SIST EN 81-22:2021

Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 22: Passenger and goods passenger lifts with inclined travel path

1.1   This document specifies the safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric lifts, with traction or positive drive, serving defined landings levels, having a vehicle designed to convey passengers or passengers and loads, suspended by ropes or chains and travelling in a vertical plan along guide rails that are inclined at an angle of between 15° and 75° in relation to the horizontal.
1.2   In addition to the requirements of this document, supplementary requirements should be considered in special cases (potentially explosive atmosphere, extreme climate conditions, seismic conditions, transporting dangerous goods, etc.).
1.3   This document does not cover:
a)   lifts with drives other than those stated in 1.1;
b)   installation of electric lifts in existing buildings to the extent that space does not permit;
c)   important modifications (see Annex E) to a lift installed before this document is brought into application;
d)   lifting appliances, such as paternosters, mine lifts, theatrical lifts, appliances with automatic caging, skips, lifts and hoists for building and public works sites, ships' hoists, platforms for exploration or drilling at sea, construction and maintenance appliances;
e)   safety during transport, installation, repairs, and dismantling of lifts;
f)   lifts with rated speed ≤ 0,15 m/s.
However, this document can usefully be taken as a basis.
Noise is not dealt with in this document because it is not relevant to the safe use of the lift.
Vibrations are dealt with for electric parts only. Direct effects on human bodies are not considered as harmful.
1.4   This document does not specify the additional requirements necessary for the use of lifts in case of fire.
1.5   Taking into account the state of the art, the scope of the present standard is limited as follows:
-   inclination: a variation in inclination is permitted for the travel path;
-   travel path: confined within the vertical plane;
-   maximum capacity of the car: 7 500 kg (100 passengers);
-   maximum rated speed (v): 4 m/s.
Both characteristics (capacity and speed) are linked by the relation given in the following Figure 1.
[Figure 1 not represented]
Key
Q   maximum capacity
v   rated speed
Figure 1 - Speed and capacity
The document applies to all the constituent components of the lift including: running tracks, guides, safety gear operating device, counter-rails, but excludes the supporting structures, civil engineering structures and anchorages that are dealt with by other regulations.
1.6   This document is not applicable for inclined lifts which are manufactured before the date of its publication as EN.

Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Aufzüge für den Personen- und Gütertransport - Teil 22: Personen- und Lastenaufzüge mit geneigter Fahrbahn

1.1   Dieses Dokument legt die Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von dauerhaft errichteten, neuen, elektrisch betriebenen Aufzügen fest, die einen Treibscheiben-, Trommel- oder Kettenantrieb haben, festgelegte Ebenen bedienen und einen Laufwagen besitzen, der, an Seilen oder Ketten aufgehängt, für den Transport von Personen oder Personen und Lasten bestimmt ist und sich in einer senkrechten Ebene zwischen Führungen, die zwischen 15° und 75° gegen die Waagrechte geneigt sind, bewegt.
1.2   Zusätzlich zu den Anforderungen dieses Dokuments sollten in speziellen Fällen weitere Anforderungen beachtet werden, z. B. explosionsgefährdete Atmosphäre, extreme klimatische Verhältnisse, Erdbebenbedingungen, Transport gefährlicher Güter usw.
1.3   Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für
a)   Schrägaufzüge mit anderen als in 1.1 genannten Antrieben,
b)   die Errichtung von elektrisch betriebenen Schrägaufzügen in bestehenden Bauwerken soweit es die Platzverhältnisse nicht erlauben,
c)   wesentliche Änderungen (siehe Anhang E) an einem Schrägaufzug, der vor dem Inkrafttreten dieser Norm errichtet wurde,
d)   Hebezeuge, wie Umlaufaufzüge, Schachtförderanlagen, Bühnenaufzüge, Einrichtungen mit selbsttätiger Beladung, Kübelaufzüge, Bauaufzüge, Schiffsaufzüge, Bohrplattformen auf See, Bau- und Wartungseinrichtungen,
e)   Sicherheit während des Transports, der Errichtung, einer Reparatur und des Ausbaus von Schräg-aufzügen,
f)   Schrägaufzüge mit einer Nenngeschwindigkeit ≤ 0,15 m/s.
Hierfür kann jedoch sachdienlich von diesem Dokument ausgegangen werden.
Lärm wird in diesem Dokument nicht behandelt, da er für das sichere Benutzen von Aufzügen nicht von Bedeutung ist.
Schwingungen werden nur bezüglich elektrischer Bauelemente behandelt. Direkte Einwirkungen auf den menschlichen Körper werden nicht als gefährdend eingestuft.
1.4   Dieses Dokument behandelt nicht zusätzliche Anforderungen, die für die Benutzung des Schrägaufzugs im Brandfall erforderlich sind.
1.5   Der Anwendungsbereich dieser Norm wurde unter Berücksichtigung des gegenwärtigen Stands der Technik wie folgt eingeschränkt:
-   Neigung: eine Änderung des Neigungswinkels ist für die Fahrbahn zulässig;
-   Fahrbahn: auf die senkrechte Ebene beschränkt;
-   Tragfähigkeit des Fahrkorbs: 7 500 kg (100 Fahrgäste);
-   Maximale Nenngeschwindigkeit (v): 4 m/s.
Diese beiden Eigenschaften (Tragfähigkeit und Geschwindigkeit) sind durch die im folgenden Bild 1 angegebene Beziehung miteinander verknüpft:
Legende
Q   Tragfähigkeit
V   Nenngeschwindigkeit
Bild 1 - Geschwindigkeit und Tragfähigkeit
Dieses Dokument gilt für alle wesentlichen Bauteile des Aufzugs einschließlich der Laufbahnen, Führungsschienen, Fangvorrichtung, Schutzschienen, ausgenommen die tragenden Strukturen, Bauwerksstrukturen und  verankerungen, die in anderen Vorschriften behandelt werden.

Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Elévateurs pour le transport de personnes et d'objets - Partie 22 : Ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge avec voie de déplacement inclinée

1.1   Le présent document précise les règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation à demeure des ascenseurs électriques neufs à entraînement par adhérence ou à treuil attelé, desservant des niveaux définis, comportant un véhicule aménagé en vue du transport de passagers ou de passagers et de charges, suspendu par des câbles ou des chaînes et se déplaçant dans un plan vertical le long de guides inclinés dont l'angle avec l'horizontale est compris entre 15° et 75°.
1.2   Outre les prescriptions du présent document, il convient de prendre en compte des prescriptions supplémentaires dans des cas particuliers (atmosphère explosible, conditions climatiques extrêmes, conditions sismiques, transport de produits dangereux, etc.).
1.3   Le présent document ne concerne pas :
a)   les ascenseurs à entraînement autre que ceux indiqués en 1.1 ;
b)   l'installation d'ascenseurs électriques dans des bâtiments existants, dans la mesure où la configuration des lieux ne le permet pas ;
c)   les transformations importantes d'un ascenseur (voir Annexe E) installé avant la mise en application de la présente norme ;
d)   les appareils de levage, tels que pater-noster, ascenseurs de mines, élévateurs de machinerie théâtrale, appareils à encagement automatique, skips, ascenseurs et monte-matériaux de chantier du bâtiment et des travaux publics, appareils élévateurs destinés à l'équipement des navires, plates-formes de recherche ou de forage en mer, appareils de construction et d'entretien ;
e)   la sécurité lors du transport, de l'installation, des réparations et du démontage des ascenseurs ;
f)   les ascenseurs dont la vitesse nominale est ≤ 0,15 m/s.
Toutefois, on pourra utilement s'inspirer du présent document.
Le présent document ne traite pas du bruit dans la mesure où il ne relève pas de la sécurité dans l'utilisation de l'ascenseur.
Les vibrations sont traitées uniquement pour les parties électriques. Les effets directs sur le corps humain ne sont pas considérés comme dangereux.
1.4   Le présent document ne spécifie pas les prescriptions complémentaires nécessaires à l'utilisation des ascenseurs en cas d'incendie.
1.5   Compte tenu de l'état actuel de la technique, le domaine d'application de la présente norme est limité comme suit :
-   inclinaison : une variation d'inclinaison est admise pour la trajectoire ;
-   trajectoire : confinée dans le plan vertical ;
-   capacité maximale de la cabine : 7 500 kg (100 passagers) ;
-   vitesse nominale maximale (v) : 4 m/s.
Ces deux caractéristiques (capacité et vitesse) sont liées par la relation indiquée dans la Figure 1 suivante.
[Figure 1]
Légende
Q   capacité maximale
v   vitesse nominale
Figure 1 - Vitesse et capacité
Le document s'applique à tous les éléments constitutifs de l'ascenseur, y compris les pistes de roulement, les guides, le dispositif d'actionnement du parachute, les contre-rails, mais en excluant les structures porteuses, les structures de génie civil et les ancrages qui sont couverts par d'autres réglementations.
1.6   La présente norme ne s'applique pas aux ascenseurs inclinés qui sont fabriqués avant sa date de publication en tant que Norme européenne.

Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Dvigala za prevoz oseb in blaga - 22. del: Osebna in osebno-tovorna poševna dvigala

General Information

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 29-May-2018
• Publication Date: 11-Nov-2021
• ICS: 91.140.90 - Lifts. Escalators
• Technical Committee: DTN - Lift and transport appliances
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 21-Sep-2021
• Due Date: 26-Nov-2021
• Completion Date: 12-Nov-2021
• 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)
• Directive: EUR-PUB - European Union - Public Standards
• Mandate: M/549 - [C(2016)5884] Lifts and safety components for lifts
• Ref Project: EN 81-22:2021 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 22: Passenger and goods passenger lifts with inclined travel path

Relations

• Replaces: SIST EN 81-22:2014 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 22: Electric lifts with inclined path
• Effective Date: 08-Sep-2021

Overview

SIST EN 81-22:2021 - part of the EN 81 series - defines safety rules for the construction and installation of electric passenger and goods‑passenger lifts with inclined travel paths. It applies to permanently installed new electric lifts (traction or positive drive) with vehicles suspended by ropes or chains that travel in a vertical plane inclined between 15° and 75° to the horizontal. The standard covers lifts up to 7 500 kg (100 passengers) and a maximum rated speed of 4 m/s (capacity and speed interdependent). This edition (2021) supersedes EN 81-22:2014 and aligns Annex ZA with EU requirements without technical changes.

Key topics and technical requirements

• Scope and limits: Inclined travel path (15°–75°), confined to a vertical plane; excludes non‑electric drives, very low speed lifts (≤ 0.15 m/s), and lifts manufactured before publication.
• Safety components and systems: Requirements for running tracks, guide rails, counter‑rails, safety gear operating devices, buffers and final limit switches.
• Suspension and overspeed protection: Rules for suspension (ropes/chains), compensation, overspeed governors and unintended movement protection.
• Machine and electrical installations: Safety provisions for lift machines, machinery spaces, electrical equipment, protection against electrical faults and control priorities.
• Verification and testing: Procedures for conformity verification, examinations and tests before putting into service, periodical checks, and test methods for safety components.
• Documentation and dossiers: Technical dossier contents, schematics, and information for use (signals, inspection, instruction handbook).
• Annexes: Normative and informative annexes cover safety component tests, calculation guidance, pendulum shock tests, traction evaluation, environmental risk analysis and building interfaces.

Note: Noise is not addressed; vibrations are considered only for electric parts; fire‑use requirements are outside this standard.

Practical applications - who uses this standard

• Lift manufacturers and designers: to design inclined passenger and goods‑passenger lifts that meet EU/CEN safety requirements.
• Installers and contractors: for compliant installation practices and pre‑commissioning tests.
• Notified bodies and conformity assessors: to verify compliance with Directive 2014/33/EU and perform type/production tests.
• Safety engineers, maintenance teams and inspection bodies: for periodic examinations, test procedures and technical dossiers.
• Architects and building services engineers: to integrate inclined lift systems while considering interface notes and limitations (supporting structures are handled by other regulations).

Related standards and references

• EN 81 series (“Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts”) - SIST EN 81‑22:2021 is Part 22.
• Annex ZA links the standard to EU Directive 2014/33/EU (Lift Directive).
• Additional standards and regulations should be consulted for supporting structures, seismic cases, explosive atmospheres, fire‑use requirements and extreme environments.

Keywords: SIST EN 81-22:2021, inclined lifts, safety rules, passenger and goods passenger lifts, guide rails, traction drive, EN 81 series, lift installation, conformity verification.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 81-22:2014
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Dvigala za prevoz
oseb in blaga - 22. del: Osebna in osebno-tovorna poševna dvigala
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons
and goods - Part 22: Passenger and goods passenger lifts with inclined travel path
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Aufzüge für den
Personen- und Gütertransport - Teil 22: Personen- und Lastenaufzüge mit geneigter
Fahrbahn
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Elévateurs pour
le transport de personnes et d'objets - Partie 22 : Ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge
avec voie de déplacement inclinée
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-22:2021
ICS:
91.140.90 Dvigala. Tekoče stopnice Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 81-22
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes EN 81-22:2014
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -
Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 22:
Passenger and goods passenger lifts with inclined travel
path
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau
des élévateurs - Elévateurs pour le transport de von Aufzügen - Aufzüge für den Personen- und
personnes et d'objets - Partie 22 : Ascenseurs et Gütertransport - Teil 22: Personen- und Lastenaufzüge
ascenseurs de charge avec voie de déplacement mit geneigter Fahrbahn
inclinée
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 June 2021.

