ISO 8100-2:2026

Lifts for the transport of persons and goods — Part 2: Design rules, calculations, verifications and tests of lift components ISO 8100-2:2026

Publication date:   Mar 27, 2026

Scope

This document specifies for passenger lifts and goods passenger lifts:

the verification of door locking devices;
the verification of safety gears;
the verification of overspeed governors;
the verification of buffers;
the verification of safety circuits and SIL-rated circuits;
the verification of ascending car overspeed protection means;
the verification of unintended car movement protection means;
the verification of rupture valves and one-way restrictors;
the verification of suspension and compensation means;
the discard criteria for suspension means and sheaves;
the calculation of guide rails;
the calculation of rams, cylinders, rigid pipes and fittings;
the evaluation of the traction;
the evaluation of the safety factor on suspension means;
the pendulum shock tests;
the fault exclusion for electric and electronic components;
the design rules for SIL-rated circuits.

This document is not applicable to passenger lifts, goods passenger lifts or lift components, which are installed or manufactured before the date of its publication.