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NS EN 81-1 : 1998 + A3 2009

Superseded
Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS
Superseded date

01-11-2014

Published date

12-01-2013

Foreword
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Units and symbols
5 Lift well
6 Machine and pulley rooms
7 Landing doors
8 Car, counterweight and balancing weight
9 Suspension, compensation and overspeed protection
10 Guide rails, buffers and final limit switches
11 Clearances between car and wall facing the car entrance
    and between car, counterweight or balancing weight
12 Lift machine
13 Electric installations and appliances
14 Protection against electric faults; controls; priorities
15 Notices, markings and operating instructions
16 Examinations - Tests - Register - Maintenance
Annex A (normative) List of the electric safety devices
Annex B (normative) Unlocking triangle
Annex C (informative) Technical dossier
    C.1 Introduction
    C.2 General
    C.3 Technical details and plans
    C.4 Electric schematic diagrams
    C.5 Verification of conformity
Annex D (normative) Examinations and tests before putting
          into service
    D.1 Examinations
    D.2 Tests and verifications
Annex E ( informative) Periodical examinations and tests,
examinations and tests after an important modification or
after an accident
    E.1 Periodical examinations and tests
    E.2 Examinations and tests after an important
          modification or after an accident
Annex F (normative) Safety components - Tests procedures
for verification of conformity
    F.0 Introduction
    F.1 Landing door locking devices
    F.2 (Kept free)
    F.3 Safety gear
    F.4 Overspeed governors
    F.5 Buffers
    F.6 Safety circuits containing electronic components
    F.7 Ascending car overspeed protection means
Annex G (informative) Proof of guide rails
    G.1 General
    G.2 Loads and forces
    G.3 Load cases
    G.4 Impact factors
    G.5 Calculations
    G.6 Permissible deflections
    G.7 Examples of calculation methods
Annex H (normative) Electronic components - Failure
exclusion
Annex J (normative) Pendulum shock tests
    J.1 General
    J.2 Test rig
    J.3 Panels
    J.4 Test procedure
    J.5 Interpretation of the results
    J.6 Test report
    J.7 Exceptions from the tests
Annex K (normative) Top clearances for traction drive lifts
Annex L (normative) Necessary buffer stroke
Annex M (informative) Traction evaluation
    M.1 Introduction
    M.2 Traction calculation
Annex N (normative) Evaluation of safety factor for
suspension ropes
    N.1 General
    N.2 Equivalent number Nequiv of pulleys
    N.3 Safety factor
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this standard addressing
essential requirements or other provisions of EU
Directives

Describes the safety rules for the construction and installation of permanently installed new electric lifts, with traction or positive drive, serving defined landing levels, having a car designed for the transportation of persons or persons and goods, suspended by ropes or chains and moving between guide rails inclined not more than 15 degrees to the vertical.

DevelopmentNote
Supersedes NS 3801. (04/2008) 1998 Edition Re-Issued in March 2010 & incorporates AMD 3 2009. (04/2010)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Norwegian Standards (Norges Standardiseringsforbund)
Status
Superseded
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
DIN EN 81-1:2010-06 Identical
EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009 Identical
BS EN 81-1 : 1998 Identical
UNI EN 81-1 : 2010 Identical
I.S. EN 81-1:1999 Identical
DIN EN 81-1:2000-05 Identical

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