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, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 5
0 Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 10
2 Normative references . 11
3 Terms and definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms . 13
3.1 Terms and definitions . 13
3.2 Symbols and abbreviated terms . 20
4 List of significant hazards . 20
4.1 General . 20
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 22
5.1 General provisions . 22
5.2 Lift well . 22
5.3 Machine, working areas and pulley spaces . 33
5.4 Landing doors . 45
5.5 Car, vehicle, counterweight, balancing weight . 52
5.6 Suspension, compensation, overspeed protection and protection against unintended
vehicle movement . 64
5.7 Running tracks, guide rails, counter-guide rails and safety gear operating element –
Buffers – Final limit switches . 75
5.8 Clearances between vehicle and wall facing the vehicle entrance, and between car,
counterweight or balancing weight . 81
5.9 Lift machine . 82
5.10 Electric installations and appliances . 88
5.11 Protection against electric faults; controls; priorities . 94
6 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures . 111
6.1 Methods to be used . 111
6.2 Specific data, test reports and certificates . 119
7 Information for use . 119
7.1 General . 119
7.2 Signals and warning devices . 119
7.3 Inspection and test . 124
7.4 Accompanying documents (in particular, instruction handbook) . 125
Annex A (normative) List of the safety contacts . 129
Annex B (normative) Unlocking triangle . 131
Annex C (informative) Technical dossier . 132
C.1 Introduction . 132
C.2 General . 132
C.3 Technical documents and plans . 132
C.4 Electric schematic diagrams . 133
C.5 Verification of conformity . 133
Annex D (normative) Examinations and tests before putting into service . 134
D.1 General . 134
D.2 Examinations . 134
D.3 Tests and verifications . 134
Annex E (informative) Periodical examinations and tests, examinations and tests after an
important modification or after an accident . 139
E.1 Periodical examinations and tests . 139
E.2 Examinations and tests after an important modification or after an accident . 139
Annex F (normative) Safety components - Test procedures for verification of conformity . 141
F.1 Introduction. 141
F.2 Landing door locking devices . 142
F.3 Safety gear . 146
F.4 Overspeed governors . 151
F.5 Buffers. 153
F.6 Safety circuits containing electronic components and/or programmable electronic
systems (PESSRAL) . 159
F.7 Ascending vehicle overspeed protection means . 162
F.8 Unintended vehicle movement protection means. 165
Annex G (informative) Calculation of the supporting structure, the running tracks, the guide
rails, the vehicle and the safety gear gripping element . 170
G.1 General . 170
G.2 Actions to take into account for calculation . 170
G.3 Proof of guide rails . 173
Annex H (normative) Electronic components- Failure exclusion . 174
H.1 Scope . 174
H.2 Failure exclusions - conditions . 174
Annex I (informative) Safety circuits . 179
I.1 Design guide-line for safety circuits . 179
I.2 Description of possible measures . 179
Annex J (normative) Pendulum shock tests . 187
J.1 General . 187
J.2 Test rig . 187
J.3 Panels . 187
J.4 Test procedure . 187
J.5 Interpretation of the results . 188
J.6 Test report . 188
J.7 Exceptions from the tests . 188
Annex K (informative) Traction evaluation . 193
K.1 General provisions . 193
K.2 Traction calculation . 194
K.3 Practical example . 198
Annex L (normative) Evaluation of safety factor for suspension ropes . 202
L.1 General . 202
L.2 Equivalent number N of pulleys . 202
equiv
L.3 Static safety factor . 203
L.4 Examples . 204
Annex M (informative) Machinery spaces – Access . 206
Annex N (informative) Building interfaces . 207
N.1 General provisions . 207
N.2 Support of guide rails . 207
N.3 Ventilation of car, lift well and machinery spaces . 207
Annex O (informative) Environment: aspects to be considered for a risk analysis . 210
Annex P (informative) Determination of anti-slip properties for floor surfaces . 212
P.1 General . 212
P.2 Testing and assessing anti-slip properties . 212
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered . 214
Bibliography . 219

