The ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts presents certain guides for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of inclined stairway chairlifts, and inclined and vertical platform lifts. It covers devices intended for transportation of a mobility-impaired person only—typically within household applications. The ultimate goal of this Standard is to help protect public safety, while reflecting best-practices of industry.
Key changes to this Edition include: Engineering Tests o Free fall overspeed testing o Independent lab certification o Testing at max (45 degrees) and min angle of product capability o Full load and no load
The ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts presents certain guides for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, and repair of inclined stairway chairlifts, and inclined and vertical platform lifts. It covers devices intended for transportation of a mobility-impaired person only—typically within household applications. The ultimate goal of this Standard is to help protect public safety, while reflecting best-practices of industry.
Key changes to this Edition include:
- Engineering Tests
o Free fall overspeed testing
o Independent lab certification
o Testing at max (45 degrees) and min angle of product capability
o Full load and no load
