Already a subscriber? 
MADCAD.com Free Trial
Sign up for a 3 day free trial to explore the MADCAD.com interface, PLUS access the
2009 International Building Code to see how it all works.
If you like to setup a quick demo, let us know at support@madcad.com
or +1 800.798.9296 and we will be happy to schedule a webinar for you.
Security check
Please login to your personal account to use this feature.
Please login to your authorized staff account to use this feature.
Are you sure you want to empty the cart?
BS EN 81-41:2024 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility, 2025
- undefined
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 List of significant hazards
- 5 Safety requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General requirements for lifting platforms [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 General
- 5.1.2 Pattern of use
- 5.1.3 Guarding
- 5.1.4 Access for maintenance, repair and inspection [Go to Page]
- 5.1.4.1 Working areas on the floor of the carrier
- 5.1.4.2 Working areas under the carrier
- 5.1.4.3 Working areas outside of the enclosed liftway
- 5.1.4.4 Machinery outside of the enclosed liftway
- 5.1.5 Speed
- 5.1.6 Rated load
- 5.1.7 Load control
- 5.1.8 Carrier dimensions
- 5.1.9 Mechanical strength of the carrier
- 5.1.10 Resistance to operating forces
- 5.1.11 Protection of equipment against harmful external influences [Go to Page]
- 5.1.11.1 General
- 5.1.11.2 Protection
- 5.1.11.3 Guarding of equipment from mechanical damage
- 5.1.12 Degree of protection for outdoor use
- 5.2 Carrier support/guide system (including any scissor mechanism) [Go to Page]
- 5.2.1 Horizontal clearance
- 5.2.2 Tilting
- 5.2.3 Material
- 5.2.4 General provisions concerning guide rails
- 5.2.5 Guide rails for traction drive lifting platform
- 5.2.6 Guide rails for positive drive lifting platform
- 5.3 Safety gear and overspeed governor [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 Safety gear [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1.1 General
- 5.3.1.2 Actuation
- 5.3.1.3 Release
- 5.3.1.4 Access for inspection
- 5.3.1.5 Electric checking
- 5.3.2 Overspeed governor [Go to Page]
- 5.3.2.1 General
- 5.3.2.2 Overspeed governor rope, safety rope
- 5.3.2.3 Accessibility
- 5.4 Driving units and drive systems [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1 General requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.4.1.1 Drive system
- 5.4.1.2 Direction of travel
- 5.4.1.3 Geared drive units
- 5.4.1.4 Intermediate drives
- 5.4.1.5 Protection for abnormal extension
- 5.4.1.6 Protection for sheaves, pulleys and sprockets
- 5.4.2 Braking system [Go to Page]
- 5.4.2.1 General
- 5.4.2.2 Electro-mechanical brake
- 5.4.2.3 Stopping / levelling accuracy
- 5.4.3 Emergency/manual operation [Go to Page]
- 5.4.3.1 General
- 5.4.3.2 Means to actuate emergency operation
- 5.4.3.3 Indication of direction of movement
- 5.4.4 Additional requirements for rack and pinion drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.4.1 General
- 5.4.4.2 Load distribution
- 5.4.4.3 Pinion
- 5.4.4.4 Rack
- 5.4.4.5 Rack/pinion engagement
- 5.4.4.6 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition
- 5.4.5 Additional requirements for rope, toothed belt, chain suspensions [Go to Page]
- 5.4.5.1 General
- 5.4.5.2 Ropes, chains and toothed belts
- 5.4.5.3 Rope/chain/toothed belt terminations
- 5.4.5.4 Pulley, drum and sprocket
- 5.4.5.5 Distribution of load between the suspension means
- 5.4.5.6 Precautions against free fall, excessive speed, unintended carrier movement and creeping of the carrier — General provisions
- 5.4.5.7 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition
- 5.4.6 Additional requirements for screw and nut drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.6.1 Precautions against free fall and descent with excessive speed of the platform
- 5.4.6.2 Drive of the lifting platform
