1. Revision of the EN 81-1/2
Pierre Bianchini

2. Revision of EN81-1/2 History of EN 81-1/2
1978 First edition of EN81-1 Traction lifts
1985: Second edition of EN 81-1 Traction lifts
1987: First edition of EN 81-2 Hydraulic lifts
1997: Lift Directive 95/16/EC published
1998: Third edition of EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 (adopted by all countries)
2004: A2 - Machinery and pulley spaces (MRL)
2004: CEN/TS Interpretations to EN 81-1/2
2005: A1 – PESSRAL
2006: Lift Directive 95/16/EC amended by new Machinery Directive 2006/42/E
2008: A3 - Alignment to new Machinery Directive
Revision of EN 81-1/2 is running – Public Enquiry in 2009

3. Revision of EN81-1/2 Background
Resolutions taken by CEN/TC 10 for Revision of EN 81-1 and 2
005/1997 considering the evolution of the technology and the need to apply the methodology developed in EN 414 and EN 1050
008/1998 … examination of the technical Comments of the last Public Enquiry and the consideration of the proposals (agreed upon points) of ISO/TR part 1 and 2
015/2006 Optimized structure of the EN81 family of Standards: CEN/TR approved

4. Revision of EN81-1/2 Main Drivers
Experience of the users
Interpretations
Amendments (A1, A2 and future A3)
Requirements, comments and input from non-European partners and users
Questions and answers by correspondence
Workshops and Technical Exchange sessions
Standardization guides
Rules of drafting of safety standards
Environmental Aspects
Needs for disabled persons
Child safety

5. Revision of EN81-1/2 Main Drivers
ISO GESR’s & GSP’s
Ensuring addressing all the requirements of ISO GESR’s
Considering GSP’s
Safety related legal requirements
New Technologies and State-of-the-art
PESSRAL
Permanent Evolution of state or the art for safety, for example
Levelling accuracy
Unintended car movement

6. Revision of EN81-1/2 Aspects to be considered when reviewing
Lift Directive 95/16/EC and Guide
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC Annex I (ESR)
Other relevant Directives
Risk assessment methodology acc. to ISO 14798
Global Essential Safety Requirements (ISO/TS ) and Parameters (ISO/TS ) for lifts
Experience gained with EN81
Structure according to CEN Guide 414
New Structure of the EN81 family of Standards CEN/TR81-10
Environmental aspects
New technology should be taken into consideration (state of the art)
Reconsider building related issues

7. Revision of EN81-1/2 Lift Directive and Guide to consider:
Lift Directive 95/16/EC (amended by Machinery Directive issued 2006)
Guide to Lift Directive 95/16/EC (issued 2007)
Relevant Interpretations of Lift Directive

8. Revision of EN81-1/2
Directives others than these for Lift and Machinery:
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC
-> covered in EN and EN 12016
Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
-> will be excluded from the scope
Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
-> does not apply, but ESR’s to be consider
Environmental “Directives”
-> to be completed according the CEN Guide 4

9. Revision of EN81-1/2 ISO Standards
Global Essential Safety Requirements GESR ISO/TS
Global Safety Parameters GSP ISO/TS > Harmonize parameters of EN81-1/2 with ISO/TS
Comparison of Lift Standard ISO/TR and ISO/TR > Consider agreed upon points from ISO/TR and -2

10. Revision of EN81-1/2 Experience gained with EN 81
Reconsider CEN-Interpretations
Reconsider technical comments made during last enquiry phase
Reconsider technical pending Items listed e.g. in WG1 minutes
Reconsider building related issues
Reconsider Inputs from Notified Body Coordination meetings (NB-L)
Inputs from other CEN/TC 10/WG’s

11. Revision of EN81-1/2 Overview
Interpretations
Standardization Guides
ISO GESR’s & GSP’s
Legal Requirements
EN81-1
EN81-1/A1
EN81-1/A2
EN81-1/A3
EN81-20
Revision Process
EN81-2
EN81-2/A1
EN81-2/A2
EN81-2/A3
EN81-50
New Technologies
&
State-of-the-art
Users’ Requirements,
Comments &
Input

