Requirements for passenger and goods lifts to safeguard passengers and maintenance personnel against injury. Covers mechanical and electrical construction, relevant structural features of the building in which it is installed and subsequent examination and testing.Cross References:BS 2917BS 4794:Part 1BS 5424:Part 1BS 5490BS 5588:Part 5BS 5655:Part 6BS 5655:Part 10BS 5655:Part 12BS 5900BS 5901 BS 6004BS 6007BS 6500BS 6977ISO 834ISO 2532IEC 364-3CENELEC HD 384.4. 41Replaced by BS EN 81-2:1998 but remains current until the implementation of the EU Lift Directive. Until 1 July 1999 new lift installations can conform to either this British Standard or to BS EN 81-2:1998. After 1 July 1999 BS 5655-2:1986, together with BS 5655-12:1989 will apply only for modernization of existing lift installations and BS EN 81-2:1998 will apply to all new installations.Incorporates the following:AMD 6220 published 28 April 1989