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Elevator emergency telephones

Elevator emergency phones with free access to the AVIRE HUB, for easy product configuration and remote monitoring.

Main products

SENTINEL Lift emergency connection service
SENTINEL – The only UK pro-actively managed, resilient lift emergency connection service. Remove hassle and costs whilst fulfilling your obligations . With diagnostic health checks, fault resolution and lifetime provisioning, Sentinel is all you need to keep your lift connection resilient. Always.
Memcom+ Lift Emergency Phone
The Memcom+ lift emergency phone is a high-quality, and reliable autodialler that provides trapped passengers quick and easy access to emergency assistance. The unit has a speaker, microphone, and backlit LCD for programming and status updates.
DCP Lift Digital Communication Platform
Bring your lift emergency telephone system into the digital age with the Avire Digital Communications Platform (DCP).

Accesories

AVIRE M2M Lift SIM Card
The AVIRE Machine to Machine (M2M) lift SIM cards provide your lift with a reliable connection at all times. These cards connect automatically to all major network providers ensuring the strongest signal and won’t be disconnected due to low usage.
Memcom+ Accessories Multi Point Station MPS
For use during installation and commissioning, the lift Multi Point Station (MPS) provides emergency telephone points for the lift engineer in the shaft, pit, or machine room. The easy-to-install MPS has LED status lights and adjustable volume control.
Memcom+ Accessories Wiring Looms
Connect Memcom products quickly, easily, and error-free with pre-wired looms, each with a wiring harness and clearly labelled connections. The wiring looms are compatible with leading lift manufacturers and are pre-wired into the Memcom terminal block.
Memcom+ Accessories Inductive Loop
Ensure your lift complies with equal access legislation with an inductive loop that enables passengers with hearing aids to hear the response to emergency calls and operator instructions clearly.
Memcom+ Accessories Surface Mount COP
A sleek and modern speaker and microphone for emergency calls, this lift surface mount for the Car Operating Panel (COP) is quick and easy to install. With back-lit colour pictograms, emergency lighting, and anti-vandalism security screw.
Memcom+ Accessories Flush Mount COP
The flush mounted Car operating Panel (COP) is designed to reduce the amount of modification required inside the elevator car, all COP accessories are delivered pre-wired to increase the speed of installation and reduce time spent on site.
DCP Accessories CAN Bus Splitter
The CAN Bus is the ‘nervous system’ of the lift network, acting as an intermediate between one Digital Communication Platform (DCP) and multiple Digital Audio Units. Connect up to four CAN Bus lines with the MEMCO CAN Bus splitter, to simplify multiple-shaft or single-shaft installation wiring. The CAN Bus Splitter contains five CAN terminating resistors and does not require a power supply.
DCP Accessories Universal Power Supply
The MEMCO Universal Power Supply is mounted in the motor room and provides both 12VDC power and battery backup to support an extended CAN Bus system for the Digital Communications Platform.
DCP Accessories Top of Car Digital Audio Unit
The MEMCO Top of Car Digital Audio Unit (TOC DAU), is a compact, affordable, and compliant emergency phone solution. It connects to the Digital Communications Platform (DCP), provides a TOC alarm point, an external speaker and microphone inside the lift car, and is ideal for lift groups.
DCP Accessories COP Digital Audio Unit
An elevator audio unit that provides high-quality digital audio when installed with the lift emergency Digital Communications Platform (DCP). Mounted behind the Car Operating Panel (COP), the slimline COP DAU also has an integrated battery backup.
DCP Accessories Wiring Looms
Part of the MEMCO Emergency Communication System. Loom wire for the Car Operating Panel Digital Audio Unit (COP DAU) as well as the Top of Car Digital Audio Unit (TOC DAU). Compatible with OEM.
DCP Accessories Pit Phone Digital Audio Unit
The MEMCO PIT Digital Audio Unit is a pit phone unit that is mounted in the pit of a lift shaft, to provide an emergency communication point when connected to the DCP. It has an emergency battery backup and a yellow casing for visibility.
DCP Accessories Surface Mounted Audio Module
The slimline MEMCO Surface Mounted Audio module is mounted on the Car Operating Panel (COP), with easy install connection to the Digital Audio Unit (DAU), providing high-quality digital audio.
DCP Accessories Triphony Unit
The Triphony Unit is a digital audio module, powered via digital audio units (DAU), that can be used with the Digital Communications Platform (DCP) for internal or external emergency lift communication. It can be installed on the top or bottom of the lift car.
DCP Accessories Inductive Loop
The MEMCO Inductive Loop transmits a clear audio signal directly into the hearing aid of hearing-impaired passengers, ensuring compliance with EN81-70. Can be fitted behind COP (even retroactively), with a LPBUS connection to the DAU.
DCP Accessories Lift HAWK
Remote lift monitoring reduces false and costly engineer callouts. The compact lift sensor monitors lift movements. To identify possible issues, the self-learning system identifies low-activity periods to autonomously perform tests.
DCP Accessories Connex-02
The Connex-02 is a remote lift control module that, with the DCP, provides lift monitoring via the AVIRE HUB. User-defined inputs and outputs enable monitoring of service or maintenance status, engineer on-site duration, door cycles, and more.
DCP Accessories Navigation Box
A smart sensor that provides insights into lift journeys. The lift Navigation Box helps building owners and maintenance providers make informed, data-driven decisions on the timing of essential maintenance to reduce malfunction and downtime.

