The Impact of the new

Directive 2014/33/EU
and Standard EN81-20
on New Lifts
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Directive
2014/33/EU
IMPLICATIONS TO INDUSTRY
Owners, Lift Installers, Banks, Insurers, etc.

Lifts: they exist as finished products only after their permanent
THE WORD installation
LIFTS IS
Lifts: they cannot be imported in the EU

RE-DEFINED
They are only placed on the market and they are not
subsequently made available

There are neither «Importers» nor «Distributors» of lifts

In relation to their role in the supply chain they must adopt
appropriate measures to place on the market Lifts and Safety
Components only if they are in compliance with the Directive

Importers must ensure to place on the market Safety
Components in compliance with the Directive and must not
place on the market Components which are not compliant or
LIFT INSTALLERS present a risk
OBLIGATIONS &
Importers must ensure that Conformity Assessment procedures
RESPONSIBILITES have been performed and that EC marking and relevant
documentation are available for inspection by the National
Authorities

When placing on the market a Safety Component, every
Importer should indicate on it his name, the registered trade
name or mark and the postal address

Installer is responsible for design, manufacturing, installation,
tests

More detailed information (Installer address) to be indicated
and clearly visible on the Lift (not necessarily on the car plate)

Installer details in documentation or register available on site
LIFT INSTALLERS
OBLIGATIONS &
RESPONSIBILITES

Installers shall indicate, on the lift, their name, registered trade
name or registered trade mark and the postal address at which
they can be contacted. The address shall indicate a single point at
which the installer can be contacted. The contact details shall be in
a language easily understood by end-users and market
surveillance authorities.

Distributors should be able to supply Safety Components
already placed on the market, (stocks in the supply chain)
QUESTION ? before the date of application of the national measures
transposing the Directive

What is going to happen after 20th April 2016 for lift installers
who assemble lifts locally?

Responsible for design and manufacturing of Safety
Components

If Importer or Distributor makes available (with his name or his
Manufacturer registered trade mark) a Safety Component, or

Obligations
•Modifies the product in such a way that conformity is

involved,

•Importer or Distributor will be considered as the Manufacturer
and fully responsible of the SC
Standard
EN81-20
IMPLICATIONS TO INDUSTRY
Owners, Lift Installers, Banks, Insurers, etc.
 EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 are merged into the following
new parts
1. EN 81 -20 Passenger and goods passenger lifts
contains requirements for complete passenger or
goods
 
passenger lift installations independent of
New Structure 
taking over the general
the driving system,

of the EN81 design requirements from EN 81-
 
1 /2:1998 and
Family all their amendments.
2. EN 81- 50 Examinations, calculations and tests of

components
lift


of lift
Contains description of the examinations, calculations and tests


passenger,
components used in any type of lift (passenger, goods

goods only lift, etc.)
 The new standards will come into
Status force on the 1ST September 2017.
 1. Compliance to building regulations.
2. Environmental conditions e.g. temperature, humidity, exposure to
sun & wind, corrosive atmosphere, etc.
RESPONSIBILITIES
3. Intended use of lift e.g. commercial application, hospital, etc.
4. Dissipation of heat in machine rooms and lifts shafts.
of
5. Ventilation of lift shafts (1% of CSA).
6. Building structure including underground for pits.
BUILDING
7. Electrical and telecommunications installation.
DESIGNERS,
ARCHITECTS, 8. Means of accessibility for installation, use of lift & maintenance of lift.
DEVELOPERS / 9. Plumbing / drain installations for Fire Fighting Lifts.
OWNERS & 10. Noise & Vibrations transmitted to building.
CONSULTANTS 11. Maintenance of lift.
Major
MAJOR CHANGES OF
PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE TO
Changes DEVELOPERS, ARCHITECTS,
ETC
 a. The machine room and lift well is for the exclusive
use of the lift and shall not contain ducts, cables or
other devices than for the lift.
LIFT b. Machine room is defined as a fully enclosed space
MACHINE with ceiling, walls, floor and access door(s) in which
machinery as a whole or in parts is placed. It is for the
ROOM exclusive use of the lift and not for storage, meters,
& etc.

