20th October 2025 |
Guidelines
This guidance sets out information on the procedure for applying to DETE for a derogation under point 2.2 of Annex I to EU Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU and the factors that DETE may consider in assessing any application.
The European Union (Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) Regulations 2017 (SI No 232 of 2017) the “Lifts Regulations”, as amended by the European Union (Lifts and Safety Components for Lifts) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI No 323 of 2022), transposes the EU Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU (the "Directive"), and provides that Ireland (the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE)) may grant derogations from the manner in which essential health and safety requirements at point 2.2 of Annex I to the Directive may be achieved. Regulation 7 of the Lifts Regulations transposes the provisions of point 2.2 in Annex 1 of the Directive.
Point 2.2 of Annex I to the Directive states:
"The lift must be designed and constructed to prevent the risk of crushing when the car is in one of its extreme positions.
The objective will be achieved by means of free space or refuge beyond extreme positions.
However, in specific cases, in affording Member States the possibility of giving prior approval, particularly when lifts are being installed in existing buildings, where this solution is impossible to fulfil, other appropriate means may be provided to avoid this risk."
Topics:
Workplace Health and Safety