Compliance
Every Liftech installation ships with a compliance dossier: shaft-fit calculations, EN 81-20/50 checklist, load-test certificate, ARD test report, electrical schematic and PEC engineer sign-off.
The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) is the statutory body established under the PEC Act 1976 that regulates the engineering profession in Pakistan. Every commercial, industrial and institutional lift or escalator installed in Pakistan must be designed, supervised and commissioned by PEC-registered engineers and a PEC-licensed constructor/operator. Liftech Global Elevators & Escalators complies with PEC registration, licensing and code-of-conduct requirements on every project in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.
The founding Act of Parliament that establishes PEC as the sole regulator of engineering education, professional engineers, consulting engineers and constructors/operators in Pakistan.
All lift and escalator design drawings, load calculations, shaft-fit reports and commissioning certificates must be sealed by a PEC-registered Engineer (RE) or Professional Engineer (PE) in the mechanical/electrical discipline.
Companies executing elevator and escalator works must hold a valid PEC Constructor/Operator License in the applicable specialization and category, renewed annually with audited financials and engineer-strength returns.
Governs professional conduct, conflict-of-interest, safety-first practice, honest reporting of test results and mandatory continuing professional development (CPD) hours for every registered engineer on site.
The PEC-endorsed Building Code of Pakistan (Fire Safety and Seismic Provisions) references EN 81 / ASME A17.1 for lift and escalator safety and is enforceable through local building control authorities.
Every Liftech installation is handed over with a PEC-registered engineer's stamped commissioning certificate, load-test report and safety-gear test — the document local authorities require for occupancy approval.
The EN standard is the dominant regulatory framework across Europe and is heavily adopted globally. Liftech applies the EN 81 lift series and EN 115 escalator series on every applicable project.
The current European baseline for passenger and goods elevators. Covers car and counterweight clearances, pit and headroom dimensions, entrapment protection, uncontrolled car movement (UCM), door safety, machinery-space design and testing methodology.
The companion standard to EN 81-20 defining calculation methods, type-tests and inspection procedures for guide rails, ropes, sheaves, buffers, governors, safety gears and electrical assemblies.
Used when a new lift must be installed in an existing shaft with restricted pit, headroom or door openings — common in Karachi and Lahore building modernizations.
Specifies the two-way communication and alarm-monitoring requirements for passenger entrapment, including GSM/VoIP auto-diallers and 24/7 response integration.
Defines car sizes, handrails, control-button heights, audible signals, Braille markings and wheelchair turning circles for barrier-free vertical transport.
Applies to lifts in public buildings, transit stations and high-traffic malls where higher impact resistance, protective finishes and tamper-proof controls are required.
Governs the design, fire protection and switchover protocol for firefighting elevators — including smoke-proof lobbies, protected power supplies and fire-service control modes.
Defines how a lift responds to a fire alarm: return-to-evacuation-floor, door operation, shutdown sequencing and interface with the building fire system.
Provides seismic design and retention requirements for elevator equipment, counterweights and guide-rail brackets in earthquake-prone zones.
The risk-assessment and modernization standard used to upgrade older lifts to current safety levels without full replacement.
Applies to Liftech escalators for malls, metros and airports — heavy-duty class, auxiliary brake, step-level monitoring, comb-interlock and skirt-index requirements.
Used for risk-based upgrades of existing escalators and moving walks to bring safety levels closer to current EN 115-1 requirements.
ISO standards harmonize global codes, drawing from both EN and ASME frameworks. Liftech references ISO codes on multinational and export-oriented projects.
Direct global equivalent to EN 81-20. Defines general requirements for passenger and goods passenger lifts, including safety parameters and building interfaces.
Direct global equivalent to EN 81-50. Covers design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components such as guide rails, ropes and buffers.
Global equivalent to EN 81-21 for new lifts installed in existing buildings with restricted shaft geometry.
Provides the risk-assessment framework used during design review, modernization planning and safety-upgrading projects.
Defines standardized shaft, pit, headroom and landing-door dimensions for common lift classes used in residential and commercial buildings.
Specifies control devices, position indicators, audible signals and additional fittings such as handrails and mirrors inside the car.
Sets the global essential safety requirements (GESRs) used as a baseline for national and regional lift safety standards.
Defines the measurement of elevator ride quality in terms of vibration, jerk, noise and acceleration — verified during Liftech commissioning.
Companion standard for escalator and moving-walk ride-quality measurement, including handrail speed differential and step/pallet vibration.
Documented quality processes across sales, engineering, installation, commissioning and after-sales service.
In North America, elevators and escalators are governed collectively under ASME standards, harmonized with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).
The master code for all design, construction and installation of elevators, escalators and moving walks. Applied on US-spec projects and many international hotel and hospital chains operating in Pakistan.
Provides inspection procedures and checklists used by qualified inspectors during acceptance, periodic and modernization inspections.
Governs the safety evaluation and upgrading of existing elevator and escalator installations that were built to earlier codes.
Provides guidance for emergency responders on safe elevator rescue, power failure procedures and occupant evacuation.
Covers controllers, drives, wiring, enclosures and electrical components for elevator and escalator systems.
Governs steel wire ropes, aramid fiber ropes and non-circular elastomeric coated steel suspension members used in modern lift systems.
Used for certifying innovative designs that do not meet exact prescriptive codes in ASME A17.1, based on global essential safety requirements.
Specific to elevators installed inside wind turbine towers — relevant for industrial and renewable-energy applications.
