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Part 4: Service lifts—Power operated
SAA Lift Code
Australian Standard™
(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)

AS 1735.4—1986
This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee ME/4, Lift Installations. It
was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia on 12 February 1986
and published on 7 April 1986.
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AS 1735.4 — 1986
(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)
Australian Standard ™
Lifts, escalators and moving walks
Known as the SAA Lift Code
Part 4: Service lifts—Power operated

First published (included in AS CA3) 1935.

Revised 1947.
AS CA3, Part IV separately published 1970.
AS 1735, Part 4 first published 1975.
Second edition 1982.
Third edition 1986.
Reissued incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2 (June 2000).
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AS 1735.4—1986 2
PREFACE
This edition of this standard was prepared by the Association’s Committee on Lift
Installations, to supersede AS 1735, Part 4 — 1982, Power-operated Service Lifts.
This Standard incorporates Amendment Nos. 1 (July 1989) and 2 (June 2000). The
changes required by the Amendments are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and
amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure, or part thereof affected.
This edition includes the following technical changes:
(a) Clause 5.1 extends the access dimension to 750 mm where an effective standing
surface is provided for maintenance of service lifts.
(b) Clause 26.1.3(a)(ii) has been redrafted to clarify its intent.
Other changes of an editorial nature have been made to bring the standard into line
with current SAA policy.
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CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. S COPE AND GENERAL

1.1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.2 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3 Referenced Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SECTION 2. C LASSIFICATION AND TYPES

2.1 Classification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SECTION 3. S PEED, R ATED L OAD, AND DIMENSIONS

3.1 Class 1 Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.2 Class 2 Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.3 Undercounter Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SECTION 4. S UPPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
SECTION 5. M ACHINE ROOMS AND MACHINERY SPACES

5.1 Provision of Machine Rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.2 Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.3 Equipment Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.4 External Maintenance Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.5 Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.6 Headroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.7 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.8 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SECTION 6. O VERHEAD S HEAVE ROOMS AND P LATFORMS

6.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.2 Access and Headroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6.3 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 7. M ACHINES
7.1 Rated Speed . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.2 Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

7.3 Geared Drives . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.4 Belt Drives . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.5 Sheaves, Drums, and Chain Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
7.6 Hand-winding . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SECTION 8. S HEAVES, D RUMS, C HAIN WHEELS, AND P ULLEYS

8.1 Mechanical Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8.2 Multiplying Sheaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
8.3 Guarding of Nip-points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A2 8.4 Chain Keeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SECTION 9. S USPENSION R OPES AND C HAINS

9.1 Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.2 Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.3 Factors of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.4 Designation and Measurement of Rope Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.5 Size of Rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.6 Size of Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.7 Data Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
9.8 Handling and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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SECTION 10. R OPE AND CHAIN ATTACHMENTS AND FITTINGS
10.1 Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
10.2 Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
10.3 Load Equalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
10.4 Lengthening or Repairing of Ropes and Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
SECTION 11. L IFTWELLS

11.1 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.2 Pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.3 Access to Liftwells and Pits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.4 Guarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
11.5 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 12. LIFTWELL CLEARANCES AND FLUSHNESS

12.1 Clearances Between Cars, Counterweights, and Liftwell
Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.2 Clearances Between Car Sills and Liftwell Surface . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.3 Clearances Between Car Sills and Landing Sills . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.4 Clearances Between Car Doors and Landing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.5 Clearances at Landing Sills for Horizontally Sliding or Hinged
Landing Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.6 Flushness of Liftwell Facing Car Entrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.7 Projections Beyond Landing Sills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
12.8 Flushness of Liftwell Not Facing Car Entrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
SECTION 13. T OP AND BOTTOM CLEARANCES

13.1 Class 1 and Class 2 Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
13.2 Undercounter Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SECTION 14. G UIDE RAILS

14.1 Provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.2 Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.3 Overall Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.4 Cross-section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.5 Joints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.6 Spacing of Fixings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.7 Brackets and Building Supports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
14.8 Gauge Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SECTION 15. G UIDE S HOES

15.1 Provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15.2 Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15.3 Play Between Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15.4 Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15.5 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
15.6 Roller Guide Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
SECTION 16. B UFFERS AND S TOPS

16.1 Provision and Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
16.2 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
16.3 Solid Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
16.4 Spring Buffers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
16.5 Overhead Stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 17. S AFETY G EAR AND I MPACT-ABSORBING PIT GEAR

17.1 Provision and Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
17.2 Occupiable Space Under Pit Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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17.3 General Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 25
17.4 Limits of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 26
17.5 Minimum Factors of Safety and Stresses of Safety Gear Parts .. . 26
17.6 Impact-absorbing Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 26
17.7 Impact-absorbing Friction Stops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . 26
17.8 Location of Impact-absorbing Springs and Friction Stops . . . ... . 26
SECTION 18. S PEED G OVERNORS

18.1 Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18.2 Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
18.3 Governor Ropes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 19. C OUNTERWEIGHTS

19.1 Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.2 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.3 Factor of Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.4 Guiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
19.5 Guarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 20. C AR CONSTRUCTION

20.1 Suspension Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
20.2 Guiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
20.3 Frames and Platforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
20.4 Platform Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
20.5 Sills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20.6 Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20.7 Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
20.8 Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SECTION 21. C AR DOORS

21.1 Class 2 Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.2 Class 1 and Undercounter Service Lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.3 Number of Car Entrances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.4 Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.5 Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.6 Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.7 Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.8 Door Guides Projecting Above Car Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

21.9 Clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.10 Vertically Operating Car Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.11 Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.12 Counterweights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
21.13 Handgrips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SECTION 22. L ANDING DOORS

22.1 Provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.2 Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.3 Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.4 Smoothness of Sliding Landing Door Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.5 Support and Guiding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.6 Counterbalancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
22.7 Door Counterweights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
22.8 Locking Out of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
22.9 Vision Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
SECTION 23. P OWER OPERATION OF CAR DOORS AND L ANDING DOORS

23.1 Types of Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
23.2 Power Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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23.3 Power Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
23.4 Kinetic Energy and Force Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
23.5 Operator-protection Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
23.6 Maximum Opening and Closing Speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 24. L OCKING OF L ANDING DOORS

24.1 Provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . . . . . . . . . 33
24.2 Vertically Bi-parting Doors . . . . . .............. . . . . . . . . . 33
24.3 Lock Accessibility . . . . . . . . . . . .............. . . . . . . . . . 33
24.4 Maintenance and Emergency Door Unlocking Device . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 25. E LECTRICAL I NSTALLATION-GENERAL

25.1 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25.2 Circuit-breaker or Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25.3 Rectifying Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25.4 Location of Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25.5 Clearance Around Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25.6 Prevention of Contact with Live Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
25.7 Light Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SECTION 26. WIRING

26.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
26.2 Liftwells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
26.3 Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
26.4 Travelling Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 27. EARTHING

27.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
27.2 Electrical Apparatus Installed on Lift Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
27.3 Bell and Indicator Transformers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SECTION 28. CONTROL E QUIPMENT

28.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28.2 Control and Operating Circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28.3 Non-reversing Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28.4 Driving Machine Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28.5 Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

28.6 Stop Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
28.7 Indication of Car Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
SECTION 29. ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES

29.1 Landing Door Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.2 Door Lock Circuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.3 Car Door Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.4 Liftwell Access Door Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.5 Pit Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.6 Car Top Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.7 Sheave Room or Platform Stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.8 Liftwell Flap Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.9 Slack Rope Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.10 Broken Rope Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.11 Broken Tape Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.12 Safety Gear Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.13 Governor Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
29.14 Overtime Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
29.15 Impact-absorbing Friction-stop Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
29.16 Compensating Sheave Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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SECTION 30. T ERMINAL S TOPPING DEVICES
30.1 Normal Limit Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
30.2 Overtravel Limit Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
SECTION 31. T ELEPHONES, NOTICES, AND NUMBERING OF LIFTS

31.1 Communication with Machine Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
31.2 Load Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
31.3 Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 32. P ROHIBITED EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
SECTION 33. M AINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
APPENDICES
A S CREW-D RIVING MACHINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
A1 B P ERIODIC I NSPECTION AND T ESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
AS 1735.4—1986 8
STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
for
LIFTS, ESCALATORS, AND MOVING WALKS
PART 4—SERVICE LIFTS—POWER-OPERATED
S E C T I O N 1 . S C O P E A N D G E N E R A L
1.1 SCOPE. This standard sets out requirements AS 1735.1 SAA Lift Code, Part 1 — General
for power-operated service lifts of the types listed in Requirements
Clause 2.2 and intended for operation under any of
the following conditions: AS 1735.2 SAA Lift Code, Part 2 — Passenger
and Goods Lifts — Electric
(a) Rated car speed not more than 1 m/s.
AS 1735.10 SAA Lift Code, Part 10 — Tests
(b) Rated load more than 12 kg.
NOTE: Lifts required to carry a load in the range 12 kg to AS 1735.11 SAA Lift Code, Part 11 — Fire-rated
50 kg are designed for and rated at 50 kg, because of the Landing Doors
possibility of a person standing on the roof.
AS 1979 Flexible Travelling Cables for Lifts
(c) Internal car volume more than 0.06 m 3.
This standard is complementary to AS 1735.1 and the AS 2052 Metallic Conduits and Fittings
relevant requirements of AS 1735.2, but the require- AS 2053 Non-metallic Conduits and Fittings
ments of this standard take precedence over corre-
sponding requirements in those standards. AS 2759 Steel Wire Rope — Application Guide
SAA Wiring Rules
1.2 APPLICATION. It is not intended that this A1 AS 2784 Endless Wedge Belt and V-belt Drives
standard should prohibit service lifts outside its
scope. For the requirements for service lifts outside AS 3000 SAA Wiring Rules
the scope of this standard, reference should be made AS 3116 Approval and Test Specification for
to the Statutory Authority. Elastomer Insulated Electric Cables
and Flexible Cables for Working
1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS. The following Voltages of 0.6/1 kV
standards are referred to in this standard:
AS 3147 Approval and Test Specification for
AS 1204 Structural Steels — Ordinary Weldable PVC Insulated Electric Cables and
Grades
Flexible Cables for Working Voltages
AS 1530 Methods for Fire Tests on Building of 0.6/1 kV
Material, Components and Structures
AS 3187 Approval and Test Specification for
Part 1 — Combustibility Test for

Mineral-insulated Metal-sheathed
Materials
Cables
AS 1532 Short Pitch Transmission Precision
Roller Chains and Chain Wheels AS 3191 Approval and Test Specification for
AS 1656 Steel Wire Ropes (Other than for Electric Flexible Cords
Mining Purposes) ISO 2020 Aerospace—Mechanical System
AS 1657 SAA Code for Fixed Platforms, Parts—Preformed Flexible Steel Wire
Walkways, Stairways and Ladders Rope for Aircraft Controls
AS 1720 SAA Timber Engineering Code
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S E C T I O N 2 . C L A S S I F I C A T I O N A N D T Y P E S
2.1 CLASSIFICATION. Service lifts within the 2.2 TYPES

scope of this standard shall be classified as follows: NOTE: Screws are accepted as a suitable type of drive for
(a) Class 1 service lift — a service lift of which the power-operated service lifts, subject to compliance with
Appendix A.
rated load, the floor area, the car depth, and the
internal car height are not more than the relevant 2.2.1 Class 1 and Class 2 service lifts. Recognized
maximum values specified in Clause 3.1. types of Class 1 and Class 2 service lifts are as
(b) Class 2 service lift — a service lift of which the follows:
rated load, or the floor area, or the car depth, or (a) Traction drive.
the internal car height is more than the relevant (b) Drum drive.
maximum value specified in Clause 3.1 but is (c) Endless chain suspension (travel self-limiting).
not more than the relevant maximum value (d) Endless chain suspension (travel not self-
specified in Clause 3.2. limiting).
(c) Undercounter service lift — a service lift, for
which the top landing entrance and all the 2.2.2 Undercounter service lifts. Undercounter
liftwell equipment are installed beneath a service lifts shall be of the following types:
counter, bench, or similar item of furniture (see (a) Traction drive.
Clause 3.3). (b) Endless chain suspension (travel self-limiting).
S E C T I O N 3 . S P E E D , R A T E D L O A D , A N D D I M E N S I O N S
3.1 CLASS 1 SERVICE LIFTS. Class 1 service lifts (ii) Drum types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 m.
shall comply with the following requirements: (iii) Traction types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . no limit.
(a) Maximum rated car speed: (c) Minimum rated load . . . . . . not less than 200 kg
(i) Traction types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 m/s. per cubic metre of internal volume of car, subject to
(ii) Other types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 m/s. a minimum of 50 kg.
(b) Maximum car travel distance: (d) Maximum rated load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 kg.
(i) Endless chain suspension types . . . . 14 m. (e) Maximum car floor area . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 m.2
(ii) Drum types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 m. (f) Maximum car depth . . . . . . . . . . . no set limit.
(iii) Traction types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . no limit. (g) Maximum internal height of car . . . . 1680 mm.
(c) Minimum rated load . . . . . . not less than 200 kg NOTE: For special types of service lifts such as mortuary types,
these requirements may be varied by the Statutory Authority upon
per cubic metre of internal volume of car, subject to application.
a minimum of 50 kg.
3.3 UNDERCOUNTER SERVICE LIFTS.
(d) Maximum rated load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 kg. Undercounter service lifts shall comply with the
(e) Maximum car floor area . . . . . . . . . . . 0.85 m.2 following requirements:
(f) Maximum car depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 mm. (a) Maximum rated car speed . . . . . . . . . 0.25 m/s.
(g) Maximum internal height of car: (b) Maximum car travel distance . . . . . . . . . 12 m.
(i) Where two entrances are provided at any one (c) Minimum rated load . . . . . . not less than 200 kg
upper landing with a sill height not more than per cubic metre of internal volume of car, subject to
300 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 mm. a minimum of 50 kg.
(ii) For lifts other than (i) above . . . 1200 mm. (d) Maximum rated load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 kg.
3.2 CLASS 2 SERVICE LIFTS. Class 2 service lifts (e) Maximum car floor area . . . . . . . . . . . 0.4 m2.
shall comply with the following requirements: (f) Maximum car depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 900 mm.
(a) Maximum rated car speed: (g) Maximum internal height of car . . . . . 600 mm.
(i) Traction types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 m/s. (h) Number of landings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.
(ii) Other types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.5 m/s. (j) Maximum dimension between the top landing
(b) Maximum car travel distance: floor and the top of the top landing opening
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 mm.
(i) Endless chain suspension types . . . . 14 m.
NOTE: A liftwell flap switch is required by Clause 29.8.
S E C T I O N 4 . S U P P O R T S
The beams, floors, and other structures for the support of machines, diverting or
overhead sheaves, or sprockets shall comply with the relevant requirements of
Clause 3.2.1 of AS 1735.1 and Sections 3 and 4 of AS 1735.2.
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S E C T I O N 5 . M A C H I N E R O O M S A N D M A C H I N E R Y
S P A C E S
5.1 PROVISION OF MACHINE ROOMS. Driving 5.4 EXTERNAL MAINTENANCE PLATFORM.
equipment and control equipment shall be housed in External platforms provided for the maintenance of
machine rooms complying with the relevant requirements machines, sheaves, or other overhead service lift
of Clauses 5.1 to 5.4 of AS 1735.2. However, where the equipment shall comply with the relevant requirements
equipment requiring inspection and maintenance is not of AS 1657 and shall have a headroom clearance not less
more than 750 mm from the machine room entrance, the than 2000 mm.
height of the clear opening of the entrance shall be not However, subject to the approval of the Statutory
less than 750 mm. Authority, the headroom clearance may be reduced to not
less than 1800 mm where both the following conditions
5.2 ACCESS. Access to machine rooms and machining prevail:
spaces shall comply with Clauses 5.5.2 and 5.5.3 of
AS 1735.2, and one of the following, as appropriate: (a) Structural difficulties exist.
(a) A means of access in accordance with Clause 5.5.1 (b) The length of the platform from the point of access
of AS 1735.2. to the platform is not more than 1800 mm.
(b) A walkway to the machine room, a landing at the 5.5 LADDERS. Where a ladder is used, there shall be
machine room doorway, or a maintenance platform clearances not less than 60 mm from the stiles nor less
located externally to the machine room (see than 200 mm from the rungs of the ladder to any
Clause 5.4). Such means of access shall be one of projection, with the exception of the top rung, provided
the following, as appropriate: that this rung is level with the sheave room floor or
(i) An entry in accordance with Clause 5.5.1 of platform when the ladder is in the inclined position.
AS 1735.2. Fixed handgrips or side rails shall be provided on both
(ii) Where such access is not more than 3 m. sides of ladders, extending not less than 1150 mm from
above the floor below, an entry consisting of the top of the ladder or extending from the floor to the
a permanently attached ladder, inclined or ceiling of the machine or sheave room, whichever is the
capable of being inclined and complying with lesser. Where the entrance of a machine or sheave room
AS 1657. is excessively wide, the ladder may be capable of being

