Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies the safety rules for lifts permanently installed in buildings, which are intended for the transport of passengers or passengers and goods . This document applies to:

— lifts, with traction drive, positive drive or hydraulic drive;

— lifts serving specific levels

— lifts having a closed car;

— lifts moving along guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical.

— lifts installed in buildings with boundary conditions in accordance with Annex B;

— the electrical equipment of the lift, including lighting and socket outlets in the well.This document does not specify additional requirements for:

— lifts installed in buildings with requirements for seismic conditions;

— lifts installed in buildings with requirements for accessibility;

— lifts exposed to vandalism;

— lifts to be used for firefighting;

— lifts intended for the transport of goods alone where the carrier is accessible, and fitted with controls situated inside the carrier or within reach of a person inside the carrier;

— the behavior of the lift when the control system of the lift receives a recall signal(s) in the event of fire in a building.

This document is not applicable to passenger and goods passenger lifts, which are installed before the date of its publication.