CEN/TC 10/WG 10 - Improvement of safety of existing lifts

This document gives a methodology for improving the safety of existing lifts with the aim of reaching an equivalent level of safety to that of a newly installed lift by the application of today’s state-of-the-art for safety.
NOTE Due to situations such as the building design, etc. it may not be possible in all cases to reach today’s state-of-the-art for safety.
This document applies to permanently installed passenger or goods passenger lifts, with traction, positive or hydraulic drive serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods and moving along guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical.
This document includes the improvement of safety of existing lifts for:
a) passengers;
b) maintenance and inspection personnel;
c) persons outside the well, machinery space(s) and the pulley room(s) (but in their immediate vicinity);
d) any other authorized persons.
This document is not applicable to:
e) lifts with drive systems others than those mentioned above;
f) lifting appliances such as paternosters, mine lifts, theatre 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;
g) installations where the inclination of the guide rails to the vertical exceeds 15°;
h) lifting appliances with a rated speed lower than or equal to 0,15 m/s;
i) safety during transport, installation, repairs and dismantling of lifts.
However, this document can usefully be taken as a reference basis.

1.1   This European Standard provides rules on how to apply EN 81-70 referred to in EN 81-80:2003, 5.2.1 [4] to existing lifts to improve their accessibility for persons including persons with disability.
1.2   This European Standard applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods and moving between guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical.

1.1   This Technical Specification provides ways on how to apply EN 81-71 referred to in EN 81-80:2003 2, 5.3 to existing lifts in order to improve their vandal resistance.
1.2   This document applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods and moving between guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical.

This document provides rules on how to apply EN 81-20:2020 and EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022 to existing lifts to improve their accessibility and usability for persons including persons with disability. It is detailing the general requirement for accessibility as referred to in EN 81-80:2019, Annex A, Table A.1, No. 1.1.
NOTE EN 81-70:2018 referenced in EN 81 80:2019 has been replaced by EN 81-70:2021+A1:2022.
This document applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods.
This document does not cover lifts with destination control system.

This document provides rules on how to apply EN 81-71:2022 to existing lifts to improve their vandal resistance. It is detailing the general requirement for vandal resistance as referred to in EN 81-80:2019, Annex A, Table A.1, No. 1.2.
NOTE EN 81-71:2018 referenced in EN 81-80:2019 has been replaced by EN 81-71:2022 without technical changes. The reference to category 0 has been removed.
This document applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods.

1.1   This European Standard gives rules for improving existing lifts with the aim of reaching today's state of the art of general safety.
NOTE   Due to situations such as the building design etc. it may not be possible in all cases to reach today's state of the art.
1.2   This standard has taken into consideration safety requirements of the directives listed in the Bibliography and of EN 81 series of the safety standards for lifts.
NOTE   The EN 81-series of standards for particular applications can be used as a basis for improving safety of existing lifts, providing they have been officially accepted. However, not all clauses may apply or be "reasonably practicable" (see note to 1.3).
1.3   It is the responsibility of each national authority to apply this standard and to determine its own programme of implementation in a step by step process (see Annex A (normative)) in a reasonable and practicable way based on :
¾ the level of risk (e.g. extreme, high, medium, low) ;
¾ social and economic considerations.
NOTE   "Reasonably practicable" is defined as follows : "In deciding what is reasonably practicable the seriousness of risk to injury should be weighted against the difficulty and cost of removing or reducing that risk. In considering the cost no allowance should be made for the size, nature or profitability of the business concerned. Where the difficulty and costs are high, and a careful assessment of the risk shows it to be comparatively unimportant, action may not need to be taken. On the other hand where the risk is high, action should be taken at whatever cost".
1.4   This standard includes the improvement of safety for :
a) users of passenger and goods passenger lifts ;
b) lift maintenance and inspection personnel ;
c) persons outside the well, machine room and the pulley room (if any) ;
d) any authorised persons.
1.5   Excluded from this standard are the following :
a) rack and pinions lifts, screw and chain lifts etc. ;
b) lifting appliances

1.1   This Technical Specification provides rules on how to apply EN 81-70 referred to in EN 81-80:2003, 5.2.1 [1] to existing lifts to improve their accessibility for persons including persons with disability.
1.2   This document applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods and moving between guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical.