GUIDANCE FOR CERTIFICATION OR / AND INSPECTION BODIES FOR LIFTS INSTALLATION

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1 GUIDANCE FOR CERTIFICATION OR / AND INSPECTION BODIES FOR LIFTS INSTALLATION ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

2 ESYD G-LIFTS Issue: 01 Revision: 04 Issue Date: Revision Date: Prepared by: Quality Manager of ESYD Approved by: Head of ESYD Quality Manager of ESYD Head of ESYD ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

3 1. INTRODUCTION This ESYD Guidance presents the main points of the Directive 95/16/EC, with an emphasis on the obligations of the manufacturer and the notified body, in order to identify the critical points in the conformity assessment procedure and to facilitate the accreditation procedure of bodies to be notified. In any case, the involved parties shall be informed fully with the provisions of this Directive, the applicable standards, as well as with the relevant Guidelines issued by the European Commission and being available on the web page This Guidance supplements Guidance Document EA-2/17, regarding the requirements for the assessment of organizations with the purpose of notification. In addition, this ESYD Guidance is applicable to periodic inspections of lifts, contains both application guidelines for certification and inspection bodies in the process of being accredited or having been accredited by ESYD, but also for ESYD assessors and refers inter alia to: Qualifications of auditors / inspectors of certification and inspection bodies for lifts. The content of initial and periodic inspection of lifts installations. Equipment and instruments for the inspection of lifts installations. The determination of the minimum required time for initial and periodic inspection of lifts. Certificates and declarations of conformity which must be issued or considered by the certification or / and inspection bodies for lifts installation. The legislation and application of technical specifications depending on the year of installation (year of granting of the certificate of inspection body or issuance of the operating license or registration act or authorization of lift installation or building permit of the building on which the installation of the lift has been performed). 2. DEFINITIONS Lift inspection means the process of carrying out standard inspections and tests on the lift, intended to verify its conformity with safety specifications (regulations and standards). Existing lift is characterized each lift that has been in operation and is in use, regardless of the year of installation. Initial inspection of lift means the inspection of a new lift by an accredited/notified body, before it is placed on the market and is put into use. Periodic inspection of lift means the regular inspection of an existing lift by an accredited/recognized body. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

4 3. THE MAIN POINTS OF THE DIRECTIVE 95/16/EC Scope This Guidance shall apply: to lifts permanently serving buildings and constructions. to the safety components for use in such lifts listed in Annex IV of the Directive. For the purposes of this Guidance, lift shall mean a lifting appliance serving specific levels, having a carrier moving along guides which are rigid and inclined at an angle of more than 15 degrees to the horizontal, intended for the transport of: persons, persons and goods, goods alone if the carrier is accessible, that is to say a person may enter it without difficulty, and fitted with controls situated inside the carrier or within reach of a person inside the carrier. (PD 57 GG 97/2010 Adaptation of Greek legislation to the Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on machinery, and amending Directive 95/16/EC ) Lifting appliances moving along a fixed course even where they do not move along guides which are rigid shall be considered as lifts falling within the scope of the Lifts Directive (e.g. the lifts with ribbed guides). This Guidance shall not apply to: lifting appliances whose speed is not greater than 0,15 m/s, construction site hoists, cableways, including funicular railways, lifts specially designed and constructed for military or police purposes, lifting appliances from which work can be carried out, mine winding gear, lifting appliances intended for lifting performers during artistic performances, lifting appliances fitted in means of transport, lifting appliances connected to machinery and intended exclusively for access to workstations including maintenance and inspection points on the machinery, rack and pinion trains, escalators and mechanical walkways. LIST OF SAFETY COMPONENTS REFERRED TO IN ΑΝΝΕΧ IV 1. Devices for locking landing doors. 2. Devices to prevent falls referred to in Section 3.2 of Annex I to prevent the car from falling or unchecked upward movements. 3. Overspeed limitation devices. 4. (a) Energy-accumulating shock absorbers: either non-linear, or with damping of the return movement. (b) Energy-dissipating shock absorbers. 5. Safety devices fitted to jacks of hydraulic power circuits where these are used as devices to prevent falls. 6. Electric safety devices in the form of safety switches containing electronic components. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

