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Safety Assessment Federation Guidelines on the Supplementary Tests
of In-Service Lifts 2006
The
revised guidelines for Supplementary Tests of In-Service Lifts
2006 have superseded the previous document "Lifts Guidelines
(LG1) which was published by SAFed in December 1998 which has
now been withdrawn.
These revised guidelines were formulated by a review committee
comprising owners, users, lift manufacturers, lift maintenance
companies, inspection bodies, lift consultants, enforcement authorities
and other professional bodies and was chaired by The Health &
Safety executive.
These supplementary tests can be requested by the competent person
(usually the insurance engineer surveyors) when there are concerns
regarding the condition of equipment arising from the thorough
examination.
The purpose of the supplementary tests is to support the thorough
examination in order to establish the equipment's suitability
for continued safe use. Such supplementary tests, which should
only be called for by the competent person, will need to be undertaken
and documented in order to enable the subsequent thorough examination
to be completed. Failure to complete the supplementary tests any
preclude the completion of the subsequent thorough examination.
In some circumstances the competent person may require to witness
the 'supplementary tests'.
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