Preface

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Preface

The publication of this code of practice was approved by the

Governing Body of the International Labour Office at its 180th

Session (May-June 1970). The code supersedes Regulation 15 of

the Model Code of Safety Regulations for Industrial Establishments,

for the Guidance of Governments and Industry, published by the

Office in 1949.

The code has been drawn up by the International Committee

for Lift Regulations 1 established in accordance with a decision

taken by the delegations accredited to an international meeting

of experts on safety regulations for passenger, goods and service

lifts that was held in Milan from 20 to 24 May 1957. After pre-

paration by experts from seven countries 2 the code was adopted

by the Committee in April 1969 and amended in January 1970.

The code has also been the subject of consultations organised

by the ILO with twelve countries having well developed lift indus-

tries. The observations made in the course of those consultations

1 Commission intemationale pour Ia rglementation desascenseurs et

monte-charge (CIRA).

2 The following members of the Committee took part in the formulation

of the code: Mr. F. SPOON, former Chairman of the Committee and former

Director of the Netherlands Institute for Lift Technology; Mr. H. EGLI (Switzer-

land), Chairman of the Committee, former Chief of the Lift Installation

Bureau of the City of Zurich; Mr. R. T. EYPELTATJER (Austria), Chairman of

the Lifts Committee of the Austrian Standards Committee (ONA); Mr. C.

FERRETTI SARTORI (Italy), Director, National Accident Prevention Institute

(ENPI), and Chief of the Lifts and Hoists Inspection Service; Mr. C. F. FRAN-

ZEN (Federal Republic of Germany), former Chief of the Lifts Testing Agency;

Mr. L. P. 3. HUBERTS (Netherlands), Director of the Netherlands Institute for

Lift Technology; Mr. K. MianR, European Mechanical Handling Confedera-

tion (Fédération Européenne de la Manutention, abbreviated as FEM);

Mr. H. MASSART (FEM); Mr. C. G. L. MORLEY (United Kingdom), Assistant

Director, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Greater

London Council, chairman of the lifts committee of the British Standards

Institution; Mr. H. Rocim (France), of the Lift Manufacturers' Federation;

Mr. I. SCHROEDER (Federal Republic of Germany), of the Lifts Board of the

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