The Lifts Regulations 2016

[F13.2.  The quality system shall ensure compliance of the lifts with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Schedule 1. All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instructions. This quality system documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and quality records.U.K.

It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:

(a)the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to design and product quality;

(b)the technical design specifications, including standards that will be applied and, where the relevant designated standards will not be applied in full, the means, including other relevant technical specifications that will be used to ensure that the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Schedule 1 will be met;

(c)the design control and design verification techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used when designing the lifts;

(d)the examinations and tests that will be carried out on acceptance of the supplies of materials, components and sub-assemblies;

(e)the corresponding assembly, installation, quality control and quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used;

(f)the examinations and tests that will be carried out before (inspection of installation conditions: shaft, housing of machinery, etc.), during and after installation (including at least the tests laid down in point 3.3 of Schedule 12);

(g)the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned;

(h)the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and product quality and the effective operation of the quality system.]