Features

• The lift

  The British Library Lift is a rising platform lift permanently built into the stage and operated by a single staff member. This lift allows wheelchair users or furniture to be easily raised to stage level.

  The lift table can be made to accept any cladding material, the thicker the cladding the deeper the pit depth.

  Nominal platform dimensions for this lift can vary due to site requirements. However, they are more than or equal to:
  

  1400 mm (l) x 1100 mm (w) 0 – 820 mm (h)

  Please see the lifting actuator link for more information on the requirement for an upper landing barrier if the total rise is greater than 500 mm.

• The upper landing barrier

  Because the lift is installed within a stage environment where no fixed barriers are present to prevent falls, the need for an upper landing barrier must be carefully considered.

  The traditional platform lift standard, BS 6440:2011, requires an upper landing barrier whenever the lift's travel exceeds 500 mm. As this particular lift design does not provide such a barrier, it cannot be CE/UKCA marked in accordance with BS 6440. Instead, it is assessed under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (Annex VIII), which allows for bespoke solutions provided that a full risk assessment is carried out.

  This risk assessment must address the likelihood of a person falling from the stage edge and should be undertaken jointly by the client, the Building Control Officer, and Sesame Access Systems before the lift is ordered. The outcome of that assessment will determine whether an upper landing barrier is required in this installation.

• User type

  The British Library Platform Lift is for wheelchair users only. For information as to why this is please click on the on lift barriers link.

  However, to accommodate non-wheelchair users, we can add manual removable barriers to the lift design.

• System requirements

  For details on the power supply please see the lift power supply.

  For general details on the pit depth please see the lift pit.

  If the surrounding area presents a crush zone the lift table can be fitted with safety edges to detect an obstruction. Please see the crush hazards surrounding the moving lift for more information.

  Please see the Sesame stair lift controls for more information on the controls for this style of lift.

• Variations to the Wembley Stair Lift​

  A rising button post that rises through the lift platform when the stairs retract can be added. The post then retracts completely out of sight when not in use. An example of the rising button post can be seen here: Knightsbridge Stair Lift.
  

  It can also be replaced with a removable hand-held post, as seen here: Kensington Stairlift in London.