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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-januar-2009
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SIST CEN/TR 81-10:2004
Varnostna pravila za konstruiranje in vgradnjo dvigal (liftov) - Osnove in razlaga -
10. del: Sistem serije standardov EN 81
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Basics and interpretrations - Part
10: System of the EN 81 series of standards
Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von Aufzügen - Grundlagen und
Auslegungen - Teil 10: System der Normenreihe EN 81
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs - Eléments de
base et interprétations - Partie 10 : Système de la série des normes EN 81
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 81-10:2008
ICS:
91.140.90 'YLJDOD7HNRþHVWRSQLFH Lifts. Escalators
SIST-TP CEN/TR 81-10:2009 en,fr
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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TECHNICAL REPORT
CEN/TR 81-10
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
TECHNISCHER BERICHT
November 2008
ICS 91.140.90 Supersedes CEN/TR 81-10:2004
English Version
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Basics
and interpretrations - Part 10: System of the EN 81 series of
standards
Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des Sicherheitsregeln für die Konstruktion und den Einbau von
élévateurs - Eléments de base et interprétations - Partie 10 Aufzügen - Grundlagen und Auslegungen - Teil 10: System
: Système de la série des normes EN 81 der Normenreihe EN 81
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 25 August 2008. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 10.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2008 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 81-10:2008: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .5
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Risk assessment.6
5 System of the EN 81 series of standards .6
5.1 General.6
5.2 Incorporation of existing standards .17
5.3 Incorporation of drafts of standards.17
6 Procedure for interpretations.17
6.1 General.17
6.2 Request for interpretation.17
6.3 Handling of the request.18
6.4 Publication of interpretations.19
Annex A   Flowchart of procedure for an interpretation.20
Annex B Format of an interpretation request .21
Annex C Format of an interpretation .22

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Foreword
This document (CEN/TR 81-10:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 “Lifts, escalators
and moving walks”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
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/TR 81:10:2004.
This document is part of the EN 81 series of standards.
CEN/TR 81-10 structure had been set for the following reasons:
 avoid redundancy in requirements;
 deal with all type of lift drives, in accordance with a mandate given by the European Commission;
 address all type of interested parties;
 foresee a number of dedicated standalone standards.
CEN/TR 81-10 structure was proposed, discussed and adopted within CEN/TC 10 in 2003. Since new foreseen
standards (Part 70, 71, 28, 72) are now published and the necessary revision of EN 81-1/2:1998 standards in order
to:
 comply with CEN Guide 414 format, and
 base requirements on risk analysis.
When integrating revised EN 81-1 & 2 interested parties expressed some concerns related to the splitting into
several parts. This created the need to revise CEN/TR 81-10:2004, still with the aim of avoiding redundancy and
simplifying the structure of EN 81 series of standards. Part 20 and Part 50 address this.
 Part 20 groups all technical requirements for designing electric (EN 81-1) and hydraulic (EN 81-2) lifts, and in
the future, other types of drives;
 Part 50 groups all examinations, calculations and tests, because many lift components are commonly used on
passenger or goods passenger lifts as well as on goods only lifts.
This is the second edition of CEN/TR 81-10 which takes into account:
 the removal from the EN 81 family of standards structure of the following standards:
 EN 12159 - Builders hoists for persons and materials with vertically guided cages;
 EN 12158-1 - Builders hoists for goods – Part 1: Hoists with accessible platforms;
 EN 12158-2 - Builders hoists for goods – Part 2: Inclined hoists with non-accessible load carrying devices;
 revision of:

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 EN 81-3:2000 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Part 3: Electric and hydraulic
service lifts as EN 81-30 - Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Part 30: Electric and
hydraulic service lifts;
 CEN/TR 81-10:2003 - new family of EN 81 standards structure integrating:
 all the interpretations to all parts of EN 81 series of standards in only one technical specification:
CEN/TS 81-11, and
 the revised EN 81-1 and 2 will both be incorporated in EN 81-20 (passenger and goods passenger
lifts) and EN 81-50 (examinations, calculations and tests of lift components);
 EN 81-1:1998 and EN 81-2:1998 to be split into two standards: one concerning passenger and goods
passenger lifts (EN 81-20) and the other one concerning examinations, calculations and tests of lift
components (EN 81-50);
 development of new standards and technical specifications as:
 prCEN/TS 81-76 related to passenger lifts used for evacuation of disabled persons;
 prEN 81-77 related to lifts subject to seismic conditions;
 CEN/TS 81-82 related to the improvement of the accessibility of existing lifts for persons with disability;
 prCEN/TS 81-83 related to the improvement of vandal resistance of existing lifts;
 editorial modifications related to first edition of this technical report.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to announce this Technical Report: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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Introduction
The object of this Technical Report is to explain the system of the EN 81 series of standards for lifts (see Clause 3,
Terms and definitions).
The series of standards related to escalators and passenger conveyors (EN 115) is not the subject of this Technical
Report.
In the 1950s attempts were taken to harmonise the rules for lifts in Europe and in 1964 this was incorporated into
the work program of the European Union to reduce trade barriers. The Commission found it was not possible to lay
down detailed specifications for lifts and this resulted in the foundation of CEN/TC 10 “Lifts, escalators and moving
walks” in the early 1970s.
At that time CEN/TC 10 decided to divide the European Standardisation for lifts into 4 parts and published in 1977
the first edition of EN 81-1 “Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts and service lifts - Part 1: Electric
lifts”. This was followed in 1987 by EN 81-2 “Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts and service lifts
- Part 2: Hydraulic lifts”. Both standards have been annexed to the EEC directive 84/529/EEC in their different
modified versions and have been one of the conditions for the free trade of lifts. Out of the two other parts only
EN 81-3 “Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Part 3: Electric and hydraulic service lifts” up to
now has been brought up to the formal vote stage.
Due to the changeover of the EU-Directives to the system of the “New Approach”, the adoption of the Machinery
and Lifts Directives and the mandates given by the Commission to CEN there was a demand to enlarge the
activities in lifts standardisation. It is the intent to incorporate under the heading EN 81 the various standards
prepared in sub-committees, working groups and teams of CEN/TC 10 as parts of this Technical Report. However
the numbering in accordance with the old CEN/TC 10 decision was regarded as unsuitable, since it was not able to
allow a clear separation between standards just giving additional provisions and those providing a complete set of
requirements related to a specific type of lift.
Therefore CEN/TC 10 together with CMC prepared a new system for a series of standards combining the following
aspects:
 logical and suitable structure;
 new numbering system;
 flexibility regarding integration of the work already done and further projects;
 simplification of modifications in the standards;
 retention of well established notations especially due to the acceptance of the European lift standards in other
parts of the world;
 improvement of the separation of specific items;
 incorporation of the use of lifts into standardisation;
 aspects related to the improvement of the safety of existing lifts, where necessary.
NOTE This Technical Report is subject to revision not more than once a year in order to take into account any changes to
standards or additional draft standards.

