En81 20 Comments PDF

Asia Pacific Input to EN81-20
CEN TC 10 (Lifts, escalators and moving walks)
Comment Stage for EN81-20
13th January 2012

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EN81-20 and EN81-50
EN 81-20
Passenger and goods passenger lifts
Contains requirements for complete passenger or goods
passenger lift installations independent of the driving
system
Groups all the technical requirements for design of
o Electric drive systems (currently EN81-1)
o Hydraulic drive systems (currently EN81-2)
o All other drive systems
EN 81-50
Examinations, calculations & tests of lift components
Contains description of the examinations, calculations
and tests of lift components used in any type of lift
(passenger, goods passenger, goods only lift, etc.)
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New Structure EN 81
Family of Standards
EN 81-1x EN 81-2x EN 81-3x EN 81-4x EN 81-5x EN 81-6x EN 81-7x EN 81-8x

Basics & Lifts for Transport of Lifts for Transport of Special Lifts for Documentation for Particular Existing Lifts
Interpretations Persons & Goods Goods only Transport of Persons Evaluations Lifts Applications Persons
& Goods & Goods
(TR) 10 20
1 3(0) 40 50 60 70 80
System of EN81 Passenger
Passenger && Service Lifts Stairlifts & Inclined Examinations, Technical File & Accessibility for Improvement of
Series of Standards Goods/Passenger
Goods/Passenger Lifting Platforms Calculations & Tests Instruction for Use Persons with Safety of Existing
Lifts
Lifts-Electric of Lift Components Special Lifts for Impaired Mobility Lifts
Persons & Goods
(TS) 11 Traction
2 31 41 51 61 71 81
Interpretations Passenger Accessible Goods- Vertical Lifting Type Examination of Technical File & Vandal Resistant Modernization of
Hydraulic& Lifts
Goods/Passenger only Lifts Platforms Instruction for Use Lifts Lifts
Lifts-Hydraulic
Etc. Goods only Lifts
12 21 43 58 68 72 (TS) 82
Procedures for risk Passenger Lifts in Lifts for Access to Landing Door Fire Remote Monitoring Firefighters Lifts Accessibility
Assessment Existing Buildings Workplaces Test Improvement of
(ISO 14798 to be Existing Lifts
adopted)
22 73 (TS) 83
Passenger Lifts, Behavior of Lifts in Vandal resistance
Inclined the Event of Fire Improvement of
+
Existing Lifts
EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009 EN 81-2:1998+A3:2009
Electric lifts Hydraulic lifts
28 (TS) 76
Remote Alarm for Use of Lifts for the
Passenger & Evacuation of
Goods/Passenger Disabled
Lifts
Legend:
Standard published
77
Lifts Subject to
Standard in development Seismic Conditions
Possible future development
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Background
Evolution of the “state of the art” for safety
The current standard is more than 13 years old and needed

to be aligned with current safety requirements
Needed to incorporate the result of studies of the Lift

Industry on safety aspects, such as strength of the doors
and requirements for safety spaces
Needed to align with the requirements of the Asia Pacific

Region
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Input to revision
More than 80 CEN Interpretations on current edition
Three amendments since 1998, A1 (PESSRAL), A2 (MRL)

and A3 (UCM)
Input from European interest groups, such as Trade

Associations and the EU Commission
Contribution and requests from non-European interest groups

from PALEA, Asia Pacific and North America, etc.
ISO/TC 178 work on harmonization of International

standards
New technologies and current state of the art
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Revision outcome
Clauses had to be renumbered – (Car doors and landing doors are now in the same section)
Traction lifts and hydraulic lifts are now in the same document
Clauses are supported by “formal” Risk Assessment
Format is harmonised with current CEN & ISO standards
Clauses are consolidated and redundancies are removed
Overall user friendliness should be improved
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International use
EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 have wide

acceptance around the world
Accepted by many countries with or

without national deviations
Unique opportunity for

harmonisation of regional codes and
standards, resulting in
Promoting and harmonizing the level of safety

Establishing common technical understanding for the entire profession
Improving the efficiency of the industry with benefits for all stakeholders
To maintain such harmonization, close cooperation of National and International

standardization organizations is essential
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International Cooperation Group
CEN/TC 10 Plenary in 2007, decided to extend the cooperation with the users of the
EN standards outside Europe
By applying ISO and CEN Cooperation agreement, and through ISO and CEN
resolutions, ISO members were appointed to participate in the revision of standards
Asia Pacific
o PALEA for the Asia Pacific area
China
o Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China
(SAC/TC196)
Korea
o Korean Elevator Safety Institute (KESI)
Japan
o Japan Elevator Association (JEA)
United States of America
o American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
)
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Main inputs
Text of EN 81-1 & EN 81-2
Interpretations
and Amendments
Comments from
Comments from European interest groups
International interest groups • EU Commission
• Asia Pacific (PALEA) • Notified Body for Lifts
• China • Trade Associations
• Japan • etc
• South Korea EN 81-20
• North America
EN 81-50
Comments
Outstanding from Standardisation
previous revisions Requirements
• CEN Guides 4,6,12,
• CEN Guide 414
Legislative
• Lifts Directive
• Machinery Directive Ease of use
• Low Voltage Directive
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India, Malaysia, Singapore,
Asia Pacific Input to EN81-20 Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Vietnam, New Zealand,
Australia, Vietnam,
Global input to EN81-20/50 Thailand,
Indonesia
ISO Merging China Japan Korea PALEA USA

Task –Forces
A17.1-EN81-JIS
CEN TC10 WG1 Ad Hoc 17 Task Force -

17 Ad Hoc Groups Revision EN81 Part 1&2
Merged EN81-1/2 Revision

EN81- 2013
2013 EN81--20 + EN81
EN81 EN81--50
ISO Report
ISO/TC178/WG4
ISO Prescriptive Code – ISO22559-

ISO22559-5 2015
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Asia Pacific Input Schedule
Comment stage launched in November 2011
End of comment stage is end of April 2012
Every comment received by WG1 will be considered and feedback will be provided
During April 2012 PALEA will collect and collate all of the Asia Pacific comment and
complete the official CEN comment documents
PALEA will send the CEN comment documents to the CEN TC10 WG1 Secretary by
the end of April 2012
In May of 2012 PALEA will provide feedback via, the PALEA members, to everyone
who attended the PALEA EN81-20 workshops
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Assumptions, Scope and Definitions
Assumptions and Scope

Average weight of person 75kg #0.2.5
The standard is not retrospective from date of issue # 1.4
New definitions
Authorised person #3.2
Brake set #3.5
Competent person #3.8
Maintenance #3.29
Rescue operation #3,45
Safety circuit #3.48
Special tool #3.55
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Goods Passenger Lifts
Negotiations have to be made between the customer and the supplier about:
The intended use of the lift;
New - Type and mass of the handling devices intended to be used in the case of
goods passenger lifts; #0.3.1 b)
New - The requirements of 5.4.2.1 shall be applied and, in addition, design
calculations shall take into account not only the rated load but also the weight
of handling devices, which may enter the car. #5.4.2.2.1
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Factors of Safety
Generally FOS are not used in EN81 #0.3.2

What is stated in the assumptions is:
Possible risks have been considered for each component that may be
incorporated in a complete lift installation and 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;
Free of defects.
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Accessible Spaces below the pit
Accessible spaces below pit #5.2.5.4

The counterweight or the balancing weight shall be equipped with safety gear; or
New - There shall be installed below the counterweight buffer or under the
travelling area of the counterweight, a pier extending down to the foundation of
the building.
New - The maximum kinetic energy from the free falling counterweight to the pit
shall be communicated to the building designers.
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Lift well counterweight screens
Counterweight screens #5.2.5.5.1

New definition - to allow passage of compensation chain etc.
New strength parameter - Withstand 300 N without deflecting into the path of
the counterweight
New – Screen is shorter and narrower than existing standard
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Lift well shaft division screens
New - The requirement for full height shaft division screens has now been changed
from “500 mm from the side of the car to the nearest moving part”, to “500mm from
the handrail to the nearest moving part” #5.2.5.5.2.2
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Lift well pit inspection control station
New - mandatory requirement for a lift well pit inspection control station. #5.2.1.5.1
New - In the event of persons on the car roof and in the pit the car shall only
move when the same buttons are pressed on both units #5.12.1.5.2.1 j)
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Pit egress device
New - If lowest landing door lock is not within 1m of the pit access ladder a means
must be provided to unlock the doors from the pit – (Lift well pit egress device)
#5.3.9.3.5
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Lift well pit access
Lift well pit access and pit ladders #5.2.2.3 and Annex F
New requirements for pit access ladders and to provide them with a safety contact
where necessary
New normative annex gives the possible ladder types
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Lift well Lighting
The requirements for the lighting of the lift well have been relaxed #5.2.1.4
At least 50 lux 1.0 m above the car roof: New - within the projection of the car
At least 50 lux 1.0 m above the pit floor: New - where a person can stand and
move between work locations
New - At least 20 lux in any other location in the lift well or pit
50 lux
Top of Lift Pit

lift car 20 lux
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Safety spaces on top of car when counterweight is landed -1
Safety spaces /volumes and clearances on top of the car # 5.2.5.7.1

