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BS EN 81-30:2025 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Lifts for the transport of goods only - Electric and hydraulic service lifts, 2025
- undefined
- European foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Safety requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 4.1 General
- 4.2 Service lift well and machinery spaces [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1 General provision [Go to Page]
- 4.2.1.1 Arrangement of lift equipment
- 4.2.1.2 Exclusive use of the well
- 4.2.1.3 Inaccessible well – Inaccessible machinery space(s)
- 4.2.1.4 Lighting and socket outlet
- 4.2.2 Accessible well – Accessible machinery space(s)
- 4.2.3 Notices
- Figure 1 — Access forbidden [Go to Page]
- 4.2.4 Well [Go to Page]
- 4.2.4.1 General provisions
- 4.2.4.2 Well enclosure
- 4.2.4.3 Clearances between carrier and landing doors
- 4.2.4.4 Protection of any spaces located below the well
- 4.2.4.5 Protection in the well
- 4.2.4.6 Guided travel of carrier, counterweight and balancing weight
- 4.2.4.7 Refuge spaces [Go to Page]
- 4.2.4.7.1 Headroom
- 4.2.4.7.2 Pit
- 4.2.5 Notices in machinery spaces
- 4.3 Carrier entrance [Go to Page]
- 4.3.1 General provisions
- 4.3.2 Height and width of entrances
- 4.4 Landing and carrier doors [Go to Page]
- 4.4.1 General provisions
- 4.4.2 Sills, guides, door suspension [Go to Page]
- 4.4.2.1 Sills
- 4.4.2.2 Guides
- 4.4.2.3 Suspension of vertically sliding doors
- 4.4.3 Strength of doors and their frames
- 4.4.4 Protection in relation to door operation
- 4.4.5 “Carrier here” indication
- 4.4.6 Locked and closed landing door check [Go to Page]
- 4.4.6.1 Protection against the risk of falling
- 4.4.6.2 Protection against shearing
- 4.4.7 Locking and emergency unlocking [Go to Page]
- 4.4.7.1 General
- 4.4.7.2 Locking
- Figure 2 — Examples of locking elements [Go to Page]
- 4.4.7.3 Emergency unlocking
- Figure 3 — Unlocking triangle [Go to Page]
- 4.4.7.4 Electrical device for proving the landing door closed
- 4.4.8 Sliding doors with multiple, mechanically linked panels
- 4.5 Carrier, counterweight and balancing weight [Go to Page]
- 4.5.1 Height of carrier
- 4.5.2 Available carrier area and rated load
- 4.5.3 Rated load and manufacturer’s name
- 4.5.4 Walls, floor and roof of the carrier
- 4.5.5 Apron and automatic bridging sills [Go to Page]
- 4.5.5.1 Apron
- 4.5.5.2 Automatic bridging sills
- 4.5.6 Carrier roof
- 4.5.7 Counterweight and balancing weight
- 4.6 Suspension and related protection means [Go to Page]
- 4.6.1 General
- 4.6.2 Suspension
- 4.6.3 Sheave, pulley, drum and rope diameter ratios, rope/chain terminations
- 4.6.4 Rope traction
- 4.6.5 Winding up of ropes for positive drive service lifts
- 4.6.6 Distribution of load between the ropes or the chains
- 4.6.7 Protection for sheaves, pulleys and sprockets
- Table 1 — Protection for sheaves, pulleys and sprockets
- Figure 4 — Examples of arrangements of rope retainers [Go to Page]
- 4.7 Precautions against free fall, excessive speed, creeping of the carrier [Go to Page]
- 4.7.1 General provision
- 4.7.2 Safety gear [Go to Page]
- 4.7.2.1 General provisions
- 4.7.2.2 Release
- 4.7.2.3 Electrical checking
- 4.7.2.4 Constructional conditions
- 4.7.2.5 Methods of tripping [Go to Page]
- 4.7.2.5.1 Tripping by overspeed governor
- Figure 5 — Semi-circular groove, undercut [Go to Page]
- 4.7.2.5.2 Tripping by the breakage of the suspension means
- 4.7.2.5.3 Tripping by safety rope
- 4.7.3 Rupture valve
- 4.7.4 Restrictor, also one-way restrictor
- 4.8 Guide rails, buffers [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1 General provisions concerning guide rails
