Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications to passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts - Part 71: Vandal resistant lifts

This document gives additional and deviating requirements to EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 as applicable in order to ensure the safety of lift users and the availability of lifts, which may be used for vandal resistant purposes. In all other respects such lifts are designed in accordance with EN 81-1, including Amendment A2 or EN 81-2, including Amendment A2. This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events relevant to lifts which can be affected by vandalism (as listed in Clause 4) when they are used under the conditions as foreseen by the installer.
It does not cover building security.

Sicherheitsregeln für Konstruktion und Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 71: Schutzmaßnahmen gegen mutwillige Zerstörung

Dieses Dokument beinhaltet zusätzliche oder abweichende Anforderungen zur EN 81-1 oder zur EN 81-2 für die Sicherheit von Aufzugsbenutzern und die Verfügbarkeit von Aufzügen, bei denen mit mutwilliger Zerstörung gerechnet werden muss. In allen anderen Punkten sind diese Aufzüge nach EN 81-1 und EN 81 2, jeweils unter Einbeziehung der Änderung A2, ausgeführt. Dieses Dokument behandelt die signifikanten Gefährdungen, Gefährdungssituationen und -ereignisse (wie in Abschnitt 4 aufgelistet) von Aufzügen, die mutwilliger Zerstörung ausgesetzt sein können, wenn sie unter den vorgesehenen Bedingungen bestimmungsgemäß genutzt werden.
Es umfasst nicht die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen für das Gebäude.

Regles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Applications particulieres pour les ascenseurs et les ascenseurs de charge - Partie 71 : Ascenseurs résistant aux actes de vandalisme

Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Posebne izvedbe osebnih in osebno-tovornih dvigal - 71. del: Dvigala, odporna proti vandalizmu

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SIST EN 81-71:2005
01-julij-2005
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Posebne izvedbe
osebnih in osebno-tovornih dvigal - 71. del: Dvigala, odporna proti vandalizmu
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications to
passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts - Part 71: Vandal resistant lifts
Sicherheitsregeln für Konstruktion und Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen
für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 71: Schutzmaßnahmen gegen mutwillige
Zerstörung
Regles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Applications
particulieres pour les ascenseurs et les ascenseurs de charge - Partie 71 : Ascenseurs
résistant aux actes de vandalisme
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-71:2005
ICS:
91.140.90 'YLJDOD7HNRþHVWRSQLFH Lifts. Escalators
SIST EN 81-71:2005 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 81-71
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
April 2005
ICS 91.140.90
English version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -
Particular applications to passenger lifts and goods passenger
lifts - Part 71: Vandal resistant lifts
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des Sicherheitsregeln für Konstruktion und Einbau von
élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les ascenseurs Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für Personen- und
et les ascenseurs de charge - Partie 71 : Ascenseurs Lastenaufzüge - Teil 71: Schutzmaßnahmen gegen
résistant aux actes de vandalisme mutwillige Zerstörung
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 17 December 2004.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
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EN 81-71:2005 (E)
Contents Page
Foreword.3
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 List of significant hazards .6
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures.6
5.1 Lift well.7
5.2 Machinery spaces, pulley space(s) and cabinets.7
5.3 Landing and car doors .8
5.4 Car .11
5.5 Car and landing fixtures.12
5.6 Alarm sounder.13
5.7 Steel work .13
5.8 Signs and markings.13
6 Verification of safety requirements and / or protective measures .13
7 Information for use .16
7.1 Instructions .16
7.2 Guidance.16
Annex A (informative) Guidance to the purchaser/designer.17
Annex B (normative) Impact test.20
Annex C (normative) Information sign for landing door security system .21
Annex D (informative) Additional advice for building designers .22
Annex E (normative) Typical items that may be used by vandals.23
Annex F (normative) Fire tests .25
7.1 Equipment: .25
7.2 Samples .25
7.3 Method .25
7.4 Results .25
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 95/16/EC .27

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EN 81-71:2005 (E)
Foreword
This document (EN 81-71:2005) 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 October 2005 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by January 2007.
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(s), 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, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
and United Kingdom.
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EN 81-71:2005 (E)
Introduction
The lifts concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are
indicated in the scope of this document.
This document is a Type C Standard as stated in EN 1070.
When the provisions of this C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the
provisions of this document take precedence over the other standards, for lifts that have been designed and
built according to the provisions of this document.