New - There must be standing areas (clear area and safety volume) for the
number of persons anticipated to work on the car
New - Any part of the car roof having a clear area of 0,12 m² and a minimum
dimension of 250mm on one side is to be considered as a place where a person
might stand and requires a minimum clearance as per Table 2
New - Clear signage stating how many persons are permitted to work on the car
New - Each person must have their own safety volume available
New - Clearance over fixed equipment increased from 300mm to 500mm plus
“jump” with exception of the handrail
New - Handrails to have 400mm horizontal clearance to items outside the
projected area of the car
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Safety spaces on top of car when counterweight is landed -2
A = 500 mm + jump
B = 2 m + Jump when standing
Safety space
B = 1m + jump when crouching C
C = 300 mm + jump A
B B
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Lift pit safety spaces (Safety Volume)
New - There must be standing areas for the number of persons anticipated to work in
the pit # 5.2.5.8
New - Safety volume includes

both standing or laying posture
and are slightly larger than before
#5.2.5.8.1 Table 3
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Machinery spaces - Floor
New - Updated rules with regard to differences in floor levels in machine room floors
resulting in the need for additional ladders and barriers #5.2.6.3.2.4
New - Updated rules with regard to gaps in floors #5.2.5.3.2.5 Page 39

Note that the clause number in the comment document is an editorial error – should be #5.2.6.3.2.5
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Machinery spaces - Lighting
New - Modified rules for lighting levels in machinery spaces #5.2.1.4.2

200 lux where work is carried out and also for movement between work areas
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Sheaves in lift well
New rules for pulleys used in the well #5.5.8
Retaining devices required
Ability to access pulleys safely
Headroom clearance considerations at top of well
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Working areas on car roof
When working on car roof and the car is prevented from moving by a
mechanical device #5.2.6.4.3.1
When this device is in its active position and cannot be disengaged safely due to
forces exerted by the car, it shall be possible to leave the car roof:
o New - directly via the landing door by a clear opening of at least
0,50 m x 0,70 m above the car door header / door drive, or
o New - via the car by access through a trap door in the car roof having
a clear opening of at least 0,40 m x 0,50 m. Steps, ladder and/or hand
hold(s) shall be provided to allow a safe descent into the car, or
o New - Exit the well via an emergency door as 5.2.3.
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Landing and car entrances – Soft pendulum test
Landing and car entrances – Mechanical strength # 5.3.5.2
New strength parameters for landing doors and frames and also car doors
New - All landing doors and frames and car doors now subject to soft pendulum
impact testing at their weakest points
The details of the tests are to be found in EN81-50 Clause #5.14
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Landing and car entrances: strength and forces # 5.3.5.2
New -300 N, on area 5 cm2, at any place, both
sides
Limited elastic deformation and no
permanent damage
New requirement of 1000 N, on area 100 cm2, at

any place, landing side
No permanent deformation
Door operation remains possible after test
New requirement for 1000 N and 300 N forces to act simultaneously for design and test
purposes
New - Retaining devices are to be provided should the main guiding elements fail, and
these also have to be impact tested
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Landing and car entrances: strength and forces cont’d # 5.3.5.2
New - Soft bag pendulum test, landing side, 800

mm fall
No loss of integrity
No need to operate after test
New - More accurate description of the test

method to ensure repeatability of the test
New - More accurate description of the test

method to ensure repeatability of the test
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Panels made of glass
Panels made of glass #5.2.1.8.3

Glass panels, plane or formed shall be made of laminated glass.
New - They shall withstand 1000 N horizontal static force on an area of
0,30 m x 0,30 m at any point without permanent deformation
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Special requirements for glass doors
Special requirements for glass doors to protect children’s fingers #5.3.5.2.8

Making the glass opaque on the side exposed to the user by the use of either
frosted glass or the application of frosted material to a height of minimum
1,10 m, or
Sensing the presence of fingers at least up to 1,6 m above sill and stopping the
door movement in opening direction, or
New - Limiting the gap between door panels and frame to maximum 4 mm at
least up to 1,6 m above sill.
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More than 11m between landing doors
When distance exceed 11m between consecutive landing doors #5.2.3.3

