Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire

NEN-EN 81-73 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.