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2.7 Safety inspections by competent
persons
Safety inspections must be carried out to guar-
antee the safety of lifts.
Safety inspections should be carried out in the
following cases:
• Before initial operation, after initial installation.
Use the form "Initial safety inspection before in-
stallation“.
• After initial operation at regular intervals, but at
least once a year. Use the form "Regular Safety
Inspection“.
• After any design modication to parts of the lift.
Use the form "Unscheduled Safety Inspection“.
The initial safety inspection as well as the
safety inspections must be carried out by a
competent person. We recommend that
you also perform maintenance in the course
of the inspection.
Unscheduled safety inspections and spec-
ial maintenance work are required in the
event of design modications to the lift
(tting additional parts). The safety inspe-
ction must be carried out by a competent
person.
Use the form supplied in the Annex con-
taining lists for carrying out safety insp-
ections. Please use the relevant form and
staple it to the manual after completion.
2.6 Maintenance contractors, installa-
tion staff
Maintenance, servicing and installation work
may only be done by companies or specialists
authorized by the manufacturer.
These people trained in the eld of lifts are co-
mpetent persons, who are trained for maintenance
as well as repair work.
A competent person is a person who has adequ-
ate knowledge based on his professional training
and experience and is also familiar with key regul-
ations so that he:
• Can assess the work assigned to him,
• Can recognize potential risks,
• Can take actions required to eliminate the risk,
• And has the required knowledge of repair and
tment.
The specialist knowledge of a competent person
must enable him to be in a position to
• Read and fully understand circuit diagrams,
• Fully understand the context with particular
regard
to any installed safety equipment.
• Possess knowledge of the function and design of
system components.Simple faults on the scissor lift
may be rectied by operating staff.
In the event of a more serious fault, contact an
authorized maintenance contractor.
Competent persons
These are people who have adequate knowledge
in the eld of lifts based on their professional
training and experience
They are sufciently familiar with health & safety
and accident prevention regulations as well as with
lift technology in order to be able to assess the
occupational health & safety compliance of lifts.
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