EN 81-72:2020

Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 72: Firefighters lifts

1.1   This document specifies the additional or deviating requirements to EN 81-20:2020 for new passenger and goods passenger lifts, which can be used for firefighting and evacuation purposes under firefighters control.
1.2   This document applies, when the following conditions are fulfilled:
-   the lift well and the lift environment are designed to restrict the ingress of fire, heat and smoke to the lift well, machinery spaces and safe areas;
-   the building design limits the flow of water into the lift well;
-   the firefighters lift is not used as an escape route;
-   the lift well and the lift environment are fire protected for at least to the same level as the building structure;
-   the power supply is secure and reliable;
-   the electrical cable(s) providing power to the lift is fire protected to the same fire protection level as given to the lift well structure;
-   a suitable maintenance and verification plan is implemented.
1.3   This document does not cover:
-   the use of lifts with partially enclosed wells for use as firefighters lifts;
-   lifts installed in new or existing buildings, which are not included in fire resisting building structure;
-   important modification to existing lifts.
1.4   This document does not define:
-   the number of firefighters lifts and the floors to be served during firefighting operations;
-   size of safe area(s);
-   the use of other than the highest deck of a multi deck lift for firefighting operations.
1.5   This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to firefighters lifts (as listed in Clause 4) when they are used as intended and under the conditions as foreseen by the installer.
1.6   The following significant hazards are not dealt with in this document and are assumed to be addressed by the building designer:
-   not having enough or correctly located firefighters lifts to move the firefighters up the building;
-   a fire in the firefighters lift well, safe area, machinery space or car;
-   the absence of building floor identification signs at any floor;
-   water management is not operating correctly.

Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 72: Feuerwehraufzüge

1.1 Dieses Dokument legt zusätzliche oder abweichende Anforderungen zur EN 81 20:2020 für neu zu errichtende Personen- und Lastenaufzüge, die auch zur Brandbekämpfung und Evakuierung unter Kontrolle der Feuerwehr eingesetzt werden können, fest.
1.2 Dieses Dokument gilt unter folgenden Bedingungen:
- der Schacht und die Umgebung des Aufzugs sind so ausgeführt, dass sie das Eindringen von Feuer, Hitze und Rauch in den Schacht und in die Aufstellungsorte von Triebwerk und Steuerung sowie die sicheren Bereiche einschränken;
- die Gestaltung des Gebäudes begrenzt das Eindringen von Wasser in den Schacht;
- der Feuerwehraufzug wird nicht als Fluchtweg genutzt;
- der Schacht und die Umgebung des Aufzugs sind mindestens in demselben Grad brandgeschützt wie die Gebäudestruktur;
- die Energieversorgung ist sicher und zuverlässig;
- die Elektrokabel für die Energieversorgung des Aufzugs sind im gleichen Grad brandgeschützt wie die Struktur des Schachts;
- ein geeigneter Instandhaltungs- und Prüfplan ist umgesetzt.
1.3 Dieses Dokument behandelt nicht:
- den Einsatz von Aufzügen mit teilumwehrten Schächten zur Nutzung als Feuerwehraufzüge;
- die in neuen oder bestehenden Gebäuden eingebauten Aufzüge, die nicht in die feuerwiderstandsfähige Gebäudestruktur eingebunden sind;
- wesentliche Änderungen an bestehenden Aufzügen.
1.4 Dieses Dokument enthält keine Festlegungen:
- zur Anzahl von Feuerwehraufzügen und der während des Feuerwehrbetriebs anzufahrenden Stockwerke;
- zur Größe des sicheren Bereichs/der sicheren Bereiche;
- zum Einsatz anderer Kabinen als der obersten Kabine von Multideckaufzügen im Feuerwehrbetrieb.
1.5 Dieses Dokument behandelt die für Feuerwehraufzüge signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und Gefährdungsereignisse (wie in Abschnitt 4 angegeben), wenn sie bestimmungsgemäß und unter den vom Montagebetrieb vorgesehenen Bedingungen betrieben werden.
1.6 Die nachfolgend genannten signifikanten Gefährdungen werden in diesem Dokument nicht behandelt und es wird davon ausgegangen, dass sie durch den Planer des Gebäudes abgehandelt werden:
- zu wenige oder falsch angeordnete Feuerwehraufzüge, um die Feuerwehrleute im Gebäude zu befördern;
- ein Brand im Schacht des Feuerwehraufzugs, im sicheren Bereich, im Aufstellungsort von Triebwerk und Steuerung oder im Fahrkorb;
- das Fehlen von Stockwerksangaben in den Stockwerken;
- fehlerhaft durchgeführtes Wassermanagement.

Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 72 : Ascenseurs pompiers

1.1   Le présent document spécifie des prescriptions supplémentaires ou s'écartant des prescriptions de l'EN 81 20:2020 pour les ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge neufs, pouvant être utilisés pour la lutte contre l'incendie et pour l'évacuation sous le contrôle des pompiers.
1.2   Le présent document s'applique lorsque les conditions suivantes sont satisfaites :
-   la gaine de l'ascenseur et l'environnement de l'ascenseur sont conçus de manière à limiter la pénétration des flammes, de chaleur et de fumée dans la gaine de l'ascenseur, les emplacements de machinerie et les espaces sécurisés ;
-   la conception du bâtiment limite l'écoulement d'eau dans la gaine de l'ascenseur ;
-   l'ascenseur « pompiers » n'est pas utilisé comme un itinéraire de secours ;
-   la gaine de l'ascenseur et l'environnement de l'ascenseur bénéficient d'une protection incendie d'un niveau au moins équivalent à celui de la structure du bâtiment ;
-   l'alimentation électrique est sûre et fiable ;
-   le(s) câble(s) électrique(s) acheminant le courant à l'ascenseur bénéficie(nt) du même niveau de protection que la structure de la gaine de l'ascenseur ;
-   un plan de maintenance et de vérification approprié est mis en oeuvre.
1.3   Le présent document ne concerne pas :
-   l'utilisation des ascenseurs à gaine partiellement close pour une utilisation en ascenseurs « pompiers » ;
-   les ascenseurs installés dans les bâtiments neufs ou existants, qui ne sont pas inclus dans une structure de bâtiment résistant au feu ;
-   la modification importante des ascenseurs existants.
1.4   Le présent document ne définit pas :
-   le nombre d'ascenseurs « pompiers » et les étages à desservir pendant les interventions de lutte contre l'incendie ;
-   la dimension du ou des espaces sécurisés ;
-   l'utilisation d'un pont autre que le pont supérieur d'un ascenseur à plusieurs ponts pour les opérations de lutte contre l'incendie.
1.5   Le présent document traite tous les phénomènes dangereux, situations et événements dangereux significatifs spécifiques aux ascenseurs « pompiers » (énumérés à l'Article 4), lorsqu'ils sont utilisés normalement et dans les conditions prévues par l'installateur.
1.6   Les phénomènes dangereux significatifs suivants ne sont pas traités dans le présent document et ils sont supposés avoir été traités par le concepteur du bâtiment :
-   le nombre insuffisant ou la mauvaise implantation d'ascenseurs « pompiers » pour déplacer les pompiers vers les étages du bâtiment ;
-   le feu dans la gaine de l'ascenseur « pompiers », dans un espace sécurisé, dans l'emplacement de machinerie ou dans la cabine ;
-   l'absence de signalétique d'identification du niveau ;
-   la gestion incorrecte de l'eau.

Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Posebne aplikacije za osebna in osebno-tovorna dvigala - 72. del: Dvigala za gasilce

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 21-Jul-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Jul-2022
• ICS: 91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 10 - Passenger, goods and service lifts
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 10/WG 6 - Fire figting lifts
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 22-Jul-2020
• Due Date: 05-Nov-2019
• Completion Date: 22-Jul-2020
• Directive: 2014/33/EU - Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (recast)
• Mandate: M/549 - [C(2016)5884] Lifts and safety components for lifts
• Ref Project: SIST EN 81-72:2020 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 72: Firefighters lifts

