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 81-20 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 81-20. 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 0 lifts (see definition 3.2).
For other types of lifts, e.g. inclined lifts according to EN 81-22, this standard can usefully be taken as
a basis.

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

Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l’installation des élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 71 : Ascenseurs résistants 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

Ta dokument podaja dodatne zahteve in take, ki odstopajo od standarda EN 81-20, z namenom zagotavljanja varnosti uporabnikov dvigal in razpoložljivosti dvigal, ki se lahko uporabljajo za namene odpornosti proti vandalizmu. V drugih pogledih so takšna dvigala zasnovana v skladu s standardom EN 81-20. Ta dokument obravnava pomembne nevarnosti, nevarne razmere in dogodke, povezane z dvigali, na katere lahko vpliva vandalizem (kot je navedeno v točki 4), kadar se dvigala uporabljajo pod pogoji, ki jih je predvidel monter.
Ta standard ne obravnava varnosti objektov ali dvigal kategorije 0 (glej definicijo iz točke 3.2).
Ta standard je mogoče uporabljati kot osnovo za druge vrste dvigal, npr. nagnjena dvigala v skladu s standardom
EN 81-22.

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Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications to

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EN 81-71:2018+AC
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes EN 81-71:2018
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 Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau

des élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les von Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für

ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 71 : Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 71:

Ascenseurs résistants aux actes de vandalisme Schutzmaßnahmen gegen mutwillige Zerstörung

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 March 2018 and includes the Corrigendum issued by CEN on 23 January

2019.

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.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,

Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,

Turkey and United Kingdom.
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels

© 2019 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 81-71:2018+AC:2019 E

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Contents Page

European foreword ...................................................................................................................................... 4

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 5

1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................... 6

2 Normative references ................................................................................................................... 6

3 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................... 6

4 List of significant hazards ............................................................................................................ 7

5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures ............................................................. 8

5.1 General ............................................................................................................................................... 8

5.2 Lift well ............................................................................................................................................... 8

5.2.1 Well enclosure ................................................................................................................................. 8

5.2.2 Access and emergency doors - Access trap doors - Inspection doors .......................... 8

5.2.3 Ventilation ......................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3 Machinery spaces, pulley rooms and machinery cabinets .............................................. 9

5.4 Landing and car doors ................................................................................................................ 10

5.4.2 Landing door security system – Category 2 lifts ................................................................ 11

5.4.3 Door coupling mechanism ......................................................................................................... 11

5.4.4 Door reversal mechanism ......................................................................................................... 12

5.4.5 Locking of car doors..................................................................................................................... 12

5.4.6 Manipulation of door operator and locks ............................................................................ 12

5.5 Car ...................................................................................................................................................... 12

5.5.1 Car bodywork, Interior and fixings ........................................................................................ 12

5.5.2 Car emergency doors and trap doors .................................................................................... 13

5.5.3 Car ventilation ............................................................................................................................... 13

5.5.4 Car lighting ...................................................................................................................................... 13

5.6 Car and landing fixtures ............................................................................................................. 13

5.6.1 Car and landing controls ............................................................................................................ 13

5.6.2 Car and Landing Control Stations ........................................................................................... 13

5.6.3 Position indicators ....................................................................................................................... 14

5.7 Alarm sounder ............................................................................................................................... 14

5.8 Steel work ........................................................................................................................................ 14

5.9 Signs and markings ...................................................................................................................... 14

6 Verification of safety requirements and / or protective measures ............................ 14

7 Information for use ...................................................................................................................... 18

7.1 Instruction manual ...................................................................................................................... 18

7.2 Guidance .......................................................................................................................................... 18

7.2.1 General ............................................................................................................................................. 18

7.2.2 Guidance to the owner ................................................................................................................ 18

7.2.3 Guidance to the maintenance company ............................................................................... 18

Annex A (informative) Guidance to the purchaser/designer ...................................................... 19

Annex B (normative) Impact test ........................................................................................................... 22

Annex C (normative) Information sign for landing door security system .............................. 23

Annex D (informative) Additional advice for building designers .............................................. 24

Annex E (normative) Typical items that may be used by vandals ............................................. 25

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Annex F (normative) Fire tests ............................................................................................................... 27

Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential

requirements of Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered ..................................... 29

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European foreword

This document (EN 81-71:2018+AC:2019) 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 November 2018, and conflicting national standards

shall be withdrawn at the latest by ˜May 2020™.

