EN 81-82:2013

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2013
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Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Existing lifts - Part 82: Rules for
the improvement of the accessibility of existing lifts for persons including persons with
disability
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Bestehende
Aufzüge - Teil 82: Regeln für die Erhöhung der Zugänglichkeit von bestehenden
Aufzügen für Personen einschließlich Personen mit Behinderungen
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Ascenseurs
existants - Partie 82: Règles pour l'amélioration de l'accessibilité aux ascenseurs
existants pour toutes les personnes y compris des personnes avec handicap
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 81-82:2013
ICS:
91.140.90 'YLJDOD7HNRþHVWRSQLFH Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 81-82
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2013
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes CEN/TS 81-82:2008
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Existing
lifts - Part 82: Rules for the improvement of the accessibility of
existing lifts for persons including persons with disability
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von
élévateurs - Ascenseurs existants - Partie 82: Règles pour Aufzügen - Bestehende Aufzüge - Teil 82: Regeln für die
l'amélioration de l'accessibilité aux ascenseurs existants Erhöhung der Zugänglichkeit von bestehenden Aufzügen
pour toutes les personnes, y compris les personnes avec für Personen einschließlich Personen mit Behinderungen
handicap
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 19 July 2013.

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.

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Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
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Kingdom.
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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 . 5
5 Requirements for safe access and use and/or protective measures . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Entrances – Door opening . 5
5.2.1 Entrance clear opening . 5
5.2.2 Accessible and obstacle free landings . 6
5.2.3 Door dwell time . 6
5.2.4 Re-opening device without physical contact . 6
5.3 Car dimensions, equipment in the car, stopping/levelling accuracy . 6
5.3.1 Car dimensions . 6
5.3.2 Equipment in the car . 6
5.3.3 Levelling and stopping accuracy . 7
5.4 Control devices and signals . 7
5.4.1 Landing control devices . 7
5.4.2 Car control devices. 7
5.4.3 Landing signals . 7
5.4.4 Car signals . 8
6 Verification of improvement measures . 8
7 Information for use . 8
Annex A (informative) Guideline to improve accessibility . 9
A.1 General . 9
A.2 Use of the accessibility checklist together with the effectiveness ranking . 14
Annex B (informative) Accessibility check list for existing lifts . 15
Bibliography . 20

Foreword
This document (EN 81-82:2013) 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 February 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by February 2014.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights.
CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes CEN/TS 81-82:2008.
CEN/CENELEC have embarked on a programme of work to produce a series of related machinery and lift safety
standards as part of European standardization. This document makes use of and refers to EN 81-70.
This document is part of the EN 81 series of standards: “Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts”.
This is the first edition of this European Standard.
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, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

Introduction
Background of this European Standard
More than four million lifts are in use today in the EU and EFTA, and almost 50 % were installed more than
25 years ago. Existing lifts were installed to the safety and accessibility level appropriate at that time. This level is
less than today’s state of the art.
New technologies and social expectations have led to today's state of the art for accessibility resulting in different
levels of accessibility across Europe. Nevertheless, users expect a common acceptable level of safety and
accessibility.
There is a growing trend for people to live longer and for disabled people to expect access and design for all.
Therefore, it is especially important to provide a safe means of vertical transport for all lift users including disabled
and elderly persons without assistance.
Furthermore, the life cycle of a lift is longer than most other transportation systems and building equipment, which
therefore means that lift design, performance, safety and accessibility can fall behind modern technologies. If
existing lifts are not upgraded to today's state of the art, the number of problems related to accessibility will
increase as the proportion of the population with disabilities increases, thereby resulting in a less accessible
environment for the society in general.
With the freedom of movement of people within the EU for all users including users with disabilities, familiarity with
the different installations is becoming more desirable.
EN 81-82 has been prepared to address these issues. This European Standard is intended to help owners,
authorities and lift designers/manufacturers to find practical solutions and ways of applying EN 81-70 to existing lifts
to improve accessibility and use by persons including persons with disabilities. Where, due to practical reasons,
EN 81-70 cannot be fully applied, this European Standard provides alternative proposals.
In such cases, it is still considered an advantage to apply parts of EN 81-70. For example, if the existing entrance
opening is not large enough for a wheelchair and cannot be modified, it is still a major improvement to make the lift
controls suitable for other types of disability.
Such changes/improvements could enable elderly and disabled people to remain living in their own homes instead
of having to re-locate to specialised nursing homes.
Use of this European Standard
This European Standard can be used by:
a) national authorities to determine a specific programme of implementation;
b) owners to follow their responsibilities according to existing regulations (e.g. national building regulations, anti
discrimination acts);
c) maintenance companies and/or inspection bodies to inform the owners on the accessibility level of their
installations;
d) owners to upgrade the existing lifts on a voluntary basis if no regulations exist by making an audit of an
existing lift installation using Annex A and Annex B.
1 Scope
1.1 This European Standard provides rules on how to apply EN 81-70 referred to in EN 81-80:2003, 5.2.1 [4] to
existing lifts to improve their accessibility for persons including persons with disability.
1.2 This European Standard applies to permanently installed lifts serving defined landing levels, having a car
designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods and moving between guide rails inclined not more
than 15° to the vertical.
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 edition of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 81-70:2003, Safety rules for the construction and installations of lifts — Particular applications for passenger
and good passenger lifts — Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in the EN 81 series of standards apply.
4 List of significant hazards
EN 81-70:2003, Clause 4 applies.
5 Requirements for safe access and use and/or protective measures
5.1 General
The general accessibility of the building needs to be taken into account.
5.2 Entrances – Door opening
5.2.1 Entrance clear opening
If the size of the car is in accordance with EN 81-70:2003, Table 1, the minimum entrance clear opening shall be
800 mm.
NOTE National regulations can require more than 800 mm. Type 2 lifts should be provided with an entrance clear opening
of 900 mm, according to ISO 4190-1 (series B) [6], and type 3 lifts with a clear opening of 1 100 mm.
The car and landing do
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