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Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
Periodic
examination of escalators.
Periodic testing of safety equipment of
lifts.
Periodic testing of safety equipment of escalators.
Power of Director to
require lift or escalator to be examined or
safety equipment to be tested.
[1987 Ed.
22. The owner of every escalator shall, at intervals not exceeding 6 months, cause the escalator to be thoroughly examined by a registered escalator engineer in order to determine whether the escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith is in safe working order.
23. (1) In addition to the examination thereof required by section 21, the owner of every lift shall cause the safety equipment provided therefor to be tested by a registered lift engineer-
(a) at intervals not exceeding 12 months, by the operation of
the same without any load in the lift;
(b) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the
same with full rated load in the lift;
(c) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the overload device of the same with a load in the car of the lift weighing between 90 per cent to 110 per cent of the rated load; and (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 24)
(d) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the brake when the car or platform of the lift is travelling in the downward direction at its rated speed with a load weighing 125 per cent of the rated load for lifts designed and constructed in accordance with British Standard B.S. 5655: Part 1 and weighing 110 per cent of the rated load for other lifts. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 24)
(2) Any test of any safety equipment made in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) may be in lieu of the test thereof required, in respect of that period of 12 months, by paragraph (a) of that subsection.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to any service lift. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 24)
24. At intervals not exceeding 12 months, the owner of every escalator shall, in addition to the examination thereof required by section 22, cause the safety equipment provided therefor to be tested by a registered escalator engineer by the operation of the same without any load on the escalator.
25. (1) Where, within 5 weeks after the expiration of any period in which-
(a) a lift or escalator is, by sections 21 and 22, respectively,
required to be examined; or
(b) the safety equipment provided for any lift or escalator is,
by sections 23 and 24, respectively, required to be tested, the Director has neither received a certificate in the specified form that the lift or escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith or the safety equipment provided therefor, as the case may be, is in safe working order nor been notified that the same is not in
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CAP. 327]
Lifts and Escalators (Safety)
Periodic
examination of escalators.
Periodic testing of safety equipment of
lifts.
Periodic testing of safety equipment of escalators.
Power of Director to
require lift or escalator to be examined or
safety equipment to be tested.
[1987 Ed.
22. The owner of every escalator shall, at intervals not exceed- ing 6 months, cause the escalator to be thoroughly examined by a registered escalator engineer in order to determine whether the escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith is in safe working order.
23. (1) In addition to the examination thereof required by section 21, the owner of every lift shall cause the safety equipment provided therefor to be tested by a registered lift engineer-
(a) at intervals not exceeding 12 months, by the operation of
the same without any load in the lift;
(b) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the
same with full rated load in the lift;
(c) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the overload device of the same with a load in the car of the lift weighing between 90 per cent to 110 per cent of the rated load; and (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 24)
(d) at intervals not exceeding 5 years, by the operation of the brake when the car or platform of the lift is travelling in the downward direction at its rated speed with a load weighing 125 per cent of the rated load for lifts designed and constructed in accordance with British Standard B.S. 5655: Part 1 and weighing 110 per cent of the rated load for other lifts. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 24)
(2) Any test of any safety equipment made in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (1) may be in lieu of the test thereof required, in respect of that period of 12 months, by paragraph (a) of that subsection.
(3) Subsections (1) and (2) shall not apply to any service lift. (Added, 43 of 1987, s. 24)
24. At intervals not exceeding 12 months, the owner of every escalator shall, in addition to the examination thereof required by section 22, cause the safety equipment provided therefor to be tested by a registered escalator engineer by the operation of the same without any load on the escalator.
25. (1) Where, within 5 weeks after the expiration of any period in which-
(a) a lift or escalator is, by sections 21 and 22, respectively,
required to be examined; or
(b) the safety equipment provided for any lift or escalator is,
by sections 23 and 24, respectively, required to be tested, the Director has neither received a certificate in the specified form that the lift or escalator and all machinery and equipment connected therewith or the safety equipment provided therefor, as the case may be, is in safe working order nor been notified that the same is not in
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