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 81-71:2005+A1:2006.

This document includes Corrigendum 1 issued by CEN on 23 January 2019 to correct the date of

withdrawal in the European foreword.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by corrigendum is indicated in the text by tags

˜ ™.

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 organisations of the

following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,

Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,

Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,

Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
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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 ISO 12100.

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 81-20

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 for lifts referred to in this document as Category

1 or Category 2.

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 81-20;

— 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 EN 81-20:2014, 0.4.2;

— 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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1 Scope

This document gives additional and deviating requirements to EN 81-20 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 81-20. 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 0 lifts (see definition 3.2).

For other types of lifts, e.g. inclined lifts according to EN 81-22, this standard can usefully be taken as

a basis.
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 81-20:2014, 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 81-72, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Particular applications for

passenger and goods passenger lifts — Part 72: Firefighters lifts

EN 81-73, 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 13501-1, Fire classification of construction products and building elements — Part 1: Classification

using test data from reaction to fire tests
EN 60529, Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code) (IEC 60529)

EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery — General principles for design — Risk assessment and risk

reduction (ISO 12100:2010)
3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 81-20:2014 and the

following apply.

ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
car ceiling
parts of the car roof accessible from inside the car
3.2
Category 0 lift
lift in conformity with EN 81-20
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3.3
Category 1 lift

lift in conformity with EN 81-20 and fulfilling supplementary requirements, in order to protect the

lift installation from moderate acts of vandalism
Note 1 to entry: See Annex A.
3.4
Category 2 lift

lift in conformity with EN 81-20 and fulfilling supplementary requirements in order to protect the

lift installation from severe acts of vandalism
Note 1 to entry: 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. See Table 1.
Table 1 — List of significant hazards
Hazards as listed in EN ISO 12100:2010, Relevant clauses
Annex B
Mechanical hazards due to:
− Crushing 5.2.1.2, 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.2.2, 5.3.5, 5.4.2.1, 5.4.2.4
and 5.5.2
− Shearing 5.2.1.1, 5.2.1.2, 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.1,
5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.4.1.2, 5.4.1.3, 5.4.1.4, 5.4.1.6,
5.4.2.1, 5.4.2.4, 5.5.1.1 and 5.5.2
− Cutting 5.4.1.2, 5.5.1.8, 5.5.4, 5.6.1.3 and 5.6.2.1
− Trapping 5.4.2.3, 5.4.2.4, 5.4.2.5, 5.4.5 and 5.7
− Impact hazard 5.4.4

− Slipping, tripping and falling 5.2.1.1, 5.2.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6, 5.4.1.2,

5.4.1.3, 5.4.2.1, 5.4.2.3, 5.4.2.4, 5.4.6, 5.5.1.1, 5.5.1.6,
5.5.2 and 5.8

Electrical hazards due to live parts 5.5.1.9, 5.5.4, 5.6.1.1, 5.6.1.3, 5.6.1.4 and 5.6.2.1

Thermal hazards due to flame 5.2.1.1, 5.3.1, 5.3.7, 5.4.1.1, 5.5.1.4, 5.5.4, 5.6.1.1,

5.6.1.5 and 5.9

Hazards due to human behaviour 5.2.1.1, 5.2.1.2, 5.2.1.3, 5.2.2.1, 5.2.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.1,

5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 5.3.6, 5.4.1.5, 5.4.1.6, 5.4.1.7,
5.4.1.8, 5.4.2.1, 5.4.2.3, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 5.4.5, 5.4.6, 5.5.1.1,
5.5.1.2, 5.5.1.3, 5.5.1.5, 5.5.1.7, 5.5.1.8, 5.5.1.9, 5.5.2,
5.5.3, 5.5.4, 5.6.1.2, 5.6.1.3, 5.6.1.4, 5.6.2.1, 5.6.2.2, 5.7
and 5.9
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5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures
5.1 General

Category 1 and Category 2 vandal resistant lifts shall comply with the safety requirements and/or

protective measures of the following clauses. In addition, such lifts shall be designed according to the

principles of EN ISO 12100 for hazards relevant but not significant that are not dealt with by this

document (e.g. sharp edges).
5.2 Lift well
5.2.1 Well enclosure

5.2.1.1 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 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 without:

a) permanent deformation;
b) 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 5.4.1.
NOTE The above requirements apply in addition to any national regulations.