WELL c. A machinery cabinet is considered as a machinery

space.
d. Machine room door to be 2.0mH x 0.6m W and must
open outwards.

Clear height for working is 2.1m.
Machinery
Where working areas in the well are from the car roof
Spaces (e.g. MRLs) and blocking devices are employed to
prevent car movement, then there must be a means of
escape to prevent personnel from becoming trapped
in these areas.

Access to working areas is now allowed via private
premises on agreement with the building owner
concerning provision of access for maintenance and
rescue.

Machine room size parameters remain the same e.g.
0.7m from panel, 0.5m from sheave, etc.

The ventilation of the well is now considered as an
architectural issue rather than the concern of the lift
designer. The manufacturer is to give details of the
heat output of the lift installation to the architect.

Lift wells made of glass must be of laminate material
throughout their full height to protect from breakage
of panels.
Lift Well
Pits deeper than 2.5m must have an access at the
base of the pit. Access ladders to pits less tan 2.5m
are now fully defined in EN81-20.

Pits must be sealed. Water seepage will no longer be
allowed.
 Where there is no car roof
balustrade and ledges exist in
the well greater than 0.15m,
to prevent persons from
standing in these areas
a. The edge of the protection
HORIZONTAL must be chamfered (≥45
degrees), or
PROJECTIONS b. A deflector to be provided
INTO THE WELL with ≥ 45 degrees inclination,
withstanding 300N applied to
5 cm2
- Without permanent
deformation
- - With ≤15mm elastic
deformation
Doors for
Access,
Inspection &
Rescue
WELL
STRENGTH


present in the
A refuge space will be required for each person


headroom and pit.


included in their designs.

Manufacturers must declare how many persons are


REFUGE

many persons are present

A notice will be displayed in each area stating how


SPACES 
adopt in case of emergency.

and the position to


Refuge Spaces are defined as standing, crouching and laying

positions with signs stating which is provided.

2 Persons
Allowed

All refuge spaces in the same area must be of the same type.

Headroom refuge cube – one shall take 1.0m as the height.

HEADROOM
CLEARANCES
PIT
CLEARANCES
 Lift Car

Materials used inside a car are now subject
to fire rating classifications.

Decorative mirrors are to be made from
safety glass.
Lift Car
Cars are to have increased normal use lux
lighting levels and a defined emergency
lighting level. There shall be at least 2
lamps connected in parallel. The car shall
be continuously illuminated except when
the car is parked and the doors are closed.
SURFACE OF
WALLS, FLOOR
& CEILING
 It is recommended that a slight counter
slope be provided in front of each landing
sill to avoid water from washing,
Building sprinkling, etc., draining into the well.
Interfaces The natural or artificial lighting of the
landings in the vicinity of landing doors shall
be at least 50 lux at floor level, such that a
user can see ahead when he is opening the
landing door to enter the lift, even if the car
light has failed.
FIRE
FIGHTING
LIFTS
EN81-72
Key
1 Firefighter's lift Key
2 Fire level 1 Firefighter's lift
3 Bridge-head 2 Fire level
4 Hot gases 6 Fire resistant door
5 Water on floor 7 Fire protected lobby
6 Fire resistant door 8 Stairway (Escape route)
7 Fire protected lobby 9 Destroyed fire resistant door or wall
8 Stairway (Escape route)
Water protection in the lift well Concepts of fire compartments

Key
1 Lift well, forming a single and separate
fire compartment through all floors
2 Staircase (escape route), forming a
single and separate fire compartment
through all floors
3 Fire protected lobbies, each forming a
separate fire compartment on each floor
Key 4 Usage areas, containing one or more
1 Firefighter's lift car separate fire compartments on each floor
2 Fire level 5 Machinery space, is not shown here. It
3 Bridge-head can be situated in different places, but
4 Leakage water from fire level floor belongs normally to the same fire
5 Water-protected zone in the well and on the car compartment as the lift well
6 Max leakage water level in the pit