This document provides guidance to the building designer, customer etc. and requirements for design, where
it is considered additional security or other measures may be required in order to protect against the risk of
vandalism. The customer will need to consider the extent of additional protection required, as covered by the
enclosed proposals, which may be adopted according to the environment in which the lift installation is
situated and the type of vandalism that is likely to be experienced. Every lift is subject to some amount of
careless or rough use. Lifts built to EN 81-1 or EN 81-2 offer a reasonable degree of protection against this
and are referred to in this document as Category 0. This document addresses additional protective measures
against deliberate acts that may result in equipment damage or injury to persons.
With regard to potential hazards for vandalism the following factors are taken into consideration:
 degree of accessibility to the installation;
 the surrounding area;
 observation by others in the vicinity;
 extent of building security and surveillance of lift(s);
 period of access to the building, including the lift(s) (24 h);
 vulnerability of lift.
The clauses in this document apply to both Category 1 lifts and Category 2 lifts as defined in this document
(see Annex A ) unless otherwise stated in the text.
The following assumptions were made whilst writing this document:
 the lift is designed to meet the basic requirements detailed in EN 81-1 or EN 81-2, including
Amendment A2;
 the building and/or the lift structure are at least in accordance with the advice given in Annex A, which
form the basis of the negotiations outlined in 0.2.5 of EN 81-1:1998 or EN 81-2:1998;
 the lift, its well, landing and access areas, machinery spaces(s) and all associated equipment are properly
maintained in good, safe working order.
The forces exerted on the lift and its equipment will be as a result of manual effort or by item(s) such as those
defined in Annex E.
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EN 81-71:2005 (E)
1 Scope
This document gives additional and deviating requirements to EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 as applicable in order to
ensure the safety of lift users and the availability of lifts, which may be used for vandal resistant purposes. In
all other respects such lifts are designed in accordance with EN 81–1, including Amendment A2 or EN 81-2,
including Amendment A2. This document deals with the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events
relevant to lifts which can be affected by vandalism (as listed in Clause 4) when they are used under the
conditions as foreseen by the installer.
It does not cover building security or Category O lifts (see definition 3.2).
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application 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 81-1:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Part 1: Electric lifts
EN 81-2:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Part 2: Hydraulic lifts
EN 81-72, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Particular applications for passenger and
goods passenger lifts – Part 72: Firefighters lifts
EN 81-73:2005, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Particular applications for passenger
and goods passenger lifts – Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire
EN 1050:1996, Safety of machinery – Principles for risk assessment
EN 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements – Part 1: Classification using
test data from reaction to fire tests
EN 60529, Specification for degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) (IEC 60529:1989)
EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003)
EN ISO 12100-2, Safety of machinery – Basic concepts, general principles for design – Part 2: Technical
principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 81-1:1998 and EN 81-2:1998 apply
as well as the following additional definitions.
3.1
car ceiling
parts of the car roof accessible from inside the car
3.2
category 0 lift
lift designed to meet the basic requirements of EN 81-1 or EN 81-2
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3.3
category 1 lift
lift designed to meet the requirements of EN 81-1 or EN 81-2 and fulfilling supplementary requirements, in
order to protect the lift installation from moderate acts of vandalism (see Annex A)
3.4
category 2 lift
lift designed to meet the requirements of EN 81-1 or EN 81-2 and fulfilling supplementary requirements in
order to protect the lift installation from severe acts of vandalism (see Annex A)
4 List of significant hazards
This clause contains all the significant hazards, hazardous situations and events, as far as they are dealt with
in this document, identified by risk assessment as significant for this type of lift and which require action to
eliminate or reduce the risk.
Table 1 – List of significant hazards
Significant hazards according to EN Relevant clauses
1050:1996, Annex A
1.1 Crushing 5.1.1.2, 5.1.1.3, 5.1.2.1, 5.1.2.2, 5.2.5, 5.3.2.1, 5.3.2.4 and
5.4.2
1.2 Shearing 5.1.1.1, 5.1.1.2, 5.1.1.3, 5.1.2.1, 5.1.2.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2,
5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.3.1.2, 5.3.1.3, 5.3.1.4, 5.3.1.6, 5.3.2.1,
