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7.1 GENERAL INFORMATIONS
Information to the owner of the installation
It’s necessary for the owner :
A) to keep the installation in a safe operating condition.
- To obtain this the owner shall use a maintenance organization complying with the requirements of the Standard and
with adequate and proper insurance cover.
B) to take care of any regulations and other requirements, where relevant, and their implications on maintenance.
C) for planned maintenance to carry out by a maintenance organization, when the installation is put into service or if the
installation is to remain unused for a long period of time.
D) to have the same maintenance organization in the case of several installations having common well/spaces and/or
machine room.
E) to keep the two-way means of communication efficient and linked to 24 hours rescue service for the whole of the time
that the installation can be used, as described in EN 81-28.
F) to remove the lift from service:
- when the two-way means of communication is out of order.
- in case of dangerous situations.
G) to inform the maintenance organization:
- immediately about any abnormal operation of the installation
- about any abnormal change in its direct environment
- immediately after putting the installation out of service in the case of a dangerous situation
- after any rescue
- before any modification related to the installation and/or its environment or use
- before any third-party inspection or works other than maintenance works are carried out on the installation
- before taking the installation out of service for a prolonged period of time
- before putting the installation back into service after a prolonged period of no operating time.
NOTE
The owner of the installation should obtain from the company carrying out the relevant modification the
maintenance instructions for the maintenance organization.
H) to take into consideration the consequences of the risk assessment carried out by the maintenance organization
I) to make sure that the risk assessment for maintenance is carried out:
- if the maintenance organization is replaced
- if the use of the building and/or the installation changes;
- after a major modification of the installation or of the building
- after an accident involving the installation.
J) to ensure, through a risk assessment, that:
- their premises are safe and free from risk to health as far as is practicable. This includes access to the premises
and installation equipment, and articles or substances used according to the regulation for the use of work
equipment at the workplace
- the persons using the premises are informed about any remaining risks
- any action to be done as a consequence of his risk assessment is carried out.
K) to inform the maintenance organization, regarding the access ways to areas reserved to maintenance persons,
about:
- the access ways to be used and fire evacuating procedures from the building
- the place where the keys of the reserved areas can be found
- if necessary, the persons who shall accompany the maintenance persons to the installation
- if necessary, personal protective equipment to be used in the access ways, and, possibly, where this equipment
can be found.
The information shall be made available also on site to the maintenance organization.
L) to ensure that the name and the telephone number of the maintenance organisation are always available to the user
of the installation, permanently affixed and clearly visible.
M) to ensure that the keys of machine and pulley room doors (trap doors) and of inspection and emergency doors (trap
doors) are permanently available in the building and are used only by persons authorized to gain access
N) to provide, in all circumstances, safe access to the building and to the installation for the maintenance organization
involved in the rescue of persons
O) to keep the access to working areas and working rooms safe and free for the maintenance persons
P) to inform the maintenance organization about any hazard or change in the workplace and/or the access ways
(lighting, obstructions, ground conditions, etc.) to carry out periodically, in his own interests, in addition to those
examinations and tests entrust to the maintenance organization, the following: