Covers to electric, hydraulic and hand-powered passenger lifts, goods lifts and service lifts suspended by ropes or chains or supported by direct acting ram and employing a guided lift car installed where the structural requirements of Part 6 are implemented. Combines requirements for passenger and goods lifts such that goods lifts are capable of carrying persons and the same safety requirements to lifts intended for passenger operation. Apply requirements for hand-powered lifts apply only to goods lifts, hoists and service lifts. Excludes certain lifting platforms and road vehicle lifting machines amusement devices, skip hoists, builders' hoists, conveyors or similar apparatus used for raising, piling or tiering.

BS 2655-1(1957) : LATEST

BS 5655-3(1989) : 1989

BS 5655-1(1979) : 1979

BS 5655-14(1995) : 1995