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SNEL
A SUCCESSFUL NEW
A SUCCESSFUL NEW
STANDARD FOR EUROPE
STANDARD FOR EUROPE
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 2 2
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
EN 81
EN 81
-
-
80
80
THE SAFETY STANDARD FOR
THE SAFETY STANDARD FOR
EXISTING EUROPEAN LIFTS
EXISTING EUROPEAN LIFTS
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 3 3
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
Europe has
Europe has
more lifts
more lifts
than North America
than North America
3 900 000 lifts
3 900 000 lifts
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 4 4
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
Europe
Europe
has more lifts than North
has more lifts than North
America
America
France,
France,
Germany
Germany
are
are
historically
historically
at the
at the
forefron
forefron
t
t
of vertical
of vertical
accessibility
accessibility
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 5 5
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
Europe
Europe
has more lifts than North
has more lifts than North
America
America
France,
France,
Germany are historically
Germany are historically
at the
at the
forefron
forefron
t
t
of vertical accessibility
of vertical accessibility
Result:
Result:
On average, lifts are olde
On average, lifts are olde
r
r
in France
in France
than in
than in
Spain for example
Spain for example
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 6 6
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
A car of 1960 is
A car of 1960 is
NOT
NOT
safe
safe
today, neither is a
today, neither is a
lift of 1960!
lift of 1960!
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 10 10
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
Entrapment (5.14.3)
Entrapment (5.14.3)
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 14 14
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
Causes
Causes
of
of
a
a
ccidents to Workers
ccidents to Workers
SNEL
SNEL
Filtering Method
Filtering Method
must be applied in
must be applied in
each country, in order to identify safety
each country, in order to identify safety
priorities
priorities
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WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
SNEL
SNEL
Filtering Method
Filtering Method
to be applied in
to be applied in
each country, in order to identify safety
each country, in order to identify safety
priorities
priorities
Fool
Fool
-
-
proof & anti
proof & anti
-
-
vandal systems are
vandal systems are
needed
needed
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 18 18
WHY SNEL ?
WHY SNEL ?
SNEL
SNEL
Filtering Method
Filtering Method
to be applied in
to be applied in
each country, in order to identify safety
each country, in order to identify safety
priorities
priorities
Fool
Fool
-
-
proof & anti
proof & anti
-
-
vandal systems are
vandal systems are
needed
needed
SNEL, EN 81
SNEL, EN 81
-
-
80, sees to it all. It is a de
80, sees to it all. It is a de
facto harmonization of European lift safety
facto harmonization of European lift safety
SNEL Status 04 05 LR SNEL Status 04 05 LR 19 19
WHY
WHY
SNEL ?
SNEL ?
The
The
mobility chain must remain
mobility chain must remain
fluid
fluid
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
SNEL
SNEL
is
is
reality
reality
already
already
:
:
Belgium
Belgium
:
:
Royal
Royal
decree
decree
since
since
March 2003:
March 2003:
All
All
74
74
risks
risks
are
are
covered
covered
. Progressive &
. Progressive &
selective
selective
improvement
improvement
of
of
safety
safety
(
(
high
high
risks
risks
by 2008
by 2008
low
low
&
&
medium
medium
risks
risks
by 2013). Standard
by 2013). Standard
published
published
.
.
France
France
:
:
Law
Law
since
since
J uly 2003 + 4 application
J uly 2003 + 4 application
decrees
decrees
since
since
November
November
2004 (17 major
2004 (17 major
risks
risks
representing
representing
44 SNEL items).
44 SNEL items).
Scheduling
Scheduling
in 3
in 3
steps
steps
: J uly 2008
: J uly 2008
J uly
J uly
2013
2013
J uly
J uly
2018.
2018.
Standard
Standard
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Germany
Germany
:
:
Betriebssicherheitsverordnung
Betriebssicherheitsverordnung
since
since
October
October
2002,
2002,
applies
applies
the
the
Use
Use
of
of
Work
Work
Equipment
Equipment
Directive (UWED) 89/655/EC,
Directive (UWED) 89/655/EC,
amended
amended
by 95/63/EC
by 95/63/EC
and
and
2001/45/
2001/45/
EC
EC
.
.
All
All
risks
risks
covered
covered
for lifts
for lifts
used
used
by
by
workers
workers
(85%
(85%
of
of
lifts). 12
lifts). 12
risks
risks
are
are
considered
considered
high
high
EN 81
EN 81
-
-
80
80
is
is
used
used
by
by
TVs
TVs
as a guideline for
as a guideline for
risk
risk
assessments
assessments
, in
, in
regular
regular
controls
controls
. 1/4th
. 1/4th
of
of
lifts
lifts
already
already
audited
audited
.
