Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Lifts for the transport of persons and goods -- New passenger and goods passenger lifts in existing building
This European Standard specifies the safety rules related to new passenger and goods/passenger lifts permanently installed in existing buildings where in some circumstances due to limitations enforced by building constraints, some requirements of EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 cannot be met (see also 4th sentence of Introduction).
This European Standard addresses a number of these constraints and gives requirements for alternative solutions. It shall be read and applied in conjunction with the European Standards EN 81-1 or EN 81-2!deleted text', including their Clause 0.
This European Standard covers:
Either the construction and installation of one or more complete new lift(s) including new well and machinery spaces in an existing building; or
The replacement of one or more existing lift(s) by new ones in existing well(s) and machinery spaces.
This European Standard does not cover:
Replacement or modifications of some parts to a lift already installed;
Other applications outside of the scope of EN 81-1 or EN 81-2.
| SDO | BSI: British Standards Institution |
| Document Number | EN 81-21 |
| Publication Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 38 |
| Revision Level | 1 |
| Supercedes | |
| Committee | MHE/4 |