Owners/ managers have a legal responsibility to ensure their lifts are properly maintained and therefore need to keep up to date with any changes that might affect their lift. It is recognised that this is highly specialised and sometimes complicated, but as a reputable lift contractor lifts include this advice as standard.

Insurance

Building owners have a responsibility to carry buildings insurance, and as there is a third party risk associated with lifts it is wise to insure against this also. This is general practice and widely accepted as the best way of complying with "The Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations" (LOLER), 1998, requiring passenger-carrying lifts to undergo a thorough impartial examination by a competent person, and the completion of a form F2530 (SaFed (CEOC)), at least every 6 months.

Additional Inspections ( SaFed LG Thorough Testing & Examinations)

It is the duty and responsibility of the employer (lift owner) to have their lifts thoroughly examined in line with Regulation 9 of LOLER, reference "LG inspections" which superseded the previous HSE PM7 inspections on 15th December 1998, Although published by the Safety Assessment Federation (SaFed) they were produced by an industry-working group and chaired by the HSE. Most importantly they represent best practice, and will normally be regarded as sufficient to comply with Health & Safety law.