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Scope

Standardization of all aspects, including safety, of lifts, service lifts, escalators, passenger conveyors and similar apparatus.

Excluded :

  • continuous mechanical handling equipment and lifts in mines.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 65 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
46

Published ISO standards *

12

ISO standards under development *

34
Participating members
24
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 178/WG 1   Lifts on ships Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 4   Safety requirements and risk assessment Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 5   Escalators and moving walks Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 6   Lift installation Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 8   Electrical requirements Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 9   Measurement of lift and escalator ride quality Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 10   Energy efficiency Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 11   Methodology for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 12   Cybersecurity Working group
ISO/TC 178/WG 13   New technologies Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 178

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 178:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 94 Electrical relays IEC
IEC/TC 110 Electronic displays IEC
ISO/TC 8/SC 4 Outfitting and deck machinery ISO
ISO/TC 92 Fire safety ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 2 Fire Resistance ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 4 Fire safety engineering ISO
ISO/TC 94 Personal safety -- Personal protective equipment ISO
ISO/TC 105 Steel wire ropes ISO
ISO/TC 199 Safety of machinery ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 178

ISO/TC 178 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SC 65A System aspects IEC
IEC/TC 20 Electric cables IEC
IEC/TC 94 Electrical relays IEC
IEC/TC 110 Electronic displays IEC
ISO/TC 59 Buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 13 Organization and digitization of information about buildings and civil engineering works, including building information modelling (BIM) ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 16 Accessibility and usability of the built environment ISO
ISO/TC 92 Fire safety ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 2 Fire Resistance ISO
ISO/TC 92/SC 4 Fire safety engineering ISO
ISO/TC 105 Steel wire ropes ISO
ISO/TC 173 Assistive products ISO
ISO/TC 173/SC 2 Classification and terminology ISO
ISO/TC 199 Safety of machinery ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ELA European Lift Association A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
PALEA Pacific Asia Lift and Escalator Association A
SBS - Small Business Standards Small Business Standards A

ISO/TC 178 - Secretariat

AFNOR [France]

Association française de normalisation
11 rue Francis de Pressensé
F-93571 La Plaine Saint-Denis Cedex
France

Tel: +33 1 41 62 80 00
Fax: +33 1 49 17 90 00
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