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Elevator Classes - Standards and Regulations

ELEVATOR CLASSES

The elevator classification determined by the International Standards and made according to the purpose of use is as follows.

Class-1 Elevators: Residential Elevators

They are elevators designed especially for the purpose of transporting people.

Class-2 Elevators: Elevators for General Use

They are elevators that are mainly designed to carry people, but can be carried with loads when necessary.

Class-3 Elevators: Elevators in Healthcare Facilities

They are elevators designed primarily for use in healthcare facilities.

Class-4 Elevators: Freight Elevators

They are mainly elevators designed for the transportation of goods accompanied by individuals.

Class-5 Elevators: Monsoon (Food) Elevators

They are elevators designed for the transport of small loads with a cabin that people cannot enter due to their size and shape.

Class-6 Elevators: High Speed Elevators

They are elevators that move at speeds of 2.5 m/s and above, designed for high-rise buildings with traffic.

Elevator requirements, traffic calculation and design qualifications are carried out according to the following standards.

TS ISO 8100-30

TS ISO 8100-32


STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

ELEVATOR PRODUCT STANDARDS:

TS EN 81-20 ELEVATOR INSTALLATION AND DESIGN

TS EN 81-50 ELEVATOR DESIGN

TS EN 81-70 LIFT FOR THE DISABLED

TS EN 81-72 FIRE MAN'S ELEVATOR


OTHER STANDARDS ACCORDING TO ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS REGARDING ELEVATORS:

TS EN 81-71 RESISTANCE AGAINST INCIDENTAL DAMAGES

TS EN 81-73 BEHAVIOR IN THE TIME OF FIRE

TS EN 81-28 COMMUNICATION

TS EN 81-58 FIRE RESISTANCE OF STOP DOORS

TS EN 81-77 BEHAVIOR OF ELEVATORS IN THE TIME OF EARTHQUAKE


NATIONAL ZONING LEGISLATION

ZONING LAW NO. 3194

PLANNED AREAS ZONING REGULATION

REGULATION ON FIRE PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS

METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY ZONING REGULATION


ZONING REGULATIONS ELEVATOR REGULATIONS:

2014/33/EU Elevator Regulation

Elevator Operation and Maintenance Regulation

Elevator Periodic Control Regulation

Elevator Market Surveillance and Inspection Regulation

Communiqué on Procedures and Principles Regarding Elevator Design


DISABLED PLATFORM:

2006 /42 / EC Machinery Safety Directive

TS EN 81-41: 2010 (PRODUCT STANDARD)


LOAD PLATFORMS:

2006 /42 / EC Annex-1 Machinery Safety Directive


ESCALATOR/BAND:

2006/42/EC Machinery Safety Directive

TS EN 115-1+A1 (PRODUCT STANDARD)