CEN - EN 81-73
Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire
Organization: | CEN |
Publication Date: | 1 July 2020 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 20 |
ICS Code (Fire-resistance of building materials and elements): | 13.220.50 |
ICS Code (Lifts. Escalators): | 91.140.90 |
scope:
This document specifies the special provisions and safety rules describing the behaviour of lifts in the event of fire in a building, on the basis of a recall signal(s) to the lift(s) control system.
This document applies to new passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts with all types of drives. However, it may be used as a basis to improve the safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts.
This document does not apply to:
- lifts that remain in use in the event of fire, e.g. firefighters lifts as defined in EN 81-72:2020,
- lifts used for the evacuation of a building.