.
Standard
Standard
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Spain
Spain
: Royal
: Royal
Decree
Decree
published
published
in
in
February
February
2005,
2005,
applied
applied
from
from
August 2005.
August 2005.
It
It
covers
covers
16 items (5
16 items (5
items
items
only
only
in replacement).
in replacement).
Scheduling
Scheduling
in 2, 4
in 2, 4
and
and
6
6
years
years
.
.
One
One
year
year
to carry out
to carry out
the
the
work
work
after
after
inspection by national inspection body (items 1 to
inspection by national inspection body (items 1 to
11)
11)
and
and
items 12 to 16
items 12 to 16
to
to
be
be
done
done
when
when
improvement
improvement
carried
carried
out. Standard
out. Standard
published
published
.
.
United
United
Kingdom
Kingdom
: No
: No
legislation
legislation
. BSI
. BSI
has
has
published
published
EN 81
EN 81
-
-
80 in
80 in
Dec
Dec
. 2003. SNEL
. 2003. SNEL
becomes
becomes
the
the
official code
official code
of
of
practice. UWED
practice. UWED
is
is
already
already
a
a
legislation
legislation
. National
. National
filtering
filtering
has been
has been
applied
applied
by
by
the
the
lift association LEIA
lift association LEIA
and
and
results
results
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Luxemburg
Luxemburg
: Law
: Law
from
from
1992
1992
covers
covers
all
all
74
74
risks
risks
listed
listed
in SNEL,
in SNEL,
except
except
7. Case
7. Case
still
still
open
open
today
today
.
.
Standard
Standard
published
published
.
.
Denmark
Denmark
:
:
almost
almost
all
all
SNEL
SNEL
requirements
requirements
already
already
implemented
implemented
in 1997
in 1997
law
law
(
(
doors
doors
,
,
alarms
alarms
,
,
locks
locks
,).
,).
EFA
EFA
will
will
ask
ask
for new more
for new more
complete
complete
legislation
legislation
.
.
Standard
Standard
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
SNEL
SNEL
is
is
reality
reality
soon
soon
:
:
Italy
Italy
:
:
National
National
filtering
filtering
published
published
by UNI in May
by UNI in May
2004. Law
2004. Law
text
text
is
is
ready
ready
,
,
approved
approved
by
by
the
the
Italian
Italian
governement
governement
and
and submitted submitted
to
to
Parliament
Parliament
April
April
2005.
2005.
It
It
covers
covers
all
all
74
74
risks
risks
and
and
accessibility
accessibility
.
.
Standard
Standard
published
published
.
.
Austria
Austria
:
:
National
National
filtering
filtering
has been
has been
applied
applied
(
(
all
all
74
74
risks
risks
covered
covered
).
).
Legislation
Legislation
is
is
in
in
preparation
preparation
.
.
Presently
Presently
, 5 items
, 5 items
of
of
SNEL (
SNEL (
workers
workers
safety
safety
) are
) are
part
part
of
of
T
T
V
V
checks
checks
. Standard
. Standard
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
And
And
the
the
others
others
?
?
The
The
Netherlands
Netherlands
:
:
the
the
warenwetbesluit
warenwetbesluit
liften
liften
(Sept. 2003)
(Sept. 2003)
leads
leads
to
to
conformity
conformity
checks
checks
on 38
on 38
checkpoints
checkpoints
(17 SNEL
(17 SNEL
risks
risks
,
,
only
only
workers
workers
)
)
during
during
periodical
periodical
inspection.
inspection.
Governement
Governement
reluctant
reluctant
but
but
willing
willing
to
to
start
start
national
national
filtering
filtering
. Standard
. Standard
published
published
Switzerland
Switzerland
: No
: No
federal
federal
legislation
legislation
; cantons
; cantons
responsibility
responsibility
.
.
Only
Only
Geneva
Geneva
canton
canton
has
has
introduced
introduced
a
a
law
law
to
to
apply
apply
legislation
legislation
covering
covering
11
11
of
of
74 SNEL
74 SNEL
risks
risks
by 2008. Standard
by 2008. Standard
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Norway
Norway
: National
: National
law
law
(1985)
(1985)
demands
demands
all
all
building
building
installations to
installations to
be
be
state
state
-
-
of
of
-
-
the
the
-
-
art
art
for
for
safety
safety
. HLF
. HLF
association
association
has
has
informed
informed
all
all
owners
owners
of
of
new
new
standard EN 81
standard EN 81
-
-
80. An
80. An
industry
industry
workgroup
workgroup
lobbies
lobbies
the
the
government
government
to use EN 81
to use EN 81
-
-
80 in
80 in
present
present
legislation
legislation
. Standard
. Standard
published
published
in
in
J une
J une
2004.