5.3.2.4, 5.4.1.1 and 5.4.2
1.3 Cutting 5.3.1.2, 5.4.1.8, 5.4.4.2, 5.5.1.3 and 5.5.2.1
1.5 Trapping 5.3.2.3, 5.3.2.4, 5.3.2.5, 5.3.5 and 5.6
1.6 Impact hazard 5.3.4.
2.0 Electrical 5.4.1.9, 5.4.4.2, 5.5.1.1, 5.5.1.3, 5.5.1.4 and 5.5.2.1.
3.0 Thermal hazard 5.1.1.1, 5.2.1, 5.2.7, 5.3.1.1, 5.4.1.4, 5.4.4.2, 5.5.1.1, 5.5.1.5
and 5.8
8.6 Human behaviour 5.1.1.1, 5.1.1.2, 5.1.1.3, 5.1.2.1, 5.1.2.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2,
5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.3.1.5, 5.3.1.6, 5.3.1.7, 5.3.1.8,
5.3.2.1, 5.3.2.3, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6, 5.4.1.1, 5.4.1.2,
5.4.1.3, 5.4.1.5, 5.4.1.7, 5.4.1.8, 5.4.1.9, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4.2,
5.5.1.2, 5.5.1.3, 5.5.1.4, 5.5.2.1, 5.5.2.2, 5.6 and 5.8
19 Slip, trip and fall 5.1.1.1, 5.1.2.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.3.1.2,
5.3.1.3, 5.3.2.1, 5.3.2.3, 5.3.2.4, 5.3.6, 5.4.1.1, 5.4.1.6, 5.4.2
and 5.7
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
Vandal resistant lifts shall comply with the safety requirements and/or measures of Clause 5. In addition,
vandal resistant lifts shall be designed according to the principles of EN ISO 12100-1 and
EN ISO 12100-2 for hazards relevant but not significant which are not dealt with by this document (e.g. sharp
edges).
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5.1 Lift well
5.1.1 Well enclosure
5.1.1.1 Well enclosures shall be imperforate. The walls, floor and ceiling shall be made of materials such
as steel, brick, concrete etc. with a mechanical strength such that when a force of 2 500 N being evenly
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distributed over an area of 100 cm in round or square section is applied at right angles to the surface at any
point on either face they shall resist:
a) without permanent deformation;
b) without elastic deformation greater than 15 mm.
The materials used for the well enclosure shall be non-combustible, e.g. according to Class A1 of EN 13501-1.
If the material used is glass, it shall be of an equivalent strength to the glass used for landing doors –
see 5.3.1.
NOTE The above requirements apply in addition to any national regulations.
5.1.1.2 For Category 1 lifts with a partially enclosed well the height of the enclosure according
to 5.2.1.2 a) of EN 81-1:1998 or EN 81-2:1998 shall be a minimum of 5,0 m.
5.1.1.3 Category 2 lifts shall be provided with a totally enclosed well.
5.1.2 Inspection and emergency doors and inspection traps
5.1.2.1 Inspection and emergency doors and inspection traps shall be of such a construction that it is not
possible to open them with any of the items as listed in Table E.1.
5.1.2.2 Doors, and trap doors with their locks shall be of sufficient strength that, in the locked position
when a force of 2 500 N (from the side which is normally accessible to persons) is applied at right angles to
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the panel, at any point on the exposed face, evenly distributed over an area of 100 cm of round or square
section; they shall:
a) resist the force without permanent deformation;
b) resist without elastic deformation greater than 15 mm;
c) not have their safety function affected during and after such a test;
d) operate afterwards.
5.1.3 Ventilation
Ventilation openings shall be in accordance with 5.2.3 and 5.2.4.
5.2 Machinery spaces, pulley space(s) and machinery cabinets
5.2.1 The materials used in the construction of any machinery space, pulley spaces or cabinet outside of
the well shall comply with 5.1.1.1.
5.2.2 Windows, if provided and accessible to persons, shall:
a) be of a strength as specified in 5.1.2.2.
b) be laminated if the material used is glass.
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NOTE Windows are not recommended.
5.2.3 If ventilation openings are accessible to persons from the outside, individual openings shall:
a) not be greater than 250 mm × 250 mm;
b) be provided with a means of protection so that a straight rod of any cross section, shall not pass through.
5.2.4 The means of protection in 5.2.3 shall be of a strength as specified in 5.1.1.1.
5.2.5 Doors and trap doors with their locks shall meet the requirements of 5.1.2.2.
5.2.6 For Category 2 lifts, an intruder alarm system shall operate if any of the following doors are opened:
 machine room and/or pulley room door;
 inspection doors, emergency doors and inspection traps;
 cabinet doors.
The intruder alarm system shall operate an audible alarm within 30 s after opening any of the above doors or
traps:
The audible alarm shall:
a) be audible at both the point of intrusion and at the main access floor, with an adjustable sound level
between 70 dB(A) and 85 dB(A);
b) stop automatically after an adjustable period between 5 min and 15 min.
