EN 81-70:2021

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 81-70:2018
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Posebne izvedbe
osebnih in osebno-tovornih dvigal - 70. del: Dostopnost dvigal za osebe, vključno
z invalidi
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
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Besondere
Anwendungen für Personen- und Lastenaufzüge - Teil 70: Zugänglichkeit von Aufzügen
für Personen einschließlich 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 81-70:2021
ICS:
91.140.90 Dvigala. Tekoče stopnice Lifts. Escalators
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 81-70
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes EN 81-70:2018
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 12 January 2021.

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
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
0 Introduction . 5
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
5.3.1 Car dimensions . 8
5.3.2 Equipment in the car . 11
5.4 Control devices and signals . 12
5.4.1 General . 12
5.4.2 Control devices and signals for collective control systems . 13
5.4.3 Control devices and signals for destination control systems . 17
6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures . 19
7 Information for use . 22
Annex A (normative) Categories of disability considered . 23
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 Directive 2014/33/EU aimed to be covered . 28
Bibliography . 29

European foreword
This document (EN 81-70:2021) 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 October 2021, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by April 2023.
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 81-70:2018.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following significant changes have been made:
— Clarification of relationship to other EN 81 standards;
— Information on building related issues deleted;
— Information in assumptions on negotiations deleted;
— Scope editorially modified;
— Normative references updated;
— References to negotiations in Clause 5 deleted;
— Optional use of additional control devices deleted;
— References to EN 81-20 and EN 81-28 deleted in verification table;
— Content of information for use updated;
— Annex ZA is modified;
— Bibliography updated.
No technical changes have been made during this revision.
The content of this document provides the enhanced design rules, examinations and tests for lifts which
are intended to be used by persons including persons with disability. This document can only be used in
conjunction with the EN 81-20:2020 which gives the basic requirements for passenger and goods
passenger lifts.
This document is part of the EN 81 series of standards. The structure of the EN 81 series is described in
CEN/TR 81-10:2008.
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.
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, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
0 Introduction
0.1 General
This document is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100:2010.
The lifts concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations or hazardous 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 document 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.
1 Scope
This document specifies the minimum requirements for the safe and independent access and use of lifts
by persons, including persons with disabilities. It covers the needs of persons with disabilities according
to Annex A.
NOTE For guidance on solutions for increased accessibility and usability, see Annex D.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements 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 81-20:2020, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons
and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts
EN ISO 12100:2010, Safety of machinery - General principles for design - Risk assessment and risk reduction
(ISO 12100:2010)
ISO 4190-5:2006, Lift (Elevator) installation — Part 5: Control devices, signals and additional fittings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 12100:2010, EN 81-20:2020
and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
3.1
collective control system
lift control system where required direction of travel is registered on the landing and the destination floor
is registered in the car
3.2
destination control system
lift control system where the destination floor is registered on the landing
3.3
accessibility button
means to activate enhanced accessibility features or services for a single trip
4 Significant hazards and barriers to accessibility
This clause contains all significant hazards, hazardous situations and events as far as they are dealt with
in this standard, identified by risk assessment as significant for this type of machinery and which require
actions to eliminate or reduce the risk (see Table 1).
In this document, barriers to accessibility and additional risks encountered by the person with disability
or by the devices used by that person are identified particularly in Table 1, No 8 (ergonomic hazards).
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