Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Austria

New lifts and safety components are placed on the market under the Aufzüge-Sicherheitsverordnung 2015 (ASV 2015, BGBl. II 280/2015), made under the Machinery Placing-on-the-Market and Notification Act 2015 (MING 2015); it covers conformity, economic operators, notified bodies and market surveillance for lifts. Operation of lifts, stairlifts, escalators, moving walks and lifting tables permanently attached to buildings is governed by the Hebeanlagen-Betriebsverordnung 2009 (HBV 2009, BGBl. II 210/2009, based on the Trade Code GewO 1994): passenger lifts and escalators must be inspected at least annually by an inspection body the operator chooses from a register (individual lift inspectors or inspection companies appointed by the Landeshauptmann). Existing non-CE lifts had to undergo a one-time safety inspection with a risk-graded remediation plan, with deadlines by year of construction. HBV 2009 also refers to separate Länder lift rules.

Who regulates lifts

Federal economy ministry (ASV 2015 / HBV 2009); appointment of inspection bodies by the Landeshauptmann (state governors)

Periodic inspection

At least annually for passenger lifts, stairlifts, walk-in goods lifts, escalators and moving walks; every 2 years for non-walk-in goods lifts, every 3 years for small goods lifts (HBV 2009 § 4), by a registered Aufzugsprüfer or Inspektionsanstalt; deadlines may slip by at most 3 months.

Installer and maintenance licensing

Lift inspectors (Aufzugsprüfer) and inspection companies must be appointed and registered (HBV 2009 § 15). Company licensing of installers falls under the Trade Code - specific trade licence not verified.

Laws, codes and standards

Directive 2014/33/EU — Lifts Directive: harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts
Mandatory · EU directive, binding through national transposition (see the national transposition instrument in this country's list). Repealed Directive 95/16/EC with effect from 20 April 2016. · European Parliament and Council
ASV 2015 (Aufzüge-Sicherheitsverordnung 2015) (2015) — Lifts Safety Ordinance 2015 - safety of lifts and safety components for lifts
Mandatory · § 2(1) MING 2015 (BGBl. I 77/2015); BGBl. II 280/2015, amended by BGBl. II 198/2016. Austria's instrument for the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU (the page itself does not state the transposition explicitly). · Federal Minister for Science, Research and Economy
HBV 2009 (Hebeanlagen-Betriebsverordnung 2009) (2009) — Lifting Installations Operation Ordinance 2009
Mandatory · § 69(1) and § 71(3)-(6) Gewerbeordnung 1994; BGBl. II 210/2009 as amended. · Federal economy ministry
EN 115-1 — Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 1: Construction and installation
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Escalators and moving walks fall under the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC, not the Lifts Directive; EN 115-1 supports its essential requirements. · CEN/TC 10 (WG 2)
EN 81-20 (2020) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Reference published in the OJEU under Directive 2014/33/EU by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76; replaces EN 81-20:2014. · CEN/TC 10
EN 81-50 (2020) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examinations and tests - Part 50: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Reference published in the OJEU under Directive 2014/33/EU by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76. · CEN/TC 10
EN 81-70 — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts - Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability
Voluntary · Applied through national accessibility/building rules where referenced. · CEN/TC 10
EN 81-80 (2019) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Existing lifts - Part 80: Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts
Voluntary · Not harmonised (existing lifts are outside the Lifts Directive); binding only where a national rule refers to it. · CEN/TC 10

Lift associations and bodies

Association of the Metalworking Industry (Austrian Economic Chamber) (FMTI)
Registered lift inspectors and inspection companies

Last verified 2026-10-16. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.