It shall be possible to deactivate and re-activate the alarm system by the device referred to in 5.3.2.2.
In the event of loss of the electrical supply, the alarm system shall remain operative for at least two hours.
NOTE Time periods and sound level settings may depend upon local Regulation.
5.2.7 In the case of a Category 2 machine-room-less lift, equipment located in a machinery space in the pit,
e.g. machine, tank, controller, shall be covered with a metallic enclosure. This enclosure is to prevent rubbish
from entering the equipment and causing dangerous malfunctions or the ignition of the material or the creation
of smoke.
5.3 Landing and car doors
5.3.1 Landing and car door construction
Landing and car doors shall be of the automatically horizontally sliding power operated type.
5.3.1.1 Materials used for car and landing doors shall comply with the following:
a) with the exception of decorative finishes, the materials used for door panels and frames/architraves shall
be non-combustible e.g. according to Class A1 of EN 13501-1;
b) the materials used for decorative finishes shall:
1) for Category 1 lifts, be of limited flammability e.g. according to Class C of EN 13501-1;
2) for Category 2 lifts, be non-combustible e.g. according to Class A2 of EN 13501-1.
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5.3.1.2 Car and landing door assemblies, together with their frames and fixings shall withstand the soft
pendulum shock test as specified in Annex J of EN 81-1:1998 or EN 81-2:1998 without component failure or
permanent deformation which would affect the proper function of the doors. The door assemblies shall remain
operative after the test. The falling heights for the tests shall be as follows:
a) for Category 1 lifts: 700 mm;
b) for Category 2 lifts: 1 000 mm.
NOTE It is recognised that Annex J in EN 81-1:1998 or EN 81-2:1998 applies to glass doors. However, for the
purpose of this document, the test is considered appropriate for all materials, although J.5 f) still only applies to glass
doors.
5.3.1.3 Doors shall be provided with a means for retaining the door panels in position should the roller or
guide shoe assemblies fail. These devices shall withstand, on their own, the soft pendulum shock test as
specified in Annex J of EN 81-1:1998 or EN 81-2:1998 with a falling height increased to 1 400 mm without
loss of integrity of the door assembly.
NOTE After this test the doors do not need to be able to operate.
5.3.1.4 For Category 2 lifts vision panels shall not be used.
5.3.1.5 For Category 2 lifts, the distance between each landing door, or its attachments at the leading
edge, and the car door(s), or its attachments at the leading edge, shall not exceed 35 mm. This distance shall
be maintained back from the leading edge over a length of not less than 75 mm and returned at an angle not
exceeding 45° to the rear of the door panel. This return angle may be omitted over a length not
exceeding 200 mm at the top and/or bottom of the door panel to allow the fixing of door equipment. Where the
distance is maintained back for a length of 200 mm or more, then the return angle is not required (see
Figure 1).
Dimensions in millimetres

Key
1 Direction of closing
2 Return angle: maximum 45°
Figure 1 — Plan view of door panel with angled return
5.3.1.6 For Category 2 lifts, in addition to the requirements of 7.2.3.2 of EN 81-1:1998 and EN 81-2:1998,
it shall not be possible to pass a rod of 10 mm diameter from the landing side of the entrance into the well.
5.3.1.7 For Category 2 lifts, where panels are mechanically linked, the linkage shall be so designed or
located that it cannot be disengaged by a user, with an item as described in Annex E within a period of 60 s.
5.3.1.8 For Category 2 lifts, the leading edge profile of car and landing doors shall be formed as an
integral part of the door.
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5.3.2 Landing door security system – Category 2 lifts
5.3.2.1 At any floor where the lift is not present, a security system shall prevent opening the landing door
with an emergency unlocking key as stated in 7.7.3.2 of EN 81-1:1998 or EN 81-2:1998 or by using an item as
described in Annex E, unless this system has been de-activated.
5.3.2.2 A device to manually activate and de-activate the system shall be in at least one of the following
locations:
a) the machine room;
b) control cabinet;
c) emergency and inspection panel.
The device shall be clearly marked with a pictogram as shown in Annex C. The pictogram shall also be
located on or adjacent to the lift entrance at the main entry/exit floor of the building.
5.3.2.3 After manual de-activation, the system shall be automatically re-activated after a period of
between 30 min and 60 min, to prevent the doors being left without the security system operative. However,
when the lift is placed on inspection control, or a stopping device is operated, this time sequence shall stop.
Once the lift is returned to normal operation, the time sequence shall be re-initiated. Each manual re-activation
shall reduce any remaining time delay to a value between 30 s and 60 s.