(c) Where equipment requiring inspection or moved sideways; in any case, the hand grips shall be not
maintenance is not more than 750 mm from the more than 250 mm from the stiles of the ladder.
machine room entrance, a permanently secured 5.6 HEADROOM.
ladder, inclined or capable of being inclined and
associated with an effective standing surface (on or 5.6.1 Maintenance effected from within the machine
off the ladder) not less than 400 mm by 400 mm. room. Machine rooms shall have sufficient height to
(see Clause 6.2). enable any portion of machinery or apparatus to be
dismantled and removed.
(d) Where equipment requiring inspection or
maintenance is not more than 600 mm from the Any area in a machine room that is necessarily used to
machine room entrance, one of the following forms gain access to equipment shall have a headroom
of ladder access (see Clause 6.2), subject to clearance above the machine room floor not less than
approval by the Statutory Authority: 2000 mm. However, subject to the approval of the
Statutory Authority, the headroom clearance may be
(i) Where it is not reasonably practicable to reduced to not less than 1680 mm where both the
provide an effective standing surface, a following conditions prevail:
permanently secured ladder, inclined or
capable of being inclined. (a) Structural difficulties exist.
(ii) Where it is not reasonably practicable to (b) The distances from the machine room entrance to
provide a permanently attached ladder or an the components which require adjustment are not
effective standing surface, a portable ladder more than 1650 mm.
effectively secured as close as practicable to 5.6.2 Maintenance effected from outside the machine
the machine room when not in use. room. Where access for maintenance of machine room
equipment of other apparatus is through an opening or
5.3 EQUIPMENT ACCESSIBILITY. Machine rooms openings adjacent to an external maintenance platform
with equipment more than 900 mm from the entrance complying with Clause 5.4 or from a ladder as permitted
shall be provided with a clear accessway not less than in Clause 5.2(c) and (d), the following limitations apply:
450 mm wide to each item of equipment; however, (a) The height of the machine room shall be not less
where exposed live or moving parts of equipment are than 750 mm.
adjacent to this accessway, either they shall be guarded (b) The height from the platform to the entrance or
or the accessway shall be not less than 600 mm wide opening sill shall be not more than 1200 mm. (see
(see Clause 25.5). Sufficient space shall be provided dimension a in Fig. 5.6.2).
between items of equipment and between equipment and
the building structure to permit inspection, maintenance, (c) The headroom from the machine room ceiling to the
and dismantling of equipment. platform or a standing surface provided on a ladder
shall comply with the requirements of Clause 5.4.

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(d) The sum of the vertical distance between the plat- 5.8 LIGHTING. One luminaire at least shall be
form and the entrance or opening sill (dimension a provided in each machine room and in each machinery
in Fig. 5.6.2) and the distance between the sill line space to effectively illuminate the equipment, including
and the most remote adjusting point of any the front and rear of any control panel. Such luminaires
apparatus requiring adjustment (dimension b in shall be permanently located and protected so as to
Fig. 5.6.2) shall be not more than — prevent breakage by persons maintaining, inspecting, or
(i) where the equipment is not visible or readily installing equipment.
accessible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1680 mm; The illumination shall be not less than 110 lx measured
(ii) where the equipment is all visible and readily at floor level at distances of 600 mm from any major
accessible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1800 mm. obstructions such as machine or control panels.
Switches for the luminaires shall be installed in the
5.7 TEMPERATURE. Adequate and permanent means machine room or machinery space in an accessible
shall be provided where necessary to prevent excessive position, convenient and adjacent to the entrance.
machine room temperatures as a result of solar radiation A1
or the building environment.  NOTE: The lighting may be deemed to be part of the lift installation
 and may be electrically connected to the lift main on the line side of
 the circuit-breaker of the lift.
NOTE: Access door shall be not less than 600 mm wide (see Clause 5.4.1 of AS 1735.2) nor less than
750 mm high (see Clause 5.1 herein).
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S E C T I O N 6 . O V E R H E A D S H E A V E R O O M S A N D
P L A T F O R M S
6.1 GENERAL. An overhead sheave room or platform There shall be sufficient height in every sheave room to
shall be provided where the equipment in the top of the enable the equipment to be dismantled and removed.
liftwell is more than 2750 mm or any lubrication or Where the equipment is more than 600 mm from the
adjustment point is more than 2000 mm from the sheave room entrance, the height of the sheave room
following: shall be not less than 1350 mm and access shall be
(a) For Class 2 service lifts with a platform area not provided in accordance with Clause 5.2.
less than 0.85 m2, from the roof of the car when the Where the furthest component requiring attention or
platform is level with the top landing. adjustment is not more than 600 mm from the sheave
(b) For service lifts other than those covered by (a) room entrance and other equipment does not restrict
above, from the top landing sill. accessibility, the height of the sheave room shall be not
Overhead sheave rooms or platforms shall comply with less than 750 mm and access shall be in accordance with
the relevant requirements of Clauses 6.4, 6.5, and 6.7 of Clause 5.2(c) and (d).
AS 1735.2.
6.3 LIGHTING. Lighting of sheave rooms shall
6.2 ACCESS AND HEADROOM. Permanent means comply with Clause 5.13 of AS 1735.2. Lights shall be
of access shall be provided from outside the liftwell to located and protected so as to prevent breakage by
the sheave rooms. persons maintaining, inspecting, or installing equipment.
S E C T I O N 7 . M A C H I N E S
7.1 RATED SPEED. The rated speed of the car (c) V-belts shall not be interposed between the brake
shall be in accordance with Section 3. Under normal drum and traction sheave, winding drum, or
working conditions, the maximum attained speed of suspension chain driving sprocket.
the car shall be in accordance with Clause 7.13 of NOTE: Clause 5.1 requires that brakes and V-belt drives be
AS 1735.2. located in the machine room.
7.2 TYPES. Driving machines for service lift types 7.5 SHEAVES, DRUMS, AND CHAIN WHEELS.
listed in Clause 2.2.1 shall be of the worm-geared Sheaves, drums, and chain wheels of driving
type which may include a belt or belts in the drive. machines shall comply with Section 8.
7.3 GEARED DRIVES. Geared driving machines 7.6 HAND-WINDING. Where service lifts are
shall comply with the requirements of Clauses 7.2, provided with overtravel limit switches of the main
7.3 and 7.5 to 7.10(h) of AS 1735.2. current non-directional type (see Clause 30.2.2), one
of the following shall apply:
7.4 BELT DRIVES. Geared driving machines (a) Accessible hand-winding facilities for the driving
including a belt drive shall comply with the motor shall be provided and brakes shall be able
requirements of Clauses 7.12.4, 7.12.5, and 7.12.6 of to be readily and manually released without
AS 1735.2 and the following: disturbing their adjustment (see also Clause 7.15
(a) Belt drives shall be of a V-belt type. of AS 1735.2).
(b) Except for Class 1 service lifts with a worm (b) Access shall be provided to allow the use of an
reduction ratio of 45:1 or more, service lifts shall approved special tool or tools which will enable
have a minimum of two V-belts. the brake to be released and the machine to be
reversed by power clear of the limit switch.

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S E C T I O N 8 . S H E A V E S , D R U M S , C H A I N W H E E L S ,
A N D P U L L E Y S
8.1 MECHANICAL DESIGN. 8.2 MULTIPLYING SHEAVES.
8.1.1 General. The mechanical design of sheaves, 8.2.1 Guarding. Multiplying sheaves mounted on cars
drums, chain wheels, and pulleys and their supports shall and counterweights shall be guarded to —
comply with Clauses 7.2, 7.3, 7.7, and 7.9 of AS 1735.2 (a) prevent the ropes leaving their correct grooves in
and with the following requirements: the sheaves;
(a) Materials. Sheaves, drums, and chain-diverting (b) prevent fingers or tools being caught between the
wheels and pulleys shall be of steel or cast iron. For ropes and the sheaves;
A2 drums on Class 1 service lifts, with a car of an (c) where located on cars, cover any spokes or open
 internal size less than 0.25 m3, the drum may be of webs of the sheave; and
 aluminium alloy, provided the factor of safety is not
 less than 6. (d) where mounted on top of the car or counterweight,
entirely cover the upper half of the sheave or
The grooves of sheaves may be lined with other sheaves.
materials, however in the event of lining failure, the
rope traction shall comply with Clause 7.14 of 8.2.2 Hand-hold. For Class 2 service lifts where
AS 1735.2. multiplying sheaves are mounted on top of cars, a
satisfactory handhold shall be provided at a convenient
Driving chain wheels shall be of steel and shall height and position not less than 600 mm above the
comply with AS 1532. standing area and not less than 50 mm clear of ropes or
(b) Diameter. The ratios of the diameter of sheaves and liftwell equipment.
drums for suspension and compensation ropes,
measured on rope centre, to the diameter of the rope 8.3 GUARDING OF NIP-POINTS.
passing around them shall be not less than 30:1. 8.3.1 Overhead ropes and sheaves. For Class 2
Chain wheels shall have not less than 12 teeth. service lifts, nip-points of overhead ropes and sheaves
The diameter of diverting pulleys for chains shall shall be adequately guarded where all the following
have a diameter not less than that of a 12-tooth conditions exist:
chain wheel of the same pitch. (a) Floor area is more than 0.85 m2.
(c) Overhung sheaves, drums, etc. Where sheaves, (b) Car suspension rope leads are diverted by overhead
drums, chain wheels, or pulleys are fitted to an sheaves or pulleys mounted under the liftwell
overhung position on a shaft, they shall be retained ceiling.
on the shaft by a means that is independent of their (c) When the car is level with the top landing, the
fit on the shaft. distance between the cross head and any contact
8.1.2 Grooving and flanges of traction sheaves and point directly above the car roof area between a
drums. Traction sheaves and drums shall have machined rope and sheave or pulley is not more than
rope grooves and suitable flanges, which shall comply 2500 mm.
with Clauses 7.14 and 19.1 of AS 1735.2, as applicable. 8.3.2 Chains and chain wheels.
8.1.3 Diversion of chains. Means for the diversion of 8.3.2.1 Machine rooms. In machine rooms, nip-points
chains shall be either a chain wheel or a chain-diverting of chains and chain wheels (including chain-wheel teeth
pulley. not engaged by the chain) shall be adequately guarded.
Chain-diverting pulleys shall have — 8.3.2.2 Liftwells. In liftwells, nip-points of chains and
(a) a profile which ensures that the diversional thrust is chain wheels shall, as far as practicable, be adequately
carried by the chain rollers; and guarded.
(b) a flange on each side with a radius extending at A2
least to the outer edges of the supported chain.  8.4 CHAIN KEEPER Where suspension chains of
 the non-endless type pass over machine driving
 sprockets, a close fitting keeper and structural guard shall
 be provided to prevent the chain from leaving the
 sprocket.

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S E C T I O N 9 . S U S P E N S I O N R O P E S A N D C H A I N S
9.1 MATERIALS. Suspension ropes shall comply with 9.5 SIZE OF ROPE. Where supporting a car and
the relevant requirements of AS 1656. where supporting a counterweight, the diameter of steel
Chain shall comply with AS 1532. wire rope shall be not less than 6 mm. For drum drive
Joints in chains other than at a point of attachment shall 
A2 lifts of less than 0.25 m3 internal size, the minimum
be made with fittings complying with the chain  diameter of the rope shall be not less than 3 mm.
manufacturer’s specification. 9.6 SIZE OF CHAIN.
9.2 NUMBER. A single suspension chain may be used 9.6.1 Pitch. Where supporting a car and where
to support a service lift. supporting a counterweight, chain shall have a pitch not
Where a service lift is supported by ropes, the number of A2 less than 15 mm, except that where two or more
ropes shall be not less than the following:  independent chains are used, the chains shall have a
 pitch of not less than 10 mm.
(a) For Class 1 service lifts with travel less than
14 m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. 9.6.2 Chain pin diameter.
(b) For other service lifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. A2 9.6.2.1 Class 1 service lifts. For Class 1 service lifts,
 chain pin diameters shall be not less than the following:
The number of ropes is defined as the number of rope 
terminations divided by two, irrespective of the roping  (a) Where one chain is used and the conditions in
ratio or the mode of rope terminations.  Item (b) below do not apply . . . . . . . . 5.94 mm.

 (b) Where —
9.3 FACTORS OF SAFETY. 
 (i) the chain is a continuous loop; and
9.3.1 Rope. The factors of safety for ropes shall be not   (ii) the connecting means to the car is attached to
less than the following:  the chain rollers and not directly to the chain
(a) Where two or more ropes are used . . . . . . . . 8.  pins; and
(b) Where one rope is used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.   (iii) the car is fitted with safety gear
9.3.2 Chain. The factors of safety for chains shall be  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 mm.

not less than the following:  (c) Where two independent chains are used
(a) Where two or more chains are used (irrespective of  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.00 mm.
load) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10. 9.6.2.2 Class 2 service lifts. For Class 2 service lifts,
(b) Where one chain is used, with rated load not more A2 chain pin diameters shall be not less than 9 mm.
than 100 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.5.  However, where the following apply, the chain pin
(c) Where one chain is used, with rated load more than  diameter shall be not less than 7 mm:
100 kg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. (a) The chain is a continuous loop.
9.3.3 Calculation. Calculation of the factor of safety (b) The connecting means to the car is attached to the
for ropes or chains shall be by the following equation: chain rollers and not directly to the chain pins.
SN NOTE: Cars of Class 2 service lifts must be fitted with safety gear.
F = 9.7 DATA PLATES.
W
where 9.7.1 Wire rope. Where ropes are used to support a
F = factor of safety lift, a plate shall be legibly and indelibly marked with
the number, size, rope construction, and minimum

S = manufacturer’s minimum breaking strength of breaking strength of the ropes required, and shall be
one rope or one chain permanently fixed in a position clearly visible to a
W = maximum static load imposed on all car ropes or person fitting new ropes.
chains with the car and its rated load at any 9.7.2 Chain. Where chains are used to support a lift, a
position in the liftwell, in the same units as S plate shall be legibly and indelibly marked with the
N = number of runs of rope or chain under load, number, pitch, width, and ‘AS’ number of the chain (see
where the number of runs of rope under load for AS 1532), and shall be permanently fixed in a position
x:1 roping is x times the number of ropes used clearly visible to a person fitting new chains.
(for 1:1 roping, the number of ropes used, for
2:1 roping, twice the number of ropes used, etc). 9.8 HANDLING AND CARE. The provisions of
AS 2759 should be observed in the handling and care of
9.4 DESIGNATION AND MEASUREMENT OF wire ropes.
ROPE SIZE. The designation and measurement of rope Care should be taken to not bend or stress chains other
size shall be in accordance with AS 1656. than around the normal axis.