European foreword
This document (EN 81-22:2021) 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 March 2022, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by September 2023.
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 81-22:2014.
This document is a revision of EN 81-22:2014 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 81-22:2014.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request 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(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
This document is part of the EN 81 series of standards: “Safety rules for the construction and installation
of lifts”.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
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.
0 Introduction
0.1 General
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.
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 or 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 purpose of this standard is to define safety requirements for inclined lifts in order to safeguard
persons and objects against risks of accidents during installation, operation, maintenance, inspection
work and emergency operations of lifts.
0.2 Considerations
Consideration has been taken into account of various categories of lifts with inclined travel path to
ascertain the related hazards and risks owing to the configuration of structures (civil engineering
works), inclination and outside influences such as the following:
a) the large opening to the exterior;
b) the possibility to walk around inside the lift well;
c) the arrangement of the doors;
d) the horizontal component of deceleration in the event of stopping of the vehicle.
The prescriptions relating to the protection of workers and to the evacuation from the car are different
when it is possible to walk inside the well and when the car roof is used as working station for the
maintenance.
An Interpretation Committee has been established to clarify, if necessary, the spirit in which the clauses
of the document have been drafted and to specify the requirements appropriate to particular cases.
Interpretation Requests can be sent to the National Standard Bodies which will contact the responsible
Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 (see CEN/TR 81-10 [1] for information).
0.3 Principles
In drawing up this standard the following have been used.
This document does not repeat all the general technical rules applicable to every electrical, mechanical,
or building construction including the protection of building elements against fire.
It has, however, seemed necessary to establish certain requirements of good construction, either
because they are peculiar to lift manufacture or because in the case of lift utilization the requirements
may be more stringent than elsewhere.
This document does not only address the essential safety requirements of the Lift Directive, but
additionally states minimum rules for the installation of lifts into buildings/constructions. There may be
in some countries regulations for the construction of buildings, etc. which cannot be ignored.
Typical clauses affected by this are those defining minimum values for the height of the machine and
pulley rooms and for their access doors dimensions.
When the weight, size and/or shape of components prevent them from being moved by hand, they are:
a) either fitted with attachments for lifting gear, or
b) designed so that they can be fitted with such attachments (e.g. by means of threaded holes), or
c) shaped in such a way that standard lifting gear can easily be attached.
As far as possible the document sets out only the requirements that materials and equipment will meet
in the interests of safe operation of lifts.
0.4 Assumptions
The contents of this document are based on the assumption that persons using inclined lifts are able to
do so unaided.
It is assumed that negotiations have been made for each contract between the customer and the
supplier/installer (see also Annex O) about:
a) intended use of the inclined lift;
b) environmental conditions;
c) civil engineering problems;
d) other aspects relating to the place of installation (e.g. high-voltage electric line, bridges, dangerous
buildings, natural obstacle).
Possible risks have been considered of each component that may be incorporated in a complete lift
installation. Rules have been drawn up accordingly.
Components are:
— designed in accordance with usual engineering practice and calculation codes, taking into account
all failure modes;
— of sound mechanical and electrical construction;
— made of materials with adequate strength and of suitable quality;
— be free of defects.
Harmful materials, such as asbestos are not used.
Components are kept in good repair and working order, so that the required dimensions remain
fulfilled despite wear.
Components will be selected and installed so that foreseeable environmental influences and special
working conditions do not affect the safe operation of the lift.
Especially for the extreme temperatures which were agreed between the customer and the supplier, the
choice of materials and components will be made with particular attention that they keep their
characteristics for impact strength for the steel, rigidity and function for plastics, functional for the
electronic components, viscosity for oils, etc.
By design of the load bearing elements, a safe operation of the lift is ensured for loads ranging up to
125 % (static) and up to 110 % (dynamic) of the rated load.
The requirements of this document regarding electrical safety devices are such that the possibility of a
failure of an electric safety device (see 5.11.1.2) complying with all the requirements of this document
need not be taken into consideration.”
Users should be safeguarded against their own negligence and unwitting carelessness when using the
lift in the intended way.
A user may, in certain cases, make one imprudent act. The possibility of two simultaneous acts of
imprudence and/or the abuse of instructions for use is not considered.
If in the course of maintenance work a safety device, normally not accessible to the users, is deliberately
neutralized, safe operation of the lift is no longer ensured, but compensatory measures will be taken to
ensure users safety in conformity with maintenance instructions.
It is assumed that maintenance personnel is instructed and works according to the instructions.
