本标准适用于载人升降机的制造、安装、维护、检查和操作。本范围内的载人升降机包括台阶（平台）和安装在或连接在环形皮带上的附带扶手，该环形皮带仅在一个方向垂直运行，并由顶部和底部的皮带轮支撑和驱动。这些载人升降机仅用于运送人员。本范围不包括移动楼梯、带封闭平台的电梯（Paternoster电梯）、重力电梯或仅用于输送材料的输送机。本标准旨在制定载人升降机的安全要求。本手册旨在作为制造商、建筑师、工厂设计师、安装人员和咨询工程师的载人升降机安全要求的标准参考，以及通过自愿申请的载人升降机用户和政府机构的标准参考。

This Standard applies to the manufacture, installation, maintenance, inspection, and operation of manlifts. Manlifts covered by this scope consist of step (platforms) and accompanying handholds mounted on, or attached to, an endless belt operating vertically in one direction only and being supported by, and driven through, pulleys at the top and bottom. These manlifts are intended for conveyance of persons only. It is not intended that this scope cover moving stairways, elevators with enclosed platforms (Paternoster elevators), gravity lifts, or conveyors used only for conveying materials.The purpose of this Standard is to establish safety requirements for manlifts. It is intended for use as a standard reference for manlift safety requirements by manufacturers, architects, plant designers, installers, and consulting engineers, and for users of manlifts through voluntary application and for governmental authorities.