Lifts

Passenger

• Lift car not level with each landing floor which can result in a trip hazard
• No service records available – engineer surveyors will always review the service reports and any faults / common issues which have arisen since the last Thorough Examination
• No safety barrier on site – it is advised that all passenger lifts have emergency safety barriers located within there for when any landing doors are open and there is a possibility of a person falling down the lift shaft
• Lift rope internal corrosion – shows as red iron oxide on the outer surface of the rope, ropes in this condition must be replaced
• Emergency call system / dialler inoperable - all lifts installed from 1998 onwards are required to have a means of two-way emergency communication. All lifts in a place of work or with public access, no matter what the lifts age, are required to have two-way emergency communication, a ‘place of work’ being inclusive of any building where people are working, including cleaners and concierge workers in residential buildings
• Rail oil containers empty – majority of lifts have oil pots which lubricate the rails as the lift goes up and down allowing it to move freely
• Shaft lighting inoperable – the shaft lighting is there to assist the service engineer or the competent person who is carrying out a thorough examination

Goods

• Lift doors misaligned / damaged
• Leaks in hydraulic system
• Lift rope internal corrosion – shows as red iron oxide on the outer surface of the rope, ropes in this condition must be replaced
• No signage to inform that is goods only – goods lifts should not be used for lifting persons and this should be clearly signed on the outside of the lift, a goods lift has no safety devices fitted
• No service records available
• Door interlocks faulty – allowing access to the lift shaft during operation

Platform / wheelchair

• Safe Working Load not clearly marked – without a visible SWL the platform shouldn’t be used because there is a potential for it to be overloaded.
• Panels Bent – Bent panels can result in voids were digits or limbs could potentially become trapped resulting in serious injury.
• Floor bolts loose – these should be checked regularly and the equipment taken out of service when there is a danger of instability
• Emergency stop button inoperable
• Platform stop flap not working – allowing potential movement of wheelchair