SAFETY OF EXISTING LIFTS

SAE
FRENCH CASE

1
 WHY
WHY SUCH
SUCH A
A LAW
LAW ??

• FATAL ACCIDENTS : MAY 2001 & MAY 2002

• THE FRENCH MEDIAS EMPHASIZED THE EVENTS

- Safety & Security are major citizen and politicians
concerns
- Lift is part of daily life
- Every body feels to be exposed

• THE FRENCH AUTORITIES CONSIDERED THE

SUBJECT AS A PRIORITY

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 SITUATION
SITUATION OF
OF FRENCH
FRENCH PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO
safety Directive
95/16/CE
Composants
Safety +
Portes de
components NF
ENEN 81-1/2
81-1/2
Car doors
Cabines Sécurité
Réserves en&gaine
Headroom pit
Fire protection
Réglement de + +
safety spaces
regulation
Sécurité Manœuvre
inspection operation
Incendie Inspection

Progressive
Parachute à
safety gear
prise amortie
NF EN 81

Serrures
Positive
positives
Locks

1st Safety
1ère norme
de
Norm
sécurité
NFP 82-201

1913 45 47 51 57 59 65 74 79 80 86 88 98/99
time
Temps
time
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 SITUATION
SITUATION OF
OF FRENCH
FRENCH PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIO

• 450000 units

• 60% > 20 years old

• 2000 accidents / year

• 10 fatal accidents /year (users & employees)

• 3 retrofit regulation (1951,1986,1995)

• 2% of lifts are modernised each year

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 SAE
SAE STORY
STORY STARTS
STARTS

CREATION OF A WORKING GROUP IN AFNOR IN

OCTOBER 2001 BY THE GOVERNMENT

EXPERTS FROM INDUSTRY, CONSUMERS

ASSOCIATION, NOTIFIED BODIES,
CONSULTANTS …

RECOMMENDATION TO ELIMINATE MAJOR

RISKS ON EXISTING LIFTS (USERS & WORKERS).

METHODOLOGY BASED ON SNEL, STATISTICS

& RISK ASSESSMENT.

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 SAE
SAE STORY
STORY

REPORT WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 2002

17 MAJOR RISKS DUE TO :

OUT OF DATE TECHNOLOGY & OBSOLETE

DESIGN.

EVOLUTION OF USERS BEHAVIOUR ,

ATTITUDE (vandalism..).

EVOLUTION OF USAGE ENVIRONMENT

(Population ageing , growing , ...).

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 SAE
SAE LAW
LAW PROJECT
PROJECT
• MINISTER GILLES de ROBIEN PRESS CONFERENCE
JULY 15th, 2002

THE OWNERS WILL HAVE 15 YEARS TO

RETROFIT 17 RISKS ON THEIR EXISTING LIFTS

MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WILL BE

COMPULSORY, CONTENTS WILL CLARIFY THE
RESPONSIBILITIES

TECHNICAL CONTROL BY 3rd PARTY EVERY

FIVE YEARS.

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 15 electrical shock 14 Machine /pulley
protection room lighting

9 pulleys protection
In 5 years
11 ascending over speed
8 Machine/pulleys
rooms access In 10 years
4 landing doors
emergency
unlocking
device misuse
In 15years
1 stopping accuracy

1
7 13 unsafe glass
on landing doors

3 unsafe door locking device

R 5 door protection device

2 top/pit clearances

I 7 2 way communication

S 6 partially enclosed

K 12 car apron
or perforate hoistway
walls

S 16 locking device of
emergency/inspection 10 safety gear & governor
access doors to well:pit

17 protection against free

fall hydraulic lifts
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 SAE
SAE LAW
LAW DRAFT,
DRAFT, WHERE
WHERE WE
WE ARE
ARE TODAY
TODAY ::

• LAW DRAFT APPROVED AT THE 1st READING

OF THE PARLIAMENT

• PUBLICATION EXPECTED IN MAY

• DECREES & “ARRETES” UNDER PREPARATION

EXPECTED IN SEPTEMBER 2003

NOTE
NOTE :: FRENCH
FRENCH ELEVATOR
ELEVATOR ASSOCIATION
ASSOCIATION IS
IS INVOLVED
INVOLVED IN
IN THE
THE
WORKING
WORKING GROUPS
GROUPS WHICH
WHICH WERE/ARE
WERE/ARE ORGANISED
ORGANISED BY
BY
THE
THE GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT TO
TO PREPARE
PREPARE THE
THE TEXTS
TEXTS

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 EUROPEAN
EUROPEAN CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTION TO
TO SAE
SAE

• RECOMMENDATION FOR EXISTING LIFTS 95/216/EC

• HARMONISED STANDARDS FOR MAINTENANCE

INSTRUCTIONS EN 13015

• SAFETY NORM FOR EXISTING LIFTS (SNEL) prEN 81-80

• NEW HARMONISED STANDARDS TO BE PUBLISHED

(handicapped people accessibility , remote alarm ,
anti-vandalism…..)

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 EUROPEAN
EUROPEAN CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTION TO
TO SAE
SAE

THE EUROPEAN WORKS BRING US BENEFITS :

- GIVE A METHODOLOGY FOR RISK ASSESSMENT

- PROVIDE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

- PROVIDE GUIDES, FRAMES & STATISTICS

IN THE FRENCH CASE IT ALLOWED TO GO

FASTER IN A MORE CONSENSUAL WAY

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 SAFETY OF EXISTING LIFTS IS A EUROPEAN
ISSUE

EXPERIENCE FROM FRANCE, BELGIUM, SPAIN

COULD BE USED FOR OTHER COUNTRIES.

FROM SAE SIDE, AFNOR DOSSIER, ACCIDENT

STATISTICS, CARTOONS , … COULD BE
PROVIDED TO OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.

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 THE END

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