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\nThe BCA has published a list of upgrades to further improve the safety and performance of existing elevators. (Photo: HDB)
\nSingapore\u2019s Building and Construction Authority (BCA) has published a list of recommended upgrades for existing elevators, to further improve their safety and performance as part of its ongoing review of lift regulations.
\n\u201cExisting lifts, when properly used, maintained and inspected, will continue to be safe for operation. However, technological advancements may mean that some lifts are not equipped with the latest features. In this regard, there is scope to modernise such lifts and to bring them on par with newer lifts,\u201d the agency said.
\nThe proposed list includes the installation of the Ascending Car Over Speed Protection (ACOP) to stop the lift car, or at least reduce its speed if necessary.
\nAnother recommended device is the Unintended Car Movement Protection (UCMP), which detects and prevents unintended elevator movement away from the landing, if the elevator door is not in the locked position and the lift car door is still open.
\nThere should also be an interlocking switch for every lift door panel to ensure that the lift will stop moving immediately and remain in position if the elevator door is still open.
\nThe BCA is also urging building owners to install an electrical safety device that can stop the elevator from moving if there is a slackening of the governor rope, which pulls and supports the lift car.
\nAnother suggested feature is the Car Apron, which will prevent people at the lift landing from falling into the lift shaft if the elevator doors are opened when the lift stops above the intended entryway.
\nAside from the battery-operated Automatic Rescue Device (ARD), which will bring the lift to the nearest landing and open both the lift landing and car doors in the event of a power failure, the agency is also calling for the installation of telephone, intercom system or other communication devices inside the lift cars for use in case of emergencies.
\n\u201cThe BCA will be issuing an advisory to lift owners and the industry and we encourage all lift owners to consider lift modernisation to further improve the standard of existing lifts in Singapore,\u201d said its Chief Executive Dr John Keung.
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\nRomesh Navaratnarajah, Senior Editor at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact him about this or other stories, email\u00a0romesh@propertyguru.com.sg
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\nSource : proppertyguru.com.sg\/Property Market
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