INTRODUCTION
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YOUR LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AS A LIFT OWNER
We would remind you as the owner/user of this goods lift that you have certain legal obligations
relating to Health & Safety. These are summarised as follows:
1. The Provision & Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (PUWER) states “Every employer
shall ensure that work equipment is maintained in an efficient state, in efficient working order and
in good repair”. We strongly recommend that you entrust this to our local Service Centre (address
and telephone numbers of our Nationwide Service Network are listed on page 19). It should be
noted that in order to validate any guarantee (see page 17), the Microlift must be serviced within
the first three months from handover and thereafter at three monthly intervals.
2. The PUWER regulations also state that “Every employer shall ensure that all persons who use
work equipment have received adequate training for purposes of Health & Safety”. It is therefore
your responsibility to ensure that anyone who may need to use the lift not only reads this
User Handbook but also receives adequate training.
3. The Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) further require that lifting
equipment is thoroughly examined by a competent person. For a Microlift this thorough
examination is required every 12 months. Stannah can offer this examination for a small fee and
would recommend more regular maintenance to keep your Microlift in tip-top condition.
4. The Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and supporting regulations place a general obligation
on both employees and persons in control of premises to provide safe access together with
adequate lighting to enable the Stannah Service Engineer to work safely within the Microlift motor
compartment.
5. You must ensure that the Microlift motor compartment is not used for purposes other than
housing the Microlift equipment. Access to the motor compartment must be secure against
unauthorised entry: a permanent warning notice has been supplied which must be affixed to the
Microlift motor compartment door.
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