EN 81-41:2010

Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility

1.1   This European Standard deals with safety requirements for construction, manufacturing, installation, maintenance and dismantling of electrically powered vertical lifting platforms affixed to a building structure intended for use by persons with impaired mobility:
-   travelling vertically between predefined levels along a guided path whose inclination to the vertical does not exceed 15°;
-   intended for use by persons with or without a wheelchair;
-   supported or sustained by rack and pinion, wire ropes, chains, screw and nut, friction/traction between wheels and the rail, guided chain, scissors mechanism or hydraulic jack (direct or indirect);
-   with enclosed liftways;
-   with a speed not greater than 0,15 m/s;
-   with platforms where the carrier is not completely enclosed
1.2   This standard deals with all significant hazards relevant to lifting platforms, when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the manufacturer (see Clause 4).
1.3   This European Standard does not specify the additional requirements for:
-   operation in severe conditions (e.g. extreme climates, strong magnetic fields);
-   lightning protection;
-   operation subject to special rules (e.g. potentially explosive atmospheres);
-   handling of materials, the nature of which could lead to dangerous situations;
-   vertical lifting platforms whose primary function is the transportation of goods;
-   vertical lifting platforms whose carriers are completely enclosed;
-   vertical lifting platforms prone to vandalism;
-   hazards occurring during manufacture;
-   earthquakes, flooding;
-   fire fighting, evacuation and behaviour during a fire;
-   noise and vibrations;
-   the design of concrete, hardcore, timber or other foundation or building arrangement;
-   the design of anchorage bolts to the supporting structure;
-   type C wheelchairs as defined in prEN 12183 and/or prEN 12184.
(....)

Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Spezielle Aufzüge für den Personen- und Gütertransport - Teil 41: Vertikale Plattformaufzüge für Personen mit eingeschränkter Beweglichkeit

Diese Europäische Norm behandelt Sicherheitsanforderungen an die konstruktive Ausführung, die
Herstellung, den Einbau, die Wartung und die Demontage von elektrisch betriebenen vertikalen Plattformaufzügen,
die an einer Gebäudestruktur montiert und für die Benutzung durch Personen mit eingeschränkter
Beweglichkeit bestimmt sind:
⎯ sie fahren zwischen festgelegten Ebenen entlang einer geführte Strecke, die nicht mehr als 15° gegen die
Senkrechte geneigt ist;
⎯ sie sind zur Benutzung durch Personen mit oder ohne Rollstuhl bestimmt;
⎯ sie werden durch Zahnstangen, Drahtseile, Ketten, Spindel und Mutter, Spindeln, Traktionen/Friktionen
zwischen Rädern und der Führungsschiene, geführte Kette, Scherenmechanismus oder Hydraulikheber
(direkt oder indirekt wirkend) gestützt oder gehalten;
⎯ sie haben umwehrte Fahrwege;
⎯ ihre Geschwindigkeit ist nicht größer als 0,15 m/s;
⎯ sie haben Plattformen, bei denen der Lastträger nicht vollständig umschlossen ist.
1.2 Diese Norm behandelt alle signifikanten Gefährdungen, die unter den vom Hersteller vorhergesehenen
Bedingungen in Bezug auf Plattformaufzüge auftreten können (siehe Abschnitt 4).
1.3 Diese Europäische Norm enthält keine zusätzlichen Anforderungen in Bezug auf:
⎯ Betrieb unter erschwerten Bedingungen (z. B. extreme Klimabedingungen, starke Magnetfelder);
⎯ Blitzschutz;
⎯ Betrieb, für den besondere Regeln gelten (z. B. in explosionsfähigen Atmosphären);
⎯ Umgang mit Werkstoffen, die aufgrund ihrer Beschaffenheit gefährliche Situationen verursachen können;
⎯ vertikale Plattformaufzüge, deren Hauptfunktion der Transport von Gütern ist;
⎯ vertikale Plattformaufzüge, die Vandalismus ausgesetzt sind;
⎯ vertikale Plattformaufzüge mit vollständig umschlossenem Lastträger;
⎯ Gefährdungen, die während der Herstellung auftreten;
⎯ Erdbeben, Überschwemmung;
⎯ Brandbekämpfung, Evakuierung und Verhalten im Brandfall;

Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Elévateurs spéciaux pour le transport des personnes et des charges - Partie 41 : Plates-formes élévatrices verticales à l'usage des personnes à mobilité réduite

