BS EN 81-28:2018 pdf free.Safety Rules For The Construction And Installation Of Lifts – Lifts For The Transport Of Persons And Goods – Part28:Remote Alarm On Passenger And Goods Passenger Lifts.
This European Standard is a type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100. This standard has been prepared to be a harmonized standard to provide one means of conforming to the essential safety requirements of the Lift Directive.
The machinery concerned and the extent to which hazards, hazardous situations and events are covered are indicated in the scope of the standard.
When provisions of this type C standard arc different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards for lifts that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard,
While drafting this standard it was assumed that:
1) the communication network (see Annex A) does not fail including mobile network signal strength or similar;
2) the power supply network failure does not occur so that all the lifts in a geographical area do not create entrapment simultaneously:
3) this standard is used in conjunction with the corresponding standards of the EN 81 series.
This European Standard also provides general information about the service provided by a rescue organization.
This European Standard applies to alarm systems for all types of passenger and goods passenger lifts, in particular those covered in the EN 81 series.
This European Standard also deals with the minimum information to be provided as part of the instruction manual related to maintenance and the rescue service.
This European Standard deals with the following significant hazard relevant to lifts when they are used as intended and under the conditions foreseen by the installer/manufacturer:
— entrapment of users due to the lift not working properly.
This European Standard is not applicable to alarm systems intended to be used to call for help in other cases, e.g. heart attack, seeking information.
This European Standard is applicable to alarm systems used for lifts manufactured and installed after the date of publication by CEN of this standard. However, this European Standard can be taken into account when applied to existing lifts.
EN 81- 70 gives additional requirements for persons with disabilities (e.g. inductive loop, alarm button).BS EN 81-28:2018 pdf free download.