Lifts. Escalators (ICS code(s): 91.140.90)

Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 6113-6 for " Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 6: Passenger and goods passenger lifts"; (184 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 gives producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 6113-6 which specifies the safety rules for permanently installed new passenger or goods passenger lifts, with traction, positive or hydraulic drive, serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods, suspended by ropes or chains or jacks and moving between guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical. In addition to the requirements of this document, supplementary requirements shall be considered in special cases (use of lifts by persons with disabilities, in case of fire, potentially explosive atmosphere, extreme climate conditions, seismic conditions, transporting dangerous goods, etc.).

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 81-20:2020