2004.
Finland
Finland
:
:
Governement
Governement
refuses to
refuses to
make
make
EN 81
EN 81
-
-
80
80
mandatory
mandatory
.
.
Applied
Applied
on a
on a
voluntary
voluntary
base.
base.
Every
Every
modernisation
modernisation
is
is
linked
linked
to
to
SNEL
SNEL
. Standard
. Standard
published
published
in 2004.
in 2004.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Sweden
Sweden
: Discussions have
: Discussions have
started
started
with
with
governement
governement
that
that
does
does
not
not
see
see
immediate
immediate
need
need
,
,
since
since
new
new
law
law
on maintenance
on maintenance
and
and
safety
safety
inspections
inspections
was
was
published
published
in August 2003.
in August 2003.
Standard
Standard
published
published
.
.
Portugal
Portugal
: Lift association
: Lift association
has
has
prepared
prepared
the
the
national
national
filter
filter
(15
(15
risks
risks
retained
retained
)
)
and
and
asked
asked
for
for
government
government
schedule
schedule
.
.
Missing
Missing
accident
accident
statistics
statistics
and
and
cost
cost
make
make
the
the
government
government
reluctant
reluctant
to
to
implement
implement
SNEL
SNEL
.
.
Legislation
Legislation
on maintenance &
on maintenance &
periodical
periodical
inspection
inspection
from
from
2002. SNEL forum to
2002. SNEL forum to
be
be
organised
organised
in
in
spring
spring
. Standard
. Standard
published
published
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Greece
Greece
: SNEL national
: SNEL national
filtering
filtering
started
started
in 2004.
in 2004.
Time
Time
schedule
schedule
hoped
hoped
for in 2005. Standard
for in 2005. Standard
published
published
.
.
Poland
Poland
: PKN
: PKN
will
will
publish
publish
the
the
standard in 2005.
standard in 2005.
Efforts to
Efforts to
introduce
introduce
EN 81
EN 81
-
-
80 in
80 in
Polish
Polish
legislation
legislation
should
should
start
start
in 2005.
in 2005.
Hungary
Hungary
: Translation
: Translation
of
of
standard in
standard in
progress
progress
.
.
National
National
filtering
filtering
prepared
prepared
by Lift
by Lift
Supervisory
Supervisory
authority
authority
(EMI FMF). No mandate for new
(EMI FMF). No mandate for new
law
law
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
Slovakia
Slovakia
:
:
Standard
Standard
published
published
in
in
October
October
2004. 8
2004. 8
local
local
risks
risks
for
for
old
old
elevators
elevators
were
were
added
added
to 74
to 74
SNEL
SNEL
risks
risks
. No
. No
legal
legal
support
support
foreseen
foreseen
. No
. No
national
national
filtering
filtering
yet
yet
.
.
Czech
Czech
rep
rep
.:
.:
Standard
Standard
published
published
. No national
. No national
filtering
filtering
yet
yet
.
.
Separate
Separate
local
local
norm
norm
CSN 27 4007
CSN 27 4007
lists
lists
74
74
risks
risks
+ 8 local
+ 8 local
risks
risks
. No
. No
political
political
support.
support.
Slovenia
Slovenia
:
:
Standard
Standard
not
not
yet
yet
published
published
in
in
Slovene
Slovene
.
.
No lift association in
No lift association in
Slovenia
Slovenia
.
.
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SNEL STATUS
SNEL STATUS
We
We
are far
are far
from
from
a
a
European
European
-
-
wide
wide
application
application
of
of
EN 81
EN 81
-
-
80
80
yet
yet
.
.
A
A
backlash
backlash
is
is
not
not
impossible: in
impossible: in
Belgium
Belgium
,
,
the
the
new
new
Minister
Minister
in charge
in charge
has
has
lengthened
lengthened
the
the
application
application
process
process
by 2
by 2
years
years
,
,
under
under
pressure
pressure
from
from
owners
owners
(March 2005)
(March 2005)
Countries
Countries
like
like
Switzerland
Switzerland
or
or
Sweden
Sweden
are
are
not
not
much
much
more
more
advanced
advanced
than
than
Portugal or
Portugal or
Poland
Poland
.
.
We
We
need
need
to help
to help
each
each
other
other
.
.
The
The
more countries
more countries
adopt
adopt
legislation
legislation
,
,
the
the
higher
higher
the
the
pressure
pressure
and
and
the
the
faster
faster
we
we
will
will
complete
complete
the
the
scheme
scheme
and
and
have a
have a
European
European
-
-
wide
wide
SNEL
SNEL
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How can we help Poland
How can we help Poland
Our advice:
Our advice:
Our advice:
Our advice: