Schedule 1 eec Type-examination requirements

The EEC type-examination requirements referred to in regulation 2(1), with which components must comply, are the following standards adopted by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN):

• EN81–1 (edition: December 1985). Safety rules for the constructionand installation of liftsand service lifts. Part 1: electric lifts, for electrically operated lifts, and

• EN81–2 (edition: November 1987). Safety rules for the constructionand installation of liftsand service lifts. Part 2: hydraulic lifts, for hydraulicallyand oil-electrically operated lifts.

These standards shall apply, subject to the following modifications required by the Directives:

• Section 13.1.1.4

• Replace by the following:

  • “The electrical installations for lifts must:

    1. (a)

       comply with the requirements stated in the Cenelec harmonised documents accepted by the national electro-technical committees of the EEC member States;

    2. (b)

       where no harmonised documents on electrical installations as referred to in (a) exist, comply with the requirements of the national rules of the country in which the lift is installed.”

• Section 13.1.2

• Replace by the following:

  • “In the machineand pulley rooms, protection against direct contact by means of casings providing a degree of protection of at least IP 2 X is necessary.”

• Section F.O.1.6

• Add the following:

  • “. . . . in accordance with Article 13(2) of Directive 84/528/EEC.”