- 5.4.6.3 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition
- 5.4.7 Additional requirements for guided chain system [Go to Page]
- 5.4.7.1 General
- 5.4.7.2 Transmission unit
- 5.4.7.3 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition
- 5.4.8 Additional requirements for scissors mechanism drive
- 5.4.9 Additional requirements for hydraulic drive [Go to Page]
- 5.4.9.1 General provisions
- 5.4.9.2 Jack
- 5.4.9.3 Connection carrier /ram (cylinder)
- 5.4.9.4 Telescopic jacks
- 5.4.9.5 Piping
- 5.4.9.6 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition
- 5.4.9.7 Failure in contacts
- 5.4.9.8 Shut-off valve
- 5.4.9.9 Non-return valve
- 5.4.9.10 Pressure relief valve
- 5.4.9.11 Down direction valves
- 5.4.9.12 Protection against carrier free fall and descent with excessive speed
- 5.4.9.13 Filters
- 5.4.9.14 Checking the pressure
- 5.4.9.15 Tank
- 5.4.9.16 Emergency operation
- 5.4.9.17 Protection against creeping of the carrier
- 5.4.9.18 Pawl device
- 5.4.9.19 Electric anti-creep system
- 5.4.9.20 Control of levelling, re-levelling and anti-creeping with doors open
- 5.4.9.21 Motor run time limiter
- 5.4.10 Additional requirements for counterweighted traction system [Go to Page]
- 5.4.10.1 Counterweight and balance weight
- 5.4.10.2 General
- 5.4.10.3 Guarding of counterweight or balancing weight
- 5.4.10.4 Extreme position of counterweight
- 5.4.10.5 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition
- 5.4.11 Additional requirements for rope traction system
- 5.4.12 Traction sheaves, pulleys and sprockets in the liftway
- 5.4.13 Ascending carrier overspeed protection means
- 5.4.14 Motor run time limiter
- 5.5 Electric installation and equipment [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1 General [Go to Page]
- 5.5.1.1 Power supply
- 5.5.1.2 Electric installation
- 5.5.2 Conductors of different circuits
- 5.5.3 Insulation resistance of the electric installation
- 5.5.4 Lighting
- 5.5.5 Socket outlet
- 5.5.6 Drive contactors
- 5.5.7 Electric supply to the motors
- 5.5.8 Creepage and clearance distances and enclosure requirements [Go to Page]
- 5.5.8.1 Enclosure requirements
- 5.5.8.2 Creepage and clearance distances
- 5.5.9 Electromagnetic compatibility
- 5.5.10 Protection against electric faults
- 5.5.11 Electric/Electronic safety devices [Go to Page]
- 5.5.11.1 General provisions
- 5.5.11.2 Electric safety contacts
- 5.5.11.3 Safety circuits
- 5.5.11.4 Operation of electric safety devices
- 5.5.11.5 Actuation of electric safety devices
- 5.5.12 Protection of the driving motor
- 5.5.13 Electric wiring [Go to Page]
- 5.5.13.1 Conductors, insulation and earth bonding
- 5.5.13.2 Insulation
- 5.5.13.3 Trailing cables
- 5.5.13.4 Terminals and connectors
- 5.5.13.5 Electric identification
- 5.5.14 Additional requirements for battery powered supply
- 5.5.15 Control devices
- 5.5.16 Emergency alarm devices
- 5.5.17 Cable-less controls
- 5.5.18 Control of inspection operation
- 5.6 Specific requirements for lifting platform enclosures [Go to Page]
- 5.6.1 General
- 5.6.2 Top clearance
- 5.6.3 Risks for persons working in the liftway
- 5.6.4 Enclosure construction
- 5.6.5 Glass
- 5.6.6 Inspection doors and traps
- 5.6.7 Ventilation
- 5.7 Fire protection
- 5.8 Enclosed liftway entrances [Go to Page]
- 5.8.1 General
- 5.8.2 Swing hinged landing doors
- 5.8.3 Height of landing doors [Go to Page]
- 5.8.3.1 Top floor level
- 5.8.3.2 Bottom and intermediate floor levels
- 5.8.3.3 Existing buildings
- 5.8.4 Construction of landing doors [Go to Page]
- 5.8.4.1 Inner surface
- 5.8.4.2 Alignment
- 5.8.4.3 Glazing
- 5.8.4.4 Clearances
- 5.8.4.5 Guiding of doors
- 5.8.4.6 Sills
- 5.8.4.7 Strength of landing doors
- 5.8.5 Door locking
- 5.8.6 Emergency unlocking
- 5.8.7 Protection during door operation
- 5.9 Carrier [Go to Page]
- 5.9.1 Construction
- 5.9.2 Sensitive edges, photocells and light curtains.
