FprEN 115-5

Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 5: Replacement of existing escalators/moving walks in existing buildings FprEN 115-5

Publication date:   Aug 28, 2025

Scope

This European Standard specifies the safety rules for new escalators/moving walks replacing existing escalators/moving walks
installed in existing buildings where, due to limitations enforced by building constraints, certain requirements of EN 115-1:2017 cannot
be fully met.
This standard shall only be used when replacing existing escalators/moving walks where structural constraints within an existing
building make the installation of fully EN115-1:2017 compliant escalators/moving walks impossible. The escalator/moving walk
installer must liaise with the customer and recommend altering the building structure in the first instance and deviations from EN115-1
should only be considered as a last resort.
This standard addresses a number of these constraints, gives requirements for alternative solutions
and covers:
 the replacement of an existing escalator/moving walk by a new one in an existing building.
This standard does not cover:
 construction and installation of a new escalator / moving walk in
 an existing building, which is not replacing an existing escalator/moving walk;
 replacement or modifications of some parts of existing escalator/moving walk, e.g. intruss modernization;
 major modifications of existing escalator/moving walk, e.g. change of the location (see EN 115-1:2017, Annex L);
 other applications outside of the scope of EN 115-1:2017

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