireman's lift which shall be designed and
installed in accordance with a Code of Practice published from time
to time by Director of Fire Services.

(2) Where more than one lift is installed in such a building the
lift which is to be the fireman's lift shall be that designated by the
Director of Fire Services.

PART III

LIFTS USED WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR CARRYING PERSONS

39. The provisions of this Part of these regulations shall apply
only to lifts used or intended to be used wholly or mainly for
carrying persons.





40. The car of every lift to which this Part applies shall be
completely enclosed at the sides and on top and shall, save for any
opening affording access thereto or for ventilation, not have any
openings or open work panels in the sides.

41. The door or doors of the car of every lift to which this Part
applies shall extend to the full height and width of the opening.

42. (1) The minimum rated load of every lift to which this
Part applies shall be not less than that specified in Table I corre-
sponding to the net internal area of the floor of the car.

TABLE I

Net internal area Minimum rated load
of floor of car
in M2 in kg
0.40 100
0.50 180
0.90 300
1.10 375
1.17 400
1.30 450
1.45 525
1.60 600
1.66 630
1.75 675
1.90 750
2.00 800
2.05 825
2.20 900
2.35 925
2.40 1 000
2.50 1 050
2.65 1 125
2.80 1 200
2.90 1 250
2.95 1 275
3.10 1 350
3.25 1 425
3.40 1 500
3.56 1 600
3.88 1800
4.36 2 100
5.00 2500

(2) Where the net internal area of the floor of the car exceeds
5 M2, the minimum rated load of the lift shall be calculated by
adding to 2 500 kg a rated load calculated by deducting 5 from the
net internal area of the floor of the car in M2 and multiplying the
result by the result of dividing 100 by 0. 16.

PARTIV

LIFTS USED WHOLLY OR MAINLY FOR CARRYING GOODS

43. The provisions of this Part of these regulations shall apply
only to lifts used or intended to be used wholly or mainly for
carrying goods.





44. Save as provided in regulation 45, the car of every lift to
which this Part applies shall be completely enclosed at the sides and
on top and, save for any opening affording access thereto or for
ventilation, shall not have any openings or open work panels in the
sides or roof.

45. (1) Open work panels may, subject to the provisions of
paragraph (2), be provided in the sides of any such car above a
height not less than 1.8 m from the floor of the car and in the roof of
the car.

(2) Any opening in any such panel shall be of such size that it
will reject a sphere having a diameter of 40 mm.

46. The door of the car of every lift to which this Part applies
shall extend to the full height and width of the opening of the car.

47. (1) The minimum rated load of every lift to which this
Part applies, which is to be used for general freight loading, shall be
not less than 330 kg/ml of the internal area of the floor of the car.

(2) The rated load and the area of the floor of the car of every
lift to which this Part applies, which is to be used for any form of
loading other than general freight loading, shall be such as may be
approved by the Building Authority.

(3) For the purposes of this regulation, a lift shall be deemed
to be used for general freight loading only where-

(a)the loading in the lift will normally be evenly distributed
over the floor of the car;

(b)the weight of any single piece of freight, or the weight of
any single truck, which may be used in the loading of the
lift, and the load thereon, will be not more than a quarter
of the rated load of the lift; and

(c)the lift will be loaded only manually or by means of trucks
which are not driven by any form of power.

PART V

LIFTS NOT DRIVEN BY MECHANICAL POWER

48. The provisions of this Part of these regulations shall apply
only to lifts not driven by mechanical power.

49. The provisions of Parts 11, 111 and IV shall not apply to any
lift to which this Part applies.

50. Every lift to which this Part applies and the liftway and lift
pit shall be designed, protected and constructed to the satisfaction of
the Building Authority and shall be of sound material and adequate
strength.





PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

51. Without prejudice to the generality of section 42 of the
Ordinance, if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Building Author-
ity that it would be unreasonable in the special circumstances of the
case to enforce some or all of the requirements of these regulations
in relation to any class or description of lift, he may, upon applica-
tion in respect of any lift of that class or description, waive the
requirement and, upon any such waiver, may, by order in writing,
require such provision to be made in lieu of compliance therewith,
and impose such conditions, as he considers necessary.

52. Where any person is carrying out or intends to carry out
lift works in respect of an existing lift, the Building Authority may,
by order in writing, require such person to carry out such other
work, being work which is-

(a)connected with the lift works which are being or are to be
carried out; or

(b)in the opinion of the Building Authority, necessary, in
consequence of the carrying out of such lift works, to
ensure the safety of persons using or likely to use the lift
or the building in which the lift is installed,

as will cause the lift or the machinery or other equipment provided
therefor to comply with such of these regulations as the Building
Authority may prescribe.

53. In addition to the provisions of Part III, regulations 10. 11,
28 to 38C inclusive, 45, 46 and 47 shall not apply to any service lift.

54. Where any lift for disabled persons is provided in
accordance with regulation 72* of the Building (Planning)
Regulations-

(a)essential lift control buttons or switches shall be not
less than 900 trim and not more than 1.2 m above the
floor of the car; and

