FprEN 115-5
(Main)Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 5: Replacement of existing escalators/moving walks in existing buildings
- Abstract
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
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 13-Jan-2027
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 10 - Passenger, goods and service lifts
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 10/WG 2 - Escalators and passenger conveyors
- Current Stage
- 4599 - Dispatch of FV draft to CMC - Finalization for Vote
- Start Date
- 29-Jul-2026
- Due Date
- 30-Jul-2025
- Completion Date
- 29-Jul-2026
FprEN 115-5 is a CEN draft European Standard for the safety of escalators and moving walks. It sets the rules for replacing existing escalators and moving walks in existing buildings when building constraints prevent full application of EN 115-1:2017. The document is aimed at manufacturers, installers, owners, maintenance providers and safety authorities involved in that kind of replacement work.
What does FprEN 115-5 specify?
FprEN 115-5 specifies safety rules for a new escalator or moving walk that replaces an existing one in an existing building. It is used only when the building structure makes full EN 115-1:2017 compliance impossible, and the document treats building changes as the first option before any deviation is accepted.
The standard focuses on replacement projects, not on new installations in existing buildings unless they are replacing an existing unit. It also stays outside partial part-by-part modernization, major changes such as relocation, and other uses outside the scope of EN 115-1:2017.
| Annex | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Annex A | Significant hazards linked to the deviations allowed by this document |
| Annex B | Building-related conditions for the installation, including reduced unrestricted area and clear height |
| Annex ZA | Relationship with Directive 2006/42/EC |
| Annex ZB | Relationship with Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 |
The document is organized into scope, normative references, terms and definitions, safety requirements, verification, and information for use.
What are the key requirements of FprEN 115-5?
FprEN 115-5 keeps EN 115-1:2017 as the base, then allows limited alternatives only where the existing building makes the normal requirements impracticable. In practice, the installer still has to start from EN 115-1:2017 and justify every departure through the replacement-specific rules in this document.
General approach
Clause 4.1 says the replacement escalator or moving walk shall comply with EN 115-1:2017 except where this document changes or replaces a requirement. It also refers back to EN ISO 12100:2010 for hazards that are relevant but not specifically covered here.
Reduced clear height
Clause 4.2 allows reduced clear height only in defined cases and only together with a nominal speed limit of 0.50 m/s. For a project team, this means headroom problems can be accepted only with a slower machine and the building conditions described in Annex B.2.
Reduced standing area in machinery spaces
Clause 4.3 permits a smaller standing area in the machinery spaces, driving station or return station when the standard space cannot be achieved. The document then requires person detection in inspection mode, failure lock, warning information in the handbook, and a design that keeps maintenance and inspection movement outside the machinery spaces where possible. That matters because maintenance staff still need a safe place to work and a way to prevent restart while someone is present.
35° escalators with more than 6 m rise
Clause 4.4 addresses 35° escalators installed only in a tunnel environment and rising more than 6 m. The document adds speed limits, contrasting step and comb marking, lighting for combs and step gaps, a larger upper transition radius or an even lower speed, and extra emergency stop devices along the incline. In practice, this is a visibility and emergency-response package for a steeper, longer installation.
Reduced unrestricted area
Clause 4.5 allows a reduced unrestricted area for escalators or moving walks when the normal passenger clearance cannot be achieved. The conditions include no shopping trolleys, no reduction in maximum capacity compared with the existing unit, preservation of the existing unrestricted area size, and extra stop devices positioned as required. This is aimed at controlling crowding and keeping passenger flow acceptable.
Reduced horizontal step run
Clause 4.6 covers escalators with rise above 6 m, nominal speed at or below 0.50 m/s, and a shorter horizontal step run at the lower landing. The required countermeasures are lighting and contrasting colours at the combs and step gap. That makes the landing edge easier to see where the geometry is tighter than usual.
Clause 5 requires verification by testing, measurement, calculation and visual inspection, with records kept. Clause 6 ties the information for use to 4.3.3 and to EN 115-1:2017, Clause 7.
What terms does FprEN 115-5 define?
- Existing building - A building already in use, or used before the order was placed; if the internal structure is completely renewed, it is treated as a new building.
- Existing escalator/moving walk - An escalator or moving walk that is used or has been used before replacement.
- Nominal speed - The operating speed limit that becomes important in the reduced-clearance cases, because several deviations are allowed only at 0.50 m/s or below.
- Standing area - The reduced safe working space in the machinery spaces, driving station or return station.
