ENG
4.0
GLT
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L
IFT
O
PERATION AND
M
AINTENANCE
M
ANUAL
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1.6 SYMBOLS USED IN THE MANUAL
SYMBOL
DESCRIPTION
Generic hazard
Dangerous voltage
Information of particular importance.
Tips for optimal use/work procedures.
1.7 GLOSSARY OF TERMINOLOGY USED
A few specific terms are used throughout this manual. They are listed below with their meaning:
TERM
DESCRIPTION
Authorised person
Person with the lift owner’s permission to enter restricted areas for
maintenance, inspection or rescue operations.
Skilled person
Person who is trained, qualified and has the necessary instructions to safely
carry out the required maintenance, inspection and user rescue operations.
Installer
Natural or legal person who takes responsibility for assembling and delivering
the lift to its final location in the building.
Maintenance technician
Person from the maintenance company who is authorised, skilled, trained and
qualified to safely carry out user rescue, maintenance and lift inspection
operations.
Car Part of the lift intended to hold people and/or other loads.
Headroom Part of the well between the highest floor served by the car and the well ceiling.
Machinery room
Machinery space completely enclosed with ceiling, walls, floor and door(s)
containing all or part of the machinery.
Lift owner
Natural or legal person who has the power to dispose of the lift and who is
responsible for its use and operation.
Passenger Any person carried in the lift car.
Pit Part of the well located below the lowest floor served by the car.
Rated load
Load intended to be transported in normal operation which may include
movement devices.
Rescue or recovery
operations
Specific actions required of skilled persons to safely free people trapped in the
car and in the well.
Rescuer
Authorised and skilled person who is trained, qualified and has the necessary
instructions to safely carry out user rescue operations.
User
Person using the services of a lift system, which includes passengers, people
waiting at floors and authorised people.
Well
Volume within which the car, counterweight or balancing mass moves. This volume is
usually physically delimited by the bottom of the pit, the walls and the well ceiling.
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