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The installation, maintenance, repair and modernization of lifts are activities that are associated with risks. To reduce these risks and promote a safe working environment, it is important that workers follow specific safety principles and working methods. This European Lift Association (ELA) brochure ”Basic safety principles for lifts” describes general and specific safety principles that must always be followed. The brochure is designed […]

The Swedish Elevator Association is the Swedish trade association for companies in the elevator and escalator industry. We work to ensure that all buildings in Sweden are safe, accessible and sustainable when it comes to elevators and vertical transport, to promote accessibility for everyone regardless of physical ability. We are therefore critical of the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's proposal to ease the building requirements for student housing when it […]

You can read more about the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's regulations and general advice (2011:12) on lifts and certain other motor-driven devices here.

The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning annually monitors inspection statistics for motor-driven devices that are subject to inspection requirements according to the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's regulations and general advice (2011:12) on lifts and certain other motor-driven devices.

The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning annually monitors inspection statistics for motor-driven devices that are subject to inspection requirements according to the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's regulations and general advice (2011:12) on lifts and certain other motor-driven devices.

The Swedish Work Environment Authority's brochure The employer is responsible for the work environment It is always the employer who is responsible for ensuring that employees are able to perform their work tasks without becoming injured or ill. This means, among other things, that they should receive instructions for their work tasks so that they learn the work correctly. They should also know what risks exist at […]

The Swedish Elevator Association works for high safety, high quality and high technical standards in the industry. As part of this work, the Swedish Elevator Association has developed a checklist for safe working conditions on construction sites as an aid. The aim of the list is to increase safety for elevator fitters and facilitate the delivery of elevator installations. The checklist is not exhaustive and the various […]

This material is designed to be used in conjunction with ”Basic Safety Principles for Elevators”.

The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning's inspection statistics from 2004.

Swedish building legislation currently has high requirements for accessibility and housing supply is a public interest in Swedish law. However, the National Board of Housing, Building and Planning estimates that in Sweden there are approximately 70,000 stairwells without elevators. In Gothenburg, current statistics show that only 11 percent of the municipality's public housing is accessible! Presumably the situation is similar in other municipalities. […]

The Swedish Elevator Association's report on safety risks with Swedish elevators and proposed measures. The Swedish Elevator Association's report Safety risks with older elevators is a knowledge base that describes the major risks when using older elevators in residential buildings, but also for those who work with elevators in Sweden today. The report maps the shortcomings in today's regulations regarding existing elevators and provides […]

Every year, pets are injured in elevator-related accidents. Don't let your pet become part of the statistics. Keep your pet on a short leash and close to you throughout the elevator ride. Your actions save lives! Elevator warning sticker (sticker 10×15 cm) When animals and humans end up on opposite sides of the elevator door, very dangerous situations arise: The door sensors detect […]