Fit an emergency access door; or
New – provide Emergency Electrical Operation according to #5.12.1.6
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Landing door access device
New tolerances for unlocking access device to prevent use of commonly available
keys #5.3.9.3 (Fig 10)
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Landing door access device location
Landing door access device location #5.3.9.3.2
New -When fitted on door panel or door frame - maximum height above landing sill
of 2 m
2 m max
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Landing door access device location cont….
Landing door access device location #5.3.9.3.2
New - When fitted on door frame with the access device facing down – maximum
height of 2.2 m unless a long key is used E.G. With a 2.7 m high door the key would
need to be 500 mm long or telescopic
E.G. 2.7 m
2.2 m max
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Car door strength
New - Exceptions for car entrances #5.3.5.2.1 b)

1000 N, on area 100 cm2, at any place, only on car side
No pendulum test (except for glass doors) #5.3.5.2.2
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Car door locking
New - Car door cannot be opened more than 100mm under manual effort when outside
the unlocking zone #5.3.15.4
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Car door locking cont….
Car door locking is required if the horizontal distance between the car sill and the
inner surface of the lift well exceeds 150 mm. #5.2.5.3.2 c) and #5.3.15.5
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Force to hold car door closed
New - Car door must be held closed with a force of at least 50N when the car is
moving, regardless of the rated speed of the lift #5.3.15.1
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Landing and car door protection device
If kinetic energy of door closing exceeds 4 J: #5.3.6.2.1.1
Protective device to reopen the door and so prevent door impacting obstacles
o Active from 50 mm to 1600 mm high
o Active until 20 mm from door closed
o In case of failure (or de-activation), door energy to be reduced to 4 J
o New – when “nudging” acoustic signal always required
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Lift car emergency lighting
Lighting in car
New - Emergency lighting: Parameter is now “Lux” instead of “Watt” #5.4.10.4
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Lift Car wall strength
Car wall strength

New parameters for strength of car walls # 5.4.3.2.2
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Lift Car apron
New requirements for the strength of the car apron / toe guard #5.4.5.3
300 N at the “weakest point”
35 mm max deflection without permanent deformation
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Lift Car Balustrade
New requirements for the strength of the lift car roof balustrade #5.4.7.2.2
Withstand horizontal force of 300 N
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Lift Car roof top balustrades cont….
New - All lift cars regardless of well clearances to have a “toe board” around the car
roof edge #5.4.7.2.1 a) and #5.4.7.3 b)
> 500 mm
300 to 500 mm
1100
700
> 300 > 300
< 300 mm
? 150 ? 150
Toe board only required 700 mm high balustrade 1100 mm high balustrade
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Lift Car: Available car area, rated load
Load will continue to be calculated at 75kg per person #0.2.5
New - Car area to be calculated as from wall to wall body inner dimensions. Finishes
are excluded #5.4.2.1
New - Areas which cannot accommodate a person due to their size need not be
included in the floor area calculation #5.4.2.1.1
New - Door entrance recesses of less than 100mm depth need not be included in the
floor area calculation #5.4.2.1.1
New - A new sample calculation, including loading devices is given #5.4.2.2.1
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Rope Traction
New - Improvement and completion of traction formulas and these will be stated in
EN 81-50
Rope traction #5.5.3

Either the ropes or traction media shall slip if car or counterweight is blocked: or
New - The drive system is to limit motor torque.
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Slack rope switch
New - Where there is relative extension of one rope to all others the lift is to stop at
next floor – (slack rope switches required) #5.5.5.3
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Rope compensation
Use of compensation devices #5.5.6.1

New - Up to 3,0 m/s, compensation by belts, chains, ropes
Safety factor 5
For speeds exceeding 3,0 m/s, compensation ropes with tensioning device to be provided
#5.5.6.2
For speed exceeding 3,5 m/s there shall be, in addition, an anti-rebound device #5.5.6.3
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Suspension means
Note that no new technologies such as belts or alternative forms of ropes have been
incorporated at this time.
This is due to concerns over the inclusion of patented or copyright protected
materials
It is however likely that future revisions would include such materials
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Guide Rails
New requirements for guide rails and their installation #5.7
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Buffers and their markings
New requirements for buffers and their installation #5.8
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Lift machine brake release
The machine shall be capable of having the brake released by a continuous manually
operated system, even in the case of a power supply failure.
New - The operation can be mechanical (e.g. lever) or electrical by independent (E.G.
Battery) power supply. #5.9.2.2.2.7
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Unintended Movement Protection
Unintended Movement Protection will be a mandatory requirement #5.6.7
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Final Limits
New - Electro-mechanical final limits always required unless substituted by SIL rated
device #5.12.2.3
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Roof top inspection control
New - Inspection controls are to stop the lift with 2m clearance in the pit and top of lift
well. Further movement towards the minimum refuge spaces is then allowed upon
pressing the control button again but at a maximum speed of 0,3 m/s #5.12.1.5.2.1
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Landing and car door by-pass
New - Landing and Car Door By-pass Control #5.12.1.8