- 5.9.3 Toe guard
- 5.9.4 Floor covering
- 5.9.5 Ceilings
- 5.9.6 Control panel
- 5.9.7 Handrail
- 5.9.8 Glass
- 5.9.9 Tip up seat
- 5.9.10 Structure, floor, wall, ceiling and decorative materials
- 6 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 6.1 Verification of design
- 6.2 Verification tests [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 Overspeed safety device
- 6.2.2 Ascending overspeed protection
- 6.2.3 Rupture valve/Restrictor
- 6.2.4 Safety gear
- 6.2.5 Self-sustaining system
- 6.2.6 Stopping safety device
- 6.2.7 Landing door locking devices
- 6.2.8 Safety circuits containing electronic components
- 6.2.9 Self-monitoring
- 6.3 Verification tests on each vertical lifting platform before first use
- 7 Information for use [Go to Page]
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 General
- 7.3 Signals and warning devices [Go to Page]
- 7.3.1 Information to be displayed
- 7.3.2 Rated load
- 7.3.3 Function devices
- 7.3.4 Emergency alarm device
- 7.3.5 Disabled persons symbol
- 7.4 Emergency manual operation
- 7.5 Main electric switch
- 7.6 Fragile roof
- 7.7 No goods
- 7.8 Operating instructions
- 7.9 Accompanying documents (in particular: Instruction handbook) [Go to Page]
- 7.9.1 General
- 7.9.2 Instruction manual
- 7.9.3 Marking
- 7.9.4 Building clearance requirements
- Annex A (normative)Electronic components: failure exclusion
- Annex B (informative)Guidance in selection of lifting platforms [Go to Page]
- B.1 Introduction
- B.2 Selection of lifting platforms [Go to Page]
- B.2.1 Suitability
- B.2.2 Control devices
- B.2.3 Location of the lifting platform
- B.2.4 Duty cycle
- B.3 Electric supply and lighting
- B.4 Maintenance
- Annex C (informative)Recommendations for the provisions and use of specially adapted control devices, switches and sensors [Go to Page]
- C.1 Control devices
- C.2 Assistance
- C.3 Specially adapted switches
- Annex D (informative)In-use periodic examination, tests and servicing [Go to Page]
- D.1 Periodic examinations and tests
- D.2 Servicing
- Annex E (normative)Safety components – Tests procedures for verification of conformity [Go to Page]
- E.1 General provisions
- E.2 Screw and nut (not self-sustaining system) stopping safety device [Go to Page]
- E.2.1 General provisions
- E.2.2 Check on the characteristic of the stopping safety device [Go to Page]
- E.2.2.1 Test sample
- E.2.2.2 Test
- E.2.2.3 Calculation of the permissible total mass
- E.2.2.4 Possible modification to the adjustments
- E.2.3 Comments
- E.2.4 Test report
- E.3 Self-sustaining system
- Annex F (informative)Building interfaces [Go to Page]
- F.1 General provisions
- F.2 Support of Guide Rails
- F.3 Ventilation of the enclosed liftway [Go to Page]
- F.3.1 General
- F.3.2 Ventilation of the enclosed liftway
- Annex ZA (informative)Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered [Go to Page]
