Definitions

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2. Definifions*

2.0.1. The following definitions are given to indicate the

precise technical sense in which the listed terms have been used

in this code.

Apron: vertical and smooth screen below and plumb with the

landing or car sill edge. -

Authorised user: person authorised to use the lift by the person

responsible for the installation.1

Bed lift: lift in which the car is dimensioned to receive a stretcher

or a hospital bed, together with at least one attendant.

Buffer: device to absorb the impact of the car or counterweight

at the end of travel (e.g., by means of a fluid or spring).

Car: the part of a lift that is designed to carry persons or goods.

Contract load: maximum load, to be indicated in the car, for which

normal operation is guaranteed by the manufacturer.

Contract speed: speed, stated by the manufacturer, at which the

lift has been designed to operate (see also A8.6 and B8.6 below).

Drum drive lift: lift in which the suspension ropes or chains are

positively driven by the machine (i.e. otherwise than by fric-

tion).

Frame: metal supporting frame or sling to which the suspension

gear is attached and which carries the car or the counterweight.

* Elsewhere in the text an asterisk after a word or expression indicates,

if need be, that a definition of the word or expression is to be found in this

section.

1See under 1.0.4 above the requirements to be met for a lift to be regarded

as falling within the category of lifts designated for the exclusive use of au-

thorised and instructed users.

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