Horizontal forces and/or energies to consider are indicated in the applicable clauses of the standard.
Typically:
— the static force that a person normally exerts is of the magnitude of 300 N;
— the energies resulting from impact depend on the lift component where the impact can occur; if not
otherwise specified the resulting force is assumed to be 1 000 N.
With the exception of the items listed below, a mechanical device built according to good practice and
the requirements of the standard will not deteriorate to a point of creating hazard without the
possibility of detection.
The following mechanical failures are considered:
— breakage of the suspension;
— uncontrolled slipping of the ropes on the traction sheave;
— breakage and slackening of all linkage by auxiliary ropes, chains and belts;
— failure of one of the mechanical components of the electromechanical brake which take part in the
application of the braking action on the drum or disk;
— failure of a component associated with the main drive elements and the traction sheave;
— ropes leaving the pulleys and, in case of change of inclination, leaving the rollers;
— blockage of the rope movement;
— blockage or derailment of the vehicle.
The possibility of the safety gear not setting, should the vehicle free fall from the lowest landing, before
the vehicle strikes the buffer(s) is considered acceptable.
When the speed of the vehicle is linked to the electrical frequency of the mains up to the moment of
application of the mechanical brake, the speed is assumed not to exceed 115 % of the rated speed or a
corresponding fractional speed.
Means of access are provided for the hoisting of heavy equipment.
To ensure the correct functioning of the equipment in the machinery space(s), i.e. taking into account
the heat dissipated by the equipment, the ambient temperature in the machine room is assumed to be
maintained between + 5 °C and + 40 °C.
Access ways to the working areas are adequately lit.
Minimum passageways required by building regulations are not obstructed by the open door/trap of
the lift and/or any protection means for working areas outside of the well, where fitted according to the
maintenance instructions (see above Principles).
Where more than one person is working at the same time on a lift, an adequate means of
communication between these persons is ensured.
The fixing system of guards, which will be removed during maintenance and inspection, remains
attached to the guard or to the equipment when the guard is removed.
1 Scope
1.1 This document specifies the safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently
installed new electric lifts, with traction or positive drive, serving defined landings levels, having a
vehicle designed to convey passengers or passengers and loads, suspended by ropes or chains and
travelling in a vertical plan along guide rails that are inclined at an angle of between 15° and 75° in
relation to the horizontal.
1.2 In addition to the requirements of this document, supplementary requirements should be
considered in special cases (potentially explosive atmosphere, extreme climate conditions, seismic
conditions, transporting dangerous goods, etc.).
1.3 This document does not cover:
a) lifts with drives other than those stated in 1.1;
b) installation of electric lifts in existing buildings to the extent that space does not permit;
c) important modifications (see Annex E) to a lift installed before this document is brought into
application;
d) lifting appliances, such as paternosters, mine lifts, theatrical lifts, appliances with automatic caging,
skips, lifts and hoists for building and public works sites, ships' hoists, platforms for exploration or
drilling at sea, construction and maintenance appliances;
e) safety during transport, installation, repairs, and dismantling of lifts;
f) lifts with rated speed ≤ 0,15 m/s.
However, this document can usefully be taken as a basis.
Noise is not dealt with in this document because it is not relevant to the safe use of the lift.
Vibrations are dealt with for electric parts only. Direct effects on human bodies are not considered as
harmful.
1.4 This document does not specify the additional requirements necessary for the use of lifts in case
of fire.
1.5 Taking into account the state of the art, the scope of the present standard is limited as follows:
— inclination: a variation in inclination is permitted for the travel path;
— travel path: confined within the vertical plane;
— maximum capacity of the car: 7 500 kg (100 passengers);
— maximum rated speed (v): 4 m/s.
Both characteristics (capacity and speed) are linked by the relation given in the following Figure 1.
Key
Q maximum capacity
v rated speed
Figure 1 — Speed and capacity
The document applies to all the constituent components of the lift including: running tracks, guides,
safety gear operating device, counter-rails, but excludes the supporting structures, civil engineering
structures and anchorages that are dealt with by other regulations.
1.6 This document is not applicable for inclined lifts which are manufactured before the date of its
publication as EN.
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 81-20:2020, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons
and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts
EN 81-50:2020, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examinations and tests -
Part 50: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components
EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport
of persons and goods - Part 28: Remote alarm on passenger and goods passenger lifts
EN 81-58:2018, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examination and tests - Part 58:
Landing doors fire resistance test
EN 131-2:2010+A2:2017, Ladders - Part 2: Requirements, testing, marking
EN 10025-2:2019, Hot rolled products of structural steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for non-
alloy structural steels
EN 12015:2020, Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving
walks - Emission
EN 12016:2013, Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving
walks - Immunity
EN 13015:2001+A1:2008, Maintenance for lifts and escalators - Rules for maintenance instructions
EN 13796-1:2017, Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Carriers -
Part 1: Grips, carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-hangers
