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6. Glossary – Definitions
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Shock absorber ; (buffer)
A deformable end-of-stroke stop incorporating a fluid or spring braking system (or other similar device). The damper is a safety component and must be CE marked (see below).
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Elevator; (ascenseur, ascenseur)
A lifting device that serves defined levels by means of a housing that moves along rigid guides and whose inclination to the horizontal is greater than 15 degrees, or a lifting device that moves along a perfectly fixed course in space, even if it does not move along rigid guides.
An elevator is a device that permanently serves buildings and structures and is designed to transport people, people and objects, objects only if the passenger compartment is accessible, i.e. if a person can enter it without difficulty, and if it is equipped with controls...
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Bibliography
Also in our database
Websites
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AFNOR – Association française de normalisation
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Fédération des ascenseurs
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Ministry of Housing
Standards and norms
- Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs. Partie 10 : système de la série des normes EN 81. - FD CEN/TR 81-10 - 02-2010
- Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs. Ascenseurs existants. Partie 83 : Règles pour l'amélioration de la résistance aux actes de vandalisme. - FD CEN/TS 81-83 - 06-2010
- Elevator installation – Part 2: Class IV elevators....
Regulations
Directive 95/16/EC of June 29, 1995: on the approximation of the laws of the Member States of the European Union relating to elevators.
Directive 2006/42/EC of May 17, 2006 on machinery, amending Directive 95/16/EC.
Directive 2014/33/EU of February 26, 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to elevators and safety components for elevators (recast)....
Directories
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
There are manufacturers and installers operating throughout France:
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Kone France
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Otis
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