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S E C T I O N 1 0 . R O P E A N D C H A I N A T T A C H M E N T S A N D
F I T T I N G S
10.1 ROPES. Rope attachments and fittings shall (a) Individual compression-spring type equalizers.
comply with Clauses 18.1 to 18.5 of AS 1735.2, except Where only two ropes are used, each spring shall
that the drum ends of ropes may be secured on the individually be capable of supporting the total mass
outside of the drum by not less than two clamps, of the car and the rated load without damage or
provided that the clamps project not more than one rope permanent deformation.
diameter outside the clamped rope and the equivalent of (b) For Class 1 service lifts with a travel not more than
not more than one diameter of rope protrudes beyond the 14 m, single bar type equalizers.
clamp nearest to the rope end. (c) For lifts other than those covered by (b) above,
approved designs of equalizers, provided that a
10.2 CHAINS. Attachments and fittings for chains single mechanical failure will not allow the car or
shall — counterweight to become wholly detached.
(a) be of steel; 10.3.2 Chains. Where two or more chains are used, the
teeth of the driving chain wheels shall be accurately
(b) have a strength and a factor of safety not less than aligned with each other. Car attachments shall be
that of the chain used; and aligned.
(c) not be welded to the chain. 10.4 LENGTHENING OR REPAIRING OF ROPES
AND CHAINS. Suspension wire ropes shall not be
10.3 LOAD EQUALIZING. lengthened or repaired by splicing.
10.3.1 Ropes. Where more than one rope is used for Where any part of a chain or chain attachment which is
the car or counterweight, equalizers shall be fitted at an integral part of the chain requires repair or renewal
least on one end of each rope by one of the following due to wear or breakage, the whole of the chain shall be
means: renewed.

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S E C T I O N 1 1 . L I F T W E L L S
11.1 ENCLOSURES. Liftwell enclosures shall comply door shall be at floor level and have a height not more
with the requirements of Section 11 of AS 1735.2. For than 250 mm. It may extend the full width of the
unperforated enclosures, the following materials are liftwell.
acceptable: NOTE: A liftwell access door switch is required by Clause 29.4.
(a) 75 mm masonry. 11.4 GUARDING.
(b) 1.2 mm flat sheet steel. 11.4.1 Between liftwell and adjacent machine
(c) 0.48 mm ribbed steel. room. Liftwells open to a machine room shall be
separated by an adequately supported screen extending
11.2 PITS. Every service lift shall be provided with a the full height and width of the opening. Apertures in the
pit. screen shall reject a 32 mm diameter ball.
When the car platform is level with the lowest landing, 11.4.2 Between lift car and its counterweight. Where
distances between the pit floor or the auxiliary pit floor a counterweight is provided, guarding shall be fitted
and the highest part of the safety gear requiring ordinary between the lift car and its counterweight in accordance
inspection and maintenance shall be not more than with the following:
2000 mm. Buffers or equipment shall not be positioned (a) Where practicable, guarding shall be of substantial
below any auxiliary pit floor. material not deemed combustible when tested in
Pits shall comply with Clause 10.8 of AS 1735.2, except accordance with AS 1530, Part 1, such as 1.6 mm
that a sump is not mandatory. thick sheet steel or 50 mm by 3 mm diameter
Pit floors shall have a substantially level surface. crimped wire mesh, extending from the height of
Auxiliary pit floors shall comply with the following the striker plate of the counterweight when it is
requirements: fully supported by its buffer or stop to a height not
(a) The floor shall be constructed entirely of material less than 2000 mm above the pit floor. Where the
not deemed combustible when tested in accordance counterweight passes within 75 mm of any screen,
with AS 1530, Part 1. the screen openings shall reject a 12 mm diameter
ball.
(b) The floor shall be capable of sustaining a mass of
130 kg distributed over any square of 600 mm side (b) Where (a) above is not practicable, guarding shall
and a mass of 70 kg distributed over any square of consist of suitably supported and tensioned vertical
50 mm side. single strand wires of 1.5 mm diameter high tensile
steel, e.g. spring or piano wire, extending
(c) The floor shall extend as far as is practicable across throughout the full path of travel of the
the horizontal area of the liftwell. counterweight. The interspaces between adjacent
(d) The normal standing areas of the floor shall have a wires and between a guide rail and an adjacent wire
substantially level surface. shall be not more than 150 mm. The clearances
between wire and car and between wire and
11.3 ACCESS TO LIFTWELLS AND PITS. counterweight shall be not less than 10 mm.
11.3.1 Maintenance access doors. Where equipment 11.4.3 Between counterweight and other lift cars.
(including safety gear) requires maintenance or Where a counterweight travels adjacent to the car of
adjustment and is not accessible from the normal another lift, guarding shall be fitted between the path of
entrance, maintenance access doors of adequate area travel of the counterweight and the path of travel of the
shall be provided. Such doors shall be not more than other lift car. The guarding shall extend throughout the
600 mm by 600 mm and the lower edge shall be not less length that they are adjacent and shall be constructed in
than 600 mm from the floor. accordance with Clause 11.4.2(a).
11.3.2 Pit access. Where the distance between the 11.4.4 Between pit and adjacent pits. Pits of adjacent
lowest landing sill and the pit floor is more than service lifts shall be separated by a substantial guard of
850 mm, a permanently fixed vertical ladder of material material not deemed combustible when tested in
not deemed combustible when tested in accordance with accordance with AS 1530, Part 1, such as 1.6 mm thick
AS 1530, Part 1 shall be located in the pit and within sheet steel or 50 mm by 3 mm diameter crimped wire
reach of the landing sill. mesh. Guards shall extend to a height of at least
Where the pit floor is level with or above the landing 1800 mm above the pit floor.
floor, a ladder is not required.
Where a ladder is required, either it shall extend not less 11.5 LIGHTING.
than 1150 mm above the sill of the landing door or 11.5.1 Luminaires. Luminaires shall have integral
handgrips shall be provided to the same height and protection equivalent to that of the bulkhead type. They
mounted above the centreline or above both sides of the shall be rated at least 60 W if incandescent or 20 W if
ladder. The horizontal distances between rungs and fixed fluorescent.
obstructions behind the ladder shall be not less than Switches shall comply with the requirements of
100 mm. For individual-rung ladders, the shape of the Clause 25.7.
rungs shall be as shown in AS 1657. Ladders shall be 11.5.2 Top-of-liftwell lighting. Where any of the
accessible from the bottom landing sill of the lift. following conditions exist, the top of the liftwell shall be
11.3.3 Door for pit-cleaning purposes. Where an provided with at least one luminaire:
access door is provided for pit-cleaning purposes, the (a) The lift speed exceeds 0.5 m/s.

17 AS 1735.4—1986
(b) The distance between the machine room floor and (b) The distance between the machine room floor and
the landing furthest from it is more than 20 m. the landing furthest from it is more than 20 m.
(c) A flap switch is provided. (c) The pit depth is more than 1000 mm.
(d) A power door operator is provided. (d) Safety gear is provided.
The switch for the luminaire shall be located inside the
11.5.3 Pit lighting. Where any of the following well adjacent to the lowest landing door or adjacent to
conditions exist, one luminaire at least shall be provided the pit ladder where provided.
for the illumination of any door locks and other
equipment in the pit: Where machine room lighting is used to illuminate pits,
two-way switching shall be provided in the machine
(a) The lift speed exceeds 0.5 m/s. room and pit.

AS 1735.4—1986 18
S E C T I O N 1 2 . L I F T W E L L C L E A R A N C E S A N D
F L U S H N E S S
12.1 CLEARANCES BETWEEN CARS, 12.6.2 Car door provided. Where a car door is pro-
COUNTERWEIGHTS, AND LIFTWELL vided, the limitations shall be as follows:
ENCLOSURES. The clearances between cars, (a) Where any projection projects more than 40 mm,
counterweights, and other moving parts in relation to other than that of recesses over landing doors for
each other, to the liftwell and to fittings in the liftwell the location of suspension and locking equipment
shall be in accordance with Clause 15.2 of AS 1735.2. and bottom edges of vertically sliding door panels
However, a lesser clearance between car and which slide down to open, the underside of the
counterweight is permitted by Clause 11.4.2(b) herein. projection shall be splayed at an angle to the
vertical of not less than 15 degrees nor more than
12.2 CLEARANCES BETWEEN CAR SILLS AND 30 degrees.
LIFTWELL SURFACE. Where a car door is provided,
the distance between any part of the liftwell surface (b) Projections shall not encroach beyond the inside
facing the car entrance and the car sill shall be not more faces of the landing sills.
than 125 mm. 12.6.3 Car door not provided. Where a car door is
Where a car door is not provided, the distance between not provided, the limitations shall be as follows:
any part of the liftwell surface facing the car entrance (a) The surfaces of the liftwell and landing doors shall
and the car sill shall be not more than 40 mm. be flush on the side facing the path of travel and
overtravel of the car entrance and extending not less
12.3 CLEARANCES BETWEEN CAR SILLS than 25 mm beyond each side of the landing
AND LANDING SILLS. Clearances between the entrances. Projections and recesses shall not extend
landing sills and the car sill when level with the landing more than 5 mm from the surface.
shall be not more than 40 mm nor less than — The well flushing shall be of not less than 1.2 mm
(a) where side guides are used . . . . . . . 15 mm.; or flat sheet steel, or not less than 0.48 mm ribbed
(b) where corner guides or cantilevered cars are steel, or steel-trowelled cement.
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 mm. (b) Where the lift has either one or two car entrances
Where vertically sliding landing door panels slide down and serves only two floors having only one landing
to open, the liftwell side of the truckable sill of the panel entrance on each, the landing doors may be set back
shall be deemed to be the landing sill for the purpose of to not more than 65 mm from the car sill. Where
this Clause. landing doors are set back more than 3 mm from
the landing sill line, the leading edges of the doors
12.4 CLEARANCES BETWEEN CAR DOORS AND shall be provided with a horizontal extension
LANDING DOORS. The clearances between the reaching to within 3 mm of the landing sill line and
liftwell face of a car door at its leading edge and the extending over the full opening width.
liftwell face of any section of a landing door shall be not
more than 150 mm. The clearance between the liftwell 12.7 PROJECTIONS BEYOND LANDING SILLS.
face of a landing door at its leading edge and the liftwell Landing doors and equipment not required for
face of any section of a car door shall be not more than interlocking and operating doors shall not project into a
150 mm. liftwell beyond the line of the landing sill facing the car
entrance.
12.5 CLEARANCES AT LANDING SILLS FOR

HORIZONTALLY SLIDING OR HINGED 12.8 FLUSHNESS OF LIFTWELL NOT FACING
LANDING DOORS. The clearances between the edge CAR ENTRANCES. Where Class 2 service lifts have
of the landing sills and the liftwell face of horizontally a car floor area more than 0.85 m2, surfaces of the
sliding or hinged landing doors shall comply with liftwell not facing a car entrance shall not contain any
Clause 12.11 of AS 1735.2. holes or any recesses, unless it is necessary for the
accommodation of the lift equipment.
12.6 FLUSHNESS OF LIFTWELL FACING CAR Where beams, floor slabs, and other building
ENTRANCES. construction materials, other than trimmer beams
12.6.1 General. The inside face of the liftwell facing between adjacent lifts, project beyond or are set back
the path of travel of any car entrance shall form a flush more than 100 mm behind the general line of the
surface within the limitations given in Clauses 12.6.2 and liftwell, the top and bottom surfaces of the projection or
12.6.3, as appropriate. setback shall be bevelled at an angle to the horizontal of
not less than 75 degrees.

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S E C T I O N 1 3 . T O P A N D B O T T O M C L E A R A N C E S
13.1 CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 SERVICE LIFTS. 13.2 UNDERCOUNTER SERVICE LIFTS.
Clearances of lift cars and counterweights of Class 1 and Clearances of lift cars and counterweights of
Class 2 service lifts shall be within the relevant limits undercounter service lifts shall be within the relevant
listed in Tables 13.1(A), 13.1(B), and 13.1(C), as limits listed in Table 13.2.
applicable.
TABLE 13.1(A)
LIMITS FOR TOP AND BOTTOM CLEARANCES OF TRACTION-TYPE
CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 SERVICE LIFTS
1 2 3
Limits of clearances, mm
Dimension Where rated speed Where rated speed

≤ 0.5 > 0.5 ≤ 1.0
Top general clearance to car roof with Class 1 600 min. 635 min.
counterweight landed (see Note 1)
Class 2 925 min. 1000 min.
(see Note 2)
Car mechanical At top with counterweight landed 200 min. 300 min.
clearance (see Note 3)
At bottom with car landed 50 min. 50 min.
Counterweight At top with car landed 150 min. 175 min.

mechanical
clearance At bottom with counterweight landed 50 min. 50 min.
For car (see Note 4) 150 min. and 250 min. and
300 max. 300 max.
Buffer clearance
For counterweight (see Note 5) 200 min. and 250 min. and
400 max. 400 max.
NOTES:
1. Between the car roof standing area and the nearest overhead obstruction. The clearance for multiplying
sheave guards shall be not less than 450 mm.

2. Where car floor area is less than 0.85 m2, clearances for Class 1 apply.
3. Where any equipment mounted on the top of the car is more than 150 mm inside the vertical projection of
the perimeter of the car roof, this minimum clearance shall be increased to the value for minimum top
general clearance to car roof with counterweight landed.
4. Reduce minimum by one-third where control current overtravel limit switches complying with Clause 30.2.5
are provided.
5. For travel over 14 m, add allowance for rope stretch in accordance with the following equation:
R = 6.5LM
where
R = rope stretch, in millimetres
L = length of suspension rope measured between terminations, in metres
M = 1 for 1:1 roping
0.5 for 2:1 roping

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TABLE 13.1(B)
LIMITS FOR TOP AND BOTTOM CLEARANCES OF DRUM-TYPE
SERVICE LIFTS AND ENDLESS CHAIN (TRAVEL NOT SELF-LIMITING)
TYPE SERVICE LIFTS
1 2 3
Dimension Where rated speed Where rated speed

≤ 0.25 > 0.25 ≤ 0.5
Car top overtravel to fixed stop (see Note 1) 150 min. and 225 min. and
300 max. 400 max.
Top general clearance to car roof with car against stop 600 min. 600 min.
(see Note 2)
At top with car against stop 200 min. 200 min.

Car mechanical (see Note 3)
clearance
At bottom with any spring type car 50 min. 50 min.
buffer compressed
Car buffer clearance (see Note 1) 150 min. and 225 min. and
300 max. 400 max.
NOTES:
1. Reduce minimum by one-third where the overtravel limit switches required by Clause 30.2.1 are actuated
by the lift car.
2. Between the car roof standing area and the nearest obstruction. Where the car floor area of Class 2 service
lifts is more than 0.85 m2, this minimum clearance shall be increased to 900 mm. The clearance for
multiplying sheave guards shall be not less than 450 mm.
the perimeter of the car roof, this minimum clearance shall be increased to 600 mm.
TABLE 13.1(C)
LIMITS FOR TOP AND BOTTOM CLEARANCES OF ENDLESS CHAIN
(TRAVEL SELF-LIMITING) TYPE CLASS 1 AND CLASS 2 SERVICE LIFTS
WHEN LANDED (see Note 1)
1 2
Dimension Limits of clearances, mm
Top general clearance to car roof (see Note 2) 600 min.
Top mechanical clearance, rated speed not exceeding 0.5 m/s 200 min.
Bottom clearance 50 min.
NOTES:
1. ‘Landed’ means car at top or bottom of chain wheel or diverting pulley.
2. Between the car roof standing area and the nearest overhead obstruction. Where the car floor area of Class 2
service lifts is more than 0.85 m2, this minimum clearance shall be increased to 900 mm.
the perimeter of the car roof, this minimum clearance shall be increased to 600 mm.

21 AS 1735.4—1986
TABLE 13.2
LIMITS FOR TOP AND BOTTOM CLEARANCES OF
UNDERCOUNTER SERVICE LIFTS
1 2 3
Dimension Endless chain

Traction type travel self-
limiting type
(Counterweight
Mechanical clearance with At top buffer clearance 50 min.
car landed (see Note 1) + 50) min.
At bottom 50 min. 50 min.
For car 150 min. and Not applicable

Buffer clearance 250 max.
(see Note 2)
For counterweight 150 min. and Not applicable
250 max.
NOTES:
1. ‘Landed’ means car or counterweight on buffer stops or car at top or bottom of chain wheel or diverting
pulley.
2. Reduce minimum by one-third where control current overtravel limit switches complying with Clause 30.2.5
are provided.

