1 .I This standard specifies the safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed
new electric service lifts with traction or positive drive, or hydraulic service lifts defined as lifting equipment,
serving defined landing levels, having a car, the interior of which is regarded as inaccessible to persons on
account of its dimensions and means of construction, suspended by ropes or chains or supported by a ram
and moving between rigid vertical guide rails or guide rails whose inclination to the vertical does not exceed
15" and driven electrically or hydraulically.
This standard covers service lifts with rated load not exceeding 300 kgs and not intended to move persons.
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special cases (potentially explosive atmosphere, extreme climate conditions, seismic conditions, transporting
dangerous goods, etc.).
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In addition to the requirements of this standard, supplementary requirements shall be considered in
This standard does not cover:
a) service lifts with drives other than stated in section 1 .I;
b) important modifications (see annex E) to a service lift installed before this standard is brought into
application;
c) lifting appliances, such as paternosters, mine lifts, theatrical lifts, appliances with automatic caging,
skips and hoists for building and public works sites, ship hoists, platforms for exploration or drilling at sea,
construction and maintenance appliances;
d) installations where the inclination of the guide rails to the vertical exceeds 15";
e) safety during transport, installation, repairs and dismantling of service lifts;
f) the use of glass for the walls of the well, for the car and for the landing doors including the vision panels.
However, this standard may usefully be taken as a basis.
Noise and vibrations are not dealt with in this standard because these are not relevant to the safe use of the
service lift.
Fire propagation is not dealt with in this standard.
1.4 To satisfy the condition of inaccessibility to the car, the car dimensions shall not exceed:
a) for floor area, I ,O m2;
b) for depth, 1 ,O m;
c) for height, 1,20 m.
The height of I ,20 m shall not be limited if the car comprises several permanent compartments, each of
which satisfies the above requirements.
In particular, lifting equipment intended exclusively for the transportation of goods, but having a car with
dimensions exceeding any one of the figures above shall not be entered in the category 'service lifts'.
1.5 This standard covers the safety requirements for service lifts with rated speeds up to 1 m/s.
NOTE: For service lifts with higher rated speeds additional requirements shall be applied as appropriate in
order to maintain the same level of safety.
BS EN 81-3:2000 history
0000 BS EN 81-3:2000+A1:2008(2010)
2001BS EN 81-3:2000+A1:2008 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts Part 3: Electric and hydraulic service lifts
2001BS EN 81-3:2000 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Electric and hydraulic service lifts