A safety brake system (40; 240; 440; 540) for use in a conveyance system including a guide rail and a conveyance component moveable along the guide rail, the safety brake system comprising: a safety brake (46; 246; 446; 546) moveable between a non-braking position where the safety brake is not in engagement with the guide rail and a braking position where the safety brake is engaged with the guide rail; a linkage mechanism (54; 54c; 254; 454; 554); and an actuator (52; 252; 452; 552) for the safety brake, the actuator being configured to be mounted to the conveyance component and comprising: an electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) switchable between a first state and a second state; an actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558) configured to move relative to the electromagnet from a first position when the electromagnet is in the first state to a second position when the electromagnet is in the second state; a safety lever (72; 72c; 272; 472; 572), the safety lever being fixed to the actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558) for movement therewith and extending from the electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) to the actuation component along a lever axis, wherein the actuation component is configured to move between the first position and the second position along the lever axis; and a second actuation component fixed to the safety lever (72; 72c; 272; 472; 572) so as to move with the actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558), wherein the electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) is positioned axially between the actuation component and the second actuation component, wherein the linkage mechanism is coupled between the safety brake and the actuation component such that movement of the actuation component from the first position to the second position when the electromagnet is switched from the first state to the second state is transferred to the safety brake via the linkage mechanism, thus moving the safety brake into the braking position, wherein the electromagnet is a solenoid (56; 256; 456; 556), the actuation component is a first permanent magnet (58; 258; 458; 558) and the second actuation component comprises a second permanent magnet (60; 260; 460; 560) and wherein the first and the second permanent magnets have opposite polarities. a safety brake (46; 246; 446; 546) moveable between a non-braking position where the safety brake is not in engagement with the guide rail and a braking position where the safety brake is engaged with the guide rail; a linkage mechanism (54; 54c; 254; 454; 554); and an actuator (52; 252; 452; 552) for the safety brake, the actuator being configured to be mounted to the conveyance component and comprising: an electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) switchable between a first state and a second state; an actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558) configured to move relative to the electromagnet from a first position when the electromagnet is in the first state to a second position when the electromagnet is in the second state; a safety lever (72; 72c; 272; 472; 572), the safety lever being fixed to the actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558) for movement therewith and extending from the electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) to the actuation component along a lever axis, wherein the actuation component is configured to move between the first position and the second position along the lever axis; and a second actuation component fixed to the safety lever (72; 72c; 272; 472; 572) so as to move with the actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558), wherein the electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) is positioned axially between the actuation component and the second actuation component, an electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) switchable between a first state and a second state; an actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558) configured to move relative to the electromagnet from a first position when the electromagnet is in the first state to a second position when the electromagnet is in the second state; a safety lever (72; 72c; 272; 472; 572), the safety lever being fixed to the actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558) for movement therewith and extending from the electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) to the actuation component along a lever axis, wherein the actuation component is configured to move between the first position and the second position along the lever axis; and a second actuation component fixed to the safety lever (72; 72c; 272; 472; 572) so as to move with the actuation component (58; 258; 458; 558), wherein the electromagnet (56; 256; 456; 556) is positioned axially between the actuation component and the second actuation component, wherein the linkage mechanism is coupled between the safety brake and the actuation component such that movement of the actuation component from the first position to the second position when the electromagnet is switched from the first state to the second state is transferred to the safety brake via the linkage mechanism, thus moving the safety brake into the braking position, wherein the electromagnet is a solenoid (56; 256; 456; 556), the actuation component is a first permanent magnet (58; 258; 458; 558) and the second actuation component comprises a second permanent magnet (60; 260; 460; 560) and wherein the first and the second permanent magnets have opposite polarities.