Section 4: Additional requirements for work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure.

The provisions of this section apply to the following work equipment serving defined levels by means of an enclosure, either along a perfectly defined vertical path in space, or along a substantially vertical guided path, when they are not subject to the technical rules in Annex I provided for in Article R. 4312-1: 1° Goods lifts which are inaccessible to persons due to the dimensions of the passenger compartment; 2°…

Where equipment is provided for the access or movement of persons, it must be installed or equipped in such a way as to avoid: 1° any risk of the persons concerned falling when the carrier is at rest on the landing; 2° any dangerous movement or displacement of the carrier when accessing the equipment for loading or unloading purposes.

The equipment is installed or equipped in such a way as to prevent any risk of contact between persons present in the vicinity of the installation and the moving carrier or any other moving part. As soon as a guard is opened, devices must prevent any dangerous movement of the carrier. The equipment is installed or equipped in such a way as to eliminate any risk of a load falling…

Checks and maintenance operations are carried out from a safe location allowing easy and secure access to the components concerned, by opening a guard. A stop device allows safe access to the passenger compartment. To prevent the risk of being crushed between the carrier and any fixed component, personnel working below or above the carrier are provided with a free space or refuge enabling them to access and remain in…

The equipment is installed or equipped in such a way as to prevent any risk of a person falling into the shaft when the carrier is not at the landing, by means of guards fitted with a device preventing any dangerous movement of the carrier until they are effectively closed and locked. These guards are kept closed and locked while the carrier is moving until it stops. They are fitted…

Equipment routes and accesses, passenger compartments accessible to people and spaces in shafts where checking and maintenance operations take place are equipped with appropriate lighting.

The equipment is installed or fitted in such a way as to prevent the risk of persons coming into contact with the objects carried or any fixed or moving part located outside the passenger compartment. In particular, they are fitted with devices that prevent any dangerous movement of the passenger compartment, an increase in its speed endangering the safety of persons or its free fall. These devices must not result…

Where the passenger compartment is accessible to people, the equipment is fitted with an emergency device enabling them to be quickly released, including in the event of failure of the power source.