Scope

This document specifies the safety rules for lifts permanently installed in buildings, which are intended for the transport of passengers or passengers and goods . This document applies to:

• lifts, with traction drive, positive drive or hydraulic drive;

• lifts serving specific levels

• lifts having a closed car;

• lifts moving along guide rails inclined not more than 15° to the vertical.

• lifts installed in buildings with boundary conditions in accordance with Annex B;

• the electrical equipment of the lift, including lighting and socket outlets in the well.This document does not specify additional requirements for:

• lifts installed in buildings with requirements for seismic conditions;

• lifts installed in buildings with requirements for accessibility;

• lifts exposed to vandalism;

• lifts to be used for firefighting;

• lifts intended for the transport of goods alone where the carrier is accessible, and fitted with controls situated inside the carrier or within reach of a person inside the carrier;

• the behavior of the lift when the control system of the lift receives a recall signal(s) in the event of fire in a building.

This document is not applicable to passenger and goods passenger lifts, which are installed before the date of its publication.