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Safety rules for the construction and installation oflifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire
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Contents
Europeanforeword.Introduction.Scope....1 52 Normativereferences... 53 Termsanddefinitions. 54 Listofsignificanthazards 65 Safetyrequirementsand/orprotectivemeasures 65.1 Basicrequirements... 65.1.1 Generalprovision... 65.1.2 Designated landing(s) and input signal(s). .65.1.3 Recall means.. 7Manual recall device....5.1.45.1.5 Reaction of stopped lift.5.1.6 Prohibition sign .....5.2 Interfacerequirementsbetweentherecall means andtheliftcontrol system....5.3 Behaviouroftheliftonthereceiptofasignalfromrecallmeans... 75.3.1 General. 76 Verification of safety requirements and/or protective measures... .97 Informationforuse... 10AnnexA(informative)Liftscenarios andinterfaces... .11A.1 Lift scenarios forming a basis for the application of EN 81-73. 11A.2 Provisionofrecall meansandliftinterfaces.... 12AnnexB(informative)Maintenancerequirements.... 13AnnexZA(informative)Relationshipbetween thisEuropeanStandard and theessentialrequirements of Directive2014/33/EU aimedtobecovered. .14Bibliography.. ...16
Europeanforeword
This document (EN 81-73:2020) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 10 “Lifts escalatorsandmovingwalks" thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNoR.
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ThisdocumentsupersedesEN81-73:2016.
This document is a revision of EN 81-73:2016 in order to align its Annex ZA to the new format andDuring this revision no technical changes are made and the technical requirements of this documentremainidenticaltoEN81-73:2016.
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Introduction
This document is a type C standard as stated in ENISO 12100:2010.
Theliftsconcernedandtheextenttowhichhazards hazardoussituationsandeventsarecoveredareindicatedinthescopeofthisdocument.
When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or Bstandards the provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the otherstandards for lifts that have been designed and built according to the provisions of this type C standard.
The function described in this document relates to the automatic return of the car(s) to a designatedlanding and the removal of thelift(s)from service.
Thisdocumentdealswith
a) reducing the risk of passengers being trapped in a car in the event of a fire in a building b) helping the firefighters/rescue teams to check that the lift contains no trapped passengers since itwill be finally parked at a designated landing
The contents of this document are based on the following assumptions:
recall means initiates the signal to the lift causing a specific reaction of the lift;building designers architects or planners give careful consideration to specifying fire recall to liftsasthisdocument;there is a clear separation between thefunctioning of the recall means and the lift control system;and-recall means is operating as intended.
This document assumes that negotiationhas taken place between the building designer and the liftinstaller onthefollowing:
type of recall means and its interface (see EN 81-20:2020 0.4.2);type and protection of switch in case of manual recall device;number and location of designated landing(s);suitable maintenance andverification plan is implemented; andwhether the lift parks with doors open or closed at the designated landing
1 Scope
This document specifies the special provisions and safety rules describing the behaviour of lifts in theevent of fire in a building on the basis of a recall signal(s) to the lift(s) control system.
This document applies to new passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts with all types of drives.However it may be used as a basis to improve the safety of existing passenger and goods passengerlifts.
This document does not apply to:
-lifts that remain in use in the event of fire e.g. firefighters lifts as defined in EN 81-72:2020
一 lifts used for the evacuation of abuilding.
2Normativereferences
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their contentconstitutes requirements of this document. For dated references only the edition cited applies. Forundated references the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
andgoods-Part20:Passengerandgoodspassengerlifts
EN 81-50:2020 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts -Examinations and tests -Part50:Designrules calculations examinationsandtestsofliftponents
EN 81-72:2020 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts-Particular applications forpassengerand goods passenger lifts-Part 72:Firefighters lifts
EN 81-77:2018 Safetyrulesfortheconstruction andinstallationsoflifts-Particular applicationsforpassengerand goodspassengerlifts-Part77:Liftssubjecttoseismicconditions
EN ISO 7010:2020 Graphical symbols - Safety colours and safety signs -Registered safety signs(ISO 7010:2019)
reduction(ISO12100:2010)
3Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document the terms and definitions given in ENISO 12100:2010 EN 81-20:2020 and EN 81-50:2020 and the following apply.
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