EN 81-73:2005

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2005
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) – Posebne izvedbe
osebnih in osebno-tovornih dvigal – 73. del: Obnašanje dvigal v primeru požara
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for
passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere
Anwendungen für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 73: Verhalten von Aufzügen im
Brandfall
Regles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Applications
particulieres pour les ascenseurs et les ascenseurs de charge - Partie 73:
Fonctionnement des ascenseurs en cas d'incendie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-73:2005
ICS:
13.220.50 Požarna odpornost Fire-resistance of building
gradbenih materialov in materials and elements
elementov
91.140.90 'YLJDOD7HNRþHVWRSQLFH Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 81-73
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2005
ICS 91.140.90; 13.220.50
English version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -
Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts -
Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von
élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les ascenseurs Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für Personen- und
et les ascenseurs de charge - Partie 73: Fonctionnement Lastenaufzüge - Teil 73: Verhalten von Aufzügen im
des ascenseurs en cas d'incendie Brandfall
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 27 October 2004.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Contents
page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions .5
4 List of significant hazards .7
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures.7
5.1 General.7
5.1.1 Input signals.8
5.1.2 Stopped position of the lift .8
Prohibition sign.8
5.2 Interface requirements between the fire alarm system and the lift control system .8
5.2.1 General.8
5.2.2 Discrete interface.9
5.2.3 Serial interface .9
5.3 Behaviour of the lift on the receipt of a fire detection signal.9
5.4 Designated landing.11
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures .11
7 Information for use .12
Annex A (informative)  Lift scenarios and interfaces .13
A.1 Lift scenarios forming a basis for the application of EN 81-73.13
A.2 Provision of automatic fire detection and lift interfaces .14
Annex ZA (informative)  Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 95/16/EC .15
Bibliography .16

Foreword
This document EN 81-73:2005 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 “Lifts, escalators and
moving walks”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by November 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by November 2005.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
This standard is part of the EN 81 series of standards “Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts” and
is complementary to the introduction of EN 81-1 and EN 81-2. This is the first edition.
This document includes a Bibliography.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
Introduction
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100-2:2003.
The lifts concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indicated in
the scope of this document.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the
provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for lifts that have
been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
At present there are no European and only few national regulations for lifts which include specifications related to
the behaviour of lifts in the case of a fire in a building, except for firefighters lifts and the testing of the fire
resistance of landing doors. In some instances, locally required notices can be found such as “Do not use lift in
case of fire”.
This has the consequence that persons may be able to use lifts whilst a fire is in the building due to the fact that
they are not aware of this potential critical situation and the lifts are not taken out of service. Except for some
particular cases it is not intended that lifts should be used in the event of fire.
This European Standard deals with:
a) reducing the risk of passengers being trapped in a car in the event of a fire in a building;
b) clearly showing the firefighters/rescue teams that the lift contains no trapped passengers since it will be finally
parked at a designated floor;
c) reducing the risk of passengers in the car being exposed to fire and smoke.
The contents of this standard are based on the following assumptions:
 requirements apply to all passenger and goods passenger lifts with all types of drives;
 there needs to be a clear separation between the functioning of the building management system and the lift
control system;
 automatic fire detection system initiates the signal to the lift causing a specific reaction of the lift. Alternatively,
a manual recall device is interfaced with the lift in order to send input signals to the lift;
 lift control system determines the reaction of the lift) on receipt of a signal from the fire detection system;
 lift is in normal operation and is available for passenger use;
 fire alarm system is operating as intended;
 dependent upon the fire alarm system in the building and the management of this information, different
reactions of the lift are possible;
 building designers, architects or planners shall consider this standard with care. The provision of even a
manual recall device, or a fire detector on each landing will greatly improve the level of safety for persons in a
building in the event of a fire;
 ISO/TS 14798 was used as the risk assessment methodology.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the special provisions and safety rules to ensure the behaviour of lifts in the
event of fire in a building, on the basis of a signal(s) from the fire alarm detection system to the lift(s) control
system.
It applies to new passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts. However, it may be used as a basis to improve the
safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts.
This standard gives various options for control of the lift in the event of a fire in a building.
This standard does not apply to:
 lifts which remain in use in the event of fire e.g. firefighters’ lifts as defined in EN 81-72:2003;
 the use of lifts for the evacuation of a building and
 a fire in the well.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of 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 54-1:1996, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 1: Introduction.
EN 54-2:1997, Fire detection and fire alarm systems — Part 2: Control and indicating equipment.
EN 81-1:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Part 1: Electric lifts.
EN 81-2:1998, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Part 2: Hydraulic lifts.
EN 81-72:2003, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Particular applications for passenger and
goods passenger lifts – Part 72: Firefighters lifts.
EN ISO 12100-2:2003, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 2: Technical
principles (ISO 12100-2:2003).
ISO 3864-1:2002, Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs - Part 1: Design principles for safety signs in
workplaces and public areas (Note: Corrected and reprinted in 2003-12).
ISO 8421-3:1989, Fire protection — Vocabulary — Part 3: Fire detection and alarm.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100-2:2003, EN 81-
1:1998, EN 81-2:1998, EN 54-1:1996, EN 54-2:1997 and the following apply.
3.1
building owner
person legally responsible for the building
3.2
building evacuation strategy
arrangements that have been put in place for the evacuation of the building in the event of fire
3.3
fire detection interface
interface specially dedicated to the communication of fire information by the use of an electrical signal(s). The
creation of the fire signal(s) can be done either:
 manually or
 semi-automatically or
 automatically
3.4
lift control Interface
(1) the boundary to the lift control system
(2) interface specially dedicated to receive electrical signal(s) from the fire detection interface
3.5
protocol
set of rules governing the format of messages that are exchanged between devices e.g. when applied to serial
communication lines for data transmission
3.6
fire alarm systems for the behaviour of a lift in the event of fire

3.6.1
automatic fire detection and alarm system
fire alarm system (as defined in 3.6.3) comprising of components for automatically detecting a fire, initiating an
alarm of fire and initiating other action as appropriate
[ISO 8421-3:1989, definition 3.1.3]
3.6.2
fire ala
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