Stop the lift if a bridge is inadvertently left on a door lock or on the door lock
circuit
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Door circuit monitoring
New - Door circuit monitoring #5.12.1.9
Monitors the closing and opening of both landing doors and the car doors.
E.G. If the car door opens and the landing door lock circuit does not open then
the lift will be shut down
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EMC requirements
The electromagnetic compatibility shall comply with the requirements of EN 12015

and EN 12016. #5.10.1.1.3
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Electronic components in Safety circuits
Programmable electronic systems in safety related applications (PESSRAL) #5.11.2.6

Tables A.1 and A.2 give the safety integrity level for each electric safety device.
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Emergency Alarm
New - The emergency alarm is now specified to be the same as that of EN 81-28
#5.12.3
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Control System enhancements
New - The control system, to enable safe and easy maintenance, shall be provided with
special means #5.12.1.7
To prevent the lift from answering landing calls
To disable the automatic door operation
To be able to input at least terminal floor calls
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Maintenance / Inspection Controls and new Pictograms
Inspection control buttons and switches #5.12.1.5.2.3
New - Run or common button must be provided #5.12.1.5.1.2 c)
Communication device /alarm button must be fitted on top of car and in pit #5.2.1.6
Stop Alarm
Automatic
Maintenance
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Electrical Installations
New - All electrical equipment shall now be in accordance with EN 60204-1 unless
otherwise described. #5.10.1.1.2
New - Labeling now required for electrical and thermal hazards. #5.10..1.1.6 &
# 5.10.1.2.1
Socket outlets to be provided with Residual Current Device (RCD) at 30mA

#5.10.1.2.3
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Asia Pacific Input to EN81-20

CEN TC 10 (Lifts, escalators and moving walks)

Comment Stage for EN81-20

13th January 2012

EN 81-1x EN 81-2x EN 81-3x EN 81-4x EN 81-5x EN 81-6x EN 81-7x EN 81-8x

Evolution of the “state of the art” for safety

The current standard is more than 13 years old and needed

Needed to incorporate the result of studies of the Lift

Needed to align with the requirements of the Asia Pacific

More than 80 CEN Interpretations on current edition

Three amendments since 1998, A1 (PESSRAL), A2 (MRL)

Input from European interest groups, such as Trade

Contribution and requests from non-European interest groups

ISO/TC 178 work on harmonization of International

New technologies and current state of the art

Clauses are supported by “formal” Risk Assessment

Format is harmonised with current CEN & ISO standards

Clauses are consolidated and redundancies are removed

Overall user friendliness should be improved

EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 have wide

Accepted by many countries with or

Unique opportunity for

Promoting and harmonizing the level of safety

To maintain such harmonization, close cooperation of National and International

ISO Merging China Japan Korea PALEA USA

CEN TC10 WG1 Ad Hoc 17 Task Force -

Merged EN81-1/2 Revision

ISO Prescriptive Code – ISO22559-

Comment stage launched in November 2011

End of comment stage is end of April 2012

Assumptions and Scope

Generally FOS are not used in EN81 #0.3.2

Accessible spaces below pit #5.2.5.4

Counterweight screens #5.2.5.5.1

New normative annex gives the possible ladder types

Top of Lift Pit

Safety spaces /volumes and clearances on top of the car # 5.2.5.7.1

Equipment where someone might be

able to stand as per # 5.2.5.7.2 b)

New – Safety volume must be

Equipment where someone cannot

clearly marked on the car roof

stand as per # 5.2.5.7.2 a)

New - Safety volume includes

New – Bottom of safety volume

Safety space standing

Safety space laying

New - Updated rules with regard to gaps in floors #5.2.5.3.2.5 Page 39

New - Modified rules for lighting levels in machinery spaces #5.2.1.4.2

New rules for pulleys used in the well #5.5.8

Retaining devices required

Ability to access pulleys safely

Headroom clearance considerations at top of well

Landing and car entrances – Mechanical strength # 5.3.5.2

New requirement of 1000 N, on area 100 cm2, at

New - Soft bag pendulum test, landing side, 800

New - More accurate description of the test

New - More accurate description of the test

Panels made of glass #5.2.1.8.3

Special requirements for glass doors to protect children’s fingers #5.3.5.2.8

When distance exceed 11m between consecutive landing doors #5.2.3.3

Landing door access device location #5.3.9.3.2

Landing door access device location #5.3.9.3.2