- Unrestricted area - The passenger area around the escalator or moving walk that Annex B controls when buildings force a tighter layout.
- Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL 2) - The safety level required for the person-detection function in 4.3.2.
Who uses FprEN 115-5?
FprEN 115-5 is used by escalator and moving walk manufacturers, installers, building owners and customer representatives, and maintenance providers working on replacement projects in existing buildings. It is also relevant to health and safety bodies such as regulators, accident prevention organizations and market surveillance authorities.
In practice, these groups use it to decide whether a replacement can be done within the existing building structure, what compensating safety measures are needed, and how the final design should be verified and documented.
Which standards are used with FprEN 115-5?
- EN ISO 12100:2010 - Provides the general machinery approach to risk assessment and risk reduction used where this document does not give a specific rule.
- EN 115-1:2017 - Supplies the base construction and installation requirements that still apply unless FprEN 115-5 replaces them.
- EN 115 series, Part 1 to Part 4 - The foreword identifies Part 1 as construction and installation, Part 2 as safety improvements for existing escalators and moving walks, Part 3 as correlation with earlier EN 115 documents, and Part 4 as interpretations for the EN 115 family.
- ISO 7010:2019 - Annex B.2 points to it for safety signs used with low headroom warnings.
What does the FprEN 115-5 document contain?
The document contains specific replacement rules in Clause 4, a verification table in Clause 5, and use information in Clause 6. It also includes Figure 1 for reduced standing area and Figure 2 for reduced unrestricted area.
Annex A lists the significant hazards tied to the allowed deviations, including mechanical, electrical, ergonomic, control-circuit, slipping and machine-specific hazards. Annex B sets building-related conditions and gives the reduced unrestricted area geometry and clear-height warning measures. Annex ZA and Annex ZB connect the technical clauses to EU machinery law.
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Frequently Asked Questions
FprEN 115-5 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 5: Replacement of existing escalators/moving walks in existing buildings". This standard covers: 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
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
FprEN 115-5 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
FprEN 115-5 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2006/42/EC, 2023/1230, 2023/1230, 2023/1230, 2023/1230, 2023/1230, 2023/1230; Standardization Mandates: M/396, M/605. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2025
Varnost tekočih stopnic in tekočih stez - 5. del: Zamenjava obstoječih tekočih
stopnic/tekočih stez v obstoječih stavbah
Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 5: Replacement of existing
escalators/moving walks in existing buildings
Sicherheit von Fahrtreppen und Fahrsteigen - Teil 5: Austausch von bestehenden
Fahrtreppen/Fahrsteigen in bestehenden Bauwerke
Sécurité des escaliers mécaniques et trottoirs roulants - Partie 5 : Remplacement des
escaliers mécaniques/trottoirs roulants existants dans les bâtiments existants
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 115-5
ICS:
91.140.90 Dvigala. Tekoče stopnice Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 115-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2025
ICS
English Version
Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 5:
Replacement of existing escalators/moving walks in
existing buildings
Sécurité des escaliers méchanique et trottoirs roulants Sicherheit von Fahrtreppen und Fahrsteigen - Teil 5:
- Partie 5 : Remplacement d´escaliers Austausch von bestehenden Fahrtreppen/Fahrsteigen
mécaniques/trottoirs roulants existants dans des in bestehenden Bauwerke
bâtiments existants
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CEN/TC 10.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
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Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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prEN 115-5:2025(E)
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Safety Requirements . 6
4.1 General. 6
4.2 Clear Height . 6
4.3 Reduced standing area in machinery spaces, driving station and return station . 6
4.4 Escalators with 35° inclination and more than 6 m rise . 8
4.5 Reduced unrestricted area for escalators/moving walks . 8
4.6 Reduced horizontal step run at lower landing . 8
5 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures . 8
6 Information for use . 9
Annex A (informative) Significant hazards related to deviations from EN 115-1 . 10
A.1 General. 10
A.2 Mechanical hazards . 10
A.3 Electric hazards . 10
A.4 Hazards generated by neglecting ergonomic principles in machinery design . 10
A.5 Hazard generated by failure of control circuit . 10
A.6 Slipping, tripping and falling hazards . 10
A.7 Hazards specific for this type of machine . 11
Annex B (normative) Information on the building related conditions in which the
escalator/moving walk is installed . 12
B.1 Reduced unrestricted area for escalators/moving walks without shopping trolleys
................................................................................................................................................................... 12
B.2 Clear Height . 13
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered . 14
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 aimed to be covered . 16
Bibliography . 18
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European foreword
This document (prEN 115-5:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 “lifts,
escalators and moving walks”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document is intended to be used in conjunction with the EN 115-1:2017, which gives the basic
requirements for escalators and moving walks.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of
this document.
