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- May 21, 2024
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Article 31 -Escalator Skirt Brush Requirements
Skirt brush requirements in escalator and moving walks The escalator skirt brush is located on the skirt panel on both sides of steps on the entire route to prevent objects such as passengers’ clothing entering into the gap between the skirt and the step. There are two types of brushes: Single and double row. Escalator […]
- May 21, 2024
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Article 32 -Escalator Handrail Safety Requirements
Standard requirements of escalator handrail The Handrail is a moving rubber belt for the passengers to hold and keep their balance on the escalator or moving walk. In this article we are going to present some these escalator handrail safety requirements. All escalators must include a handrail on top of the balustrade on both sides […]
- May 21, 2024
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Article 33 -Escalator Landings dimensions and safety requirements
Escalator landings requirements In this article we intend to explain escalator landings requirements and dimensions which must be taken into consideration and are as below: Escalator and moving walk landing areas including comb plates and floor plates must have a surface to provide a secure foothold for passengers with a minimum length of 850 mm […]
- April 30, 2024
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Article 34 -Escalator Comb Dimensions and Safety Requirements
Escalator Comb Dimensions and Safety Requirements In this article we intend to explain about escalator comb dimensions and safety requirements which must be taken into consideration and are as below: Combs are toothed parts at both landings, fixed on the comb plate and mesh with the grooves of the step or pallet surface and are […]
- January 20, 2021
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Article 35 -Hazards & Dangers of Using an Escalator
Introduction of Escalator Accidents Escalators are inseparable parts of our daily life. While they are convenient and helpful, especially in the modern time, you must use them carefully in order to experience a safe ride from one building floor to another. However, in many cases hazards and dangers of using escalators are inevitable. Even though […]
- May 21, 2024
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Article 36 -Escalator Mechanical Hazards – The Escalator Accidents
One of the hazards threatening the life of passengers is as follows: Escalator Accidents – Contacting the Machinery Moving Parts Imperforate panels or walls are essential for enclosing all the moving mechanical parts of the escalator so that nobody can touch the interior moving parts from outside. These panels must resist under the applied force […]
- April 30, 2024
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Article 37 -Escalator Fire Hazards of Escalators and Ways to Prevent Them
Fire Hazards of Escalators and fire protections The risk of fire in escalators is another hazardous situation and is also considered a type of escalator accident, which could happen due to different reasons. The Escalator truss is a place where there could be an accumulation of some combustible materials such as grease, oil, dust, fuzz, […]
- May 21, 2024
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Article 38 -Escalators Risks & Hazards – Slipping, Tripping, or Falling
Escalators Risks & Hazards Due to Slipping, Tripping, and Falling Slipping, tripping, and falling are the most common accidents of escalators and moving walks and are considered in the category of escalators risks & hazards. Elderly and very young children are at a higher risk of tripping and falling. Some careless passengers who may run […]
- May 21, 2024
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Article 39 -Escalator Electric Hazards
Escalator Electric Hazards due to Direct or Indirect Contacts with live parts: Electrically Live Parts, in escalators, moving walks, or any other machines, involve the energized conductive components of that machine or device. In case a competent person unintentionally touches or approaches the unguarded electrically live parts of an escalator, it could lead to serious […]
- May 21, 2024
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Article 40 –Escalator Electromagnetic Radiation hazards
Introduction of escalator electromagnetic radiation hazards escalator Electromagnetic radiation hazards are another important risk of escalators. Electromagnetic (EM) radiation is inevitable in the modern world and it exists in many forms surrounding us such as radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays. Although electric and magnetic radiations are two different fields of study, they are […]
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