Guidelines - SAFed

1 Guidelineson the supplementary tests of in-service liftsLG1 Issue : June 2020 Guidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 IThe Safety Assessment Federation - SAFed - represents the interests of companies engaged in independentinspection and safety assessment of engineering andmanufacturing plant, systems and machinery. All rights reserved. Except for normal review purposes, no part of this publication may bereproduced, utilised, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any meanselectronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information,storage or retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher.

2 2020 SAFETY ASSESSMENT FEDERATION WAIVERC opyright is waived by SAFed in respect of annex A - Certificate and purpose of this waiver is to enable the Competent Person to call foradditional site specific tests and to enable those responsible for carrying outthe tests as appropriate to adapt the reports certificate and reports in annex 5 are available electronically at or on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 IIISSUE STATUS AND REVISIONSI ssueDatePages02 February 2006 New document 03 February 2020 New 2020 Error on page , Line 5, corrected to on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 IIIFOREWORDT hese revised Guidelines have been prepared by the Safety AssessmentFederation in consultation with other interested parties within the lift publication should not be regarded as an authoritative interpretation of the law.

3 However, if the guidance provided is followed, it will normally beregarded as sufficient to comply with health and safety law in respect ofsupplementary testing in support of thorough Health and Safety Executive believes that the contents of this publicationrepresent good practice in the lift industry. Guidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 IVTABLE OF CONTENTSPageFOREWORDIIIS ection 1 Competent Thorough Functional supplementary Purpose of supplementary Aim of guidance on supplementary Status of Relationship between the thorough examination and maintenance requirements and the development of new technology 2 LEGAL The law Health & Safety at Work etc.

4 Act 1974 (HSWA) Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations1999 (MHSWR) The Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations1992 (WPR) The Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations1998 (PUWER) The Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations1998 (LOLER) Duties on lift HSWA particular Lift owners responsibilities under HSWA PUWER Regulation 5: Requirements for lift maintenance Lift owners responsibilities for keeping records ofsupplementary tests carried Duties of Competent Thorough on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June Report of thorough Safety at Employers duties HSWA Employers duties HSWA Self Employed persons duties HSWA Duties of persons concerned with premisesHSWA Employees duties HSWA Persons working in another employer s 3 PRACTICAL Types of Process of Programmable electronic system in safety related applications for lifts (PESSRAL) 4 supplementary Earth Electric safety Terminal speed reduction Landing door Lift Investigatory test (type A ) Comprehensive test (type B ) Safety gear system (governor, safety gear, suspension failure device)

5 Overspeed Governor operated safety gear instantaneous Governor operated safety gear progressive Safety gear operated by other Devices to prevent overspeed of the ascending lift Unintended Carrier Movement Protection (UCMP) Energy dissipation on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June Suspension Car overload detection warning Hydraulic Hydraulic cylinders in boreholes or similar Hydraulic rupture/restrictor Anti-creep Electrical anti-creep Mechanical anti-creep device (Pawl or clamping device) Low pressure detection devices (Switch or valve) Traction, brake and Car/Counterweight Automatic power operated Other supplementary 5 annex A - COVERING CERTIFICATE AND REPORT(S) OFSUPPLEMENTARY TEST(S) AReport of examination and test(s) - Certificate of examination and test(s) of supplementary test(s)

6 Safety speed reduction door Machine - Investigatory test (TYPE A) Machine - Comprehensive test (TYPE B) sheet - 1/- 2 sheet operated safety gear instantaneous type 4 operated safety gear progressive on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 VIIPageAnnex gear operated by other to prevent overspeed of the ascending lift car car movement dissipation overload detection warning cylinders in boreholes or similar rupture/restrictor anti-creep anti-creep device(Pawl or clamping device) pressure detection devices (Switch or valve) , brake and levelling power operated doors supplementary tests 6 annex B (INFORMATIVE) - TECHNICAL B(Informative)

7 - Technical safety to reduced stroke 1 - Length of buffer system Shafts and Roller, ball and needle Traction sheaves, bearings and in British Standards of the requirementsfor safety gear 2 - Developments in British Standards of therequirements for safety gear on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June system Suspension Broken 3 - Number of visible broken wires - Single layer ropes with fibre cores operating in cast iron or steel Wear and Diametric Rope Unusual Suspension rope Wear and Round link Plate link Sprocket or chain Identification and measurements of most worn chain of British Standards requirements for pressure testing of hydraulic lift 4 - History of British Standards requirements for pressure testing of hydraulic lift 7 annex C - REVIEW 8 Issue.

8 June 2020 Section 1 IntroductionGuidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 SECTION 1 Page Guidelines apply to supplementary testing in support of thoroughexamination carried out on in-service lifts according to regulation 9(3)(a) of theLifting Operations and Lifting Equipment do not apply to supplementary testing in support of thoroughexamination according to regulation 9(1), 9(2) or 9(3)(b) although they mightbe revised 2006 Guidelines for the supplementary tests of in-service liftswere formulated by a Review Committee comprising owners, users, liftmanufacturers, lift maintenance companies, inspection bodies, lift consultants,enforcement authorities and other professional bodies, chaired by the Healthand Safety Executive.

9 At that point they superseded the original document Lifts Guidelines (LG 1): Guidelines on the thorough examination and testing oflifts, Volumes 1 and 2 , published by SAFed in December 1998, which waswithdrawn. The original 1998 Guidelines in turn replaced the earlier HSE PM7 Lifts which were be aware, that the revised document from 2006 has now been updatedseveral times, refer to SAFed website for most up to date list of organisations represented on the Review Committee can be found atAnnex the purpose of these Guidelines the following terms Competent PersonA Competent Person is someone has such appropriate practicaland theoretical knowledge and experience of the lifting equipment tobe thoroughly examined as will enable them to detect defects orweaknesses and to assess their importance in relation to the safety andcontinued use of the lifting equipment.

10 11 ACOP paragraph 296 - HSE L113(2014): Safe Use of Lifting Equipment - Lifting Operationsand Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 - ACOP and Guidance2 Guidance paragraph 297 - HSE L113(2014): Safe Use of Lifting Equipment - LiftingOperations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 - ACOP and Guidance3 INDG339(rev 1): Thorough examination and testing of lifts - Simple guidance for lift owners- Selecting a competent personGuidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts LG1 Issue : June 2020 SECTION 1 Page HSE guidance states: The Competent Person must be sufficiently independent and impartialto allow objective decisions to be made.