- 4.8.2 Guiding of the carrier, counterweight or balancing weight
- 4.8.3 Buffers and fixed stops for carrier and counterweight/balancing weight
- 4.9 Lift machine and associated equipment [Go to Page]
- 4.9.1 General provision
- 4.9.2 Protection of machinery
- 4.9.3 Lift machines for traction and positive service lifts [Go to Page]
- 4.9.3.1 Drive of the carrier and the counterweight or balancing weight
- 4.9.3.2 Braking system [Go to Page]
- 4.9.3.2.1 General provisions
- 4.9.3.2.2 Machine brake
- 4.9.3.3 Emergency operation
- 4.9.3.4 Speed
- 4.9.3.5 Removing the power which can cause rotation of the motor [Go to Page]
- 4.9.3.5.1 General
- 4.9.3.5.2 Motors supplied directly from A.C. or D.C. mains by contactors
- 4.9.3.5.3 A.C. or D.C. motor supplied and controlled by static elements
- 4.9.3.6 Motor run time limiter
- 4.9.4 Lift machine, jack and other hydraulic equipment for hydraulic service lifts [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.1 General provisions
- 4.9.4.2 Jack [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.2.1 Calculations of cylinder and ram [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.2.1.1 Pressure calculations
- 4.9.4.2.1.2 Buckling calculations
- 4.9.4.2.1.3 Tensile stress calculations
- 4.9.4.2.2 Connection carrier/ram (cylinder)
- 4.9.4.2.3 Limitation of the ram stroke
- 4.9.4.2.4 Cushioned stop
- 4.9.4.2.5 Means of protection
- 4.9.4.2.6 Telescopic jacks
- 4.9.4.2.7 Protection of the pulley(s) on the jack
- 4.9.4.2.8 Protection of machinery
- 4.9.4.3 Piping [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.3.1 General
- 4.9.4.3.2 Rigid pipes
- 4.9.4.3.3 Flexible hoses
- 4.9.4.4 Stopping the machine and checking its stopped condition [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.4.1 General
- 4.9.4.4.2 Upwards motion
- 4.9.4.4.3 Downwards motion
- 4.9.4.4.4 Checking of the stopped condition
- 4.9.4.5 Hydraulic control and safety devices [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.5.1 Shut-off valve
- 4.9.4.5.2 Non-return valve
- 4.9.4.5.3 Pressure relief valve
- 4.9.4.5.4 Direction valves [Go to Page]
- 4.9.4.5.4.1 Down direction valve(s)
- 4.9.4.5.4.2 Up direction valves
- 4.9.4.5.5 Filters
- 4.9.4.5.6 Checking the pressure
- 4.9.4.5.7 Tank
- 4.9.4.5.8 Speed
- 4.9.4.5.9 Emergency operation
- 4.9.4.5.10 Motor run time limiter
- 4.9.4.5.11 Protection against overheating of the hydraulic fluid
- 4.10 Electric installations and appliances [Go to Page]
- 4.10.1 General provisions [Go to Page]
- 4.10.1.1 Limits of application
- 4.10.1.2 Insulation resistance of the electrical installation (HD 60364-6:2016)
- Table 2 — Insulation resistance [Go to Page]
- 4.10.2 Contactors, contactor relays, components of safety circuits [Go to Page]
- 4.10.2.1 Contactors and contactor relays
- 4.10.2.2 Components of safety circuits
- 4.10.3 Protection of electrical equipment
- 4.10.4 Main switches
- 4.10.5 Electric wiring [Go to Page]
- 4.10.5.1 Conductors and cables
- 4.10.5.2 Cross-sectional area of conductors
- 4.10.5.3 Wiring practices
- 4.10.5.4 Connectors
- 4.10.6 Lighting and socket outlets
- 4.10.7 Electrical identification
- 4.11 Protection against electric faults; failure analysis; controls; priorities [Go to Page]
- 4.11.1 Failure analysis and electric safety devices [Go to Page]
- 4.11.1.1 Failure analysis
- 4.11.1.2 Electric safety devices [Go to Page]
- 4.11.1.2.1 General provisions
- 4.11.1.2.2 Safety contacts
- 4.11.1.2.3 Safety circuits
- Figure 6 — Diagram for assessing safety circuits [Go to Page]
- 4.11.1.2.4 Operation of electric safety devices
- 4.11.1.2.5 Actuation of electric safety devices
- 4.11.2 Controls – Final limit switches – Priorities [Go to Page]