5.2.1.2 For Category 1 lifts with a partially enclosed well the height of the enclosure according

to EN 81-20:2014, 5.2.5.2.3 b) shall be a minimum of 5,0 m.
5.2.1.3 Category 2 lifts shall be provided with a totally enclosed well.
5.2.2 Access and emergency doors - Access trap doors - Inspection doors

5.2.2.1 Access and emergency doors, access trap doors and inspection doors 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.

5.2.2.2 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 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.
5.2.3 Ventilation
Ventilation openings shall be in accordance with 5.3.3 and 5.3.4.
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5.3 Machinery spaces, pulley rooms and machinery cabinets

5.3.1 The materials used in the construction of any machinery space, pulley room or machinery

cabinet outside of the well shall comply with 5.2.1.1.
5.3.2 Windows, if provided and accessible to persons, shall:
a) be of a strength as specified in 5.2.2.2;
b) have laminated glass panel(s).
Windows are not recommended.

5.3.3 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.

5.3.4 The means of protection in 5.3.3 shall be of a strength as specified in 5.2.1.1.

5.3.5 Doors and trap doors with their locks shall meet the requirements of 5.2.2.2.

5.3.6 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 5.4.2.2.

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.

5.3.7 In the case of a Category 2 lift, machinery located 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.
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5.4 Landing and car doors

5.4.1 Landing and car doors shall be of the automatically horizontally sliding power operated type.

5.4.1.1 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) for Category 2 lifts the materials used for decorative finishes shall be non-combustible according

to Class A1 or A2 of EN 13501-1.

5.4.1.2 Independently of their material, landing and car door assemblies, together with their

frames and fixings shall withstand the soft pendulum shock test as specified in EN 81-20:2014,

5.3.5.3.4 a) 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.

5.4.1.3 Door panels with their retainers shall withstand the soft pendulum shock test as specified

in EN 81-20:2014, 5.3.5.3.2 with a falling height increased to 1 400 mm.
5.4.1.4 For Category 2 lifts glass panels shall not be used.

5.4.1.5 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

5.4.1.6 For Category 2 lifts, in addition to the requirements of EN 81-20:2014, 5.3.5.3.3, it shall

not be possible to pass a rod of 10 mm diameter from the landing side of the entrance into the well.

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5.4.1.7 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.

5.4.1.8 For Category 2 lifts, the leading edge profile of car and landing doors shall be formed as

an integral part of the door.
5.4.2 Landing door security system – Category 2 lifts

5.4.2.1 At any floor where the car is not present, a security system shall prevent opening the

landing door with an emergency unlocking key as stated in EN 81-20:2014, 5.3.9.3.1 or by using an

item as described in Annex E, unless this system has been de-activated.

5.4.2.2 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.

5.4.2.3 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.

5.4.2.4 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.
5.4.2.5 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 recalled (phase 1) or in firefighters control (phase 2);

b) lifts in conformity with EN 81-73, it shall be automatically de-activated when the lift is recalled

by one of the means according to EN 81-73.
5.4.3 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 an item as described in Annex E within a

period of 60 s.
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SIST EN 81-71:2018+AC:2019
EN 81-71:2018+AC:2019 (E)
5.4.4 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.
5.4.5 Locking of car doors

The car door(s) shall always be provided with a mechanical locking device in compliance with

EN 81-20:2014, 5.3.9.2.
5.4.6 Manipulation of door operator and locks

For Category 2 lifts, in addition to the requirements of EN 81-20, 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.
5.5 Car
5.5.1 Car bodywork, Interior and fixings

5.5.1.1 The walls of the car shall have a mechanical strength at least equal to the landing doors

as specified in 5.4.1.2 a) or b) as applicable.
5.5.1.2 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 unauthori
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