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2024.05.14
FOS 2019-32: Elevator functions in the event of a fire
Question: When and how must lifts comply with the essential health and safety requirements of the Lifts Directive (2014/33/14/EU) according to Annex 1, point 4.10?
Answer: The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning has clarified the requirement through a response to accredited inspection bodies at a consultation meeting:
”When installing new lifts, the requirements according to the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning’s regulations and general advice on lifts and certain other motor-driven devices (BFS 2011:12) apply, which transposes the EU Lifts Directive (2014/33/EU) into Swedish law. According to the basic health and safety requirements of the Lifts Directive (Annex I, point 4.10) and the guidance to the Lifts Directive (§ 219), lifts that are not intended to be used in the event of a fire must be equipped with a function that takes them out of service. Following a harmonised standard such as EN 81-73 is one way to demonstrate that applicable requirements are met. Annex ZB of the EN 81-73:2016 standard states that meeting the requirements of the standard gives presumption of conformity with the basic requirement 4.10 of the Lifts Directive. However, there may also be other ways of meeting the requirements of the Directive, but then it must be demonstrated in another way that an equivalent level of safety is achieved as as specified in the harmonised standard.
According to the regulations of the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, modified or replaced parts of a lift must meet the applicable requirements (BFS 2011:12, Chapter 2, Section 1). In consultation between the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning and the inspection companies, it was concluded that this means that the function to take the lift out of operation in the event of a fire (BFS 2011:12, Appendix 5.1, Section 4.10) must be activated when, for example, the equipment rack is replaced. However, there is no requirement that a fire alarm must be installed in the building if the equipment cabinet is replaced, but there are also other ways to meet the requirements of the regulation. Examples of acceptable solutions are given in EN 81-73, which states that the requirement can be met by an alarm, smoke detector or manual release initiating the lift functions.”
Adopted 20190728, 0 revisions.