12. Revision of EN81-1/2 Main outcome (2/3)
Clauses are supported by “formal” Risk Assessment
Format is harmonised with current CEN & ISO standards
Clauses are consolidated
Redundancies are removed
Grouping solutions that are typically common to all drives
Consolidating examinations, calculations and tests for lift components used in any type of lift
Text is formulated clearly to avoid future interpretations
New requirements of State-of-the-art are incorporated
Overall user friendliness is improved
Easier to be used by different functions in the profession, such as designers, test laboratories, inspectors, etc.
Maintenance of the standards is simplified and improved

13. Revision of EN81-1/2 New Structure of the EN81 family: CEN/TR 81-10
EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 will merged and divided in following new parts:
EN Passenger and goods passenger lifts
Contains requirements for complete passenger or goods passenger lift installations independent from the driving system. Taking over the general design requirements from EN 81-1/2:1998 and its amendments
EN Examinations, calculations and 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.)

14. Revision of EN81-1/2 Main outcome (3/3)61
Technical File & Instruction for Use Goods only Lifts
EN 81-6x
Documentation for Lifts 60
Technical File & Instruction for Use Special Lifts for Persons & Goods 68
Remote Monitoring
EN 81-5x
Evaluations 50
Examinations, Calculations & Tests of Lift Components 51
Type Examination of Lifts 58
Landing Door Fire Test
EN 81-4x
Special Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods 40
Stairlifts & Inclined Lifting Platforms 41
Vertical Lifting Platforms 43
Lifts for Access to Workplaces 71
Vandal Resistant
Lifts
EN 81-7x
Particular Applications Persons & Goods 70
Accessibility for Persons with Impaired Mobility 72
Firefighters Lifts 76
Use of Lifts for the Evacuation of Disabled 73
Behavior of Lifts in
the Event of Fire 77
Lifts Subject to Seismic Conditions 81
Modernization of
EN 81-8x
Existing Lifts 80
Improvement of Safety of Existing 82
Accessibility Improvement of Existing Lifts 83
Vandal resistance Improvement of Existing Lifts
EN 81-3x
Lifts for Transport of Goods only 30
Service Lifts 31
Accessible Goods-only Lifts
EN 81-2x
Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods 20
Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts 21
Passenger Lifts in Existing Buildings 22
Passenger Lifts, Inclined 28
Remote Alarm for Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts
EN 81-1x
Basics & Interpretations 10
System of EN81 Series of Standards 11
Interpretations 12
Procedures for risk Assessment
(ISO/TS is being applied today)
EN 81
Family of Standards
Traction
Hydraulic
Etc.
Legend:
Standard published
Standard in development
Proposed new Standard by the revision of EN 81-1 & 2
Possible future development

15. Revision of EN81-1/2 Approval procedure Procedure according CEN-BOSS:
Development of EN and EN 81-50
Public Enquiry at the same time
Review of Drafts based on comments received
Formal Vote at the same time
Update of all other “linked EN81 Standard” at a suitable time
Publication in O.J. of EC - All related parts at the same time

16. Revision of EN81-1/2 Task-Force Members (Project Management)
Walter Schmid Chairman
Schindler
Esfandiar Gharibaan
CEN TC10 Chairman
Pierre Bianchini
KONE
Christian de Mas Latrie
Otis
Frank Tegel
Liftintituut
Luciano Faletto
ELCA
Gerhard Schiffner
Thyssen
Derek Smith
Gaël Chollet-Meirieu Secretary
AFNOR

17. Revision of EN81-1/2 – AH‘s & Task-Force
AdHoc Group/TF
Task
Chairman
Remarks 1
EC Directives
W. Schmid 2
Door safety incl. glass
P. Bianchini 3
Traction calculation 4
Risk assessment
D. Smith
Procedure 6
Electrical questions
V.M. Vainio 7
Guide rail calculation 8
Mech. Safety devices
G. Schiffner 10
Hydraulic questions
L. Faletto 11
New EN81-Series
Ch. De Mas Latrie
Work finalized 13
Headroom & pit
G. Varisco 14
Mech. building interfaces 15
Documentation
A. Marschall 16
Test
F. Tegel 17
External questions
TF-EN 81
Items not addressed by AHs

18. Revision of EN81-1/2 Timetable
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2005
Approval
Preparation
Compile the Technical Requirements
Risk Assessment
Editorial Work
Publication

19. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
General issues
Align requirements/parameters to ISO/TS and ISO/TS
Consider agreed upon points from ISO/TR and -2
Reconsider Inputs from Notified Body Coordination meetings (NB-L)
0.3 Assumptions
Reassess definition of forces/impact
- Static force of 300 N
- Dynamic forces/impact 1000 N

20. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
1 Scope
Add indications to other lift Standards (for information)
EN Alarm
EN Fire Test on landing doors
EN Accessibility to lifts of person and person with disability
EN Vandal resistant lifts
EN Fire fighters lift
EN Behaviour of lift in case of fire
Add technical limitations: max rated speed, max rated load, maximum travel height
3 Definitions
Add new definitions for clear understanding the Standard: e.g. for Safety circuit

21. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
5 Lift well
Reassess requirements for glass applied for the well (strength)
Strength of the pit floor (force generated by buffers)
Protection in the well to improve safety for workers (e.g. access to pit,
separation screens, headroom and pit, lighting of the well).
6 Machinery and pulley spaces
Mechanical strength, floor surface
Access to working places (e.g. doors, trap doors, ladders, stairs)
Working areas
Lighting and socket outlets

22. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
7 Landing doors
Mechanical strength of door panel
Power operated doors (e.g. closing force, kinetic energy, reopening)
Door protection device (contact less)
Testing using pendulum shock test
Check requirements if glass is applied
Combine requirements with car doors, when adequate

23. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
8 Car, counterweight and balancing weight
Mechanical strength of doors (in line with landing doors), walls, apron etc
Available car area, rated load, number of passengers
Emergency trap doors and emergency doors
Lighting in car
Balustrade on car roof

24. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
9 Suspension, compensation and overspeed protection
Reference new Standard EN Stranded ropes for lifts and wedge type sockets (e.g. according to EN or EN )
Reconsider limits of us of anti-rebound device
Safety gear (maximum retardation, tripping mechanism)
Overspeed governor (consider system aspects also, e.g. response time)
10 Buffers
Buffers with linear characteristics (clarify limit of application to 1 m/s)

25. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
12 Lift machine
Consider state of the art design (minimum 2 set of active brake parts)
Emergency operation (reassess requirements for manually and electrically
operation)
13 Electric installations and appliances
Check/take into account actually new Standards, e.g.:
- EN "Electric equipment of industrial machines – General
requirements“
- EN "Flexible cables for lifts”
- IEC “Protection for safety - Protection against electric shock”

26. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
14 Protection against electric faults ; controls ; priorities
Consider to align ISO PESSRAL
Eliminate requirements regarding various types of machines and the docking operations witch are not anymore state of the art
Add new functions (temporary active) to improve safe maintenance/inspection/ repair (e.g. prevent to open the door, “by passing device” for landing door safety contact)
Reassess stopping devices
Eliminate contradiction to new EN regarding alarm

27. Main Safety clauses EN 81-1/2 under review
15 Notices, markings and operating instructions
Update requirements for plates, instructions where necessary
16 Examinations - Tests - Register - Maintenance
Restructure chapter and complete it regarding special tools, log book etc.
Annexes
Annex D Test, update/align according to new requirements
Annex F Safety components - Tests procedures for verification of
conformity to be justified – Unintended car movement
Annex G Prove of guide rail – e.g. consider dead weight of guide rail line
Small justification of other Annexes

28. Revision of EN81-1/2 Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (1)
Following 4 points will be covered by Amendment 3
1) New border line Machinery Directive – Lift Directive
Lifts with rated speed ≤ 0.15 m/s excluded
2) Consider relevant new ESR’s
The fixing system of guards, which have to be removed during maintenance and inspection, remains attached to the guard or to the equipment, when the guard is removed.
3) Car stopping/levelling accuracy
- the stopping accuracy of the car shall be ± 10 mm;
- a levelling accuracy of ± 20 mm shall be maintained.

