BS EN 81-73:2020

This standard BS EN 81-73:2020 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts is classified in these ICS categories:

• 13.220.50 Fire-resistance of building materials and elements
• 91.140.90 Lifts. Escalators

This document specifies the special provisions and safety rules describing the behaviour of lifts in the event 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 passenger lifts.

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 ,

• lifts used for the evacuation of a building.