EN 50214:2006, Flat polyvinyl chloride sheathed flexible cables
EN 60068-2-6:2008, Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal)
(IEC 60068-2-6:2007)
EN 60068-2-14:2009, Environmental testing - Part 2-14: Tests - Test N: Change of temperature
(IEC 60068-2-14:2009)
EN 60068-2-27:2009, Environmental testing - Part 2-27: Tests - Test Ea and guidance: Shock
(IEC 60068-2-27:2008)
EN 60112:2003, Method for the determination of the proof and the comparative tracking indices of solid
insulating materials (IEC 60112:2003)
EN 60204-1:2018, Safety of machinery - Electrical equipment of machines - Part 1: General requirements
(IEC 60204-1:2016, modified)
EN 60269-1:2007, Low-voltage fuses - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 60269-1:2006)
EN 60747-5-5:2011, Semiconductor devices - Discrete devices - Part 5-5: Optoelectronic devices -
Photocouplers (IEC 60747-5-5:2007)
1)
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(IEC 60529:1989)
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requirements and tests (IEC 60664-1:2007)
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Electromechanical contactors and motor-starters (IEC 60947-4-1:2009)
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switching elements - Electromechanical control circuit devices (IEC 60947-5-1:2016)
EN 61249-2 (all parts), Materials for printed boards and other interconnecting structures - Part 2:
Reinforced base materials, clad and unclad (IEC 61249-2, all parts)
EN 61508-1:2010, Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related
systems - Part 1: General requirements (IEC 61508-1:2010)
EN 61508-2:2010, Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related
systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems
(IEC 61508-2:2010)
1) As impacted by EN 60529:1991/A1:2000 and EN 60529:1991/A2:2013.
EN 61508-3:2010, Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related
systems - Part 3: Software requirements (IEC 61508-3:2010)
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systems - Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures (IEC 61508-7:2010)
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General requirements and tests (IEC 61558-1:2005)
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Functional (IEC 61800-5-2:2016)
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reduction (ISO 12100:2010)
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upper and lower limbs (ISO 13857:2019)
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against electric shock (IEC 60364-4-41:2005, modified)
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Part 6: Lift cables and cables for flexible connections
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cables
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3 Terms and definitions, symbols and abbreviated terms
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2010,
EN 81-20:2020, EN 81-50:2020 and the following apply.
NOTE The term “lift” in this documents means “lift with an inclined travel path”.
3.1.1
building
civil engineering works
3.1.2
angle of inclination
α
(angle d’inclinaison) (Neigungswinkel)
angle between the travel path as measured against the horizontal
3.1.3
apron
(garde-pieds) (Schürze)
smooth vertical part extending downwards from the sill of the landing or car entrance
3.1.4
balancing weight
(masse d’équilibrage) (Ausgleichgewicht)
mass which saves energy by balancing all or part of the mass of the vehicle
3.1.5
buffer
(amortisseur) (Puffer)
resilient stop at the end of travel, and comprising a means of braking using fluids or springs (or other
similar means)
3.1.6
car
(cabine) (Fahrkorb)
load carrier being part of the vehicle which carries the passengers and/or other loads and which can be
supported by a sling or mounted on a carriage
Note 1 to entry: A car can consist of several sections separated by a wall or a handrail.
3.1.7
carriage
(chariot) (Fahrwerk)
structure hitched to traction devices on which the car and other elements are mounted
Note 1 to entry: Running/sliding elements, safety gear, shock absorbers can belong to the latter elements.
3.1.8
compensating rope
(cable de compensation) (Ausgleichsseil)
rope to be used for compensating one or all parts of the variations of weight of the traction ropes
3.1.9
counterweight
(contrepoids) (Gegengewicht)
mass which ensures traction
3.1.10
counter-guide rail
(contre-rail) (Schutzschiene)
rigid element that maintains the vehicle within the dynamic envelope
3.1.11
dynamic envelope
(gabarit dynamique) (Lichtraumprofil)
envelope surface of the final limits
Note 1 to entry: The dynamic envelope could be taken by all of the moving parts (e.g. car, carriage, sprocket,
ropes, pulleys) taking into account wear and clearances, anticipated deformation and lateral motion caused by
transverse forces to the trajectory. Breakages are not considered except for the running/sliding elements.
3.1.12
electric safety chain
(chaîne électrique des sécurités) (elektrische Sicherheitskette)
total of the electric safety devices connected in series
3.1.13
front-mounted door
(porte frontale) (Fronttür)
door whose vertical plane is at 90 degrees to the travel path of the vehicle
3.1.14
goods passenger lift
2)
(ascenseur de charge) (Lastenaufzug)
lift mainly intended for the transport of goods, which are generally accompanied by persons
3.1.15
guide rails
(guides) (Führungsschienen)
rigid components which provide guiding for the vehicle, the counterweight or the balancing weight
3.1.16
headroom
(partie supérieure de la gaine) (Schachtkopf)
part of the well at its top end
3.1.17
instantaneous safety gear
(parachute à prise instantanée) (Sperrfangvorrichtung)
safety gear in which the full gripping action on the guide rails is almost immediate
3.1.18
instantaneous safety gear with buffered effect
(parachute à prise instantanée avec effet amorti) (Sperrfangvorrichtung mit Dämpfung)
safety gear in which the full gripping action on the guide rails is almost immediate
Note 1 to entry: The reaction on the vehicle, counterweight or balancing weight is limited by presence of an
intermediate buffering system.
3.1.19
laminated glass
(verre feuilleté) (Verbundsicherheitsglas VSG)
assembly of two or more glass layers, each of which is bonded together using a plastic film
3.1.20
levelling
(nivelage) (Einfahren)
operation which improves the accuracy of stopping at landings

