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SNEL in France Implementation and results

SNEL in France Implementation and results. WHY SUCH A LAW ?. Several fatal accidents : May 2001 & May 2002 The French media emphasized the events Safety & Security are major citizens and politicians concerns The Lift is part of daily life Everybody feels concerned

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SNEL in France Implementation and results

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  1. SNEL in France Implementation and results

  2. WHY SUCH A LAW ? • Several fatal accidents : May 2001 & May 2002 • The French media emphasized the events • Safety & Security are major citizens and politicians concerns • The Lift is part of daily life • Everybody feels concerned • THE FRENCH AUTHORITIES CONSIDERED THE SUBJECT AS A PRIORITY

  3. French SNEL LAW MINISTER GILLES de ROBIEN ON JULY 15th, 2002 → The owners have 15 years to retrofit 17 risks on their existing lifts → A maintenance contractiscompulsory, contents are clarified (responsibilities) → Technical control by 3rd party every 5 years

  4. FRENCH PORTFOLIO IN 2003 • 450 000 units • 60% > 20 years old • 2000 accidents / year • 10 fatal accidents /year (users & employees) • 3 retrofit regulations (1951, 1986, 1995) • Only 2% of lifts are modernised each year

  5. 1st phase : ended 31/12/2010 Unlocking of landing door possible without a specialtool Partiallyenclosedwellwithtoolow enclosure Unsafelockingdevice of landing door No or inadequatedevices on power operateddoors Insufficientsafetyspaces in headroom and/or pit Inadequatelength of car apron No or inadequatesafetygear No or unsafemeans of access to machine and pulley room Inadequatelockingdevices on access to well and pit

  6. 2nd phase: before July 2013 Drive system withbadlevellingaccuracy lifts < 1982 No or inadequatealarmdevice Inadequate glass in doors Insufficient protection and marking of electricalequipment No or inadequatemeans on sheavespulleys and sprocketsagainstinjury Inadequatelighting in machine & pulley room

  7. 3rd phase: before July 2018 Ascendingoverspeed Drive system withbadlevellingaccuracy lifts > 1982

  8. MAINTENANCE & INSPECTION • MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS • Inspired by EN 13015, with no deregulation • → Clarify owners and maintenance companies obligations • → Increase the level of contractual requirements • PERIODICAL TECHNICAL INSPECTION • Inspired by EN 13013-1 and EN81-80 • → Achieved by independent & competent third party • → Periodicity = 5 years

  9. WHERE ARE WE TODAY ?(end december 2012) 95% 60% 63% 20,5%

  10. IMPACT ON SAFETY OF USERS 2003-2007 : 25 accidents 2008-2012 : 4 accidents • Serious and fatal accidents were reduced drastically in 10 years • Most serious & fatal accidents have a cause covered by the 17 measures • Accidents occurred where the measures were not yet applied • Since 2000, 85% of these accidents could have been prevented by the SNEL law

  11. Others public accidents • Main causes 2012 : • 41% fall due to badstoppingaccuracy • 27% lack of protection on automaticdoors • 12% excessive decelerationduringstopping Stoppingaccuracy Door protection Safetygear • Evolution 2008  2012 : • Total : 43% reduction • Stoppingaccuracy : 47% reduction • Doors protection : 33% reduction • Safetygear : 37% reduction 3 main causes = 78% of the accidents

  12. MAIN CONCLUSIONS ON USERS ACCIDENTS These figures show that the SNEL law has positivelyimpactedserious accidents whichwerecovered by the 1st step of SAE. If nothinghad been done, theirnumberwould have probablydoubled as the other accidents were not yetaffected by the SAE law.

  13. Workers serious & fatal accidents on existing lifts excluding road accidents 4 in the last 5 years 0 in 2012 Others Impacted by SAE

  14. WORKERS SAFETY ACCIDENTS 40% reduction in the last 4 years

  15. MAIN CONCLUSION FOR WORKERS Only 20% of the accidents are covered by SAE (modernisation & installation not covered & no impact on travelling accidents) SAE 2010 onlycoversspace in extreme position & machine room access -60% of accidents due to unsafeaccess to machine room Only 3 fatal accidents the last 3 years

  16. OTHERS IMPACTS OF THIS LAW • Reliabilitywasimprovedafter the start-up period • Contribution to refurbishment of portfolio and suppression of obsolescence • Harmonizedsafetylevel on all lift generations • Improvedaccessibilitywithalignmentto EN 81-70 whenpossible (signals, buttons, remotealarm, levelaccuracy,…). • Impact on energysavings(Frequencyconverters, LEDS, stand-by…)

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