Issue 3/2009


05/02/09
Update on Recent Developments European Directives for Lifts
Category: Issue 3/2009
Posted by: Editor

Beata Pich

The Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 19953) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (‘Lifts Directive ’) objectives are the permission of the free movement of lifts and safety components for lifts within the internal market and ensuring that such products provide a high level of protection of the health and safety of people. The Lifts Directive has been applicable for over nine years. The assessment of the functioning of its provisions confirmed that the Lifts Directive is generally well applied and there is no urgent need for its revision. The new lifts installed according to the European safety requirements are compliant and safe.
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05/02/09
Analysis of Elevator Performance and Passenger Demand with Destination Control
Category: Issue 3/2009
Posted by: Editor

Dr. Richard Peters, Rory Smith

With destination control, passengers are asked to enter their destinations individually on the landings. The system responds by telling each passenger which elevator to use. Logging of destination control system data allows the operation of the elevators and passengers movements be re-played and analysed as if running a simulation. This assists in verifying and enhancing system performance. Calls logged by destination control correlate better with actual passenger demand than calls logged by conventional control. Data from a modernised elevator installation is used to assess elevator performance before and after a modernisation.
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05/02/09
Who is actually responsible for inspecting fire brigade lifts?
Category: Issue 3/2009
Posted by: Editor

Dirk Preissl

Inspections of existing fire brigade lift systems all too frequently throw up serious deficiencies which compromise the safety of fire-fighters and pose a question mark over the usage value of fire brigade lifts. This article highlights the problems inherent in defining responsibility among those involved for ensuring correct operation of this safety facility and calls for the relevant consequences to be taken.
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05/02/09
Asansör 2009 Success for all
Category: Issue 3/2009
Posted by: Editor

The 11th International Lift Exhibition ASANSÖR held from April 9th – 12th 2009 in Istanbul sported the upbeat slogan “Success for all!”. Istanbul lies in the western part of Turkey and hugs the two sides of the Bosporus Straits. A bay in the Bosporus Straights known as the Golden Horn to the West of the city separates the European section occupying the southern peninsular between the Sea of Marmara and the Golden Horn with its historic city centre from the urban districts to the north which adjoin the historical Galata district. Istanbul is expanding way beyond its historic city centre both to the north and east. To the southeast are the Princes’ Islands, which also belong to the greater urban district of Istanbul.

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