NEW impending EN 81-41 will enable automatic travel from inside and outside the lifting platform.

The working group CEN/TC10/WG8 has drafted a new European standard EN 81-41 for vertical platform lifts intended for use by persons with impaired mobility.

Platform lifts that are designed, manufactured and supplied must comply with all the relevant essential health and safety requirements of the Machinery Directive 98/37/EC, which will be replaced by the amended Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC on 29th December 2009.

The new standard EN 81-41 will make it easier for authorities, architects and planners to understand and will improve and raise the safety requirements for European platform lifts for the benefit of the users

Ideal Lifts has a range of platform lifts which are fully compliant with the new European standard EN 81-41.

Ideal Lifts vertical access platforms offer choice and flexibility. Internal or external applications, structure or wall mounted and a wide selection of platform sizes available.