S.L. 427.63 Art. 6Thorough examination of existing and new lifts. S.L. 427.37

(1) The responsible person shall ensure that an existing or new lift undergoes a thorough examination by an ACAB.

(1A) The ACAB shall be selected by the responsible person from a list of authorised bodies provided by the Authority on registration of the lift.

(2) The thorough examinations of existing lifts shall be carried out based on the time schedule specified in Schedule I, Part A.

(3) The thorough examination for both new and existing lifts shall include a risk analysis taking into account, as a minimum, the safety aspects listed in Schedule I, Part B.

(3A) Such risk analysis shall also take into account the specific conditions of use concerning users of the lift, in particular users with reduced mobility.

(3B) The historical value of the building in which the lift is installed shall also be taken into consideration.

(4) All new lifts, when put into service in accordance with the Lifts Regulations, shall for the purpose of these regulations, be deemed to have undergone a first thorough examination.

(5) The responsible person shall ensure that following the initial thorough examination of the lift:

(a) subsequent thorough examinations are carried out within a period of six (6) months of the expiry of the date due for the next thorough examination as stated in the previous thorough examination report;

(b) the period between subsequent thorough examinations cannot exceed six (6) years for existing and new lifts installed in a workplace;

(c) the period between subsequent thorough examinations cannot exceed ten (10) years for all other existing and new lifts not installed in a workplace;

(d) the lift undergoes preventive inspections by an ACAB at suitable intervals between subsequent thorough examinations as stipulated in regulation 8;

(e) a thorough examination shall also be carried out each time that an accident, an important modification or exceptional circumstances which are liable to jeopardise the safety of the lift have occurred.

(6) The responsible person shall provide the ACAB with details of the lift’s current function and use.

(7) The ACAB shall forbid the use of the lift requiring repair or immediate maintenance where there is an existing or imminent risk of serious personal injury:

(a) in the case of lifts not installed in a workplace, the responsible person shall inform the Authority in writing within two (2) working days from the date of the inspection;

(b) in the case of lifts installed in a workplace, the responsible person shall inform the OHSA in writing within two (2) working days from the date of the inspection.