Relations

• Replaces: EN 81-72:2015 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 72: Firefighters lifts
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2020
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 81-72:2015
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Posebne aplikacije
za osebna in osebno-tovorna dvigala - 72. del: Dvigala za gasilce
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for
passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 72: Firefighters lifts
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere
Anwendungen für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 72: Feuerwehraufzüge
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Applications
particulières pour les ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 72 : Ascenseurs
pompiers
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-72:2020
ICS:
13.220.10 Gašenje požara Fire-fighting
91.140.90 Dvigala. Tekoče stopnice Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 81-72
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2020
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes EN 81-72:2015
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -
Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger
lifts - Part 72: Firefighters lifts
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau
des élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les von Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für
ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 72 : Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 72:
Ascenseurs pompiers Feuerwehraufzüge
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 June 2020.

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European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 List of significant hazards . 8
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 10
5.1 Environmentbuilding requirements . 10
5.2 Fundamental firefighters lift requirements . 11
5.3 Protection of electrical equipment against water (see Annex D) . 12
5.4 Rescue of trappbed firefighters in the car . 13
5.5 Hydraulic lifts used as firefighters lift . 14
5.6 Car doors and landing doors . 14
5.7 Lift machine and associated equipment . 15
5.8 Control systems . 15
5.9 Power supplies for firefighters lifts . 19
5.10 Changeover and interruption of electrical supplies . 19
5.11 Car and landing controls. 19
5.12 Fire service communication system . 20
5.13 Vandal prone areas . 20
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures . 20
7 Information for use . 22
Annex A (informative) Firefighting concept for buildings . 24
A.1 General . 24
A.2 Introduction . 24
A.3 Background . 24
A.4 Fire service operations . 25
A.5 Firefighters lift . 25
A.6 Fire service rescue . 25
Annex B (informative) Basic layouts for firefighters lift . 28
Annex C (informative) Power supplies for firefighters lifts — Secondary power supplies . 31
Annex D (normative) Water protection in the lift well . 33
Annex E (informative) Water management . 34
E.1 General . 34
E.2 Measures to address the ingress of water into the lift well . 34
E.3 Measures to address the accumulation of water in the lift pit . 34
Annex F (informative) Concepts of fire compartments . 35
Annex G (normative) Pictogram for a firefighters lift . 36
Annex H (informative) Examples of rescue concept for firefighters . 37
Annex I (informative) Building interface . 40
I.1 General . 40
I.2 Approval of fire authorities . 40
I.3 Provision of firefighters lifts. 41
I.4 Protection of the area in front of landing doors . 41
I.5 Separation of the lift well . 41
I.6 Fire resistance of shutters and fire door . 42
I.7 Smoke control . 42
I.8 Lift identification . 42
Annex J (informative) Maintenance requirements. 43
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered . 44
Bibliography . 46

European foreword
This document (EN 81-72:2020) 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 January 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by July 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 81-72:2015.
This document is a revision of EN 81-72:2015 in order to align its Annex ZA to the new format and
requirements as laid out in the EU Commission Standardization Request “M/549 C (2016) 5884 final”.
During this revision no technical changes are made and the technical requirements of this document
remain identical to EN 81-72:2015, with the exception of the normative references in the text which
have been updated to the latest versions of the documents.
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 EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive 95/16/EC amended by 2006/42/EC and 2014/33/EU, see
informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
Firefighters lifts are used to bring the firefighters and their equipment to the required floors.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are
covered is indicated in the scope of this document.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B
standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other
standards for lifts that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The following assumptions were made in writing this document.
Negotiations have been made between the owner, customer, building designers, fire authorities or
other relevant bodies and installer concerning:
a) the intended use of the lift;
b) environmental conditions;
c) civil engineering problems;
d) interfaces between the lift and the building management system (BMS) or fire detection system;
e) the firefighting strategy;
f) smoke management, e.g. pressurizing system impact to the lift system such as sway of travelling
cables and operation of landing doors;
g) water management, and where applicable, the highest permissible water level in the pit, e.g. 0,5 m;
h) other aspects related to the place of the installation and the rescue of persons from within the car;
i) power supply including regenerative power during secondary power supply operation;
j) size of safe area(s);
k) the need for an additional firefighters
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