Over 40% of lifts are between 20 & 40 years old.  This is most significant when compared with technological advancement over such a time span and raised personal expectations of safety levels.  In addition to this is the need to provide for growing life expectancy and an increasing elderly population.

From an owner/manager viewpoint, you no doubt plan for your future needs and financial commitments.  Where your lift installation is concerned, such plans will have regard for life expectancy and improvements to service as well as taking into account legislative requirements.  You will also be conscious of your responsibilities for control of the building, which impose a duty of care to ensure the premises are safe and free from risks to health, so far as is practicable.

Lift contractors have duties as employers to ensure that those within their employment are not exposed to health and safety risks from their business activities.  This is something that cannot always be fufilled in isolation when working on equipment belonging to others.  In this regard your help and co-operation is essential.

This guide will serve as a pointer and checklist towards fufilling our mutual obligations where the safety and comfort of passengers are concerned, whilst at the the same time providing a better quality of service from your installation and extending the life of the equipment.

Your lift maintenance company will be please to undertake a risk assessment of your lift installation as called for under The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 and advise on any safety matters about which you should be aware.