This document is part of the EN 115 series of standards: “Safety of escalators and moving walks”.
EN 115 is currently composed with the following parts:
— Part 1: Construction and installation;
— Part 2: Rules for the improvement of safety of existing escalators and moving walks;
— Part 3: Correlation between EN 115:1995 and its amendments and EN 115-1:2008 [Technical
Report];
— Part 4: Interpretations related to EN 115 family of standards [Technical Specification];
— Part 5: Replacement of existing escalators/moving walks in existing buildings [the present
document].
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Introduction
This document is a type-C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
This document is of relevance, in particular, for the following stakeholder groups representing the market
players with regard to machinery safety:
— machine manufacturers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— health and safety bodies (regulators, accident prevention organizations, market surveillance, etc.).
Others can be affected by the level of machinery safety achieved with the means of the document by the
above-mentioned stakeholder groups:
— machine users/employers (small, medium and large enterprises);
— machine users/employees (e.g. trade unions, organizations for people with special needs);
— service providers, e.g. for maintenance (small, medium and large enterprises);
— consumers (in the case of machinery intended for use by consumers).
The above-mentioned stakeholder groups have been given the possibility to participate at the drafting
process of this document.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous events are
covered are indicated in the scope of this document.
Where one or several requirements in EN 115-1:2017 cannot be fulfilled, due to reasons such as the
constraints of the structure of the existing building, the corresponding requirements in this document
apply.
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1 Scope
This document 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 document only applies when replacing existing escalators/moving walks where structural
constraints within an existing building make the installation of fully EN 115-1:2017 compliant
escalators/moving walks impossible.
This document addresses a number of these constraints, gives safety requirements for alternative
solutions and covers:
— the replacement of an existing escalator/moving walk by a new one in an existing building.
This document 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.
The significant hazards for the protective/risk reduction measures dealt with in this document are listed
in Annex A “List of significant hazards”.
This document is not applicable to escalator/moving walk manufactured before the date of its
publication.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
(ISO 12100:2010)
EN 115-1:2017, Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 1: Construction and installation
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2010, EN 115-1:2017
and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
existing building
building, which is used or was already used before the order for the escalator/moving walk was placed
Note 1 to entry: A building whose internal structure is completely renewed is considered as a new building.
3.2
existing escalator/moving walk
escalator/moving walk which is used or was already used
4 Safety Requirements
4.1 General
Escalators/ moving walks replacing existing escalators/moving walks installed in existing buildings shall
comply with the requirements of EN 115-1:2017, as far as not modified or replaced by the safety
requirements of this document. In addition, escalators and moving walks shall be designed according to
the principles of EN ISO 12100:2010 for relevant but not significant hazards, which are not dealt with
within this document.
4.2 Clear Height
Where it is not possible to fulfil the requirements for the clear height according to EN 115-1:2017,
A.2.1/A.2.2 a reduction of h to 2,1 m and/or a reduction of h to 2 m is permitted if the following
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requirement and Annex B.2 are fulfilled:
The nominal speed of the escalator/moving walk shall be limited to 0,50 m/s.
4.3 Reduced standing area in machinery spaces, driving station and return station
When it is not possible to fulfil the requirements for the machine spaces according to EN 115-1:2017,
5.8.2, it is permitted to reduce the standing area if all of the following requirements are fulfilled.
4.3.1 In case a standing area is required, the size of the standing area shall be a rectangular area
2 2
of 0,12 m with a minimum side dimension of 300 mm. The rectangular area shall be extended to 0,22 m
(580 mm x 380 mm) from the knee level (600 mm above the free-standing area) to the lower level of the
arm (800 mm above the free-standing area), (see Figure 1).
A standing area is not required in cases where all operations (maintenance and inspection) can be
undertaken without the need to enter the driving or return station.
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Figure 1 — Reduced standing area
4.3.2 A device shall be provided to detect a person within or entering the reduced standing area. The
device shall be enabled in inspection mode. When this device detects a person in or entering the reduced
standing area it shall prevent restarting. This device shall be according to EN 115-1:2017, 5.12.2.6.1 or
5.12.2.6.2 or 5.12.2.6.3 (SIL 2). Failure lock function according to 5.12.2.8 shall be provided.
4.3.3 The instruction handbook (see also EN 115-
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