BS EN 81-80-2019 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Existing lifts Part 80: Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts.
This document gives a methodology (or Improving the safety of existing lifts wsth the aim of reaching an equivalent level of safety to that of a newly installed hit by die application of todays state-of-the-art for safety.
NOTF l)ue to situations such as the buildmg design, etc. It nay not he pessiNe in sU cases to reach todays stateal-the-art kw safety.
This document applies to pennariently installed passenger or goods passenger lifts, with LrattIOfl, positive or hydraulic drive serving defined landing levels. having a car designed for the transportation of perwns or persons and goods and moving along guide ratla Inch ned not inure than 15 to the verticaL
This document Indudes the Improvement of safety of existing hits for
a) passengers;
b) maintenance and inspection personnel:
c) persons outside the well, machinery space(s) and the pulley room(s) (but in their immediate vicinity);
d) any other authorized persons.
This document Is not applicable to:
e) lifts with drive sycems others than thoce mentioned shove;
f) lifting appliances such as patetvlosters. mine lifts, theatre lifts, appliances with automatK caging, skips, lifts and hoLsts for building and public works sites, ships’ hoists, platforms for exploration or drilling at sea, construction and maintenance appliances;
g) instaktions where the indination of die guide rails to the vertical exceeds I 5 h) lifting appliances with a rated speed lower than or equal to 0.15 rn/s.
I) safety during transport. Installation, repairs and dismantling ollilts. However, this document can usefully be taken as a reference basis.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to In the text in such a way that some or .ill of their content constitutes requIrements ol this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 812O,2 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Lifts for the transport of persons arid goods — Port 20 Passenger and good, passenger hfts
EN 81.21:2018. Safety rides for the construct lois and ,nxtaltatio., of lifts — Lifts for the transport of persons and goods — Port 21: Newp nqer and goods passenger lifts at existing binlduig.BS EN 81-80 pdf download.