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SPR  
#1 Posted : 22 July 2011 08:20:37(UTC)
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Question - we have a lift which is inspected under Loler every 6 months, my question is - is there a requirement to have a planned maintenance contact for the lift - or could an engineer be called if the lift faults or breaks down?
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MB1  
#2 Posted : 22 July 2011 08:34:40(UTC)
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SPR
You will also have a duty I expect under PUWER, there is guidence from the HSE website available such as http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg422.pdf
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Guru  
#3 Posted : 22 July 2011 08:39:50(UTC)
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The short answer is YES you need to have one.

Regulation 5 of PUWER...

(1) Every employer shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and in good repair.
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SPR  
#4 Posted : 22 July 2011 08:41:55(UTC)
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Thanks for the quick replies
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sean  
#5 Posted : 22 July 2011 09:21:43(UTC)
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All lifts are inspected by your insurance company every year, the inspector usually will draw up a list of work he considers to be necessary or pass the lift as safe for another year.
It is up to you which lift company you use for your maintenance or for break down cover, servicing is usually done every three months, shop around for quotes of different lift companies, if for example the building is unoccupied at weekends and evenings there is no need for you to have 24 hour break down cover.
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Zimmy  
#6 Posted : 22 July 2011 09:26:06(UTC)
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I can see no ref to a maintenance a contract being called for but inspections are necessary (as required by LOLER). Day to day maintenance inspections can be carried out for items such as alarms working, lighting working, door operating correctly and lift stopping levels etc and contractors called it to rectify, but formal testing is, as I said, is required by LOLER.

And keep records. Some insurance companies will require copy of all inspections.

I have had contractors on maintenance contracts saying that 'The steel ropes need replacing' and when the insurance inspector took me with him and showed me what to look for. I realised that the said contractor was trying to take the council for a ride!

Zimmy
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Clairel  
#7 Posted : 22 July 2011 09:28:26(UTC)
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Thorough examinations and servicing/maintenance are totally seperate - think of a car MOT akin to a thorough examination. An MOT doesn't mean your car is ok mechanicially it just means it passed certain safety tests.

So the next question is do you get your car serviced regularly so it's in good mechanical order or do you wait for the inconvenience of it breaking down??

I suspect you know the answer but just in case PUWER says the former is a requirement.

Pretty simple this H&S stuff really when you look at it in simple terms!! :-)
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Guru  
#8 Posted : 22 July 2011 09:29:25(UTC)
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HSE guidance for lift owners..

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg339.pdf
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