ISO/TR 14799-1:2015

Comparison of worldwide escalator and moving walk safety standards — Part 1: Rule by rule comparison

Scope

ISO/TR 14799-1:2015 consists of a comparison of the requirements of selected topics as covered by the following worldwide safety standards (excluding local deviations):
a) Europe (CEN) ? EN 115‑1, Safety of escalators and moving walks ? Part 1: Construction and installation (Edition 2010, including Amendment 1);
b) North America - ASME A17.1/CSA B44-2010, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators;
c) Japan ? Safety requirements mainly comprised of Building Standard Law Enforcement Order (BSLJ-EO), Notifications of Ministry of Construction (MOC-N), Japan Industrial Standard (JIS), and Japan Elevator Association Standard (JEAS).
NOTE The original Japanese codes were written in Japanese and no official English versions had been released. Listed Japanese codes were carefully translated, but the original is corresponding to the translation sentence is not guaranteed.
It is to be noted that in addition to the above listed standards and other regulations, escalators and moving walks may be required to conform to the requirements of other standards, as appropriate. Where ISO/TC 178 was aware of these standards, they are mentioned in Annex C.