5 Lifts conformity assessment procedures The Lifts Directive includes the typical conformity assessment modules, common in all New Approach Directives, as they are presented below: ANNEX V EC type-examination (module B) a. EC type-examination of safety components b. EC type-examination of lifts ANNEX VI Final inspection ANNEX VIII Product quality assurance (module E) of safety components ANNEX IX Full quality assurance (module H) of safety components ANNEX XI Conformity to type with random checking (module C) of safety components ANNEX X Unit verification (module G) of lifts ANNEX XII Product quality assurance for lifts (module E) ANNEX XIII Full quality assurance for lifts (module H) ANNEX XIV Production quality assurance for lifts (module D) The selection of modules is made as follows: A. the manufacturer selects the module/annex to be applied for the conformity assessment of safety components as shown below: Design phase Production phase Annex/module EC type-examination Conformity to type with random V (module B) & checking XI (module C) EC type-examination Product quality assurance V (module Β) & VIII (module Ε) Full quality assurance * IX (module Η) ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

6 B. The installer selects the module/annex to be applied for the conformity assessment relating to lifts as shown below: Design phase Production phase Annex/module EC type-examination Final inspection V (module B) & VI EC type-examination Product quality assurance V (module B) & XII (module E) EC type-examination Production quality assurance V (module B) & XIV (module D) Unit verification X (module G) Full quality assurance * XIII (module H) C. Since the full quality assurance procedure as set out in annex XIII can be applied both in the design and installation phase and only in the design phase, it is possible for the person who performs only the design and construction and not the installation to have the full quality assurance system approval. Therefore the installer selects the module/annex (production phase) to be applied for the conformity assessment relating to lifts as shown below: Design phase Production phase Annex/module Full quality assurance * Final inspection XIII (module H) & VI Full quality assurance * Product quality assurance XIII (module H) & XII (module E) Full quality assurance * Production quality assurance XIII (module H) & XIV (module D) In this case, the designer of the lift (design phase) shall provide all documentation to the installer to ensure the correctness and completeness of the final inspection of the installation, including the documentation of design inspection, in accordance with paragraph 3.3 of annex XIII. The manufacturer or the person responsible for installation, respectively, in each case draws up the declaration of conformity. * supplemented by an examination of the design, if the latter is not wholly in accordance with the harmonized standards. Essential safety requirements In annex 1 of this Guidance, the main points of essential safety requirements are set out. 4. OBLIGATIONS OF THE INSTALLER / MANUFACTURER OF THE SAFETY COMPONENTS 4.1 Technical Dossier preparation ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

7 The preparation of the technical dossier for a lift and its safety components is one of the most critical points in the conformity assessment procedure by a third party and applies to annexes V (module B), X (module G), and practically in XIII (module H), in the sense that the quality management system of the manufacturer must include the information contained in the technical dossier. The technical dossier should include the following: - A general description of the representative model of the lift (all possible extensions should be clearly indicated) / of the safety components (including the area of use and conditions) - Design and manufacturing drawings or diagrams - Essential requirement(s) taken into consideration and the means adopted to satisfy it (them) (e.g. a harmonized standard) - A copy of the EC declarations of conformity of the safety components used in the manufacture of the lift (in the technical dossier for the lift) - Results of any tests or calculations performed or subcontracted by the manufacturer - A copy of the lift instruction manual / a copy of the assembly instructions for the safety components - Steps taken at the installation stage to ensure that the series-produced lift conforms to the provisions of the Directive / at the manufacturing stage to ensure that series-produced safety components conform to the safety component examined. 4.2 Full Quality Assurance (module H) Annex XIII for lifts. Quality Assurance System The lift installer: Lodges an application for assessment of his quality assurance system with a notified body. The application must include: a. all relevant information on the lifts, in particular information which makes for an understanding of the relationship between the design and operation of the lift and enables conformity with the requirements of the Directive to be assessed, b. the documentation on the quality assurance system Maintains a quality assurance system that ensures conformity of the lifts with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them Documents all the elements, requirements and provisions adopted, in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation contains in particular an adequate description of: a. The quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the quality of the lifts. b. The technical design specifications, including standards that will be applied and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 of the Directive will ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

