The Swedish Elevator Association on TV4 News about electrical safety in older elevators

On TV4 Nyheterna on December 4, it was reported that users of older elevators with grilles risk coming into contact with live parts at the door lock, something that the Swedish Elevator Association has long worked to change the law around. Now there are objections about which regulations apply to this type of elevator. The Swedish Elevator Association welcomes the announcement and hopes for a retroactive safety requirement.

The elevator industry follows the Swedish National Board of Housing, Planning and Planning's rules, where elevators are inspected based on the regulations that applied when the elevator was installed, something the industry has long wanted to address. TV4's investigation has revealed that the Swedish Electrical Safety Authority believes that the Electrical Safety Act should apply. Now the two authorities promise to meet to clarify what applies.

– It is very surprising, of course. We have worked based on the regulations that we have been given that apply to elevators, so this is news to us. Should it turn out that this is the case, and that these elevators need to be repaired, we see it as something positive, says Sara Berggren, Secretary General of the Swedish Elevator Association, to TV4 Nyheterna.

The Swedish Lift Association released the report back in 2019. Safety risks with older elevators where the risk of shocks with voltages up to 230 volts was one of the serious safety risks noted by the Swedish Elevator Association. The Swedish Elevator Association assesses that regulatory changes are required to overcome the accidents. Retroactive requirements for protection in the car opening, replacement of dangerous elevator gates, installation of emergency telephones and protection against moving and live parts would eliminate the most serious safety risks.