BS 5656 : Part 1 : 1997This British Standard, havingbeen prepared under thedirection of the EngineeringSector Board, was publishedunder the authority of theStandards Board and comes intoeffect on15 December 1997? BSI 1998The following BSI referencesrelate to the work on thisstandard:Committee reference MHE/4Draft for comment 96/702415 DCISBN 0 580 28685 1Amendments issued since publicationAmd. affected9909February1998Indicated by a sideline in the marginCommittees responsible for thisBritish StandardThe preparation of this British Standard was entrusted to Technical CommitteeMHE/4, Lifts, hoists and escalators, upon which the following bodies wererepresented:Federation of the Electronics IndustryThe following bodies were also represented in the drafting of the standard, throughsubcommittees and panels:Association of District CouncilsBritish Broadcasting CorporationBritish Retail ConsortiumChartered Institution of Building Services EngineersChartered Institute of Environmental HealthDepartment of Trade and Industry (Standards Policy Unit)Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions(Construction Sponsorship Directorate)Health and Safety ExecutiveElectrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing UnionEngineer Surveyors Section of the MSFInstitution of Electrical EngineersInstitution of Incorpo