(b)handrails extending to within 150 mm of the corners
shall be provided at the rear and sides of the car
and such handrails shall be suitable for use by the
disabled.
G.N.A. 78/59. G.N.A. 80/59. L.N. 53/69. L.N. 152/71. L.N. 12/75. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 83/79.L.N. 367/83. L.N. 364/84. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 152/71. L.N. 12/75. L.N. 294/76. (Cap. 123, sub. leg.) G.N.A. 80/59, r. 2. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. Lifts to which Ordinance and regulations apply. G.N.A. 80/59, r. 3. L.N. 367/83. (Cap. 283.) L.N. 367/83. L.N. 367/83. Application of British Standard Code of Practice or Specification. L.N. 367/83. Application of Part II. Clearance for safe operation of lifts. Liftway exclusively for lift, machinery, installations and equipment. L.N. 367/83. Restriction of number of lifts in one liftway. Liftway to be enclosed, etc. Wall of liftway facing car to be without projections or recesses. Ventilation of liftway. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 294/76. Liftway terminating elsewhere than on or in ground. Special provisions for case where part of building below liftway is used or likely to be used by any person. L.N. 367/83. Lift pit to be provided, etc. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. Illumination of lift pit and provision of stop switch. Access to lift pit in certain cases. L.N. 367/83. Partition to be provided in lift pit in certain cases. L.N. 367/83. Counterweight to be screened. L.N. 294/76. Situation of counterweight. Guides. L.N. 367/83. Guide brackets. L.N. 294/76. Machine room. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 367/83. Penthouses, etc. for pulleys or similar machinery. L.N. 294/76. All equipment for lift to be supported to prevent displacement. Strength of supporting beams and slabs and calculation of load to be supported. Landing doors. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. Rated load to be clearly marked. L.N. 294/76. Load carrying unit to be a car. Every car to have doors, etc. L.N. 367/83. Collapsible or folding doors. L.N. 367/83. Vision panels in car doors. L.N. 367/83. Height of car. L.N. 294/76. Lighting and ventilation of car. Ventilating panels in cars. L.N. 294/76. Safety gear. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 294/76. Every lift to have overload device. L.N. 53/69. Every car to have emergency light. L.N. 53/69. Emergency signals. Emergency push or switch to be provided in certain lifts. L.N. 367/83. Emergency exits. L.N. 367/83. Notice prohibiting use in case of fire. L.N. 367/83. Emergency access to liftways. L.N. 367/83. Fireman's lift. L.N. 367/83. Application of Part III. Car to be completely enclosed. Doors. L.N. 367/83. Rated load. L.N. 367/83. Application of Part IV. Car to be enclosed. Open work panels permitted above certain height. L.N. 294/76. Doors. L.N. 367/83. Rated load. L.N. 294/76. Application of Part V. Exemptions. Lift, etc. to be designed, etc. to satisfaction of Building Authority. Special power of Building Authority to exempt lifts of particular class or description from these regulations. L.N. 367/83. (Cap. 123.) Power of Building Authority in certain cases, to require work to be carried out in respect of a lift. Application to service lifts. L.N. 367/83. Lifts for the disabled. (Cap. 123, sub. leg.) L.N. 364/84. [*In operation on 1.8.85.]

G.N.A. 78/59. G.N.A. 80/59. L.N. 53/69. L.N. 152/71. L.N. 12/75. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 83/79.L.N. 367/83. L.N. 364/84. Citation. Interpretation. L.N. 152/71. L.N. 12/75. L.N. 294/76. (Cap. 123, sub. leg.) G.N.A. 80/59, r. 2. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. Lifts to which Ordinance and regulations apply. G.N.A. 80/59, r. 3. L.N. 367/83. (Cap. 283.) L.N. 367/83. L.N. 367/83. Application of British Standard Code of Practice or Specification. L.N. 367/83. Application of Part II. Clearance for safe operation of lifts. Liftway exclusively for lift, machinery, installations and equipment. L.N. 367/83. Restriction of number of lifts in one liftway. Liftway to be enclosed, etc. Wall of liftway facing car to be without projections or recesses. Ventilation of liftway. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 294/76. Liftway terminating elsewhere than on or in ground. Special provisions for case where part of building below liftway is used or likely to be used by any person. L.N. 367/83. Lift pit to be provided, etc. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. Illumination of lift pit and provision of stop switch. Access to lift pit in certain cases. L.N. 367/83. Partition to be provided in lift pit in certain cases. L.N. 367/83. Counterweight to be screened. L.N. 294/76. Situation of counterweight. Guides. L.N. 367/83. Guide brackets. L.N. 294/76. Machine room. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 367/83. Penthouses, etc. for pulleys or similar machinery. L.N. 294/76. All equipment for lift to be supported to prevent displacement. Strength of supporting beams and slabs and calculation of load to be supported. Landing doors. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 294/76. L.N. 367/83. Rated load to be clearly marked. L.N. 294/76. Load carrying unit to be a car. Every car to have doors, etc. L.N. 367/83. Collapsible or folding doors. L.N. 367/83. Vision panels in car doors. L.N. 367/83. Height of car. L.N. 294/76. Lighting and ventilation of car. Ventilating panels in cars. L.N. 294/76. Safety gear. L.N. 367/83. L.N. 294/76. Every lift to have overload device. L.N. 53/69. Every car to have emergency light. L.N. 53/69. Emergency signals. Emergency push or switch to be provided in certain lifts. L.N. 367/83. Emergency exits. L.N. 367/83. Notice prohibiting use in case of fire. L.N. 367/83. Emergency access to liftways. L.N. 367/83. Fireman's lift. L.N. 367/83. Application of Part III. Car to be completely enclosed. Doors. L.N. 367/83. Rated load. L.N. 367/83. Application of Part IV. Car to be enclosed. Open work panels permitted above certain height. L.N. 294/76. Doors. L.N. 367/83. Rated load. L.N. 294/76. Application of Part V. Exemptions. Lift, etc. to be designed, etc. to satisfaction of Building Authority. Special power of Building Authority to exempt lifts of particular class or description from these regulations. L.N. 367/83. (Cap. 123.) Power of Building Authority in certain cases, to require work to be carried out in respect of a lift. Application to service lifts. L.N. 367/83. Lifts for the disabled. (Cap. 123, sub. leg.) L.N. 364/84. [*In operation on 1.8.85.]

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