It is confusing keeping up with the standards.
Here is a list (hopefully complete) of standards relevant to lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors. Some have been superseded, but are still useful when looking at an older installation.
| British National Standards |
| Title | Reference |
| Rack and pinion lifts | DD 222:1996 |
| Stranded steel wire ropes. Specification for ropes for lifts | BS 302-4:1987 |
| Glossary of terms used in materials handling | BS 3810-8:1975 |
| General requirements for electric, hydraulic and hand-powered lifts | BS 2655-1:1970 |
| General requirements for escalators and passenger conveyors | BS 2655-4:1969 |
| General requirements for paternosters | BS 2655-5:1970 |
| Building construction requirements | BS 2655-6:1970 |
| Testing and inspection | BS 2655-7:1970 |
| Modernization or reconstruction of lifts, escalators and paternosters | BS 2655-8:1971 |
| Definitions | BS 2655-9:1970 |
| General requirements for guarding | BS 2655-10:1972 |
| Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Code of practice for firefighting stairs and lifts | BS 5588-5:1991 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of electric lifts *EN 81-1:1977 | BS 5655-1:1979 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of electric lifts *EN 81-1:1985 | BS 5655-1:1986 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of hydraulic lifts *EN 81-2:1987 | BS 5655-2:1988 |
| Specification for dimensions of standard lift arrangements | BS 5655-5:1989 |
| Code of practice for selection and installation | BS 5655-6:1990 |
| Specification for manual control devices, indicators and additional fittings | BS 5655-7:1983 |
| Specification for eyebolts for lift suspension | BS 5655-8:1983 |
| Specification for guide rails | BS 5655-9:1985 |
| Specification for the testing and inspection of electric and hydraulic lifts | BS 5655-10:1986 |
| Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Electric lifts | BS 5655-10.1.1:1995 |
| Specification for the testing and examination of lifts and service lifts. Hydraulic lifts | BS 5655-10.2.1:1995 |
| Recommendations for the installation of new, and the modernization of, electric lifts in existing buildings | BS 5655-11:1989 |
| Recommendations for the installations of new, and the modernization of, hydraulic lifts in existing buildings | BS 5655-12:1989 |
| Recommendations for vandal resistant lifts | BS 5655-13:1995 |
| Specification for hand-powered service lifts and platform hoists | BS 5655-14:1995 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors | BS 5656:1983 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors | BS 5656-1:1997 |
| Specification for powered stairlifts | BS 5776:1996 |
| Specification for powered domestic lifts with partially enclosed cars and no lift-well enclosures | BS 5900:1999 |
| Specification for manually driven balanced personal homelifts | BS 5965:1980 |
| Code of practice for safe working on lifts | BS 7255:2001 |
| Code of practice for safe working on escalators and passenger conveyors in use | BS 7801:1995 |
| Specification for examination and test of new lifts before putting into service. Electric traction lifts | PAS 32-1:1999 |
| Specification for examination and test of new lifts before putting into service. Hydraulic lifts | PAS 32-2:1999 |
| British, European And International Standards |
| Title | Reference |
| Electric lifts | BS EN 81-1:1998 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts and service lifts | General Title |
| Electric lifts; A1: Programmable electronic systems | EN 81-1/prA1 |
| Electric lifts; A2: Machinery and pulley spaces | EN 81-1/prA2 |
| Electric lifts; Amendment AC | BS EN 81-1/AC:2000 |
| Hydraulic lifts | BS EN 81-2:1998 |
| Hydraulic lifts; A1: Programmable electronic systems | EN 81-2/prA1 |
| Hydraulic lifts; A2: Machinery and pulley spaces | EN 81-2/prA2 |
| Hydraulic lifts; Amendment AC | BS EN 81-2/AC:2000 |
| Electric and hydraulic service lifts | BS EN 81-3:2001 |
| Screw lifts | prEN 81-5 |
| Guided chain lifts | prEN 81-6 |
| Rack and pinion lifts | prEN 81-7 |
| see prEN 81-58 | prEN 81-8 |
| CEN guide | prTR 81-10 |
| see prEN 81-21 | prEN 81-11 |
| New lifts in existing buildings (was -11) | prEN 81-21 |
| Inclined lifts | prEN 81-22 |
| Remote alarms on passenger and goods passenger lifts | prEN 81-28 |
| Interpretations | prTS 81-29 |
| Electric and hydraulic goods lifts (accessible to persons) | prEN 81-31 |
| Powered stairlifts for seated, standing and wheelchair users moving in an inclined plane. (ISO/FDIS 9386-2) | prEN 81-32 |
| Vertical lifting platforms (ISO/FDIS 9386-1) | prEN 81-33 |
| Special purpose lifts for cranes | prEN 81-43 |
| Lift landing doors - Fire resistance testing (was -8) | prEN 81-58 |
| Rules for accessibility of disabled people to lifts | prEN 81-70 |
| Vandal resistant lifts | prEN 81-71 |
| Rules for lifts which remain in use in case of fire (Firefighters lifts) | prEN 81-72 |
| Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire | prEN 81-73 |
| Existing lifts Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts | prEN 81-80 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors | BS EN 115:1995 |
| Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors; Amendment A1 | BS EN 115/A1:1998 |
| Specification for data logging and monitoring of lifts, escalators and passengers conveyors | BS EN 627:1996 |
| Hoists for the transfer of disabled persons. Requirements and test methods | BS EN ISO 10535:1998 |
| Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors - Emission | BS EN 12015:1998 |
| Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors - Immunity | BS EN 12016:1998 |
| Building hoists for the transport of goods with accessible platforms | BS EN 12158-1:2000 |
| Building hoists for the transport of goods with non accessible platforms | BS EN 12158-2:2000 |
| Building hoists for persons and goods | BS EN 12159:2000 |
| Steel wire ropes - Safety - Stranded ropes for lifts | prEN 12385-5 |
| Maintenance for lifts and escalators - Rules for maintenance instructions | BS EN 13015:2001 |
| Flexible cables for lifts | BS EN 50214:1998 |
| Standards Relating To Access And Movement Of Disabled People In Buildings |
| Title | Reference |
| Powered stairlifts for seated, standing and wheelchair users moving in an inclined plane. (ISO/FDIS 9386-2) | prEN 81-32 |
| Vertical lifting platforms (ISO/FDIS 9386-1) | prEN 81-33 |
| Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability | prEN81-70 |
| Rules for lifts which remain in use in case of fire (Firefighters lifts) | prEN 81-72 |
| Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire | prEN 81-73 |
| BSI Electronic Book. Disability Access BS 8300:2001 | EP 230:2001 |
| Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings. Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people | BS 5588-8:1999 |
| Specification for powered stairlifts | BS 5776:1996 |
| Specification for powered domestic lifts with partially enclosed cars and no lift-well enclosures | BS 5900:1999 |
| Specification for manually driven balanced personal homelifts | BS 5965:1980 |
| Power lifting platforms for use by disabled persons. Code of practice | BS 6440:1999 |
| Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice | BS 8300:2001 |
| Hoists for the transfer of disabled persons. Requirements and test methods | BS EN ISO 10535:1998 |
| Technical aids for disabled persons - General requirements and test methods | BS EN 12182:1999 |
