BS EN 81-70:2018 pdf download
BS EN 81-70:2018 pdf download.Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts – Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lift Part 70:Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability.
5.3.2.4 The car floor shall be slip•resistant. taking Into consideration the environment in which the lift is installed, in particular where passengers with wet shoes are regularly expected to enter the car. The same material as used in the lift lobbies may be used for the lift car floor.
5.4 Control devices and signals
5.4.1 General
5.4.1.1 Control devices for collective control systems
Collective control systems shall be used in general applications. The following control devices according to 5.4.2 shall be used:
— push buttons on landings and in the car; or
— extra large push buttons on landings and in the car, or
— push buttons on landings, keypads in the car (or floor selection and push buttons in the car for other control operations.
NOTE For buildings with many landings, keypad-devices may help to fulfil the requirements of TableS.
Additional control devices (e.g. magnetic or chip card, mobile phone. etc.) may be used to temporarily activate personalized lift and signal functions.
5.4.1.2 Control devices for destination control systems
Destination control systems may only be used where guidance to passengers about the specific operational features of the lift can be ensured (see 0.4).
NOTE Due to their complexity destination control systems provide a lower level of accessibility br some passengers than collective control systems, particularty where a touch screen with an accessibility button and assoctated acoustic menu Is used. When using the acoustic menu passengers are required to listen, understand and react to audible information within a specific time period.
The following control devices according to 5.4.3 shall be used:
— keypads and if applicable accessibility buttons on landings, and push buttons in the car, or
— touch screens and accessibility buttons on landings, and push buttons in the car.
Additional control devices (e.g. magnetic or chip card, mobile phone. etc.) may be used to temporarily activate personalized lift and signal functions.
5.4.2 Control devices and signals for collective control systems
5.4.2.1 Requirements for design and arrangement of control devices
Requirements br the design ol control devices are given in Table 4 and requirements br the arrangement of control devices are given In Table 5.
5.4.2.3 Car control devices
5.4.2.3.1 Car control devices shall meet the requirements in Table 4 and Table S and shall be arranged as follows:
a) the floor selection buttons shall be placed above the alarm and door buttons;
b) the order of the floor selection buttons for a single horizontal row shall be from left to right. The order of floor selection buttons for a single vertical row shall be from the bottom to the top and for multiple vertical rows from left to right and then from the bottom to the Lop.
5.4.2.32 Where push buttons are used for the operation of the lift they shall be Identified as follows:
a) floor selection buttons: identified by symbols, (e.g. numbers, characters or pictograms) consistent with the buildings floor nomenclature, preferably: —2, —1,0, 1.2, etc.;
b) alarm button: yellow with bell-shaped symbol (ISO 4190-5:2006, Table C. 1, No. 1);
e) dour open button: identified by the symbol ‘olu’ (ISO 4190.5:2006. Table C.1, No. 2);
d) door close button, where provided: identified by the symbol o-lo (ISO 4190-5:2006. Table C.1, No.
3).
5.4.2.3.3 Where keypads are used for call registration, they shall comply with 5.4.3.1.1. Alarm and door buttons shall be placed below the keypad.
5.4.2.3.4 Where extra large push buttons are used, they shall comply with Annex 8.
5.4.2.3.5 The car operating panel shall be located on the side wall as follows:
a) with centre opening doors, it shall be on the right hand side when entering the car from the main entrance side;
b) with side opening doors, it shall be on the closing jamb side when entering the car from the main entrance side;
c) when the car width exceeds 1600 mm a car operating panel shall be provided on both side walls of the car;
d) in the case of cars with adjacent doors, a car operating panel shall be provided on each car wall without door.
5.4.2.4 Landing signals
5.4.2.4.1 The illuminated signals according to EN 81-20:2014,5.12.4.3, shall be arrows and shall be placed above or adjacent to the landing doors.
The Indicator arrows shall be positioned between 1 800 mm and 2 500 mm above the finished floor level with an angle of view from the landing of at least 140° in the horizontal plane and 700 from the horizontal In the vertical down plane. The height of the arrows shall be at least 40 mm.
For single lifts the indicator arrows may be placed inside the car at a height above the finished floor level of between 1 600 mm and 2 000 mm and shall he clearly visible from the landing when doors are open.
