EN 81-70:2018

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Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for
passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including
persons with disability
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere
Anwendungen für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 70: Zugänglichkeit von Aufzügen
für Personen mit Behinderungen
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Applications
particulières pour les ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 70 : Accessibilité aux
ascenseurs pour toutes les personnes y compris les personnes avec handicap
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-70:2018
ICS:
91.140.90 'YLJDOD7HNRþHVWRSQLFH Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 81-70
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
May 2018
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes EN 81-70:2003
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -
Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger
lift - Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including
persons with disability
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau
des élévateurs - Applications particulières pour les von Aufzügen - Besondere Anwendungen für
ascenseurs et ascenseurs de charge - Partie 70 : Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 70: Zugänglichkeit
Accessibilité aux ascenseurs pour toutes les personnes von Aufzügen für Personen einschließlich Personen
y compris les personnes avec handicap mit Behinderungen
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 26 June 2017.

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 standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
0 Introduction . 4
0.1 General . 4
0.2 Principles . 4
0.3 Assumptions . 4
0.4 Negotiations . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Significant hazards and barriers to accessibility . 6
5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures . 7
5.1 General . 7
5.2 Entrances – Door openings . 8
5.3 Car dimensions and equipment in the car . 8
5.4 Control devices and signals . 12
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures . 18
7 Information for use . 21
Annex A (informative) Categories of disability considered . 22
Annex B (normative) Extra large control devices . 24
B.1 Introduction . 24
B.2 Landing control devices . 24
B.3 Car control devices . 24
Annex C (normative) Touch screen devices for destination control systems . 26
Annex D (informative) Guidance for increased accessibility and usability . 27
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of EU Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered . 28
Bibliography . 29

European foreword
This document (EN 81-70:2018) 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 2018, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 81-70:2003 and EN 81-70:2003/A1:2004.
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.
EN 81-70:2003 and experience gained from its application. Consequently, most clauses have been
changed. The main changes can be identified as:
— the addition of detailed specifications for contrast requirements;
— the increase of door widths;
— the deletion of items which are now covered by EN 81-20 (protection device on doors, stopping and
levelling accuracy);
— the addition of two more lift car types;
— the clarification of arrangement and design of handrails;
— improved requirements for the design and arrangement of control devices and indicators;
— improved requirements for the arrangement of landing controls for lift groups;
— the addition of detailed requirements for landing control devices for destination control systems
using touch screens;
— the clarification of requirements for extra large buttons;
— the deletion of previous Annexes A, C, D and E which included background and guidance
information. Some of this information has been transferred into normative requirements. For
remaining information, reference to ISO 21542 has been added.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and the United Kingdom.
0 Introduction
0.1 General
This standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are
covered is indicated in the scope of this standard.
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.
0.2 Principles
For the revision of this standard the following have been considered:
a) practical experience with the first version of this standard;
b) market demand for including new technology;
c) CEN-CENELEC Guide 6;
d) current legal framework for accessibility and usability, in particular:
The non-discrimination clause (art 6a) based on disability and age of Article 19 of consolidated
version 2016 of the Treaty of Lisbon of the European Union requests a new understanding of
diversity of users in the built environment, transport and products, similar to that established in
information and communication technologies.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with reference also to accessibility in
the built environment – considering human diversity, social inclusion and equality for all people - is
the first ratified EU agreement on human rights and ratified also by most Member States. It is also
the first international legally binding instrument on human rights setting minimum standards for
the rights for people with disabilities around the world.
0.3 Assumptions
Intensive studies have been made on the different categories of disability to establish related hazards
and their risks (see Annex A).
The application of this standard is based on following assumptions:
a) It is the responsibility of national building regulations to specify in which buildings accessible lifts
according to this standard will be installed.
b) National building regulations will not conflict with the provisions of this standard.
c) Obstacle-free accessibility on the landing floors is provided on all eligible floors.
d) Visual and tactile floor guidance systems for finding lifts and their landing control stations in a
building are considered by building planners and building designers.
0.4 Negotiations
It is assumed that negotiations have been made for each contract between the customer and the
supplier/installer about:
a) the intended use of the lift, particularly concerning the kind of expected passengers which may
have an impact on the selection of appropriate and optional solutions of this standard (e.g. for
buildings where a higher level of accessibility may be foreseen according to Annex D);
b) temporary activation of specific features of the lift;
c) environmental conditions;
d) civil engineering problems;
e) other aspects related to the place of installation e.g. how to ensure guidance to passengers about
the specific operational features of the lift.
1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the minimum requirements for the safe and independent access and
use of lifts by a wide range of persons, including persons with disabilities.
It is applicable to new passenger and goods passenger lifts according to EN 81-20. For other types of
lifts, e.g. inclined lifts according to EN 81-22, this standard can usefully be taken as a basis.
NOTE 1 For guidance on solutions for increased accessibility and usability see Annex D.
NOTE 2 For the upgrading of accessibility of existing lifts in line with the recommendation of the European
Commission dated 8th of June, 1995 (95/216/EC) concerning improvements to safety of existing lifts, see EN 81–
82.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated
references, the latest edit
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