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New Lift Regulations 2016 and the Lifts (Amendment) Regulations 2016 came into force last December. Applying to all new lifts and safety components sold after that date, a range of changes are set to impact all building operators. Alex Carmichael, Chief Engineer at Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) provider, Bureau Veritas discusses how the regulations have changed.
INDUSTRY COMMENT BSEE Raising the game on lift conformity L
ifts are an essential means to access different floors in a range of buildings and some 7,000 lifts were installed in the UK alone last year.
The result of a long-term European effort to realign all EU directives to the 'New Approach' to conformity, also known as New Legislative Framework (NLF), the new Lift Directive 2014/33/EU has now been enacted into UK law with the updated Lift Regulations 2016 coming into force on 8th December 2016.
The harmonised EU legislation and resulting UK Lifts Directive, governs the design, manufacture, and installation of lifts. It is mainly relevant for lift installers and components manufacturers but also has important implications for lift owners and users.
Whereas historically any Uncontrolled Movement Device could be self-certified, the new regulations mean all Uncontrolled Movement Devices are now considered a safety component requiring EU Type Testing.
Type Test Certificates issued for these devices by Notified Bodies before 20th April 2016 should be directly replaced by EU type examination certificates without any further tests or examinations. Devices which have been assessed by other conformity assessment bodies that were not Notified Bodies will need to obtain an EU type examination certificate from a Notified Body. Installers of lifts, and manufacturers/importers/ distributors of safety components for lifts, must have traceability on who they have bought safety components from, whom they have sold them to and which lifts they have been installed on.
If non-conformities are detected, the manufacturer must take action to bring the lift or
safety component into conformity (or withdraw/recall a safety component) and, where the lift or safety component presents a risk, to report it to the national authorities, in this case the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), together with the corrective actions taken.
A new approach to surveillance
Currently, non-compliance is happening in the industry and much comes down to the current market surveillance.
The market surveillance changes in the Lift Regulations 2016 will address this with a new chapter introducing more stringent rules for market surveillance and higher obligations for the Member States. This includes procedures to be applied where lifts and safety components present a risk to person or property and procedures to be followed in the case of lifts and safety components that are in compliance with the Lifts Directive but still present a risk. Non- conformity in the paperwork/ documentation, e.g Declaration of Conformity, is also considered as a
serious non-conformity with cause for action. Member states must demonstrate they can deliver on the surveillance objectives of the Directive, although clarification is still needed in the UK. Until the BEIS publishes how it intends to manage the required surveillance drive, with the support of the HSE, it’s difficult to predict any changes and the possible impact.
The role for the building operator
There is a really important role for end use clients, particularly with the volume of new lifts being installed in the UK.
Whether managed directly or through a contractor, it’s vital to ensure that whoever is manufacturing and installing your lifts is approved to do so, with the required certification to prove it. The full technical file with all Declarations of Conformity needs to be in place, with clear ownership so that in the event of product recall or lift failure, the documentation is accessible and the components can be tracked and traced. If they can’t, the day to day impact for the end client could be a lift out of service.
When it comes to procuring your lifts, ensure the supplier has invested in the right certification, has full traceability of products and all the paperwork in place – this will ensure compliance and safety, and could save a lot of headaches in the future. Already the official Notified Body for major lift manufacturers, Bureau Veritas offers a range of Notified Body services to help companies gain all necessary CE Markings and ensure compliance with EU Directives.
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