2) The French expression “ascenseur de charge” has been introduced into the French language document with the aim of
harmonizing the texts in the three languages of CEN and of simplifying the wording. It does not in any way define a particular
or supplementary category of lift.
3.1.21
levelling accuracy
(precision du maintien au niveau) (Nachregulierungsgenauigkeit)
vertical distance between car sill and landing sill during loading or unloading of the car
3.1.22
lift machine
(machine) (Triebwerk)
unit including the motor which drives and stops the lift
3.1.23
loop rope
(câble en boucle) (umlaufendes Zugseil)
tensioned traction rope, both ends of which are attached to the carriage of the vehicle
3.1.24
machine room
(local de machines) (Triebwerksraum)
room in which a machine or machines and/or the associated equipment are placed
3.1.25
machinery
(machinerie) (Triebwerk und Steuerung)
equipment traditionally placed in the machine room: cabinet(s) for control and drive system
Note 1 to entry: This includes the lift machine, main switch(es) and means for emergency operations.
3.1.26
machinery space
(emplacement de machinerie) (Aufstellungsort von Triebwerk und Steuerung)
space(s) inside or outside of the well where the machinery as a whole or in parts is placed
3.1.27
minimum breaking load of a rope
(charge de rupture minimale d'un câble) (Mindestbruchkraft eines Seiles)
product of the square of the nominal diameter of the rope (in square millimetres) and the nominal
tensile strength of the wires (in newtons per square millimetre) and a coefficient appropriate to the
type of rope construction
3.1.28
overspeed governor
(limiteur de vitesse) (Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzer)
device which, when the lift attains a predetermined speed, causes the lift to stop, and if necessary
causes the safety gear to be applied
3.1.29
passenger
(passager) (Fahrgast)
person transported by a lift in the car
3.1.30
pit
(cuvette) (Schachtgrube)
part of the well at its bottom end
3.1.31
positive drive lift (includes drum drive)
(ascenseur à treuil attelé) (Trommelaufzug, Kettenaufzug)
lift suspended by chains or ropes driven by means other than friction
3.1.32
programmable electronic system in safety related applications for lifts
PESSRAL
(système électronique programmable dans les applications liées à la sécurité des ascenseurs
(PESSRAL)) (programmierbares elektronisches System in sicherheitstechnisch relevanten
Anwendungen für Aufzüge (Pessral))
system for control, protection or monitoring based on one or more programmable electronic devices,
including all elements
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