The Lifts Regulations 1997

Regulation 2(1)

SCHEDULE 9(Annex X to the Lifts Directive)UNIT VERIFICATION(module G)

1.  Unit verification is the procedure whereby the installer of a lift ensures and declares that a lift which is being placed on the market and which has obtained the certificate of conformity referred to in Section 4 complies with the requirements of the Directive. The installer of the lift must affix the CE marking in the car of the lift and draw up an EC declaration of conformity.

2.  The lift installer shall apply to a notified body of his choice for unit verification.

The application shall contain:

• the name and address of the installer of the lift and the location where the lift is installed,

• a written declaration to the effect that a similar application has not been lodged with another notified body,

• a technical dossier.

3.  The purpose of the technical dossier is to enable the conformity of the lift with the requirements of the Directive to be assessed and the design, installation and operation of the lift to be understood.

So far as relevant for conformity assessment, the technical dossier shall contain the following:

• a general description of the lift,

• design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams,

• the essential requirements in question and the solution adopted to meet them (e.g. harmonised standard),

• the results of any tests or calculations carried out or subcontracted by the installer of the lift,

• a copy of the instructions for use of the lift,

• a copy of the EC type-examination certificates of the safety components used.

4.  The notified body must examine the technical dossier and the lift and carry out the appropriate tests as set out in the relevant standard(s) referred to in Article 5 of the Directive, or equivalent tests, to ensure its conformity with the relevant requirements of this Directive.

• If the lift meets the requirements of this Directive, the notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number adjacent to the CE marking in accordance with Annex III and shall draw up a certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out.

• The notified body shall fill in the corresponding pages of the logbook referred to in Section 6.2 of Annex I.

• If the notified body refuses to issue the certificate of conformity, it must state in detail its reasons for refusing and indicate how conformity can be achieved. When the installer of the lift reapplies for verification he must apply to the same notified body.

5.  The certificate of conformity and the dossiers and correspondence relating to unit verification procedures must be drawn up in an official language of the Member State where the notified body is established or in a language acceptable to it.

6.  The installer of the lift shall keep with the technical dossier a copy of the certificate of conformity for a period of 10 years from the date on which the lift is placed on the market.