ANSI B77.1-1999

American National Standard for Passenger Ropeways - Aerial Tramways, Aerial Lifts, Surface Lifts, Tows and Conveyors - Safety Requirements

American National Standards Institute , 03/11/1999

Publisher: ANSI

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Description

Standard By:American National Standards Institute , 03/11/1999

Published:03/11/1999

Pages:202

This standard deals with passenger transportation systems that use cables, ropes orother flexible elements for power transmission in the system. These systems includeaerial tramways (single and double reversible), detachable and fixed grip aerial lifts (detachable lifts, chair lifts, and similar equipment), surface lifts (T-bar lifts, J-bar lifts, platter lifts, andsimilar equipment), tows (wire rope and fiber rope tows), and conveyors.

This standard is a revision of American National Standard for Passenger Tramways, ANSI B77.1-1992. Section 1 provides the scope and general definitions for tramways covered in this standard. Sections 2 through 6 cover the specific passenger tramway types. Section 7 addresses wire rope, strand, and chain requirements. Section 8, new with this edition of the standard, covers conveyors.