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Posted By Steve H
In short do baths with electric hoists attached need to be serviced EVERY SIX MONTHS as required under LOLER
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Posted By jayjay
Steve !
I would say yes as obviously you lift patients into the bath with it, however either contact the manufacturers or your insurers and they'll give you the correct guidance.
Regards, JJ
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
I have always gone with Six months and included the electrics in the examination.
Bob
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Posted By holmezy
Steve,
strangely enough, I agree with Bob. Deffo 6 months as it involve lifting people.
Holmezy
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
Holmzey
Make mine a Guinness tonight as I think I need the sustenance!:-)
Now does it need any guards!!:-) :-)
Bob
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Posted By Dave Daniel
LOLER requires "Thorough Examination" not servicing. Don't confuse the two, although they can be combined.
The six monthly examination is a DEFAULT in LOLER and if you write your own schedule you can follow this instead.
I think you'll find that some manufacturers - certainly ARJO - do a combined Service/LOLER and their written schedule calls for a full service/examination every 12 months and 6 monthly "working inspection". This applies to all their bath lifters, pool hoists and personal lifting appliances.
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Posted By ITK
Most definitely, 6 month LOLER examination.
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Posted By MGF
'Now does it need any guards!!:-) :-)'
not guards as such but a recent Medical Device Alert (Issued: 03 March 2008 at 10:30 Ref: MDA/2008/010) has actioned certain types of bath hoist/lift now require a seatbelt, think it was an Arjo manufactured bath hoist, and if they service your equipment it should have been pointed out to you by now.
regards
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Posted By MGF
oh, forgot to mention, we follow the ARjo routine, as they are our contractors for this, so item is looked at at least every 6 month
MGF
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Posted By Steve H
"Thorough Examination" I suspect this would need to be conducted by a competent person therefore it would be cost efficient to service at the same time I suppose
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Posted By MGF
It would be, but you wouldn't need a service every 6 month unless it is being heavily used and 'competent' engineer decides it requires this. (rising costs)
As mentioned above don't get confused over terminology, thorough inspection can be by someone who knows the equipment and what it should do / look like etc in order to identify early problems. Similar to transport drivers checking oil, lights, etc etc but full service still required annually by trained engineer
Oh and don't forget the slings if the hoist/lift uses these
regards MGF
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