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4. 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
- LEVASSEUR (P.) - Sécurité des ascenseurs – Évolution de la réglementation. - AFNOR (2006).
- QUIGNARD (B.) - Guide pratique – Ascenseurs et sécurité, - Eyrolles (2005).
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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 ascenseurs. Partie 1 : ascenseurs électriques (annulée le 30/11/2012). - NF EN 81-1 - 11-1998
- Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des ascenseurs. Partie 1 : ascenseurs électriques (annulée le 01/09/2012). - NF EN 81-1/A1 - 03-2006
- Safety rules for the construction and installation of elevators. Part 1: Electric 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)....
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Kone France
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Otis
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