1.1 La présente Norme européenne porte sur les prescriptions de sécurité relatives à la construction, la
fabrication, l'installation, la maintenance et le démontage des plates-formes élévatrices verticales électriques
fixées à une structure de bâtiment et destinées à être utilisées par des personnes à mobilité réduite :
- se déplaçant verticalement entre des niveaux prédéfinis le long d'une trajectoire guidée dont l'inclinaison
par rapport à la verticale ne dépasse pas 15° ;
- destinées à être utilisées par des personnes en fauteuil roulant ou pas ;
- supportées ou soutenues par un engrenage à crémaillère, des câbles métalliques, des chaînes, une vis
et un écrou, une friction/traction entre les galets et le rail, une chaîne guidée, un mécanisme à ciseaux ou
un vérin hydraulique (direct ou indirect) ;
- avec des gaines fermées ;
- à une vitesse ne dépassant pas 0,15 m/s ;
- munies de plates-formes où l'habitacle n'est pas totalement fermé.
1.2 La présente norme porte sur tous les phénomènes dangereux significatifs concernant les plates-formes
élévatrices, lorsqu'elles sont utilisées comme prévu et dans les conditions prévues par le fabricant (voir
l'Article 4).
1.3 La présente Norme européenne ne précise pas les prescriptions supplémentaires en matière :
- de fonctionnement dans des conditions difficiles (conditions climatiques extrêmes, champs magnétiques
importants, par exemple) ;
- de protection contre la foudre ;
- de fonctionnement soumis à des règles particulières (atmosphères explosibles, par exemple) ;
-⎯ de manutention de matériaux dont la nature peut engendrer des situations dangereuses ;
- de plates-formes élévatrices verticales dont la principale fonction est le transport de marchandises ;
- de plates-formes élévatrices verticales dont les habitacles sont totalement fermés ;
- de plates-formes élévatrices verticales exposées au vandalisme ;
- de phénomènes dangereux se produisant lors de la fabrication ;
(...)

Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Posebna dvigala za prevoz oseb in blaga - 41. del: Navpične dvižne ploščadi za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi

1.1 Ta evropski standard obravnava varnostne zahteve za konstruiranje, izdelavo, vgradnjo in vzdrževanje električnih navpičnih dvižnih ploščadi, pritrjenih na gradbeno konstrukcijo, za osebe z omejenimi gibalnimi sposobnostmi:
- ki potujejo navpično med stalnimi ravnmi po vodeni poti z odmikom največ 15 stopinj od navpične osi;
- ki jih uporabljajo osebe z invalidskim vozičkom ali brez njega;
- ki jih podpirajo ali nosijo jeklena vrv, veriga, podstavek in zobnik, hidravlični bat (neposredni ali posredni), vijak in matica, vodena veriga, torni/vlečni ali škarjasti mehanizem;
- z zaprtimi dvižnimi potmi;
- z nazivno hitrostjo, ki tudi po vgradnji ne presega 0,15 m/s;
- s pridržitvenim krmiljenjem.
1.2 Ta standard obravnava vse velike nevarnosti v zvezi z dvižnimi ploščami, kadar se uporabljajo v skladu z namembnostjo in zahtevami, kot jih je predvidel proizvajalec (glej točko 4).
1.3 Ta evropski standard ne določa dodatnih varnostnih zahtev za
- delovanje v skrajnih okoliščinah (npr. skrajnih podnebnih razmerah, močnih magnetnih poljih);
- zaščito pred delovanjem strele;
- delovanje v skladu s posebnimi pravili (npr. v potencialno eksplozivnih atmosferah);
- delo z materiali, katerih narava bi lahko povzročila nevarne situacije;
- nevarnosti, do katerih pride med izdelavo;
- potrese, poplave;
- požarno varstvo, evakuacijo med požarom;
- hrup in tresljaje;
- temelje ali gradbeno postavitev iz betona, trde sredice, lesa ali drugega materiala;
- zasnovo sidriščnih vijakov na podporni strukturi;
- invalidske vozičke tipa C, kot so opredeljeni v EN 12183 in/ali EN 12184

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Dec-2010
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Jun-2011
• ICS: 11.180.10 - Aids and adaptation for moving
• ICS: 91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 10 - Passenger, goods and service lifts
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 10 - Passenger, goods and service lifts
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 15-Dec-2010
• Due Date: 01-Dec-2002
• Completion Date: 15-Dec-2010
• Directive: 2006/42/EC - Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast)
• Directive: 95/16/EC - European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts
• Directive: 98/37/EC - Machinery
• Mandate: M/008 - Standardization mandate given to CEN concerning machinery presenting hazards due to the lifting or moving of persons
• Mandate: M/396 - Mandate to CEN and Cenelec for standardisation in the field of machinery
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/92/3 - Standardization mandate assigned to CEN/CENELEC concerning Lifts
• Ref Project: SIST EN 81-41:2011 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility

Relations

• Revised: EN 81-41:2024 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility
• Effective Date: 19-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