29. Revision of EN81-1/2 Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC (2)
4) Unintended car movement with open doors
Electric traction lifts shall be provided with a means to stop unintended car
movement away from the landing with the landing door not in the locked position and the car door not in the closed position:
Car movement not more than 1.20 m
Not more than 200 mm under car apron
Not less than 1.00 opening to exit the car
Max. deceleration 1gn
If machine brake is used:
Placed at (near) traction sheave
Self monitoring of operation

30. Structure of the EN81 Series of Standards EN 81-10

31. Structure of the EN81 Series of Standards Basic Principles
EN81 represents a series of standards in 8 different categories
1: Basics & Interpretations
2: Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods
3: Lifts for Transport of Goods only
4: Special Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods
5: Evaluations
6: Documentation for Lifts
7: Particular Applications Persons & Goods
8: Existing Lifts
Each category represents number of standards
Identification of the each standards is defined as:
EN81+ category + designated number in the category
Example: EN81-72 (Fire-fighters lifts)

32. Structure of the EN81 Series of Standards Overview today
Family of Standards
EN 81-1x
Basics & Interpretations
EN 81-2x
Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods
EN 81-3x
Lifts for Transport of Goods only
EN 81-4x
Special Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods
EN 81-5x
Evaluations
EN 81-6x
Documentation for Lifts
EN 81-7x
Particular Applications Persons & Goods
EN 81-8x
Existing Lifts 10
System of EN81 Series of Standards 1
Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts-Electric 30
Service Lifts 40
Stairlifts & Inclined Lifting Platforms 51
Type Examination of Lifts 60
Technical File & Instruction for Use Special Lifts for Persons & Goods 70
Accessibility for Persons with Impaired Mobility 80
Improvement of Safety of Existing
Lifts 12
Procedures for risk Assessment
(ISO/TS is being applied today) 2
Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts-Hydraulic 31
Accessible Goods-only Lifts 41
Vertical Lifting Platforms 58
Landing Door Fire Test 61
Technical File & Instruction for Use Goods only Lifts 71
Vandal Resistant
Lifts 81
Modernization of
Lifts 21
Passenger Lifts in Existing Buildings 43
Lifts for Access to Workplaces 68
Remote Monitoring 72
Firefighters Lifts 82
Accessibility Improvement of Existing Lifts 22
Passenger Lifts, Inclined 73
Behavior of Lifts in
the Event of Fire 83
Vandal resistance Improvement of Existing Lifts 28
Remote Alarm for Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts 76
Use of Lifts for the Evacuation of Disabled
Legend:
Standard published
Standard in development
Standards under revision
Possible future development 29
Interpretations 77
Lifts Subject to Seismic Conditions

33. Structure of the EN81 Series of Standards Rationale
Groups a number of dedicated stand alone standards
Deal with all type of lift drives
Avoid redundancy in requirements
Address all type of interested parties
Users could easily identify the safety standards related to lifts
Simplify standardisation work

34. Structure of the EN81 Series of Standards Overview future61
Technical File & Instruction for Use Goods only Lifts
EN 81-6x
Documentation for Lifts 60
Technical File & Instruction for Use Special Lifts for Persons & Goods 68
Remote Monitoring
EN 81-5x
Evaluations 50
Examinations, Calculations & Tests of Lift Components 51
Type Examination of Lifts 58
Landing Door Fire Test
EN 81-4x
Special Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods 40
Stairlifts & Inclined Lifting Platforms 41
Vertical Lifting Platforms 43
Lifts for Access to Workplaces 71
Vandal Resistant
Lifts
EN 81-7x
Particular Applications Persons & Goods 70
Accessibility for Persons with Impaired Mobility 72
Firefighters Lifts 76
Use of Lifts for the Evacuation of Disabled 73
Behavior of Lifts in
the Event of Fire 77
Lifts Subject to Seismic Conditions 81
Modernization of
EN 81-8x
Existing Lifts 80
Improvement of Safety of Existing 82
Accessibility Improvement of Existing Lifts 83
Vandal resistance Improvement of Existing Lifts
EN 81-3x
Lifts for Transport of Goods only 30
Service Lifts 31
Accessible Goods-only Lifts
EN 81-2x
Lifts for Transport of Persons & Goods 20
Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts 21
Passenger Lifts in Existing Buildings 22
Passenger Lifts, Inclined 28
Remote Alarm for Passenger & Goods/Passenger Lifts
EN 81-1x
Basics & Interpretations 10
System of EN81 Series of Standards 11
Interpretations 12
Procedures for risk Assessment
(ISO/TS is being applied today)
EN 81
Family of Standards
Traction
Hydraulic
Etc.
Legend:
Standard published
Standard in development
Proposed new Standard by the revision of EN 81-1 & 2
Possible future development