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S E C T I O N 1 4 . G U I D E R A I L S
14.1 PROVISION. The car and the counterweight Where no safety gear is fitted, Clause 21.6.1(d) of
shall be guided by guide rails having continuous running AS 1735.2 shall not apply.
surfaces. NOTES:
NOTE: The car and the counterweight may be guided by different 1. The rated load is not less than 50 kg (see Clauses 3.1(c), 3.2(c),
running faces of a common guide rail. and 3.3(c)).
2. Attention is drawn to Clause 21.5 of AS 1735.2, which
14.2 MATERIAL. Guide rails, reinforcements, recognizes guide rail sections other than standard T-sections.
backings, brackets, rail clips, fish-plates, and their Counterweight guide rails of steel shall be fastened to the
fastenings shall be of steel or other suitable metal. building or lift-supporting structure at intervals not more
However, guide rails may be of selected timber or other than the least value calculated in accordance with
suitable non-metallic material, where — Clause 21.7 of AS 1735.2.
(a) the use of a metal presents a hazard, is unsuitable, 14.7 BRACKETS AND BUILDING SUPPORTS.
or is impracticable such as in chemical or explosive 14.7.1 Deflections. Guide rail brackets and their
plants; and fastenings and supports, such as building beams and
(b) the rated speed of the car is not more than 0.5 m/s. walls, shall be capable of resisting the horizontal forces
imposed with a total deflection at the point of support
14.3 OVERALL LENGTH. The overall length of not more than 6 mm.
guide rails shall comply with Clause 21.10 of AS 1735.2. 14.7.2 Bolts. Bolts for brackets and rail fastenings shall
be suitable for the load imposed, and shall have a size
14.4 CROSS-SECTION. Guide rails shall have not less than the relevant minimum size specified in
sufficient bearing area for guiding purposes and for the Table 14.7.2.
effective operation of any safety gear, and shall be able
to withstand any compressive or bending forces that TABLE 14.7.2
would result from the application of any car and MINIMUM SIZE OF BOLTS FOR BRACKETS
AND RAIL FASTENINGS
counterweight safety devices.
1 2 3
14.5 JOINTS. Metal guide rails shall be joined
Minimum bolt size, mm
together by fish-plates, or other approved means, which Service lift
shall withstand the forces within the deflection limits classification Without With
which are specified in Clause 14.6. safety gear safety gear
Means in addition to the fish-plate bolts shall be Class 1 6 9

provided to maintain the guide rail alignment. Class 2 9* 12
* For counterweights only.

14.6 SPACING OF FIXINGS. Car guide rails shall be
fastened to the building or lift-supporting structure at 14.7.3 Bolt holes. The diameter of holes and the width
intervals not more than the least value calculated in of slots for fastening bolts shall not exceed the diameter
accordance with Clause 21.6.1 of AS 1735.2. For the of the bolts by more than 1.5 mm.
purpose of this calculation, the car loading shall be in
accordance with Clause 20.3.3(b) herein, instead of 14.8 GAUGE TOLERANCE. The variation in the
Clause 23.8.2 of AS 1735.2 and the factor F shall be gauge (distance between guide rails) shall be not more
taken as half the mass of the empty car plus half the than 5 mm.
rated load.

23 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 1 5 . G U I D E S H O E S
15.1 PROVISION. Every car and every counterweight Where guide shoes are adjustable —
shall be guided by not less than four guide shoes, (a) for cars, their correct adjustment shall be maintained
including for each guide rail one at least at the top and independently of the tightness of bolts or screws
one at least at the bottom of the car frame or through slotted holes; or
counterweight. (b) for counterweights, they shall either comply with (a)
15.2 TYPE. Guide shoes may be of the sliding or above or, where bolted through slotted holes, have
roller type. slots of length that prevents the shoe from
disengaging from the rail in the event of the fixing
15.3 PLAY BETWEEN GUIDES. Total play between screws or bolts of opposite shoes becoming loose.
the guide shoes and the guides shall be not more than
8 mm. 15.6 ROLLER GUIDE SHOES. Where roller guide
shoes are used, positive means shall be provided to
15.4 ENGAGEMENT. Guide shoes shall engage the ensure that cars and counterweights are kept within the
guide rail by not less than 15 mm when the opposite guides in the event of failure or loss of a roller, tyre, etc.
shoe is bearing against its rail. Upper guide shoes shall be effectively guarded from
above, where the rollers make contact with the guides.
15.5 ADJUSTMENT. Guide shoes shall be adjustable
or renewable.

AS 1735.4—1986 24
S E C T I O N 1 6 . B U F F E R S A N D S T O P S
16.1 PROVISION AND TYPE. Cars and counter- (a) Where a governor is provided —
weights of service lifts shall be provided with buffers to (i) the car with rated load travelling at governor
absorb their impact in the event of their landing in the tripping speed; or
pit. (ii) the counterweight travelling at governor
The type of buffer shall be appropriate to the rated speed tripping speed.
of the car or counterweight as follows: (b) Where a governor is not provided —
(a) Where rated speed (i) the car with rated load travelling at 125 per
≤ 0.5 m/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . solid or spring. cent of rated speed; or
(b) Where rated speed (ii) the counterweight travelling at 125 per cent of
> 0.5 m/s ≤ 1 m/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . spring. rated speed.
Where there is occupiable space under the pit floor, the 16.4.3 Rating plate. A metal plate, marked in a
requirements of Clause 17.2 shall apply. permanently legible manner to show the stroke and the
load rating of the spring buffer, shall be permanently
16.2 LOCATION. Buffers shall be located in the pit, attached to spring buffers on service lifts complying with
in a suitable position to withstand the impact of the lift at least one of the following conditions:
car or counterweight upon landing. A counterweight (a) A rated car speed not less than 0.5 m/s.
buffer shall be located symmetrically about the vertical
centreline of the counterweight, within a tolerance of (b) Occupiable space under the pit floor (see
50 mm. Clause 17.2).
16.4.4 Supports. Car and counterweight buffer
16.3 SOLID BUFFERS. Solid buffers shall be of supports shall be of sufficient strength to withstand,
wood or other suitable resilient material of sufficient without permanent deformation, the force occurring
strength to withstand without failure the impact of the under the conditions specified in Clause 16.4.2.
car with rated load or the counterweight, descending at NOTE: The maximum force resulting from engagement with spring
a speed of 0.7 m/s. buffers which do not fully compress may be determined by the
following equation:
The material used shall be either of a type which will
resist deterioration or treated so as to resist deterioration. v2

R = 0.002M(g )
16.4 SPRING BUFFERS. 2S
where
16.4.1 Stroke. The stroke of spring buffers shall be not
less than the following: R = maximum force resulting from buffer
engagement in kilonewtons
(a) Where rated speed
M = mass of car plus rated load or counterweight,
> 0.5 m/s ≤ 0.75 m/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 mm.
in kilograms
(b) Where rated speed
v = speed of impacting mass, in metres per second
> 0.75 m/s ≤ 1 m/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 mm.
S = buffer stroke, in metres
16.4.2 Load rating. g = 9.8 m/s2.
16.4.2.1 Pit not over occupiable space. Where there is
16.5 OVERHEAD STOPS. For lifts with drum drive
no occupiable space under the pit floor (see

or endless chain suspension (travel not self-limiting),
Clause 17.2), the spring buffer, where only one is fitted,
permanent structural overhead stops shall be provided in
or set of spring buffers, where more than one spring
suitable positions adjacent to the guide rails and not
buffer is fitted, shall be at or near the fully compressed
more than 50 mm inside the perimeter of the car roof.
state when compressed by a force of not less than twice
nor more than 3 times the gravitational force exerted Stops shall be equally spaced on either side of the car or
by— car hitches. The car shall contact the stops before any
other car-mounted equipment meets an overhead
(a) for cars, the total mass of the car plus rated load; or
obstruction and, at engagement, the car shall be
(b) for counterweights, the mass of the counterweight. maintained level without leaving its guides. Stops and
16.4.2.2 Pit over occupiable space. Where there is their supports shall be of sufficient strength to withstand,
occupiable space under the pit floor (see Clause 17.2), without permanent deformation, the total breaking force
the spring buffer, where only one is fitted, or set of of the suspension means.
spring buffers, where more than one spring buffer is
fitted, shall not be fully compressed during buffer impact
with the following:

25 AS 1735.4—1986
SECTION 17. SAFETY GEAR AND IMPACT-ABSORBING

PIT GEAR
17.1 PROVISION AND TYPE. Cars and 17.3 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. Safety gear for
counterweights of service lifts shall be provided with lift cars and counterweights shall comply with the
safety gear or impact-absorbing pit gear where required following requirements:
by and in accordance with Tables 17.1(A) and 17.1(B). (a) Safety gear shall comply with Clauses 33.4, 33.6,
33.9, 33.10, 33.13, 33.14, 33.15, and 33.17 of
17.2 OCCUPIABLE SPACE UNDER PIT AS 1735.2, and Section 17 herein.
FLOOR. Where any space below the liftwell may be
occupied by persons or is used for a passageway or is (b) Safety gear shall be attached to a substantial metal
not secured against unauthorized access, the lift shall be frame supporting the car or counterweight.
provided with safety gear, impact-absorbing friction (c) Safety gear may be operated as a direct result of the
stops, or impact-absorbing springs, in accordance with breaking or slackening of any suspension rope or
Tables 17.1(A) and 17.1(B). Where safety gear is chain or, where Clause 17.2 does not apply, may be
provided, spring buffers complying with the relevant of the inertia or other approved type without a
requirements of Clause 16.4.2.2 shall be installed. governor.
TABLE 17.1(A)
A2 PROVISION OF SAFETY GEAR AND IMPACT-ABSORBING PIT GEAR
 1 2 3 4 5
 Type of gear (see Table 17.1(B))
 Lift class Lift type Pit not over Pit over occupiable space
 occupiable space (see Clause 17.2)
 For car For car For counterweight
 Traction drive Not required a, b or c a, b or c
 Drum drive No required a, b or d Not applicable

1 Chain suspended Not required a, b or f Not applicable

 (See Note)
 Endless chain Not required a, b or f Not applicable
 suspension
 Traction drive e c b or c
 Drum drive e d Not applicable
 2 Chain suspended f f Not applicable
 (See Note)
 Endless chain f f Not applicable
 suspension
 NOTE: Chain suspended is of the non-endless type without counterweight.
TABLE 17.1(B)
TYPE OF SAFETY GEAR AND IMPACT-ABSORBING PIT GEAR

Reference in Type of gear Requirements
Table 17.1(A)
a Impact-absorbing spring Maximum travel 5 m
b Impact-absorbing friction stop Maximum travel 12 m
c Instantaneous Type A (broken rope or inertia See Note 1

operated) or Type B
d Instantaneous Type A (broken rope or inertia See Note 2

operated) or Type B
e Instantaneous Type A (broken rope or inertia —

operated) or Type B
f Instantaneous Type A (broken rope or broken Comply with Clause 17.4.3

chain operated) or Type B
NOTES:
1. Governor operated -
(i) for cars having a speed not exceeding 0.5 m/s, where the car travel is more than 20 m;
(ii) for cars having a speed exceeding 0.5 m/s, where the car travel is more than 12 m.
2. Governor operated, where the car travel is more than 12 m.
A2 3. Governors required in Notes 1 and 2 may be provided at lower speeds and travels.

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17.4 LIMITS OF USE. (c) The impact-absorbing springs do not fully compress
17.4.1 General. Safety gear shall be of Type A or when struck by the free-falling car or counterweight
Type B (see Clause 33.2 of AS 1735.2) which shall from its uppermost point of travel.
release by movement of the car or the counterweight in (d) The supports under the impact-absorbing springs are
the ‘up’ direction. capable of withstanding the reaction imposed on the
17.4.2 Type A (instantaneous safety gear). In the springs.
event of a free-fall (including falls caused by breaks at
any location on the suspension ropes or chains), any 17.7 IMPACT-ABSORBING FRICTION
Type A safety gear shall operate without appreciable STOPS. Impact-absorbing friction stops shall not be
delay after a free-fall condition is detected by the safety used to absorb the impact of the falling car or
gear. counterweight, unless the following conditions are
satisfied:
Where a governor is required by Clause 17.1, the
application of any Type A safety gear resulting from (a) The travel is not more than 12 m.
parting of the suspension ropes shall be independent of (b) When the loaded car or counterweight is at its
the speed action of the governor and shall be uppermost point of travel, the potential energy in
accomplished by the use of a governor and governor the event of free fall is not more than 54 kJ.
rigging, having adequate inertia, to apply the safety gear (c) The impact-absorbing friction stops are capable of
upon any free fall of the car (see Clause 5.6 of stopping the falling car or counterweight within
AS 1735.10 for inertia application test of Type A safety their operating stroke.
gear). (d) The stroke of the impact-absorbing friction stop is
17.4.3 Endless chain suspension. Where a lift with not less than 50 mm per metre travel of car or
endless chain suspension is provided with safety gear, counterweight, subject to a minimum of 250 mm.
the safety gear shall be either — (e) The supports under the impact-absorbing friction
(a) Type A of a form which cannot operate unless the stop are capable of withstanding the reaction from
chain breaks or becomes unduly slack (e.g. with the friction stop, and the remaining portions of the
captive cams or rollers); or pit floor have sufficient strength to withstand half
(b) Type B safety gear. the reaction of the impact-absorbing stop distributed
over any area of 0.1 m2.
17.5 MINIMUM FACTORS OF SAFETY AND (f) Guides are of T-section steel rigidly supported to
STRESSES OF SAFETY GEAR PARTS. Safety gear prevent displacement of the falling car or
parts shall comply with Clause 33.12 of AS 1735.2, counterweight from its guides, and the lower portion
except that any rope used for connection of the safety of the guides on which the friction stop operates are
gear to the governor rope shall have a nominal diameter maintained in a clean but unpainted condition.
of not less than 6 mm. NOTES:
1. For the purpose of this Clause, auxiliary T-section steel guides
17.6 IMPACT-ABSORBING SPRINGS. may be used.
Impact-absorbing springs shall not be used to absorb the 2. An impact-absorbing friction stop switch is required by
impact of the falling car or counterweight, unless the Clause 29.15.
following conditions are satisfied:
17.8 LOCATION OF IMPACT-ABSORBING
(a) The travel is not more than 5 m. SPRINGS AND FRICTION STOPS. Impact-absorbing
(b) When the loaded car or counterweight is at its springs and friction stops shall be placed not more than
uppermost point of travel, the potential energy in 50 mm from the centre of gravity of the car or
the event of free fall is not more than 4 kJ. counterweight.

27 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 1 8 . S P E E D G O V E R N O R S
18.1 LOCATION. Where provided (see shall comply with Clauses 34.2, 34.4, 34.7, and 34.8 of
Table 17.1(B)), governors which operate safety gear shall AS 1735.2.
be located in the machine room or sheave room and 18.3 GOVERNOR ROPES. Governor ropes shall
there shall be adequate space for full movement of comply with Clause 34.5 of AS 1735.2 except that their
governor parts. nominal diameter shall be not less than 6 mm.
NOTE: See Clause 29.13 for requirements concerning governor
18.2 DESIGN. Governors which operate safety gear switches.
S E C T I O N 1 9 . C O U N T E R W E I G H T S
19.1 APPLICATION. Counterweights shall be counterweight members and their connections shall
permitted only on traction type service lifts. comply with Clause 20.2 of AS 1735.2.
19.2 CONSTRUCTION. The construction of 19.4 GUIDING. Counterweights shall be guided in
counterweights shall comply with Clause 20.1 of accordance with Section 15.
AS 1735.2.
19.5 GUARDING. Counterweights shall be guarded in
19.3 FACTOR OF SAFETY. The factor of safety for accordance with Clause 11.4.

