BS EN 81-1 : 1998
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SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS
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31-08-2014
English
01-01-1998
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Units and symbols
5 Lift well
6 Machinery and pulley spaces
7 Landing doors
8 Car, counterweight and balancing weight
9 Suspension, compensation, overspeed protection and
protection against unintended car movement
10 Guide rails, buffers and final limit switches
11 Clearances between car and wall facing the car
entrance, and between car, counterweight or balancing
weight
12 Lift machine
13 Electric installations and appliances
14 Protection against electric faults; controls; priorities
15 Notices, markings and operating instructions
16 Examinations - Tests - Register - Maintenance
Annex A (normative) - List of the electric safety devices
Annex B (normative) -Unlocking triangle
Annex C (informative) - Technical dossier
Annex D (normative) - Examinations and tests before putting
into service
Annex E (informative) - Periodical examinations and tests,
examinations and tests after an important
modification or after an accident
Annex F (normative) - Safety components - Test procedures
for verification of conformity
Annex G (informative) - Proof of guide rails
Annex H (normative) - Electronic components - Failure
exclusion
Annex J (normative) - Pendulum shock tests
Annex K (normative) - Top clearances for traction drive
lifts
Annex L (normative) - Necessary buffer stroke
Annex M (informative) - Traction evaluation
Annex N (normative) - Evaluation of safety factor for
suspension ropes
Annex O (informative) - Machinery spaces - Access
Annex P (informative) - Description of possible measures
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
Standard and the Essential Requirements of EC
Directive 95/16/EC amended by Directive 2006/42/EC
Describes safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric lifts, with traction or positive drive, serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods, suspended by ropes or chains and moving between guide rails inclined not more than 15 degrees to the vertical.
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MHE/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 85/76022 DC Supersedes BS 5655-1(1986) which remains current. (04/2005) Supersedes 94/704657 DC (09/2005) Supersedes 00/707656 DC and 00/715076 DC. (04/2006) 1998 Edition Re-Issued in March 2010 & incorporates AMD 3 2009. Supersedes 09/30187712 DC. (03/2010) Superseded by BS EN 81-20 & BS EN 81-50, but remains current and will be withdrawn on 06/08/2017. (08/2014)
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Standard
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| Pages |
222
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
| Standards | Relationship |
| SN EN 81-1 : 1998 + A3 2009 | Identical |
| EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 81-1:1999 | Identical |
| NF EN 81-1 : 1998 + A3 2010 | Identical |
| UNI EN 81-1 : 2010 | Identical |
| NBN EN 81-1 : 1998 + A3 2010 | Identical |
| DIN EN 81-1:2010-06 | Identical |
| NEN EN 81-1 : 1998 + A3 2010 | Identical |
| NS EN 81-1 : 1998 + A3 2009 | Identical |
| DIN EN 81-1:2000-05 | Identical |
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| DEFSTAN 02-113/2(2010) : 2010 | REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICAL HANDLING |
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| BS 7671(2008) : 2008 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS |
| EN 294:1992/AC:1993 | SAFETY OF MACHINERY - SAFETY DISTANCES TO PREVENT DANGER ZONES BEING REACHED BY THE UPPER LIMBS |
| EN 12015:2014 | Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Emission |
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| HD 21.5 S3:1994/A2:2001 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE INSULATED CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V - PART 5: FLEXIBLE CABLES (CORDS) |
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| ISO 7465:2007 | Passenger lifts and service lifts — Guide rails for lift cars and counterweights — T-type |
| EN 60249-2-3 : 1994 AMD 4 2000 | BASE MATERIALS FOR PRINTED CIRCUITS - PART 2: SPECIFICATIONS - SPECIFICATION NO. 3: EPOXIDE CELLULOSE PAPER COPPER-CLAD LAMINATED SHEET OF DEFINED FLAMMABILITY (VERTICAL BURNING TEST) |
| EN 60950:2000/corrigendum:2002 | SAFETY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT |
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| IEC 61508-5:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 5: Examples of methods for the determination of safety integrity levels (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508) |
| EN 10025:1990/A1:1993 | HOT ROLLED PRODUCTS OF NON-ALLOY STRUCTURAL STEELS - TECHNICAL DELIVERY CONDITIONS |
| IEC 61508-4:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508) |
| IEC 61508-3:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 3: Software requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508) |
| EN 1050 : 1996 | SAFETY OF MACHINERY - PRINCIPLES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT |
| HD 323.2.14 : 200S2 | BASIC ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING PROCEDURES - TESTS - TEST N: OF TEMPERATURE |
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| EN 61508-2:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems |
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| HD 360 : S2 AMD 1 | CIRCULAR RUBBER INSULATED LIFT CABLES FOR NORMAL USE |
| EN 61508-5:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 5: Examples of methods for the determination of safety integrity levels |
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| EN 60068-2-29:1993 | Environmental testing - Part 2: Tests - Test Eb and guidance: Bump |
| EN 60068-2-6:2008 | Environmental testing - Part 2-6: Tests - Test Fc: Vibration (sinusoidal) |
| IEC 61508-1:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 1: General requirements (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508) |
| IEC 61508-7:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 7: Overview of techniques and measures (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508) |
| EN 62326-1:2002 | Printed boards - Part 1: Generic specification |
| IEC 60664-1:2007 | Insulation coordination for equipment within low-voltage systems - Part 1: Principles, requirements and tests |
| IEC 61508-2:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 2: Requirements for electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems (see Functional Safety and IEC 61508) |
| HD 21 PT4 : 200S2 | POLYVINYL CHLORIDE INSULATED CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V - PART 4: SHEATHED CABLES FOR FIXED WIRING |
| EN 61508-4:2010 | Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems - Part 4: Definitions and abbreviations |
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