Elevator emergency telephones
standards

EN 81-28

EN 81-28

The EN 81-20 safety standards are part of building regulations that set out lift requirements for passenger and goods lifts. We review the minimum safety standards for lift emergency telephones in the UK. 

Why was EN 81-20 needed to regulate lift safety requirements? 

The lift safety standard was introduced to increase safety due to changes in proven technology and bring the requirements in line with modified EU directives. It also eliminated the separate standards for hydraulic lifts and introduced the requirement for risk analysis and compliance. 

Some of the issues the new standard aimed to address include increased strength of doors, car, and well, improved lighting in the lift car, stopping people being able to exit the car if it stopped between floors, improved materials such as flameproof materials and safety glass, increased refuge space, increased refugee space in the pit and more headroom, and improvements to the lift emergency telephones to ensure passengers are able to summon help in the event of a breakdown.  

EN 81-20 lift safety requirements  

The EN 81-20 safety requirements were introduced in 2017 and apply to all new lifts. They cover all aspects of lift safety, including lighting, material strength, flameproofing, and refuge space.  

The EN 81 series covers different aspects of lift safety. EN 81-20 is the overarching standard, covering safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts that transport people and goods. The rest of the EN 81 series covers specific safety measures, such as the standards for lift light curtains (EN 81-20) and accessibility standards, including for persons with a disability (EN 81-70).  

The regulations that set standards for lift emergency telephones are contained in EN 81-28, introduced in 2003, and updated in 2018. 

What are the EN 81-28 standards for lift emergency telephones? 

The EN 81-28 standards regulate the remote alarm system for passenger and goods lifts. Sometimes known as emergency telephones, autodiallers, tele-alarms, or lift phones, these systems enable passengers to summon assistance if they are trapped in a lift due to a fault. 

Lift emergency telephone for passengers and engineers  

To stay compliant with EN 81-28, the lift emergency phone must be available to anyone trapped. In addition to lift passengers, this also applies to lift engineers when they are on the top of the car, in the pit (the base of the lift shaft underneath the lift), or in the lift motor room, depending on the lift motor room access. 

Lift emergency telephone battery requirements  

The lift safety standards mandate that emergency communications equipment have sufficient power backup to last one hour on standby, with a minimum of 15 minutes of talk time, in the event of a power failure. In the interest of passenger safety, AVIRE recommends doubling the talk time.  

Lift emergency telephone 3-day test calls  

A test call must be made every three days to ensure the lift alarm system is working properly, proactively identify and fix faults, and reduce the risk of malfunctions. 

The test call is initiated using the alarm equipment in the lift, which dials into a receiver – generally a software platform – that records the test call. During this call, the emergency lift telephone will provide information on the speaker, microphone, and battery status. A record of the test call is kept to show compliance with regulations, and that all required steps were taken to ensure passenger safety. This record may be required in the event of a lawsuit.  

Pictograms for hearing-impaired passengers  

Illuminated symbols enable hearing-impaired passengers to understand the status of their alarm call. When the alarm button is pressed, the yellow pictogram signals that the lift emergency system is placing a call. The yellow pictogram stays on once the alarm has been answered, and a green pictogram of a person speaking is shown. 

The green light goes off when the voice call is over. The yellow light stays on until the end of the alarm signal is sent back to the emergency phone, signalling the trapping has been dealt with.  

Lift emergency telephone standby and alarm status – protecting passenger privacy 

Pressing the alarm button puts the alarm equipment from standby into alarm status. During this time, the rescue company can dial in and speak to the trapped passengers in the lift. 

When the entrapment is over, and the passengers are freed, the emergency telephone system must be put back into standby status to prevent someone from calling into the lift car and listening to passenger conversations. The yellow bell pictogram signals to passengers that the alarm is still active, and third parties can hear their conversations.  

Flashing pictograms indicate a fault in the lift emergency telephone system 

If a 3-day test call fails, EN-81 28 regulations stipulate that the pictograms must flash to signal to lift users that there is a problem with the emergency alert system – either the hardware or the connection to the rescue company. The lights will continue flashing until the next successful test call is completed. 

The EN 81-20 lift standards and requirements for lift emergency telephones in older lifts  

While the EN 81-20 lift standards do not apply to older lifts, the industry has adopted these safety standards to increase safety and reduce lift damage. Property owners who upgrade their lift safety systems to meet the new requirements will increase the value of their property while increasing passenger safety.  

How to ensure your building meets EN 81-28 lift safety requirements 

It can be challenging to keep track of changes to lift safety requirements. That’s why our mechanics and engineers are trained comprehensively on all safety standards and can help plan lifts for a new property or upgrade existing lifts to be fully compliant with EN 81-28. 

Going beyond the minimum safety requirements of EN 81-20 

All MEMCO products comply with EN 81-20 regulations, and many of our solutions go well beyond the minimum safety requirements. 

For example, the leading cause of lift failure is door damage caused by someone inserting an object between the doors to stop them from closing. A more advanced lift light curtain can alert the lift owner to obstructions or damage that may cause non-compliance with lift safety legislation. 

Digital lift monitoring solutions via the AVIRE Hub make it easy to comply with monitoring requirements and the 3-day test calls. 

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