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S E C T I O N 2 0 . C A R C O N S T R U C T I O N
20.1 SUSPENSION ATTACHMENTS. (a) Car frames and outside members of platform frames
20.1.1 Anchorages. Car suspension rope and chain shall be of steel or other approved materials.
attachments shall be anchored to steel hitch plates or to (b) Cast iron shall not be used for any part subject to
structural steel shapes. Where bolts are used, their tension, torsion, or bending; however, cast iron may
loadings shall comply with Clause 3.2.1 of AS 1735.1. be used for guide shoe supports, guide shoes, and
20.1.2 Crosshead sheaves. Rope multiplying sheaves compensating rope anchorages (see Clause 3.3.4 of
mounted on the car shall comply with Clauses 23.10.1 AS 1735.1 on use of spheroidal graphite iron).
and 23.10.2 of AS 1735.2. 20.3.6.2 Steel. Steel used in the construction of car
frames and platforms shall comply with one of the
20.2 GUIDING. Cars shall be guided in accordance standards referred to in Section 3 of AS 1735.1.
with Section 15. 20.3.6.3 Wood platform floors and joists. Wood,
The guide shoes shall be attached to the car frame. including timber and plywood used for platform joists,
The vertical distance between the top and the bottom floors, and subfloors, shall comply with AS 1720.
guide shoes shall be not less than 60 percent of the 20.3.6.4 Protection of platform against fire. Where
distance between the guide rails. travelling cables are used, the underside of wood
platforms and the exposed surfaces of wood platform
20.3 FRAMES AND PLATFORMS. joists of lift cars shall be protected against fire by a
20.3.1 General. Cars shall have a platform complying covering of sheet steel not less than 0.5 mm thick or
with Clause 23.5 of AS 1735.2 and a car frame to equally fire-retardant material. Exposed joints and edges
support the total load of the car platform, other car of sheet metal shall be overlapped or folded.
components, and the rated load. 20.3.7 Fastening. Connections between members of car
20.3.2 Construction. Car frames shall be of the frames and platforms shall comply with Clause 23.7 of
following types of construction: AS 1735.2.
(a) An assembly consisting of a crosshead, side Where members of a car frame are joined by fasteners,
members, and an underbeam. any consequent reduction of cross-sectional area of the
(b) A cantilevered equivalent of (a) above. members shall not reduce their strength to less than the
(c) An approved mono-construction. requirements of this Section.
20.3.3 Design forces. The frame and its guiding 20.4 PLATFORM GUARDS. Each entrance side of
members shall be designed to withstand the following the platform of lift cars shall be provided with a smooth
forces: metal guard plate complying with the following
(a) The forces applied by the components of the lift requirements:
car. (a) The guard plate shall be of —
(b) The forces applied by the rated load, where the (i) sheet steel of thickness not less than 1.6 mm;
rated load is distributed over any half of the car or
platform.
(ii) metal of equivalent strength and stiffness.
(c) The deceleration forces which are exerted under
deceleration as described in Clause 23.8.3 of (b) The guard plate shall extend not less than the full
AS 1735.2. width of the widest landing door opening.
20.3.4 Maximum permissible stress. When subjected (c) The guard plate shall have a straight vertical face
to the design-forces (see Clause 20.3.3), stresses in car extending from the platform floor surface to not less
frame members of steel complying with AS 1204, than the following distance below the platform floor
including shafts for sheaves, shall not exceed — surface:
(a) for tension, compression, bending stress, or any (i) For lifts with rated speeds
combination of these . . . . . . . . . . 173 MPa; and ≤ 0.5 m/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 mm.
(b) for shear stress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 MPa. (ii) For lifts with rated speeds
20.3.5 Deflection. When subjected to the static > 0.5 m/s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 mm.
loadings described in Clause 20.3.3(a) and (b) (d) Where lifts have automatic levelling (inching), the
(deceleration forces excluded), the maximum deflection straight vertical face of the guard plate shall extend
in any member of a car frame shall be not more than the to not less than the limit of the levelling zone and,
following: in addition, the guard plate shall have an inclined
(a) When loaded as a beam, 1/960 of its span between extension below the lower edge which is bent back
supports or fixings. at an angle with a projected vertical height not less
(b) When loaded as a cantilever, 1/480 of the length of than 100 mm.
the cantilever. (e) The guard plate shall be securely braced and
20.3.6 Materials. fastened in place to withstand a constant force not
less than 660 N applied at right angles to and at any
20.3.6.1 Types. Materials used in the construction of position of its face without deflecting more than
car frames and platform frames shall comply with the 6 mm and without permanent deformation.
following requirements: NOTE: See Clause 21.10(b) for requirements covering door
panels which slide down to open.

29 AS 1735.4—1986
20.5 SILLS. The design of car sills shall take account (a) Be clear of all equipment.
of the following loadings: (b) Be substantially level.
(a) For elevated sills, 25 percent of the static rated load (c) Have a surface which will provide a firm even
supported by the midpoint of the sill. foothold.
(b) For sills at floor level, 75 percent of the static rated (d) Have dimensions of sides not less than 250 mm.
load supported by the midpoint of the sill. (e) Have as large an area as practicable, subject to a
20.6 WALLS. minimum of 0.15 m2.
20.6.1 Extent. Except for door entrances and where 20.7.6 Cut back or hinged flap. Where no car door is
ventilating apertures are required, service lift cars shall provided (as permitted by Clause 21.2(d)) and the car
have a permanent unperforated enclosure on all sides. roof can pass a landing sill by normal operation or
through overtravel, the roof shall be set back not less
Car walls shall be of timber, metal, or other approved than 150 mm from the car sill line or for such distance
material. the roof shall be in the form of a hinged flap capable of
20.6.2 Attachment. The car walls shall be securely being lifted through not less than 90 degrees.
fastened to the platform and be supported so that they
cannot loosen or become displaced in ordinary service, 20.7.7 Front edge guard for car roof. Where the lift
on the application of any car safety gear, or on buffer is provided with self-levelling (inching) which can
application. operate with the landing door open and the head of that
20.6.3 Deflection. Car walls shall comply with the door is less than 2200 mm from the landing floor level,
deflection requirements of Clause 23.18 of AS 1735.2. the space exposed above the head of the car entrance
over the maximum extent of the self-levelling or inching
20.7 ROOF. zone shall be guarded for a distance equal to such zone
20.7.1 General. Service lift cars shall have a solid roof by one of the following means:
extending over the whole area of the car, except as (a) Where a car door is provided, by an extension of
otherwise provided by Clause 20.7.6. the car door or a vertical guard immediately behind
20.7.2 Prohibited material. Glass shall not be used in the car door.
the construction of a car roof. (b) By a vertical extension at the edge of the hinged
20.7.3 Loading. Car roofs shall be capable of flap, where provided, which shall not prevent
movement of the hinged section (see Clause 20.7.6).
sustaining separately each of the following loadings:

(a) Any workmen and equipment that may need to be 20.8 LIGHTING. Cars shall have a general
carried. illumination not less than 30 lx at —
(b) 135 kg distributed over any square of 600 mm (a) for cars ≤ 1200 mm internal
sides.
height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the sill line;
(c) 70 kg distributed over any square of 50 mm sides.
(b) for cars > 1200 mm internal
20.7.4 Deflection. Deflections of lift car roofs when
supporting any of the loadings described in Clause 20.7.3 height . . . . . . . . . . the middle of the car floor.
shall be not more than — Where the general exterior lighting does not afford such
(a) for timber roofs . . . . . . . 1/200 of roof span; or illumination, the car shall have a light.
(b) for metal roofs . . . . . . . . . . 1/100 of roof span. Electrical lighting on the car shall be supplied from the
load side of the service lift circuit-breaker or switch in
20.7.5 Car top standing area. Except where the car the machine room, and shall be controlled by a switch
roof area is less than 0.28 m2 and equipment needing
located in the car and complying with Clause 25.7.

service or adjustment is within 600 mm of the sill line,
car top standing areas shall be provided and these areas Internal car light fittings shall be enclosed and
shall comply with the following requirements: substantially flush with the car wall or roof.

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S E C T I O N 2 1 . C A R D O O R S
21.1 CLASS 2 SERVICE LIFTS. Car doors shall be 21.8 DOOR GUIDES PROJECTING ABOVE CAR
provided on Class 2 service lifts. ROOF. Vertically sliding car door guides extending
above the car roof shall have adequate rigidity.
21.2 CLASS 1 AND UNDERCOUNTER SERVICE Any horizontal bracing between the guides shall be set
LIFTS. Car doors shall be provided on Class 1 service back not less than 150 mm from the car sill line, unless
lifts and undercounter service lifts, except where all the the area bounded by the door guides, brace, and roof top
following conditions exist: is filled in by a substantial guard of mesh or equivalent
(a) The entrance width is not more than 900 mm. material.
(b) The internal car height is not more than 900 mm.
(c) There are no shelves or shelf runners in the car. 21.9 CLEARANCE. The maximum clearance between
car doors and landing doors shall be in accordance with
(d) A cut back or hinged flap is provided in accordance Clause 12.4, and car sills or truckable sills of vertical
with Clause 20.7.6. bi-parting car doors shall be not more than 50 mm from
(e) Well surfaces facing a car entrance are flush in the outside face of a car door.
accordance with Clause 12.6.
(f) Where the car has only one entrance and is floor 21.10 VERTICALLY OPERATING CAR
loaded, the car floor is sloped to the rear or DOORS. Vertically sliding and vertically bi-parting car
provided with a depression or a protrusion of depth doors shall comply with the following:
or height not less than 10 mm relative to the car sill (a) Doors shall be of the balanced counterweight type
to promote the retention of a trolley within the car. or of the bi-parting counterbalancing type.
(g) Where the car has two entrances — NOTE: Balanced counterweighted vertical car doors may be
either single or multiple section and may slide either up or down
(i) the lift is arranged for elevated sill loading at to open.
the lower landing; (b) Door panels which slide down to open shall have
(ii) there are only two landings; and their lower edge extended so as to provide a
(iii) there is only one landing entrance at each platform guard complying with Clause 20.4.
landing. (c) Where the doors are used in association with an
elevated landing sill —

21.3 NUMBER OF CAR ENTRANCES. There shall (i) projections shall not project more than
be not more than two car entrances to any service lift 1.5 mm from the face of the door on the car
car. side for a distance not less than 100 mm down
21.4 SIZE. Car doors shall guard the full width and from the top edge of the door; and
height of the car entrance. (ii) projections on either door face within the
opening area shall not be used to support the
21.5 TYPE. Car doors shall be of the horizontally door when it is in the open position.
sliding, vertically sliding, or vertically bi-parting type.
NOTE: Where landing doors and car doors are power-operated, see 21.11 SUSPENSION. Suspension means of vertically
Clause 23.1. sliding car doors and of weights used with car doors
21.6 MATERIAL. Car doors shall be of metal, timber, shall comply with the requirements of Clause 22.6.
or other approved construction. 21.12 COUNTERWEIGHTS. Counterweights used to
NOTE: Timber doors may be of plywood, framed plywood, or close or balance car doors shall be guided and where
framed particleboard.
The interspaces of perforated metal car doors shall not inside the car, shall be completely boxed in.
pass a 10 mm diameter ball. Counterweight guides shall be of metal and the bottom
of the guides or boxes shall be constructed so as to retain
21.7 STRENGTH. Hangers, tracks, guide shoes, door the counterweight if the suspension member fails.
guides, doors, and multiple-section door panels shall be
capable of sustaining a force of 330 N normal to the 21.13 HANDGRIPS. Manually operated car doors
door and distributed over a square of 300 mm side shall be provided with handgrips located on the landing
approximately at the centre of the door when closed side of the doors and in a position that prevents injury to
without the door deflecting beyond the line of the car a person’s fingers by motion of the doors.
sill.
NOTE: Where service lifts are floor-loaded by trolleys and
through-entrance cars are unavoidable, suitable means should be
provided to minimize damage to the car doors during loading.

31 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 2 2 . L A N D I N G D O O R S
22.1 PROVISION. Liftwell landing entrances shall be A. The panel area is more than 0.65 m2.
provided with doors which shall guard the full height and B. The panel thickness is more than
width of the entrances. 32 mm.
NOTE: Where landing doors and car doors are power-operated, see C. The panel sheet metal thickness is more
Section 23.
than 1.6 mm.
22.2 MATERIAL. (ii) For landing door panels other than those
22.2.1 General. Landing doors shall be of metal or covered by (i) above, the thickness shall be
other approved material and construction. not less than 3 mm.
22.2.2 Fire-resistance rating. Where local laws or 22.3.5 Hinged doors. The leading edges of all hinged
ordinances require liftwell enclosures to be of doors shall be smooth and free of sharp projections.
fire-resistant construction, landing doors and their frames 22.3.6 Openings.
and mountings shall have a fire-resistance rating not less
than that required by the local laws and ordinances and 22.3.6.1 Width. In the opened condition, the width of
shall comply with AS 1735.11. the landing door entrance shall not exceed the width of
the car entrance by more than 25 mm.
22.3 CONSTRUCTION. 22.3.6.2 Height. In the opened condition, the height of
22.3.1 Strength. Landing doors shall be capable of the landing door entrance shall not exceed the height of
sustaining a constant force of 1.2 kN distributed over an the car entrance by more than the following relevant
area of 0.1 m2 at right angles to and approximately at the dimension:
centre of the door, without causing the door or its guides (a) Where a vertically sliding car door is
and shoes to break or to permanently deform. For used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 mm.
multiple-panel or multiple-section doors, each panel or NOTE: This dimension allows access to car door handgrips.
section shall comply with this requirement. (b) Where another type of car door or no car door is
22.3.2 Handgrips on doors. Door shall be provided used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 mm.
with handgrips, which shall be of sufficient size to allow
for a positive grip and shall prevent a person’s fingers 22.4 SMOOTHNESS OF SLIDING LANDING
from projecting through to the liftwell. The handgrips DOOR SURFACES. Sliding landing doors shall be
shall be of such a type and located in such a position on non-perforated. On the landing faces of such doors no
the outside of the doors as will allow the doors to be moulding panel or feature shall project or be recessed
opened and closed without causing injury to a person’s more than 1.6 mm from the face of the door at any point
fingers. which passes behind the liftwell enclosure or door frame,
Pull straps shall not be used on vertically sliding landing except where permitted by Clause 22.3.4(a) for
doors. permissible projection of a truckable sill.
22.3.3 Horizontally sliding doors. Horizontally sliding 22.5 SUPPORT AND GUIDING. Sliding doors shall
doors shall comply with Clause 12.4.4 of AS 1735.2. be supported and guided so that they will not be
22.3.4 Vertically sliding doors. Vertically sliding displaced from their guides or tracks under the conditions
landing doors shall comply with the following of use.
requirements: Supports and guides of horizontally sliding landing doors
(a) Vertical door panels, which slide down to floor
shall comply with the relevant requirements of

level and form truckable sills, shall be capable of Clause 12.16 of AS 1735.2.
sustaining 50 percent of the static rated load at any Guide shoes shall be made of or be reinforced by metal,
point along the sill. Truckable sills may overlap and so that in the event of fire the doors will be prevented
be supported by the landing floor, but shall not from being displaced from their guides.
project more than 20 mm from the face of the door
on the landing side. For down-sliding door sections 22.6 COUNTERBALANCING.
used in association with elevated landing sills, 22.6.1 Requirement. Vertically sliding landing doors
projections from the face of doors on the car side shall be counterbalanced as follows:
shall be not more than 1.6 mm and such doors shall
be effectively supported by suitable means clear of (a) Where the clear opening height of a landing door is
the opening. more than 600 mm, the landing door shall be
counterbalanced so that it will not open or close by
(b) Vertically bi-parting doors shall not have gravity.
overlapping astragals at the meeting edge.
(b) Where the clear opening height of a landing door is
(c) The bottom edges of top panels of vertically not more than 600 mm, the landing door shall be
bi-parting doors shall be provided with resilient counterbalanced so that it will not close by gravity,
cushions of fire-resistive material not less than the but may be opened by gravity.
following thicknesses:
22.6.2 Trimming weights. Weights provided for
(i) For door panels of standard hollow metal trimming a door or its counterweight shall be fastened by
fire-resistant construction, the thickness shall substantial means which will withstand the impacts
be not less than 20 mm where any of the resulting from door operation.
following conditions apply:

