Conformity assessment procedures for lifts
47.—(1) For the assessment of conformity of a lift, the installer must carry out one of the following procedures—
(a)if the lift is designed and manufactured in accordance with a model lift that has undergone an EU-type examination set out in Part B of Annex IV to the Directive (as amended from time to time)—
(i)final inspection for lifts set out in Annex V to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(ii)conformity to type based on product quality assurance for lifts set out in Annex X to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(iii)conformity to type based on production quality assurance for lifts set out in Annex XII to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(b)if the lift is designed and manufactured under a quality assurance system approved in accordance with Annex XI to the Directive (as amended from time to time)—
(i)final inspection for lifts set out in Annex V to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(ii)conformity to type based on product quality assurance for lifts set out in Annex X to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(iii)conformity to type based on production quality assurance for lifts set out in Annex XII to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(c)conformity based on unit verification for lifts set out in Annex VIII to the Directive (as amended from time to time);
(d)conformity based on full quality assurance plus design examination for lifts set out in Annex XI to the Directive (as amended from time to time).
(2) Where one of the procedures in paragraph (1)(a) or (1)(b) is carried out and the person responsible for the design and manufacture of the lift and the person responsible for the installation and testing of the lift are not the same person, the former must supply to the latter all the necessary documents and information to enable the latter to ensure the correct and safe installation and testing of the lift.
(3) Where one of the procedures in paragraph (1)(a) is carried out, the installer must ensure that all permitted variations between the model lift and the lifts derived from the model lift are clearly specified (with maximum and minimum values) in the technical documentation referred to in regulation 7(b).
(4) When using the procedure in paragraph 9(1)(a), in order to demonstrate the conformity of a lift with the essential health and safety requirements, the installer may demonstrate the similarity of a range of equipment—
(a)by calculation;
(b)on the basis of design plans; or
(c)using both of the methods specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b).