Escalators and moving walks — Part 6: Safety parameters meeting the GESRs

ISO/TS 8103-6:2017:

a) specifies global safety parameters (GSPs) for escalators and moving walks, their components and their functions;

b) complements the system and methods specified in ISO/TS 25740 1 for mitigating safety risks that can arise in the course of, the operation and use of, or work on, escalators and moving walks.

ISO/TS 8103-6:2017 is applicable to escalators and moving walks that can:

a) be located in any permanent and fixed structure within or attached to a building;

b) have any

rated load, size of load carrying unit and speed, and
travel height;

c) be affected by fire and weather;

d) be foreseeably misused, but not vandalized.

ISO/TS 8103-6:2017 does not specifically cover

- needs of users with disabilities, and

- risks arising from

work on escalators and moving walks under construction or during alterations and dismantling;
vandalism, and
fire in the environment of the escalator or moving walk.