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22.6.3 Suspension. The door sections and door As an alternative to locking out of service, access by
counterweights shall be suspended by steel wire rope way of a power-operated landing door may be prevented
complying with ISO 2020, roller chain complying with by means of an additional door or gate that is capable of
AS 1532, or other approved means. being locked.
The suspension means (including connections and NOTE: It is permissible to use an electric zoning system to prevent
terminations) shall have a factor of safety of not less automatic stopping of cars and power opening of doors at nominated
landings.
than 10 based on static loading. A single wire rope grip
is not acceptable at a wire rope termination. Each 22.9 VISION PANELS. Landing door vision panels
vertically sliding landing door section shall be provided (see Clause 28.7(c)) shall comply with the following
with two suspension members independently fastened to requirements:
the door section and to the door counterweight or (a) The vision panel shall enable the arrival of the car
counterbalancing door section. to be clearly observed. In multiple-section doors, a
vision panel need not be fitted to every section.
22.7 DOOR COUNTERWEIGHTS. Landing door (b) The area of any single vision panel shall be not less
counterweights shall comply with Clause 12.6 of than 7 percent of the area of the section of door to
AS 1735.2. which it is fitted, subject to a minimum of 225 cm2.
22.8 LOCKING OUT OF SERVICE. (c) The total area of the vision panels in a landing door
22.8.1 Manually operated doors. Manually operated shall be not more than 650 cm2.
landing doors may be capable of being directly locked (d) Each clear panel opening shall not pass a 150 mm
out of service. diameter ball.
22.8.2 Power-operated doors. Where power-operated (e) Muntins used between vision panel sections shall be
landing doors are capable of being locked out of service, of substantial construction and of material not
door controllers and door locks shall be interlocked to deemed combustible when tested in accordance with
prevent the door controllers from functioning when the AS 1530, Part 1.
car is opposite any landing door which is locked out of (f) Panel openings shall be glazed with clear wired
service. glass not less than 6 mm thick.

33 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 2 3 . P O W E R O P E R A T I O N O F C A R D O O R S
A N D L A N D I N G D O O R S
23.1 TYPES OF DOOR. The types of power-operated (b) of AS 1735.2 and the second sentence of
door permitted shall comply with Clause 25.1 of Clause 25.4.4(c) of AS 1735.2.
AS 1735.2. NOTE: This clause is not intended to restrict development of
automatic discharge service lifts.
23.2 POWER OPENING. Power opening of car doors 23.4 KINETIC ENERGY AND FORCE
and landing doors shall comply with Clause 25.3 of LIMITATIONS. The closing mechanism of a power-
AS 1735.2. operated horizontally sliding landing door shall comply
with the requirements of Clause 25.5 of AS 1735.2,
modified as follows:
23.3 POWER CLOSING. Power closing of car doors
and landing doors shall comply with Clause 25.4 of (a) For paragraph (a), kinetic energy shall not exceed
AS 1735.2 except for Clauses 25.4.2(c) and 25.4.4(c). 5.5 J (instead of 9.5 J).
Elevated sill-loading doors shall not be closed (b) For paragraph (b), force shall be not more than
automatically unless they are provided with either a 90 N (instead of 130 N).
door-protective device as specified in Clause 23.5 or a
door re-open button which shall be conveniently located 23.5 OPERATOR-PROTECTION DEVICE. Where
at the entrance of each landing and which shall cause the operator-protection devices are provided on horizontally
door to stop and re-open and shall reintroduce the door sliding doors, they shall comply with Clause 25.6 of
closing time delay of not less than 2 s. AS 1735.2.
For floor-loading lifts, power closing of car doors and 23.6 MAXIMUM OPENING AND CLOSING
landing doors shall comply with Clauses 25.4.4(a) and SPEEDS. The maximum opening and closing speeds for
car doors and landing doors shall be not more than
0.3 m/s.
S E C T I O N 2 4 . L O C K I N G O F L A N D I N G
D O O R S
24.1 PROVISION. Each landing door of service lifts Where an independent mechanical lock is provided in
shall be provided with an electromechanical lock, a accordance with Clause 24.1, each panel of the door
prelock, or a true-lock which complies with Section 14 shall be subject to separate mechanical locking unless the
of AS 1735.2, except where exempted from part of door is arranged so that the lower half of the opening is
Clause 14.2(c) by Clause 24.2. protected in the event of total suspension failure.
Where the car height is more than 1200 mm, each
landing door shall be provided with an additional and 24.3 LOCK ACCESSIBILITY. Lock contact levers of
independent mechanical lock which, when acting alone, landing doors shall be designed and located so as to
shall prevent the door from opening more than 40 mm prevent them from being readily interfered with by any
and will become effective only when the door has person.
opened more than 25 mm. 24.4 MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY DOOR
24.2 VERTICALLY BI-PARTING DOORS. For UNLOCKING DEVICE. Service lifts shall be provided
vertically bi-parting doors, the mechanical locking at both terminal landings with a door unlocking device
component of the lock shall engage on the upper panel. in accordance with Clause 12.25 of AS 1735.2, where
Electrical contacts shall be operated by either the upper the lift is provided with any one of the following:
panel or the lower panel. In the event of total suspension (a) Power-operated doors.
failure, an electrical contact shall open. Where an (b) Car and counterweight safety gear.
electrical contact is arranged to open through downward (c) Manually reset overtravel limit switches which have
movement of the upper panel in the event of total to be reset in the liftwell.
suspension failure, the positive opening of the electrical
contact as required under the first sentence of
Clause 14.2(c) of AS 1735.2 is not mandatory.

AS 1735.4—1986 34
SECTION 25. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION—GENERAL

25.1 COMPLIANCE. Electrical installations shall There shall be a clear unobstructed passage at the front
comply with Clauses 26.1, 26.3 to 26.8, 26.12 and 26.13 of the control board not less than 600 mm from all live
of AS 1735.2. parts and projecting parts.
Where the controller is not of the enclosed type or where
25.2 CIRCUIT-BREAKER OR SWITCH. Each there are exposed live parts at the rear of the controller,
service lift machine shall be provided with an enclosed there shall be a clear unobstructed passage at the back
type circuit-breaker or switch which simultaneously and at one side of the control board not less than
opens or closes all active conductors controlled by it and 600 mm from any live part nor less than 450 mm from
which, when opened, completely interrupts the electric any projection.
supply (other than for signalling or interconnecting
circuits at extra-low voltage) to all parts of the motor, The clearance required above may be provided by a
brake, control panel, and car lighting. hinged type of controller or by hinged panels.
Where a circuit-breaker is provided, it shall not have 25.6 PREVENTION OF CONTACT WITH LIVE
undervoltage release. The motor shall be protected from PARTS. Live parts of electrical equipment other than
overcurrent by an effective time-lag overcurrent device. controllers, floor selectors, floor controllers, and landing
Where a switch is used, it shall be opened and closed by door contacts shall be enclosed or guarded so that
lever or toggle action. persons cannot inadvertently come into contact with such
The circuit-breaker or switch shall be installed in the live parts.
machine room in a position that is convenient, accessible, Live parts of landing door contacts shall be —
and adjacent to the entrance. (a) enclosed; or
NOTE: The circuit-breaker or switch may be incorporated in the (b) guarded so that persons cannot inadvertently come
controller enclosure and should be considered adjacent to the
entrance where located within 600 mm of such entrance. into contact with live parts; or
(c) partially guarded if rendered ‘dead’ by —
25.3 RECTIFYING UNITS. Rectifying units (i) the simultaneous opening of a coupled landing
supplying direct-current power to service lift motors shall door and car door, provided that the car door
comply with Clause 29.12 of AS 1735.2.
is of the enclosed type; or

25.4 LOCATION OF CONTROLLERS. Con-trollers (ii) the opening of an enclosed auxiliary landing
shall be located adjacent to the machine. door contact.
25.5 CLEARANCE AROUND CONTROLLERS. 25.7 LIGHT SWITCHES. Light switches and any
The location of and clearance around controllers and power points shall have enclosures of metal or
other electrical apparatus shall comply with AS 3000. high-impact plastics of the protected type of sufficient
strength to prevent accidental damage and exposure to
live parts.

35 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 2 6 . W I R I N G
26.1 GENERAL. foothold. Horizontal runs of conduit and of cable shall be
26.1.1 Supply. The electrical supply shall be an located as close as practicable to a wall or structure.
independent submain or final subcircuit. Where not close to a wall or a structure and with
26.1.2 Installation. Wiring shall comply with AS 3000. horizontal unsupported runs more than 600 mm, conduit
and cable shall be provided with additional backing.
26.1.3 Wiring systems. Wiring systems in the machine NOTE: The provisions of this Section apply also to wiring for
room and liftwell, including the lift supply mains and auxiliary or additional equipment, such as telephones, alarm systems,
lighting wiring, shall be of the following: etc.
(a) Suitably insulated wiring enclosed in any of the 26.3 CARS. Electrical wiring on service lift cars shall
following enclosures: comply with Clause 28.3 of AS 1735.2.
(i) Screwed rigid steel conduit or piping to
AS 2052. 26.4 TRAVELLING CABLES. Travelling cables used
(ii) Metal cable troughing complying with for connections to service lift cars shall comply with
Clause 28.2 of AS 1735.2. Clause 28.4 of AS 1735.2.
(iii) Where necessary for positional adjustment, Conduits controlled by the lift circuit-breaker or switch,
sound isolation, or difficult connections, including car lighting circuits, may be contained in a
flexible PVC conduit and fittings to Section 4 single travelling cable. Extra-low voltage circuits which
of AS 2053, with a length not more than are not necessarily controlled by the lift circuit-breaker
450 mm or as otherwise approved. may also be included in the same travelling cable.
(iv) Circular cross-section rigid PVC conduit to TABLE 26.1
Section 2 of AS 2053. Maximum fixing MAXIMUM FIXING CENTRES FOR STRAIGHT
centres for straight runs of rigid PVC conduit RUNS OF RIGID PVC CONDUIT
shall be in accordance with Table 26.1. millimetres
Rigid PVC conduit shall not be used where it
1 2 3
would be subjected to direct sunlight.
(b) MIMS cable to AS 3187.
Maximum distance between fixings

Conduit size
(c) Armoured cable to either AS 3116 or AS 3147. Vertical run Horizontal run
(d) Where connecting a portable control panel or
616 1000 450
portable operating station, flexible cable to 20 1100 600
AS 1979, AS 3116, AS 3147, or AS 3191, with a 25 1300 750
length not more than that suitable for the purpose.
32 1500 1000
26.2 LIFTWELLS. Conduit and cable in liftwells shall 40 1700 1000
be located so as to deter their use as a handhold or 50 2000 1000
S E C T I O N 2 7 . E A R T H I N G
27.1 GENERAL. Earthing of main current devices and (c) Two paralleled single-core flexible cables each not
control current devices shall comply with Clauses 27.1 less than 1.0 mm2 (32/0.20).
and 27.2 respectively of AS 1735.2. A brass earthing terminal of not less than 6 mm diameter
shall be located in an accessible position on the car
27.2 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS INSTALLED ON crosshead or underbeam and all earthing conductors shall
LIFT CARS. Exposed metal parts of electrical apparatus be connected to this terminal.
installed on lift cars shall be effectively earthed by one
of the following:
(a) Wire ropes supporting the car. 27.3 BELL AND INDICATOR TRANSFORMERS.
Metal transformer cases and one side of secondary
(b) Conductive contact through steel guide rails where circuits of bell transformers and indicator transformers
shoes are spring-loaded or the car is suspended shall be earthed.
from the side or the back.

AS 1735.4—1986 36
S E C T I O N 2 8 . C O N T R O L E Q U I P M E N T
28.1 GENERAL. Operating devices and control (e) The brake coil shall not be permanently connected
equipment shall comply with Clauses 29.1 and 29.4 of across the armature or field of a direct-current
AS 1735.2. motor. Where main current overtravel limit switches
are provided in association with a direct-current
28.2 CONTROL AND OPERATING CIRCUIT. motor which may act as a generator to hold the
Where used to actuate controller switches, contactors, brake off, the feed to the brake coil shall be
and relays which open a circuit to stop a lift at the interrupted by an individual overtravel limit contact.
terminal landing, springs shall be of the compression
type and effectively located. 28.5 CONTROL BUTTONS. Control buttons shall be
Control and operating circuits shall comply with the placed at either of the following positions:
following: (a) Landings.
(a) Where used for other than dynamic braking and (b) Car, provided that —
speed control, the completion or maintenance of an (i) the buttons are not accessible from car roof;
electric circuit shall neither be used to interrupt the (ii) the buttons are facing and are conveniently
power to the lift motor or brake at the terminal operable from the landing;
landing nor be used to stop the lift car when the
emergency stop switch is opened or any of the (iii) the car has a car door;
electrical protective devices operate. (iv) when the car door is closed, the buttons are
(b) Should any earth fault occur, it shall not be possible not accessible from within the car;
for the lift machine to operate while any landing (v) the car cannot operate, unless the car door
door, car door contact, or protective device is in the was last closed before the landing door was
open position. last closed; and
(vi) either there is a ‘call’ button at each landing
28.3 NON-REVERSING CONTROL. Control circuits or the car is automatically returned to a
and switchgear of a non-reversing type shall not be used, particular landing after completion of a car
unless only two landings are served by a lift having button call.
endless chain suspension (travel self-limiting).

28.4 DRIVING MACHINE BRAKES. Driving 28.6 STOP SWITCHES. Stop switches shall comply
machine brakes shall operate in accordance with the with Clause 29.14 of AS 1735.2 and shall have
following requirements: enclosures of metal or high-impact plastics of the
(a) The brakes shall not be electrically released until protected type of sufficient strength to prevent accidental
power has been applied to the driving machine damage and exposure to live parts.
motor. NOTE: This Clause also applies to the stop switches required by
Section 29 herein.
(b) A brake magnet shall not operate on alternating
current unless the brake magnet is of a type 28.7 INDICATION OF CAR POSITION. The
approved by the Statutory Authority. presence of a lift car at any one of the landings shall be
indicated by one of the following means:
(c) Either both sides of the brake magnet coil shall be
open-circuited when power to the brake magnet coil (a) A car position indicator.
is interrupted, or one side of the brake magnet coil (b) A suitable indicating device, such as a light to
shall be at earth potential. indicate the arrival of a lift car.

(d) When a floor stop device or any of the electrical (c) A vision panel in the landing door, complying with
protective devices functions, the brake circuit shall Clause 22.9, and an indicating device on the lift car.
be interrupted and the brake shall be automatically The indicating device on the lift car may be a car light
applied. or an indicating device with a contrasting colour, which
NOTE: The application of the brake may occur on or before the shall not be obscured by any load in the car.
completion of the slow-down and levelling operations.