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1 Scope
This Technical Report describes the system of the EN 81 series of standards.
As long as the internal rules of CEN do not specify provisions to handle interpretations, this Technical Report also
describes the procedure for interpretations to be followed by the working groups of CEN/TC 10.
2 Normative references
Not applicable.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this Technical Report, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
lift (élévateur), (Aufzug)
lifting appliance having a power operated carrier which is guided by rigid guide rails or similar structures, serving
defined landings and intended to transport persons and/or goods
3.2
defined landing (niveau défini), (festgelegte Haltestelle)
level in/at a building(s)/construction where loading and unloading of the carrier occurs
3.3
transport (transport), (Transport)
process in the course of which persons and/or goods are lifted or lowered to another landing
4 Risk assessment
For the purpose of this Technical Report, a risk assessment is not necessary.
5 System of the EN 81 series of standards
5.1 General
In the system of the EN 81 series of standards all kinds of CEN-Deliverables (publications) may appear. According
to their content, they are named European Standard (EN), Technical Specification (CEN/TS), Technical Report
(CEN/TR) and are distinguished only by the corresponding sequence of letters in front of the reference number.
The numbering of the different parts of this series of standards follows a systematic order expressed by a three-
level title.
The first element of the title “Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts” is common to all parts of the
series. This headline is intentionally generic to cover all types of lifting appliances (meant by the word "lift") under
the scope of responsibility of CEN/TC 10.
At present EN 81 family of standards does not cover the act or the process of mounting and erection of lifts or of
part, which can be understood in the word "installation". This word designates a piece of equipment, machinery, etc.
or a complete system that has been installed ready for use.
As for the word "construction", it shall be understood as the act of putting components together when designing the
lift installation.
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However, this first element of title allows addressing any field of the life cycle of lifts, such as mounting,
maintenance, modernisation, improvement of safety on existing lifts, dismantling, etc.
The second element of the title describes the main groups of the series with the following aspects:
Table 1 — Main groups of the EN 81 series of standards
Main group Title (element 2) Remarks
Generally applicable information for all parts of the
10 – 19 Basics and interpretations series of standards and interpretations to all parts
of the EN 81 series of standards
Lifts for the transport of persons and Parts of the series of standards for lifts falling
20 – 29
goods under the Lifts Directive 95/16/EC
30 – 39 Lifts for the transport of goods only
Parts of the series of standards for lifts falling
under the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC (in the
Special lifts for the transport of persons
future 2006/42/EC)
40 – 49
and goods
Parts of the series of standards for lifts dealing
50 – 59 Examinations and tests with the different examinations and tests to be
carried out on lifts and their safety components
Parts of the series of standards for lifts dealing
with the technical documentation for lifts, their
60 – 69 Documentation
safety components and the instructions for safe
use
Parts of the series of standards for lifts falling
Particular applications for passenger
70 – 79 under the Lifts directive giving additional
and goods passenger lifts
requirements to the parts of the main group 20-29
Parts of the series of standards for lifts specifying
80 – 89 Existing lifts guidelines for the improvement of safety for
existing lifts
90 – 99 Kept free
The third element is related to the content of the specific part.
Therefore, the title shall be written as defined in the following model:
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Basics – Part 10: System of the EN 81 series of standards.
The system takes into account all types of lifts dealt with under the responsibility of CEN/TC 10. The system also
allows the incorporation of standards not being “Harmonised Standards” in the sense of Articles 95 (former 100 A)
and 138 (former 118 A) of EU-Treaty.
It is not intended to incorporate in the system all standards requirements to be observed during design,
construction, installation and use of lifts. This exclusion is related to standards generally applicable to calculations,
materials, types of rigid connections between different parts, manufacturing procedures, etc. as well as the
standardisation of lift components such as ropes, guide rails, etc.
The parts of this series of standards, their titles and numbering are shown in Table 2.
In this Table 2, the "Title element 3" column shows titles for some parts of the EN 81 series of standards. These
titles are to be applied to the relevant draft standard by the responsible CEN/TC 10 Working Group/Working Team.
Any modification of this "Title element 3" shall be submitted to CEN/TC 10 for approval given through a resolution.
Column "Remarks" gives explanation about the content of each standard. It does not inform about the status of the
Standard.

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Table 2 — Parts of the series of EN 81 standards, elements of their titles and numbers
Title Remarks
Reference number
of the standard
Element 1 Element 2 Element 3 Generally applicable parts
Part 10: System of the EN 81 series of Descr
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