1.1 This standard is applicable to newly-constructed escalators and pedal or belt moving walks (see Chapter 3).
This standard considers all the significant hazards, hazardous conditions and events related to escalators and moving walks under use according to the expected purpose and under reasonably foreseeable misuse condition of the manufacturer (see Chapter 4).
1.2 This standard does not consider the hazards caused by earthquake.
1.3 This standard is not applicable to escalators and moving walks constructed before this standard implementation.
2 Normative References
The following documents are essential for the application of this standard. For dated references, only the dated edition is applicable to this standard. For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) is applicable to this standard.
