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What would the‘competent person’ doduring the ThoroughExamination?The ‘competent person’ would examine the lift forsafety and also specify further Supplementary Testsidentified as being necessary.If specified by the‘competent person’,are theSupplementary Testsa legal requirement?Who can carry out theSupplementary Tests?Are theSupplementary Testsdone during theThoroughExamination?Yes. Supplementary Tests provide ‘best practice’ forlift maintenance. Your service provider may alsoidentify Supplementary Tests to meet your obligationsunder Health and Safety law and you should pass onany such information to your ‘competent person’.Should an incident occur, the lift owner or premisesmanager may be prosecuted and may be judgedagainst ‘best practice’.Stannah has skilled engineers to complete theSupplementary Tests required by the ‘competentperson’ carrying out a Thorough Examination. Ourexperience enables us to detect, report on and correctany deficiencies in an efficient manner.Some simple tests are done by the ‘competent person’during Examinations. However, more complex ordynamic tests will usually be conducted by yourservice provider.What if my liftfails any of theSupplementary Tests?So where do I gofrom here?If the failure is likely to cause an imminent dangeryour service provider should contact you immediatelyto discuss the best way of correcting the lift. Usually itwill be corrected at the time and re-tested.Contact Stannah; we will advise you on the best andmost efficient means of completing SupplementaryTests and complying with your legal requirementsregardless of type of lift or environment.32
How canStannahhelp me?Supplementary Testing ofIn-service LiftsStannah can carry out all these testsand issue certificates, no matter whatmake of lift you own. Our engineerswill carry out the tests in accordancewith industry guidelines, in addition toadhering to safe working methods atall times.Thorough ExaminationsStannah has fully trained andcompetent engineers who can be yourappointed ‘competent person’ to carryout Thorough Examinations of all yourlifting equipment and makerecommendations for repair.A separate Stannah maintenanceengineer would then carry outthe work.Advice on planning maintenance andinspection regimesAt Stannah we are proud of ourconsultative services: we advise ourcustomers of their responsibilities andthen, as partners, help them to planthe sensible, safe and effectivemanagement of their lifts.Contact your local Stannah branch –details on page 48.334
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