SNEL PROGRESS STATUS IN EUROPE

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR2 SNEL recognition is slowly progressing EN THE SAFETY STANDARD FOR THE SAFETY STANDARD FOR EXISTING EUROPEAN LIFTS

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR3 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  The only indication available to all European states about existing lifts is EU Recommendation 95/216/EC. It lists 10 general recommendations and refers to standard EN 81-1/2 for technical details. This reference of Rec. 95/216/EC was changed to EN (SNEL) by an “Important legal notice” published by DG Entr. of the EC on March 3rd, 2005 (on website Europa).

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6 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Fatalities happen every year in Europe!

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR7 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Many accidents remain unreported (at least 10 times more than recorded accidents!).  Bad level accuracy and tripping can kill!

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR8 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Causes of fatal & serious Users’ accidents –Bad stopping accuracy (5.2.2) –Lack of car door (5.8.3) –Lack of positive lock (5.7.7) –Unexpected movement of the car (5.9.4) –Inadequate glass in door (5.7.3) –Entrapment (5.14.3)

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR9 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Causes of accidents to Workers –Unsafe pit access (5.5.8) –Unsafe access to machine room (5.9.4) –Insufficient protection against electric shock (5.13.1) –Slippery floor in machine room (5.2.2) –No stopping device on car roof or inspection control station (5.14.3)

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR10 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Accidents tend to cluster in countries where legislation is inadequate  SNEL Filtering Method is to be applied in each country, in order to identify safety priorities  SNEL is the “state-of-the-art”; a reference in courts of justice  SNEL is a “de facto” harmonization of European lift safety

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SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Two ways to progress: –LEGISLATION: case of France, Belgium, Spain, Austria (mandatory over a period to be decided) with law based on EN –INSPECTION recommendations by the Notified Body’s inspectors, during legally required main inspections (Germany, Sweden, Norway) based on EN SNEL Status - Istanbul LR13

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS SNEL Status - Istanbul LR14  In case of compulsory legislation 1: –Application periods based on risks, such as in France or Spain (France: 3 x 5 years)  high risks (prolonged to 2010)  medium risks (prolongation possible)  Low risks

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  In case of compulsory legislation 1: –Application periods based on risks and next inspection, such as in Spain  12 high risks 1 year after next inspection  6 medium risks at the next major modification/improvement of the lift SNEL Status - Istanbul LR15

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  Problems/Advantages with application based on risk coverage: –Professional owners want to do all at once, creating a much higher demand at the beginning, difficult for the industry to absorb (calls for tender, trained workforce) –Owners following the 3 periods of application pay more, since some adaptations are best done (and cheaper) in one go –Lack of trust for owners getting very different offers from companies –Immediate coverage of high risks for all lifts SNEL Status - Istanbul LR16

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS SNEL Status - Istanbul LR17  In case of compulsory legislation 2:  Application periods based on year of installation of lift, such as in Austria or Belgium;  Belgium: 3 periods for application in the new Royal Decree:  Austria:

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS SNEL Status - Istanbul LR18  Problems/Advantages with application based on year of construction or installation: – The last years of application are postponed for a long time, also for high risks –The process is much better accepted by owners –The work to be done is divided evenly over more manageable periods for the industry

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  In case of recommendations made during inspections: –The system is not immediately compulsory and requires discipline from the lift owners, once they receive the inspection report from the Notified Body (Germany), based on the list of 74 SNEL risks –System in place early (2002) with industry, the ministry (DAfA committee) and NBL’s (TüVs) SNEL Status - Istanbul LR19

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS SNEL Status - Istanbul LR20  Problems/Advantages with application based on NBL’s inspections & recommendations: –A “hard core” of less that 30% of existing lifts remains, where modernisation still needs to be done for some of the SNEL risks –The “soft approach” has been managed smoothly by industry, without having a peak of hiring and linked difficulties

SNEL Status - Istanbul LR21 SNEL PROGRESS STATUS  And the rest of Europe? –Countries with legislation, but no or limited application (Greece) –Countries with partial legislation or recommendation and good coverage (Sweden, Norway) –Countries « on the way » with legal texts partially approved or prepared (Poland, Turkey) –Countries where nothing has happened or where the law was blocked (Italy, the Netherlands, Finland,…)

SNEL PROGRESS STATUS SNEL Status - Istanbul LR22  SNEL (EN 81-80) is the way to harmonize the way to harmonize safety for the 5 million safety for the 5 million existing lifts in Europe. existing lifts in Europe. Using SNEL to legislate Using SNEL to legislate is the best way forward, is the best way forward, with periods of appli- with periods of appli- cation based on the national characteristics of the lift stock. Let’s do it!

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