NEW EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES AND LIFT STANDARDS

摘要

The new Machinery Directive and the associated amendment of the Lifts Directive went into force at mid-2006. The modifications in responsibilities, procedures and technical product requirements have to be applied as of the end of 2009. The greatest consequence is that these changes provide future legal clarity in determining which lifts will be governed by the Lifts Directive and which fall within the purview of the Machinery Directive. When engineering lifts in accordance with the Machinery Directive, in particular, it will also be necessary to take account of some changes in organizational and technical aspects.