Test EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009 EN 81-20:2014 ASME A17.

1-2016 PMEC
Car Safety Gear The aim of the test before putting into service is to
check the correct mounting, correct setting and
the soundness
of the complete assembly, comprising car and
decorative finishes, safety gear, guide rails and
their fixing to the
building.
Instantaneous Type
Load in Car 100% 100% 125% 125%
Speed Rated Speed Rated Speed Tripping Speed Tripping Speed
Car Travel Direction Downwards Downwards Downwards Downwards
Progressive Type
Load in Car 125% 125% 125% 125%
Speed Rated Speed or Lower*** Rated Speed or Lower*** Tripping Speed Tripping Speed
Car Travel Direction Downwards Downwards Downwards Downwards

Cwt Safety Gear

Instantaneous Type
Load in Car 0% 0% 0% 0%
Speed Rated Speed Rated Speed Rated Speed Rated Speed
Car Travel Direction Upwards Upwards Upwards Upwards
Progressive Type
Load in Car 0% 0% 0% 0%
Speed Rated Speed or Lower*** Rated Speed or Lower*** Rated Speed Rated Speed
Car Travel Direction Upwards Upwards Upwards Upwards

Car Buffer
Energy Accumulation Type
Load in Car 100% 100% 100% 100%
Speed Car placed on the buffer(s) with ropes made slack Car placed on the buffer(s) with ropes made slack Rated Speed or at the speed of Rated Speed or at the speed of
the reduced buffer stroke the reduced buffer stroke
Car Travel Direction Placed on top of buffers Placed on top of buffers Downwards Downwards
Energy Dissipation Type
Load in Car 100% 100% 100% 100%
Speed Rated Speed or at the speed for which the stroke Rated Speed or at the speed for which the stroke Rated Speed or at the speed of Rated Speed or at the speed of
of the buffers has been calculated, in the case of of the buffers has been calculated, in the case of the reduced buffer stroke the reduced buffer stroke
the use of reduced stroke buffers with verification the use of reduced stroke buffers with verification
of the retardation of the retardation
Car Travel Direction Downwards Downwards Downwards Downwards

Cwt Buffer
Energy Accumulation Type
Load in Car 0% 0% 0% 0%
Speed Car placed on the buffer(s) with ropes made slack Car placed on the buffer(s) with ropes made slack Rated Speed or at the speed of Rated Speed or at the speed of
the reduced buffer stroke the reduced buffer stroke
Car Travel Direction Placed on top of buffers Placed on top of buffers Upwards Upwards
Energy Dissipation Type
Load in Car 0% 0% 0% 0%
Speed Rated Speed or at the speed for which the stroke Rated Speed or at the speed for which the stroke Rated Speed or at the speed of Rated Speed or at the speed of
of the buffers has been calculated, in the case of of the buffers has been calculated, in the case of the reduced buffer stroke the reduced buffer stroke
the use of reduced stroke buffers with verification the use of reduced stroke buffers with verification
of the retardation of the retardation
Car Travel Direction Upwards Upwards Upwards Upwards

*** When the test is made with lower than rated When the test is made with lower than rated Type A governor-operated EXCEPTION: Safeties of
speed, the manufacturer shall provide curves to speed, the manufacturer shall provide curves to safeties shall be tested by elevators equipped with
illustrate the behaviour of the type tested illustrate the behaviour of the type tested operating the car at its rated alternating current driving
progressive safety gear when dynamically tested progressive safety gear when dynamically tested speed in the down direction and machines may have the full load
with the suspensions attached. with the suspensions attached. manually tripping the governor test conducted at normal down
jaws. speed by tripping the governor by
hand. See section 2527.1.1 for
Safeties of elevators equipped governor test required.
with AC driving machine motors,
where the car with its rated load
does not cause sufficient
overspeed when the machine
brake is released to trip the
governor jaws, shall be tested by
operating the car at its rated
speed in the down direction and
tripping governor jaws by hand