BS EN 81-43:2025 - Page 2

Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods. Lifts for cranes | Status: Current

1 Scope 1.1 This document specifies the safety requirements for the construction and installation of power operated lifts attached to cranes and intended for access to workplaces on cranes. The lift serves defined landing levels and has a car which is:

1. a) designed for the transportation of persons and goods;
2. b) guided;
3. c) travelling vertically or along a path within 15 degrees maximum from the vertical;
4. d) supported by rack and pinion or suspended by steel wire ropes;
5. e) travelling with a speed not more than 1,0 m/s for permanent installed lifts and not more than 0,4 m/s for temporarily installed lifts.