This information note was prepared by a Task Group "ELA/CEA" composed of lift experts from the European Lifts Association (ELA) based in Brussels (Belgium) and lifts experts from China Elevators Association (CEA) based in Lang Fang (China). This document provides background and rationale of the requirements of the standards and some guidance, in line with good engineering practices, helping to understand the requirement of the standards:
⎯ ISO 8100-1:2019, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Lifts for the transport of persons and goods — Part 1: Passenger and goods passenger lifts, and
⎯ ISO 8100-2:2019, Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Examinations and tests — Part 2: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components This document looks at the rationale and background of selected clauses of ISO 8100-1/2, identified by the Task Group to be the most important at this time and for this first edition.