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Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of
persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with
impaired mobility
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Auf-zügen - Spezielle
Aufzüge für den Personen- und Gütertransport - Teil 41: Vertikale Plattformaufzüge für
Behinderte
Regles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Élévateurs
spéciaux pour le transport des personnes et des charges - Partie 41 : Plate-formes
élévatrices verticales a l'usage des personnes a mobilité réduite
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-41:2010
ICS:
11.180.10 3ULSRPRþNLLQSULODJRGLWYH]D Aids and adaptation for
JLEDQMH moving
91.140.90 'YLJDOD7HNRþHVWRSQLFH Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 81-41
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2010
ICS 91.140.90; 11.180.10
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special
lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical
lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired
mobility
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von
élévateurs - Elévateurs spéciaux pour le transport des
Aufzügen - Spezielle Aufzüge für den Transport von
personnes et des charges - Partie 41 : Plates-formes Personen und Gütern - Teil 41: Senkrechte
élévatrices verticales à l'usage des personnes à mobilité Plattformaufzüge bestimmt für den Einsatz von Personen
réduite mit eingeschränkter Beweglichkeit
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 October 2010.

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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists 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 Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.

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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Contents Page
Foreword .4
Introduction .5
1 Scope .7
2 Normative references .8
3 Terms and definitions .9
4 List of significant hazards . 13
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 16
5.1 General requirements for lifting platforms . 16
5.2 Platform support/guide system (including any scissor mechanism) . 20
5.3 Safety gear and over-speed governor . 21
5.4 Driving units and drive systems . 23
5.5 Electrical installation and equipment . 42
5.6 Specific requirements for lifting platform enclosures . 55
5.7 Fire protection . 58
5.8 Enclosed liftway entrances . 58
5.9 Platform . 62
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures . 67
6.1 Verification of design . 67
6.2 Verification tests . 69
6.3 Verification tests on each machine before first use . 70
7 Information for use . 71
7.1 Introduction . 71
7.2 General . 71
7.3 Signals and warning devices . 71
7.4 Accompanying documents (in particular: Instruction handbook) . 73
Annex A (normative) Electronic components: failure exclusion . 75
Annex B (informative) Guidance in selection of lifting platforms . 81
B.1 Introduction . 81
B.2 Selection of lifting platforms . 81
B.3 Electrical supply and lighting . 82
B.4 Maintenance . 82
Annex C (informative) Recommendations for the provisions and use of specially adapted control
devices, switches and sensors . 83
C.1 Control devices . 83
C.2 Assistance . 83
C.3 Specially adapted switches . 83
Annex D (informative) In-use periodic examination, tests and servicing . 84
D.1 Periodic examinations and tests . 84
D.2 Servicing . 84
Annex E (normative) Safety components – Tests procedures for verification of conformity . 85
E.1 General provisions . 85
E.2 Test report . 86
E.3 Screw and nut (not self sustaining system) stopping safety device . 87
E.4 Self sustaining system . 90
Annex F (informative) Steel guide rail calculation . 91
Annex G (normative) Friction/traction drive – Calculation and test for verification of traction
conformity . 92
G.1 General provisions . 92
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC . 93
Bibliography . 94

Foreword
This document (EN 81-41:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 “Lifts, escalators
and moving walks”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2011, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by June 2011.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EC Directive 2006/42/EC.
For relationship with EC Directive 2006/42/EC, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
The population of Europe is ageing and the prevalence of disability, including disability associated with the
ageing process, is increasing. Older people and people with disabilities at present are estimated to number
some 80 million people – a large and growing proportion of the European Union population. The changing
demography presents both opportunities and challenges for the Union. The economic, social and cultural
potential of older people and people with disabilities is underexploited at present. However there is a growing
recognition that society needs to exploit this potential for the economic and social benefit of society generally.
This is one of the reasons that led to this standard on vertical lifting platforms for people with impaired mobility
being one means to provide accessibility to buildings.
This standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100 (all parts).
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are
indicated in the scope of this standard.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A and type B
standards the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards,
for machines that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The lifting platforms defined in this standard are suitable for type A and type B wheelchairs as defined
in EN 12183 and/or EN 12184.
Those items relevant to lifting platforms referenced within EN 81-70 have been included within this standard.
This standard does not only address the essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive,
but additionally states minimum rules for the installation of lifting platforms into buildings/constructions. There
may be in some countries regulations for the construction of building etc. which cannot be ignored.
It is essential that minimum passageways conform to national building regulations and are not obstructed by
any open door or trap and/or any protection means provided for working areas outside of the enclosed liftway
where fitted according to the maintenance instructions.
Assumptions
With the aim of clarifying the intentions
...