37 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 2 9 . E L E C T R I C P R O T E C T I V E D E V I C E S
29.1 LANDING DOOR CONTACTS. Landing doors (b) The flap shall extend fully across the projected area
shall be provided with contacts, interlocked with the of the car roof.
control circuit in accordance with the following: (c) The switch shall be located in the liftwell and shall
(a) Unless every landing door is closed and in a be opened by upward movement at any point on the
position to be mechanically locked, it shall not be surface of the flap. The flap shall have a movement
possible to set the lift car in motion by using the not less than 50 mm and the switch shall operate
normal operating device. within half the available movement.
(b) When the car moves more than 230 mm from the (d) The force required to operate the switch shall be not
landing, the locking operation shall be completed. more than 90 N.
(c) In the event of a landing door being opened, the lift (e) The switch, when opened, shall directly interrupt the
shall be stopped. control circuit of a potential switch or contactor on
the control panel, additional to the normal control
29.2 DOOR LOCK CIRCUITS. Door lock circuits switches provided, and shall completely interrupt all
shall comply with the following requirements: electrical supply to the motor and brake circuits in
(a) Door lock circuits shall commence at a terminal on either direction of travel.
the main control panel, which is normally The control circuit shall be designed and installed
maintained at full control-circuit voltage above so that a single earth fault or short-circuit will not
earth, and shall be protected by a fuse or an cause the potential switch or contactor to close or
over-current circuit-breaker which shall open the remain closed while the flap switch contacts are
circuit in the event of an earth fault occurring open.
anywhere in the door lock circuit. (f) The switch, when opened, shall remain open until
(b) Landing door lock circuits shall pass through all the the flap is manually re-set to the normal running
door locks in sequence of landings. position.
(c) Lead and return of door lock circuits may be in the Where a service lift is provided with a liftwell flap
same conduits, but such conduits shall not carry switch, means shall be provided for winding the driving
conductors of any other circuits.
machine and lifting the brake shoes by hand.

(d) Door lock circuits shall include only contacts that
are incorporated in landing door locks. 29.9 SLACK ROPE SWITCH. Drum drive service
lifts shall be provided with a switch which will
29.3 CAR DOOR CONTACTS. A contact complying automatically stop the driving machine should a car
with the relevant requirements of Clause 24.3 of lifting rope become slack from any cause.
AS 1735.2 shall be fitted to car doors.
29.10 BROKEN ROPE SWITCH. Where safety gear
29.4 LIFTWELL ACCESS DOOR SWITCH. Access is provided which is not of a type that will operate on
doors to liftwells (see Clauses 11.3.1 and 11.3.3) shall be the breaking of a single rope, a broken rope switch of
interlocked with a contact in the safety circuit and fitted the manually reset type shall be provided and such
with a cylinder lock complying with switch shall automatically open the control circuit and
Clause 12.25(a)(ii)A., B., and C. of AS 1735.2 or with stop the lift in the event of any rope breaking.
another approved type of lock.
29.11 BROKEN TAPE SWITCH. A broken tape,
29.5 PIT STOP SWITCH. A stop switch shall be rope, wire, or chain switch complying with Clause 31.2.4
provided in the pit of every service lift. of AS 1735.2 shall be provided for normal limit switches
located in machine rooms.
29.6 CAR TOP STOP SWITCH. A stop switch
complying with Clause 29.14 of AS 1735.2 shall be 29.12 SAFETY GEAR SWITCH. Cars with safety
provided on the top of every lift car, accessible from the gear shall be provided with a safety gear switch which
car top and any upper landing. will positively open the control circuit and stop the lift
machine should the car safety gear operate. Safety gear
29.7 SHEAVE ROOM OR PLATFORM STOP switches shall be of a type which will not reset, unless
SWITCH. A stop switch complying with Clause 6.7 of the safety gear has been returned to the ‘off’ position.
AS 1735.2 shall be fitted to sheave rooms and access
platforms. 29.13 GOVERNOR SWITCH. Where a governor is
used with any type of safety gear, the lift machine is
29.8 LIFTWELL FLAP SWITCH. Undercounter V-belt driven, and the lift car travel is more than 5.5 m,
service lifts shall be provided with a liftwell flap switch the overspeed action of the governor shall operate a
complying with the following: switch which shall—
(a) The flap shall be made of light but strong material, (a) be positively opened in either direction of lift travel;
such as plywood with not less than five plies, (b) be of the manually reset type; and
expanded metal, or suitably framed, crimped or
welded grill wire which has interspaces no larger (c) open the control circuit and stop the lift machine,
than 50 mm by 50 mm. before or at the time the governor grips the
governor rope.

AS 1735.4—1986 38
29.14 OVERTIME SWITCH. Traction service lifts and arranged so as to be positively opened and held open
shall be provided with an overtime switch which shall be when the friction stop is displaced from the normal
set to trip and interrupt the power supply to the motor position by the falling car or counterweight. Such a
and brake should the direction switch remain closed for switch shall cause the control circuit of the service lift to
twice the interval of time normally taken for the car to be interrupted until the impact-absorbing friction stop is
run its full length of travel, subject to a minimum of returned to the normal position.
60 s.
The overtime switch shall be of the manual reset type. 29.16 COMPENSATING SHEAVE SWITCH. One
mechanically operated switch at least shall be provided
29.15 IMPACT-ABSORBING FRICTION-STOP on each compensating sheave, to open the control circuit
SWITCH. Service lifts with impact-absorbing friction and stop the lift machine before the sheave reaches either
stops shall be provided with a protective switch located limit of travel.

39 AS 1735.4—1986
S E C T I O N 3 0 . T E R M I N A L S T O P P I N G D E V I C E S
30.1 NORMAL LIMIT SWITCHES. Service lifts 30.2.2 Main current non-directional. Main current
shall be provided with normal limit switches which shall non-directional type overtravel limit switches shall—
comply with the following requirements: (a) have a mechanical action; and
(a) Be operated by the movement of the lift car. (b) when operated —
(b) Be located — (i) turn off the electrical supply to the motor,
(i) on the lift car; brake and controller; and
(ii) in the liftwell; or (ii) prevent powered movement of the lift in either
(iii) in the machine room. direction, until such times as the lift has been
(c) Comply with Clauses 31.1 and 31.2.1 of AS 1735.2. wound or reversed off the limit switch and the
limit switch has been automatically or
(d) Where located in the machine room, comply with manually reset.
Clause 31.2.4 of AS 1735.2.
30.2.3 Main current directional. Main current
30.2 OVERTRAVEL LIMIT SWITCHES. directional type overtravel limit switches shall—
30.2.1 General requirements. Endless chain travel not (a) have a mechanical action;
self-limiting types and drum types of service lifts shall (b) not be reset automatically;
be provided with overtravel limit switches. (c) when operated —
Overtravel limit switches shall comply with the following (i) turn off the electrical supply to the motor and
requirements: brake; and
(a) Be actuated by one of the means in Table 30.2.1 (ii) prevent powered movement of the lift in the
acceptable for the particular type of overtravel limit direction of travel for which the limit switch
switch. has been operated, until such time as the lift
(b) Be one of the types in Table 30.2.1 acceptable for has been reversed off the limit switch; and
the particular type of service lift. (d) be used with a control system incorporating a
(c) Comply with Clauses 31.1 and 31.3.4 of AS 1735.2. reverse phase relay.
(d) Not be of a type which can be reset out of sequence 30.2.4 Potential. When operated, potential type
or in an incorrect operational position, e.g. tappet overtravel limit switches shall —
switches. (a) de-energise a switch or contactor on the control
(e) Where operated by the machine, be actuated by panel additional to the normal control switches
robust means other than chain drives. provided; and
(f) Where not operated by the machine, be directly (b) turn off the electrical supply to the motor and brake
actuated by movement of the lift car. circuit in either direction of travel.
Where overtravel limit switches have to be reset from (c) Should any single earth fault or short-circuit occur
the liftwell, the resetting device for both directions of in control circuits with potential type overtravel
overtravel shall be accessible from both the top and the limit switches, the normal limit switches or the
bottom landings. overtravel limit switches shall be capable of causing
the lift to stop.
Overtravel limit switches may be used to enable reduced 30.2.5 Control current. When operated, control
clearances to be applied under Section 13 (see footnotes
current type overtravel limit switches shall prevent

to Tables 13.1(A), 13.1(B), and 13.2). movement of the lift in either direction.
TABLE 30.2.1
OVERTRAVEL LIMIT SWITCHES
1 2 3 4 5 6
Type of service lift

Acceptable type of Acceptable means Endless
overtravel limit switch of actuation Endless chain travel
Traction chain travel not self-limiting Drum
(see Note 1) self-limiting (see Note 2) (see Note 2)
Main current non-directional Car or machine Not required Not required Acceptable Acceptable
Main current directional Car or machine Not required Not required Acceptable Acceptable
Potential Car Not required Not required Acceptable Acceptable
Control current Car Optional Not required Prohibited Prohibited
NOTES:
1. Where overtravel limit switches are provided to reduce car buffer clearances, see footnotes to Tables 13.1 (A) and 13.2.
2. Where overtravel limit switches are actuated by the car, see footnote to Table 13.1(B) for reduced car top overtravel and buffer clearances.

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S E C T I O N 3 1 . T E L E P H O N E S , N O T I C E S , A N D
N U M B E R I N G O F L I F T S
31.1 COMMUNICATION WITH MACHINE 31.2 LOAD NOTICES. A notice indicating the rated
ROOM. load shall be exhibited at each landing.
31.1.1 Provision. Telephonic communication shall be NOTE: Other notices may be required by the Statutory Authority or
provided between each lift and the lift machine room other relevant authority.
where — 31.3 NUMBERING. Where a building has more than
(a) there is not less than 20 mm between the machine one lift, the lifts (including passenger lifts, goods lifts,
room floor and the landing furthest from it; or and service lifts) shall be consecutively and prominently
(b) the machine room is subject to noise as from a numbered at the circuit-breaker or main switch in the
motor generator set, ventilating fan, compressor, or machine room.
similar equipment. Where lifts are in groups, they shall be numbered from
31.1.2 Jacks. Where telephone jacks are provided — left to right with the observer facing the group of lift
(a) not less than two portable telephone sets shall be entrances at the main floor. The respective lift numbers
stored in the machine room; and shall be marked on each of the components listed in
(b) a jack shall be on the landing side of each landing, Table 31.3, in positions and with minimum sized
adjacent to or incorporated in the button unit, and lettering in accordance with Table 31.3.
connected to a jack on or adjacent to the related
controller in the machine room.
TABLE 31.3
NUMBER OF SERVICE LIFTS
1 2 3
Minimum size
Unit of lettering Position
mm
Landing button unit nearest to machine room 13 On or adjacent
Machine 25 Facing access
Controller 25 Front face or side

according to access
Selector or floor controller 25 Facing access
Governor 25 Facing access
Circuit-breaker or main switch (or its mounting) 25 Front
Main current overtravel limit switch (where provided in 25 Front

machine room)
Machine-room isolating switch (where provided and if not 25 Front

on controller or other numbered device
S E C T I O N 3 2 . P R O H I B I T E D E Q U I P M E N T
Piping, conduit, or other equipment not associated with the lift installation, except for
approved types of fire-protection systems, shall not be installed in a liftwell, machine room,
secondary floor, or sheave room.
S E C T I O N 3 3 . M A I N T E N A N C E
Service lift installations shall be periodically inspected at intervals not more than one year
and should be serviced more frequently to ensure safety and serviceability.

41 AS 1735.4—1986
APPENDIX A
SCREW-DRIVING MACHINES
These requirements for screw-type drives, which were included in the 1975 edition of this
standard, were considered to be inadequate in regard to safeguarding of the nut and
protection of the screw against whip. Because of the time required to investigate these
matters fully, it was not practicable to include other provisions.
Screw-driving machines for service lifts shall comply with the relevant requirements of the
standard and the following:
(a) Belts or chains. Where belts or chains are used to connect the motor to the driving
machines—
(i) belts shall be of the multiple V-belt type;
(ii) belt drives shall be applied with a power correction factor not more than 0.5 in
A1 accordance with AS 2784;
(iii) not less than two separate chains shall be provided;
(iv) chain drives shall have a factor of safety of not less than 10; and
(v) the machine brake shall be located so that failure of the driving belt or chain will
not prevent it from performing its intended function.
(b) Stressing of screws. Screws shall not be subjected to any external horizontal force
during loading or running of the car. The factor of safety of screws as a column shall
be not less than 4, based on the total weight supported including rated load in the car.
(c) Overtravel. Means shall be provided to maintain screws in position in the event of
excessive overtravel.
(d) Screws and nuts. Screws shall be of steel and nuts shall be of bronze or other material
having an elongation not less than 14 percent in a gauge length of 50 mm. The length
of thread in engagement shall be sufficient to avoid undue wear. Provision shall be
made for the visual inspection of the rate of wear of screws and nuts, without the need
for undue dismantling.
(e) Screw casing. A vertical casing, closed at the bottom, shall be provided to enclose and
protect any travelling screw below the nut where the screw travels below the pit floor.
(f) Statutory Authority. Screw nuts and screws shall be individually approved by the
Statutory Authority. Particular regard should be given to possible nut failure and screw
whip. Protection against screw whip for higher speed screws should be considered.
APPENDIX B
A1
 PERIODIC INSPECTION AND TESTING


 Periodic inspection and testing of every installation should be carried out at intervals of not
 more than one year.

 Regular maintenance of the installation should be performed at more frequent intervals.

