Ian Jones

CEN TC10 (Lifts, escalators and moving walks)
Amendment 3 (A3)
to
EN 81-1 and EN 81-2
Ian Jones
Istanbul 2011
Amendment 3 (A3)
Plan
Originally Planned for two separate

amendments :
prA3 Items to meet the needs of the 3rd

Amendment to the machinery directive.
prA4 Improvements in the state of the

art.
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Amendment 3 (A3) to EN 81-1 and EN 81-2
Amendment 3 (A3)
Plan
Problem Encountered
prA3 originally to be published, then start work on prA4.
This would have brought prA4 into the same time frame as the
full revision of EN81-1/2 into EN81-20/50.
Due to CEN rules it is not possible to work on an amendment

to the standard whilst a revision is undertaken.
Therefore prA3 and prA4 were merged, to be issued as a single

amendment.

Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes
Content :
Machinery Directive changes

Captive fixings for guards removed during regular maintenance not
specifically described are added to the assumptions.
Lifts with rated speeds of up to 0.15 m/s are removed from the
scope.
State of the art changes
Levelling and re-levelling dimensions at floor levels are added.
Control of movement with open doors is elaborated.

Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes - Assumptions
The introduction and list of assumptions has

been amended to include :
0.3.19 - The fixing system of guards, which have to be

removed during maintenance and inspection, remains
attached to the guard or to the equipment, when the
guard is removed.

Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes - Scope
The scope has been amended to exclude

the following :
Lifts with rated speed 0.15 m/s

o Therefore any lifting equipment designed to
travel at speeds less than 0.15 m/s is now
excluded and classed as a machine, not a lift.

Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes - Definitions
Stopping accuracy
vertical distance between car sill and landing sill at the moment
when a car is stopped by the control system at its destination floor
and the doors reach their fully open position
Levelling accuracy
vertical distance between car sill and landing sill during loading or
unloading of the car
Unintended car movement

a non-commanded movement of the car with doors open within the
door zone away from the landing, excluding movements resulting
from loading/unloading operation
Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes Stopping and levelling
Normal stopping of the car at landings and

levelling accuracy :
The stopping accuracy of the car shall be 10 mm;
A levelling accuracy of 20 mm shall be

maintained. If, during e.g. loading and unloading
phases, the value of 20 mm is exceeded, it shall be
corrected.

Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes Uncontrolled Movement
UCM Protection
Lifts shall be provided with a means to stop unintended
car movement away from the landing
o with the landing door not in the locked position and,

o the car door not in the closed position,
Excludes failure of the suspension ropes and the

traction sheave of the machine or flexible hoses, steel
pipes or cylinder of a hydraulic lift.
Amendment 3 (A3)
The stopping element of the means shall act:
on the car, or
on the counterweight, or
on the rope system (suspension or compensating), or
on the traction sheave (e.g. on the sheave directly or
on the same shaft in the immediate vicinity of the
sheave).
on the hydraulic system (including the motor/pump in
up direction)
Amendment 3 (A3)
The means shall stop the car in a distance:
not exceeding 1,20 m from the landing where the

unintended car movement has been detected, and
the vertical distance between the landing sill and the
lowest part of the car apron shall not exceed 200 mm,
and
the free distance from car sill to landing door lintel, or
from landing sill to car door lintel shall not be less than
1,00 m
Amendment 3 (A3)

Amendment 3 (A3)
Characteristics:
Must operate at all loads between full and empty.

Must detect uncontrolled movement away from the floor
at the end of the unlocking zone at the latest.
Must stop the car with the equivalent deceleration to
that of the normal safety gear

Amendment 3 (A3)

Amendment 3 (A3)
Changes - Testing
Annex D Tests and Verifications:
The following are added to the list of tests :
Stopping of the car at landings and levelling accuracy

(both directions and under all load conditions)
Unintended car movement protection means (empty
car up, loaded car down)

Amendment 3 (A3)
Publication
New standards are published as ;

EN81-1:1998 + A3:2009
EN81-2:1998 + A3:2009
These documents are a fully consolidated text

containing ;
EN81 main text published 1998
Corrigendum No.1 published 1999
Amendment A1:2005
Amendment A2:2004
Amendment A3:2009
Amendment 3 (A3)
Implementation
Approved by National Mirror Committees

88% positive vote against a requirement of 71%
Publication by CEN
Date of availability (DAV) was 23rd December 2009
This is the date CEN hand the documents to the National Committees for
publication
Date of Withdrawal (of the conflicting national standards), DOW

CEN agreed by resolution to extend the DOW to 18 months after DAV.
Therefore the date of withdrawal of the old standard should be June 2011

Amendment 3 (A3)
Implementation
DOW of 18 months was allow manufactures to develop new products to meet

the requirements of the standards. This is of particular importance with regard
to stopping / levelling accuracy and protection from uncontrolled movement
with open doors.
Reference to A3 was published in the EU Official Journal (EUOJ) with the

date of cessation of presumption of conformity of superseded standard
based on DOW.
Therefore the present EN81-1 & EN81-2 will remain harmonised and continue
to meet the presumption of conformity to the Lifts Directive until June 2011.
The A3 amendment is seen as improvement to the state of the art.
The existing EN81-1 and EN81-2 standards will be formally withdrawn in June
2011.

Amendment 3 (A3)
Implementation
Due to some problems between the manufactures of the

A3 devices and the capacity of the Notified Bodies to
approve them, the Commission has agreed to a 6 more
months to the date of Cessation of Presumption of
Conformity to the existing EN81-1 and EN81-2.
This will allow manufacturers to continue to use the
existing standards and meet the requirements of the Lifts
Directive until January 2012.
CEN/TC10 has also published answers to a series of
Frequently Asked Questions, issued by CEN/TC10/WG1.
These are aimed at helping manufacturers to better
understand the requirements for this new technology.
Amendment 3 (A3)
Thank you for

listening !


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CEN TC10 (Lifts, escalators and moving walks)

Originally Planned for two separate

prA3 Items to meet the needs of the 3rd

prA4 Improvements in the state of the

prA3 originally to be published, then start work on prA4.

Due to CEN rules it is not possible to work on an amendment

Therefore prA3 and prA4 were merged, to be issued as a single

2005 CEN all rights reserved

Machinery Directive changes

State of the art changes

Levelling and re-levelling dimensions at floor levels are added.

Control of movement with open doors is elaborated.

The introduction and list of assumptions has

0.3.19 - The fixing system of guards, which have to be

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The scope has been amended to exclude

Lifts with rated speed 0.15 m/s

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Unintended car movement

Normal stopping of the car at landings and

The stopping accuracy of the car shall be 10 mm;

A levelling accuracy of 20 mm shall be

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o with the landing door not in the locked position and,

Excludes failure of the suspension ropes and the

The stopping element of the means shall act:

The means shall stop the car in a distance:

not exceeding 1,20 m from the landing where the

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Must operate at all loads between full and empty.

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Annex D Tests and Verifications:

The following are added to the list of tests :

Stopping of the car at landings and levelling accuracy

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New standards are published as ;

These documents are a fully consolidated text

Approved by National Mirror Committees

Date of Withdrawal (of the conflicting national standards), DOW

2005 CEN all rights reserved

DOW of 18 months was allow manufactures to develop new products to meet

Reference to A3 was published in the EU Official Journal (EUOJ) with the

2005 CEN all rights reserved

Due to some problems between the manufactures of the

CEN TC10 (Lifts, escalators and moving walks)

Thank you for

2005 CEN all rights reserved

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