5.3.2.4 In the event of failure of the main power supply, the system shall remain operative for at least two
hours by means of a back-up power supply. In the event of disconnection of the main switch, the system shall
be immediately deactivated.
NOTE The design of this back-up power is subject to negotiation, e.g. by battery or by secondary power supply.
5.3.2.5 Where this system is installed on:
a) firefighters lifts in conformity with EN 81-72, it shall be automatically de-activated when the lift is placed
on Fire Control;
b) lifts in conformity with EN 81-73, it shall be automatically de-activated when an input signal according to
5.1.1 of EN 81-73:2005 is initiated.
5.3.3 Door coupling mechanism
For Category 2 lifts, whilst the car is stationary in the unlocking zone it shall not be possible to de-couple the
car and landing doors by hand or the use of a item as described in Annex E within a period of 60 s.
5.3.4 Door reversal mechanism
For Category 2 lifts, any protective devices for reversing the car and landing doors when closing shall be
positioned such as to be inaccessible to unauthorised persons.
5.3.5 Locking of car doors
The car door(s) shall always be provided with a mechanical locking device in compliance with EN 81-1:1998
or EN 81-2:1998, 8.9.3.
NOTE The reference to 11.2.1c) in 8.9.3 of EN 81-1:1998 and EN 81-2:1998 should be disregarded
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5.3.6 Manipulation of door operator and locks
For Category 2 lifts, in addition to the requirements of EN 81-1 or EN 81-2, it shall not be possible to
manipulate the door operator and locks, to render them ineffective by use of any of the item described in
Annex E within 60 s.
5.4 Car
5.4.1 Car bodywork, Interior and fixings
5.4.1.1 The walls of the car shall have a mechanical strength at least equal to the landing doors as
specified in 5.3.1.2 a) or b) as applicable.
5.4.1.2 For Category 1 lifts, the car ceilings shall:
a) be able to support the mass of 150 kg at any point from which persons can suspend themselves;
b) be so fixed to prevent unauthorised displacement, within a period of 60 s, either by hand or the use of
items as described in Annex E.
5.4.1.3 For Category 2 lifts the ceiling shall be so designed that there are no points from which persons
can suspend themselves.
5.4.1.4 Materials used for the car shall comply with the following:
a) the materials used for the car bodywork shall be non-combustible e.g. according to Class A1
of EN 13501-1;
b) the materials used for ceiling and wall finishes shall:
1) for Category 1 lifts, be of limited flammability e.g. according to Class C of EN 13501-1;
2) for Category 2 lifts, be non-combustible e.g. according to Class A2 of EN 13501-1.
c) The materials used for the car flooring shall:
1) for Category 1 lifts, be of limited flammability e.g. according to Class C of EN 13501-1;
fl
of EN 13501-1.
2) for Category 2 lifts, be non-combustible e.g. according to Class A2
fl
5.4.1.5 The car bodywork shall resist cutting through with items as identified in Annex E.
5.4.1.6 Any car flooring material shall be so fixed as to prevent the creation of a tripping hazard when cut.
5.4.1.7 For Category 2 lifts, any handrail shall be capable of supporting at its most unfavourable point a
force of 2 500 N applied in any direction.
5.4.1.8 For Category 2 lifts, where a mirror is installed it shall:
a) be flush fitted;
b) be laminated if made of glass.
5.4.1.9 Elements e.g. fixtures and fittings, that are accessible to users shall:
a) for Category 1 lifts, be removable only with special tools;
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b) for Category 2 lifts, be fitted with fixings that are not visible to users.
5.4.2 Car emergency doors and trap doors
For Category 2 lifts any emergency trap doors or emergency doors shall meet the requirements of 8.12.4
of EN 81-1:1998 and EN 81-2:1998 and be provided with a security system in accordance with 5.3.2.
NOTE It is recommended that trap doors and emergency doors are not provided unless called for by other parts of
the EN 81 series of standards.
5.4.3 Car ventilation
Any normally accessible car ventilation openings shall be provided with a means of protection so that a
straight rod of any cross section shall not pass through.
5.4.4 Car lighting
5.4.4.1 For Category 1 and 2 lifts the car shall be provided with permanently installed electric lighting,
which ensures a light intensity of at least 100 lux at floor level and at the control devices.
5.4.4.2 All light fixtures within the lift car shall:
a) be flush fitted without visible fixings and in a manner such as to prevent unauthorised access;
b) when tested as described in Annexes B and F remain functional and unbroken.
5.5 Car and landing fixtures
5.5.1 Car and landing
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