AS 1735.4—1986 42
INDEX
access roof, 20.7 driving machine brakes, 28.4
equipment, 5.3 sills, 20.5 indication of car position, 28.7
liftwells, 11.3 top non-reversing, 28.3
machine rooms and machinery spaces, 5.2 standing area, 20.7.5 stop switches, 28.6
and 5.3 stop switch, 29.6 controllers
overhead sheave rooms and platforms, 6.2 walls, 20.6 clearances around, 25.5
pits, 11.3.2 wiring, 26.3 electrical, location, 25.4
anchorages of suspension attachments, 20.1.1 chain counterbalancing of landing doors, 22.6
application, 1.2 attachments, 10.2 counterweights, 19
care, 9.8 application, 19.1
bell transformers, earthing, 27.3 data plates, 9.7.2 car doors, 21.12
belt drives, 7.4 diversion, 8.1.3 construction, 19.2
bolt holes in guide rails, 14.7.3 factors of safety, 9.3.2 factor of safety, 19.3
bottom clearances, 13 fittings, 10.2 guarding, 19.5
brackets for guide rails, 14.7 guarding on nip-points, 8.3.2 guiding, 19.4
broken handling, 9.8 landing doors, 22.7
rope switch, 29.10 lengthening or repairing, 10.4 cross section of guide rails, 14.4
tape switch, 29.11 load equalizing, 10.3 crosshead sheaves, suspension attachments,
buffers, 16 materials, 9.1 20.1.2
location, 16.2 number, 9.2 cut back flap, car roof, 20.7.6
provision, 16.1 size, 9.6
solid, 16.3 suspension, 9 data plates
spring, 16.4 wheels, 8 chains, 9.7.2
load rating, 16.4.2 guarding of nip-points, 8.3.2 suspension ropes, 9.7.1
rating plate, 16.4.3 machines, 7.5 dimensions
supports, 16.4.4 circuit Class 1 service lifts, 3.1
type, 16.1 control and operating, 28.2 Class 2 service lifts, 3.2
building supports for guide rails, 14.7 switch, 25.2 undercounter service lifts, 3.3
buttons, control, 28.5 circuit-breaker, 25.2 doors
circuitry of doorlocks, 29.2 car, 21
cables, travelling, wiring, 26.4 Class 1 service lifts force limitations, 23.4
car car doors, 21.2 guides projecting above car roof, 21.8
construction, 20 classification, 2.1(a) kinetic energy, 23.4
doors, 21 speed, rated load and dimensions, 3.1 landing, 22
Class 1 service lifts, 21.2 top and bottom clearances, 13.1 maximum opening and closing speeds, 23.6
Class 2 service lifts, 21.1 types, 2.2.1 operator-protective device, 23.5
clearance, 21.9 Class 2 service lifts pit-cleaning purposes, 11.3.3
contacts, 29.3 car doors, 21.1 power
counterweights, 21.12 classification, 2.1(b) closing, 23.3
force limitation, 23.4 speed, rated load and dimensions, 3.2 opening, 23.2
guides projecting above car roof, 21.8 top and bottom clearances, 13.1 types, 23.1
handgrips, 21.13 types, 2.2.1 drives
kinetic energy, 23.4 classification, 2.1 belt, 7.4
material, 21.6 Class 1 service lifts, 2.1(a) geared, 7.3
maximum number, 21.3 Class 2 service lifts, 2.1(b) driving machine brakes, control equipment,
number of entrances, 21.3 undercounter service lifts, 2.1(c) 28.4
operating speeds, 23.6 clearances drums, 8
operator-protective device, 23.5 between attachment to shaft, 8.1(c)
power car doors and landing doors, 12.4 machines, 7.5
closing, 23.3 car sills and landing sills, 12.3
opening, 23.2 car sills and liftwell surface, 12.2 earthing, 27
size, 21.4 car, counterweights and liftwell enclosures, bell transformers, 27.3
strength, 21.7 12.1 electrical apparatus on lift cars, 27.2
suspension, 21.11 bottom indicator transformers, 27.3
type, 21.5 Class 1 and Class 2 service lifts, 13.1 edge guard at front of car roof, 27.7.7
power operation, 23.1 undercounter service lifts, 13.2 electrical
undercounter service lifts, 21.2 car doors, 21.9 apparatus installed on lift cars, earthing, 27.2
vertically operating, 21.10 controllers, 25.5 compliance, 25.1
entrances, number, 21.3 flushness of liftwell, 12.6 and 12.8 controllers, location, 25.4
frames, 20.3 landing sills installation, 25
construction, 20.3.2 hinged landing doors, 12.5 protective devices, 29
deflection, 20.3.5 horizontally sliding landing doors, 12.5 emergency door unlocking device, landing
design forces, 20.3.3 liftwell, 12 doors, 24.4
fastening, 20.3.7 projection beyond landing sills, 12.7 enclosures, liftwells, 11.1
general, 20.3.1 top endless chain suspension safety gear, limits of
materials, 20.3.6 Class 1 and Class 2 service lifts, 13.1 use, 17.4.3
maximum permissible stress, 20.3.4 undercounter service lifts, 13.2 entrances, number, 21.3
guards, platform, 20.4 communication with machine room, 31.1 external maintenance platform, 5.4
lighting, 20.8 compensating sheave switch, 29.16
platforms, 20.3 contact with live parts, prevention, 25.6 factors of safety
construction, 20.3.2 contacts chains, 9.3.2
deflection 20.3.2 car door, 29.3 counterweights, 19.3
design forces, 20.3.3 landing door, 29.1 safety gear and impact-absorbing pit gear,
fastening, 20.3.7 control 17.5
general, 20.3.1 button, 28.5 suspension ropes, 9.3.1
guards, 20.4 circuit requirements, 28.2 fire-resistant rating of landing doors, 22.2.2
materials, 20.3.6 current, limit switch, 30.2.5 flanges of traction sheaves and drums, 8.1.2
maximum permissible stress, 20.3.4 equipment, 28 flap, cut back or hinged, car roof, 20.7.6
position, indication, 28.7 buttons, 28.5 flushness of liftwell, 12

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facing car entrances, 12.6 type, 17.1 equalizing, ropes and chains, 10.3
not facing car entrances, 12.8 springs, 17.6 notices, 31.2
friction stops location, 17.8 rated, 3
impact-absorbing, 17.7 indication of car position, 28.7 rating, spring buffers, 16.4.2
switch, 29.15 indicator transformers, earthing, 27.3 lock accessibility of landing doors, 24.3
location, 17.8 locked out of service, landing doors, 22.8
front edge guard for car roof, 20.7.7 jacks, communication, 31.1.2 locking of landing doors, 24
joints of guide rails, 14.5 luminaires in liftwells, 11.5.1
gauge tolerance of guide rails, 14.8 machinery spaces, 5
geared drives, 7.3 kinetic energy of doors, 23.4 access, 5.2
governor equipment accessibility, 5.3
ropes, speed governors, 18.3 ladders, machine rooms and machinery spaces, headroom, 5.6
switch, 29.13 5.5 ladders, 5.5
grooving of traction sheaves and drums, 8.1.2 landing doors, 22 lighting, 5.8
guard construction, 22.3 temperature, 5.7
front edge of car roof, 20.7.7 contacts, 29.1 machines, 7
platform. 20.4 counterbalancing, 22.6 belt drives, 7.4
guarding counterweights, 22.7 geared drive, 7.3
between fire-resistant rating, 22.2.2 hand-winding, 7.6
counterweight and other lift cars, 11.4.3 force limitations, 23.4 rated speed, 7.1
lift car and its counterweight, 11.4.2 guiding, 22.5 rooms, 5
liftwell and adjacent machine room, 11.4.1 handgrips on doors, 22.3.2 access, 5.2
pit and adjacent pits, 11.4.4 hinged, 22.3.5 communication, 31.1
counterweights, 19.5 horizontal sliding, 22.3.3 equipment accessibility, 5.3
liftwells, 11.4 kinetic energy, 23.4 guarding of nip-points, 8.3.2.1
multiplying sheaves, 8.2.1 lock accessibility, 24.3 headroom, 5.6
nip-points, 8.3 locked out of service, 22.8 ladders, 5.5
guide locking, 24 lighting, 5.8
projecting above car roof for doors, 21.8 maintenance and emergency unlocking provision, 5.1
rails, 14 device, 24.4 temperature, 5.7
bolts, 14.7.2 manually operated, locking, 22.8.1 screw-driven, Appendix A
holes, 14.7.3 material, 22.2 sheaves, drums and chain wheels, 7.5
brackets, 14.7 opening, 22.3.6 types, 7.2
building supports, 14.7 operating speeds, 23.6 main current
cross-section, 14.4 operator-protective device, 23.5 directional, limit switch, 30.2.3
deflections, 14.7.1 power non-directional limit switch, 30.2.2
gauge tolerance, 14.8 closing, 23.3 maintenance, 33
joints, 14.5 opening, 23.2 access doors, liftwells, 11.31.

length, 14.3 operated, locking, 22.8.2 unlocking device, landing doors, 24.4
material, 14.2 provision, 22.1 manually operated landing doors, locked out of
overall length, 14.3 locking, 24.1 service, 22.8.1
provision, 14.1 smoothness of sliding surfaces, 22.4 multiplying sheaves, 8.2
spacing of fixings, 14.6 strength, 22.3.1 guarding, 8.2.1
shoes, 15 support, 22.5 hand-hold, 8.2.2.
adjustment, 15.5 suspension, 22.6.3
engagement, 15.4 trimming weights, 22.6.2 nip-points, guarding, 8.3
play between guides, 15.3 types for power operation, 23.1 non-reversing control, 28.3
provision, 15.1 vertically normal limit switches, 30.1
roller guides shoes, 15.6 bi-parting doors, locking, 24.2 notices, 31
type, 15.2 sliding, 22.3.4 numbering of lifts, 31.3
guiding vision panels, 22.9
cars, 20.2 lengthening ropes and chains, 10.4 occupiable space under pit floor, safety gear,
counterweights, 19.4 lifts, numbering, 31 17.2
landing doors, 22.5 liftwells, 11 openings in landing doors, 22.3.6
access, 11.3 operating circuit, 28.2

hand-hold, multiplying sheaves, 8.2.2 door switch, 29.4 operator-protective device for doors, 23.5
hand-winding, machines, 7.6 clearances, 12 overhead
handgrips enclosures, 11.1 platforms, 6
car doors, 21.13 flap switch, 29.8 general, 6.1
landing doors, 22.3.2 flushness, 12 sheave rooms, 6
handling, ropes and chains, 9.8 guarding, 11.4 access and headroom, 6.2
headroom lighting, 11.5 general, 6.1
machine rooms and machinery spaces, 5.6 maintenance access doors, 11.3.1 lighting, 6.3
overhead sheave rooms and platforms, 6.2 nip-points, guarding, 8.3.2.2 stops, 16.5
hinged pits, 11.2 overhung sheaves, attachment to shaft, 8.1.1(c)
flap, car roof, 20.7.6 wiring, 26.2 overtime switch, 29.14
landing doors, 22.3.5 light switches, 25.7 overtravel limit switch, 30.2
horizontally sliding landing doors, 22.3.3 lighting
car, 20.8 pit
impact-absorbing liftwells, 11.5 access, 11.3
friction stops, 17.7 luminaires in liftwells, 11.5.1 door for cleaning purposes, 11.3.3
switch, 29.15 machine rooms and machinery spaces, 5.8 gear, impact-absorbing, 17
pit gear, 17 overhead sheave rooms and platforms, 6.3 liftwells, 11.2
factors of safety, 17.5 pit, 11.5.3 lighting, 11.5.3
friction stops, 17.7 top-of-liftwell, 11.5.2 stop switch, 29.5
general requirements, 17.3 limit switch platforms
limits of use, 17.4 control current, 30.2.5 access, 6.2
location, 17.8 main current guards, 20.4
occupiable space under pit floor, 17.2 directional, 30.2.3 headroom, 6.2
provision, 17.1 non-directional, 30.2.2 lighting, 6.3
springs, 17.6 potential 30.2.4 stop switch, 29.7
stresses of safety gear parts, 17.5 load position, indication of car, 28.7

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potential, limit switch, 30.2.4 machines, 7.5 tape, 29.11

power room stop switch, 29.7 car top stop, 29.6
closing of doors, 23.3 switch, compensating, 29.16 compensating sheave, 29.16
opening of doors, 23.2 shoes, guide, 15 governor, 29.13
operation of doors, 23 sills, car, 20.5 impact-absorbing friction-stop, 29.15
operated landing doors, locked out of service, slack rope switch, 29.9 liftwell
22.8.2 smoothness of sliding landing door surfaces, access door, 29.4
prevention of contact with live parts, 25.6 22.4 flap, 29.8
prohibited equipment, 32 solid buffers, 16.3 light switches, 25.7
projections beyond landing sills, 12.7 spacing of guide rail fixings, 14.6 normal limit, 30.1
protective device speed, 3 overtime, 29.14
doors, 23.5 Class 1 service lifts, 3.1 overtravel limit, 30.2
electrical, 29 Class 2 service lifts, 3.2 pit stop, 29.5
pulleys, 8 governors, 18 platform stop, 29.7
design, 18.2 safety gear, 29.12
rails, guide, 14 governor ropes, 18.3 sheave room stop, 29.7
rated location, 18.1 slack rope, 29.9
load, 3 rated, 7.1 stop, 28.6
Class 1 service lifts, 3.1 undercounter service lifts, 3.3
Class 2 service lifts, 3.2 spring buffers, 16.4 telephone, 31
undercounter service lifts, 3.3 springs, impact-absorbing, 17.6 temperature, machine rooms and machinery
speed, 7.1 location, 17.8 spaces, 5.7
rating standing area, car top, 20.7.5 terminal stopping, devices, 30
load, spring buffers, 16.4.2 stop switch, 28.6 top
plate, spring buffers, 16.4.3 car top, 29.6 clearances, 13
rectifying units, 25.3 impact-absorbing friction, 29.15 standing area, car, 20.7.5
referenced documents, 1.3 pit, 29.5 top-of-liftwell lighting, 11.15.2
repairing ropes and chains, 10.4 platform, 29.7 travelling cables, 26.4
roller guide shoes, 15.6 sheave room, 29.7 trimming weights for landing doors, 22.6.2
roof, car, 20.7 stopping devices, terminal, 30 Type A safety gear, limits of use, 17.4.2
rope stops, 16 types
attachments, 10.1 friction, location, 17.8 Class 1 service lifts, 2.2.1
fittings, 10.1 impact-absorbing friction, 17.7 Class 2 service lifts, 2.2.1
guarding of nip points, 8.3.1 location, 16.2 undercounter service lifts, 2.2.2
lengthening or repairing, 10.4 overhead, 16.5
load equalizing, 10.3 provision, 16.1 undercounter service lifts
suspension, 9 type, 16.1 car doors, 21.2
supports, 4 classification, 2.1(c)

safety gear, 17 landing doors, 22.5 speed, rated load and dimensions, 3.3
endless chain suspension, 17.4.3 suspension top and bottom clearances, 13.2
factors of safety, 17.5 attachments, 20.1 types, 2.2.2
general requirements, 17.3 anchorages, 20.1.1
impact-absorbing crosshead sheaves, 20.1.2 vertically
friction stops, 17.7 car doors, 21.11 bi-parting landing doors, locking, 24.2
springs, 17.6 chains, 9 operated car doors, 21.10
limits of use, 17.4 landing doors, 22.6.3 sliding landing doors, 22.3.4
location on impact-absorbing springs and ropes, 9 vision panels of landing doors, 22.9
friction stops, 17.8 care, 9.8
occupiable space under pit floor, 17.2 data plates, 9.7.1 wall, cars, 20.6
parts, stresses, 17.5 designation and measurement of wheels, chain, 8
provision, 17.1 rope size, 9.4 wiring, 26
stresses of safety gear parts, 17.5 factors of safety, 9.3.1 cars, 26.3
switch, 29.12 handling, 9.8 doorlocks, 29.2
Type A safety gear, 17.4.2 materials, 9.1 installation, 26.1.2
type, 17.1 number, 9.2 liftwells, 26.2

scope, 1.1 size, 9.5 supply, 26.1.1
screw-driven machines, Appendix A switch systems, 26.1.3
sheaves, 8 broken travelling cables, 26.4
guarding of nip points, 8.3.1 rope, 29.10

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Part 4: Service lifts—Power operated

SAA Lift Code

(Incorporating Amendment Nos 1 and 2)

The following interests are represented on Committee ME/4:

Keeping Standards up-to-date

This Standard was issued in draft form for comment as DR 84252.

Lifts, escalators and moving walks

Known as the SAA Lift Code

Part 4: Service lifts—Power operated

First published (included in AS CA3) 1935.

SECTION 1. S COPE AND GENERAL

SECTION 2. C LASSIFICATION AND TYPES

SECTION 3. S PEED, R ATED L OAD, AND DIMENSIONS

SECTION 5. M ACHINE ROOMS AND MACHINERY SPACES

SECTION 6. O VERHEAD S HEAVE ROOMS AND P LATFORMS

7.2 Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SECTION 8. S HEAVES, D RUMS, C HAIN WHEELS, AND P ULLEYS

SECTION 9. S USPENSION R OPES AND C HAINS

SECTION 11. L IFTWELLS

SECTION 12. LIFTWELL CLEARANCES AND FLUSHNESS

SECTION 13. T OP AND BOTTOM CLEARANCES

SECTION 14. G UIDE RAILS

14.8 Gauge Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SECTION 15. G UIDE S HOES

SECTION 16. B UFFERS AND S TOPS

SECTION 17. S AFETY G EAR AND I MPACT-ABSORBING PIT GEAR

SECTION 18. S PEED G OVERNORS

SECTION 19. C OUNTERWEIGHTS

SECTION 20. C AR CONSTRUCTION

SECTION 21. C AR DOORS

21.8 Door Guides Projecting Above Car Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

SECTION 22. L ANDING DOORS

SECTION 23. P OWER OPERATION OF CAR DOORS AND L ANDING DOORS

SECTION 24. L OCKING OF L ANDING DOORS

SECTION 25. E LECTRICAL I NSTALLATION-GENERAL

SECTION 26. WIRING

SECTION 27. EARTHING

SECTION 28. CONTROL E QUIPMENT

28.5 Control Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

SECTION 29. ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES

SECTION 31. T ELEPHONES, NOTICES, AND NUMBERING OF LIFTS

SECTION 32. P ROHIBITED EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

SECTION 33. M AINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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2.1 CLASSIFICATION. Service lifts within the 2.2 TYPES

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750 mm high (see Clause 5.1 herein).

Fig. 5.6.2. RELATION OF DIMENSIONS a AND b

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the number, size, rope construction, and minimum

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12.5 CLEARANCES AT LANDING SILLS FOR

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