- 4.11.2.1 Control of service lift operations [Go to Page]
- 4.11.2.1.1 General
- 4.11.2.1.2 Control of normal operation
- 4.11.2.1.3 Other information
- 4.11.2.1.4 Control of levelling, re-levelling and anti-creeping with doors open
- 4.11.2.1.5 Control of emergency electrical operation
- 4.11.2.1.6 Electrical anti-creep system for hydraulic service lifts
- 4.11.2.2 Stopping devices
- 4.11.2.3 Priority control
- 4.11.2.4 Final limit switches [Go to Page]
- 4.11.2.4.1 General
- 4.11.2.4.2 Actuation of the final limit switches
- 4.11.2.4.3 Method of operation of final limit switches
- 5 Verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures – Tests [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Technical compliance documentation
- 5.2 Verification of design
- Table 3 — Means of verification of the safety requirements and/or protective measures [Go to Page]
- 5.3 Verification tests before putting into use [Go to Page]
- 5.3.1 General
- 5.3.2 Tests and verifications
- 6 Information for use [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Instruction handbook [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 General
- 6.2.2 Information [Go to Page]
- 6.2.2.1 General
- 6.2.2.2 Capacity and design
- 6.2.2.3 Dimensions and weights
- 6.2.2.4 Power supply data
- 6.2.2.5 Safety devices
- 6.2.2.6 Additional technical information
- 6.2.3 Instructions for erection and dismantling
- 6.2.4 Instructions for tests before putting into use
- 6.2.5 Instruction for normal use
- 6.2.6 Breakdown procedures
- 6.2.7 Maintenance
- 6.2.8 Verifications
- 6.3 Logbook
- Annex A (normative) List of the electric safety devices
- Table A.1 — Electric safety devices
- Annex B (informative) Technical compliance documentation
- B.1 General
- B.2 Technical details and plans
- B.3 Electric schematic diagrams and hydraulic circuit diagrams
- Annex C (informative) List of significant hazards
- Table C.1 — List of significant hazards
- Annex D (informative) Construction of walls of service lift wells and landing doors facing a carrier entrance
- Figure D.1 — Protection to prevent entanglement of goods
- Annex E (informative) Building interfaces
- E.1 General provisions
- E.1.1 General
- E.1.2 Information
- E.1.3 Inspection doors – Inspection trapdoors
- E.2 Support of guide rails
- E.3 Ventilation of well and machinery spaces
- E.3.1 General
- E.3.2 Ventilation of the well and machinery spaces
- Annex F (normative) Electronic components – Failure exclusion
- Table F.1 — Exclusions of failures
- Annex G (normative) Calculations of rams, cylinders, rigid pipes and fittings
- G.1 Calculation against over pressure
- G.1.1 General
- G.1.2 Calculation of wall thickness of rams, cylinders, rigid pipes and fittings
- Figure G.1
- G.1.3 Calculation of the base thickness of cylinders (examples)
- G.1.3.1 General
- G.1.3.2 Flat bases with relieving groove
- Figure G.2
- G.1.3.3 Cambered based
- Figure G.3
- G.1.3.4 Flat bases with welded flange
- Figure G.4
- G.2 Calculations of the jacks against buckling
- G.2.1 General
- G.2.2 Single acting jacks
- Figure G.5
- G.2.3 Telescopic jacks without external guidance, calculation of ram
- Figure G.6
- G.2.4 Telescopic jacks with external guidance
- Figure G.7
- Annex H (informative) Information to the owner/user of a service lift
- H.1 General
- H.2 Means of access to machinery space(s) entrance of the service lift
- H.3 Maintenance work carried out from a step of a ladder
- Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential requirements of Directive 2006/42/EC aimed to be covered
- Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I of Directive 2006/42/EC
- Bibliography [Go to Page]
