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Posted By Paul Slater
Hi all,
I assume that ski chair lifts would fall under LOLER and a 6 monthly inspection by a competent person would be required?
Regards
P
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Posted By Dave Daniel
Paul: Ski chair lifts are intended primarily as a means of conveyance, not lifting. The lifting bit is entirely incidental, so in my view they would not fall under LOLER. We had exactly the same argument in the Motor Industry with conveyor systems which often went up or down via slopes whilst moving components from one point to another. Equally, a car is not a lifting machine although it can drive you up a hill.
That said, ski lifts clearly should be the subject of regular maintenance and inspection, even if LOLER doesn't apply.
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Posted By Dave Merchant
It actually depends on the wording of your question.
A "ski lift" is a device where the occupants remain in contact with the ground, and are pulled along by a draw-bar, handle, etc. - these are NOT covered by LOLER as there is no lifting involved, only towing.
A "chair lift" is a device where the occupants are lifted clear of the ground and carried in suspended chairs, hence LOLER does apply, as it does for any cable car system or aerial ropeway.
The direction of motion is irrelevant, in LOLER the deciding question for applicability is and always has been "if the device fails, does the load fall?". For a chair lift the answer is of course 'yes'.
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Posted By Paul Slater
Hi Dave,
To clarify, it is a chair lift that I am enquiring about. So that means it falls under LOLER?
Regards
P
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Posted By Dave Merchant
If their feet leave the ground, then yes it does apply.
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Posted By Scot628
I think if the ski lift is used primarily by the public LOLER doesn't apply in any case, tho PUWER etc would so you'd still need essentially the same inspections.
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