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Posted By ezee
Hello all, does anyone have an example passenger lift risk assessment they could send me please
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Posted By ezee
if i can offer anyone any examples for any other subject please ask. lets help each other
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Posted By MT
I'm wondering why you think you need one?
In my years of inspecting premises with passenger lifts, I've never seen an RA pertaining to one and I've never asked for one. The reason for that is that they are subject to 6 monthly thorough examinations as per LOLER, the servicing and examinations are carried out by competent persons, and if the lift is maintained, there is almost no risk to any persons using it in a normal fashion.
The people who would need an RA are the engineers.
It should be sufficient to detail in your Policy that the lift will be serviced by xxx every xxx months, and thoroughly examined by xxx every 6 months. If the lift has a hand crank which can be used by staff if the lift gets stuck between floors, then you may want to RA that, and ensure that staff are properly trained in its use.
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Posted By ezee
because its in the BS...............
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Posted By David A Cooper
Engineers most certainly need a risk assessment - see part 5 of BS7255 Safe Working on Lifts
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Posted By GeoffB4
In our lift risk assessments we have regular servicing, statutory examinations, the various signs etc all down as control measures. Plue peripherals such as seeing if the central control link system is working, emergency lightintg (remembering the stat exam is 6 months).
The risk assessment review shows if all these are still in place (and it is surprising how many haven't to begin with) and if they are being carried out at the right intervals. It looks to see if any defects have been reported and if they have been dealt with.
So, we feel a risk assessment is justified.
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Posted By David A Cooper
As a consulting engineer specialising in lifts and escalators (and author of Elevator & Escalator Accident Reconstruction & Litigation)I would like to respond to the previous e mail.
There are circumstances where different types of passenger can be affected by different types of lift.
For example in a nursing home the door dwell time (time doors stay open) and door closing forces need to be set appropriately so as not to injure people who may have brittle bones.
There is a really good document with a 74 point checklist on lifts given EN81 part 80 entitled improvement of the safety of existing lifts.
This covers risks to both users and engineers. If anyone wants a copy of the document (not the standard!) please contact me.
Dave
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