8 not be applied in full, the means that will be used to ensure that the requirements of the Directive that apply to the lifts will be met. Note 1: design means: The set of instructions (specifications, drawings, production program etc.), necessary for the manufacture and maintenance of the lift but also The lift itself or its maintenance. Note 2: design also means the ability of the applicant: to conduct a risk analysis to determine the configuration of the lift to be installed to examine whether the relevant specifications are met or not to find deviations from the requirements of harmonized standards Note 3: the requirement for the competence to design a lift does not preclude the possibility of supply of components. Note 4: the installer is expected to have developed a methodology to map the requirements of EN 81-1 & EN 81-2 that will lead to specific technical and functional solutions. Note 5: choosing the right type of machinery requires both knowledge of its application as well as knowledge related to friction, way of connection of ropes, etc. 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. Note 6: The safety components are accompanied by the declaration of conformity. After their incorporation into the lift, the necessary inspections/tests are conducted. As for the other components of the lift, not subject to CE marking, they are inspected as specified in standards and relative specifications either individually or incorporated into the lift. e. The corresponding assembly, installation and quality control techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used. Note 7: The production includes manufacture and assembly. In the case of production by the installer, evident specifications are required for the production processes, including production and post-production control. In the case of subcontracting, evident specifications are required for the control of subcontractors. 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 the very least the tests laid down in Annex VI, Section 4 (b)). Note 8: For the installation phase, the applicant is required to be competent: To determine the work performed during installation ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

9 To carry out the installation To check the installation completeness g. The quality records, such as inspection reports and test data (including internal audit reports, covering all activities of the Quality Management System), calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc. h. The means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and installation quality and the effective operation of the quality assurance system. i. Quality Management System feedback with information coming from installed lifts Undertakes to discharge the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it is maintained in an appropriate and efficient manner Keeps the notified body that has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended updating of the quality assurance system. SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOTIFIED BODY The lift installer: Allows the notified body access for inspection purposes to the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, inspection and testing and storage locations, and must provide it with all necessary information, in particular: a. The quality assurance system documentation. b. The quality records provided for in the design part of the quality assurance system, such as results of analyses, calculations, tests, etc. c. The quality records provided for in the part of the quality assurance system concerning acceptance of supplies and installation, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc Retains for a period of 10 years after the lift has been placed on the market, keeping at the disposal of the national authorities a. The documentation referred to in the second indent of the second paragraph of Section 3.1 (Annex XIII). b. The updating referred to in the second paragraph of Section 3.5 (Annex XIII). c. The decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the final paragraph of Section 3.5 and in Sections 4.3 and 4.4 (Annex XIII). d. Where the installer is not established in the Community, this obligation falls to the notified body. 4.3 Full quality assurance (module H) Annex IX for the safety components ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

10 The manufacturer of the safety components: Operates an approved quality assurance system for design, manufacture and final inspection of the safety components and testing as specified in Section 3 of Annex IX and must be subject to surveillance as specified in Section 4. QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM Lodges an application for assessment of his quality assurance system with a notified body. The application must include: all relevant information on safety components, the documentation on the quality assurance system Maintains a quality assurance system that ensures compliance of the safety components with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them and enables lifts to which they have been correctly fitted to satisfy those requirements Documents all the elements, requirements and provisions adopted in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure a common understanding of the quality policies and procedures such as quality programmes, plans, manuals and records Maintains a quality assurance system that contains in particular an adequate description of: o the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the design and quality of the safety components, o o o o o o the technical design specifications, including standards, that will be applied and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 will not be applied in full, the means that will be used to ensure that the essential requirements of the Directive that apply to the safety components will be met, the design control and design verification techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used when designing the safety components, the corresponding manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used, the examinations and tests that will be carried out before, during and after manufacture, and the frequency with which they will be carried out, the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc., the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and product quality and the effective operation of the quality assurance system. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

11 Undertakes to discharge the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it is maintained in an appropriate and efficient manner Informs the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system of any intended updating of the quality assurance system. SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOTIFIED BODY The manufacturer of the safety components: Allows the notified body access for inspection purposes to the design, manufacture, inspection and testing, and storage locations, and shall provide it with all necessary information, in particular: The quality assurance system documentation. The quality records provided for in the design part of the quality system, such as results of analyses, calculations, tests, etc. The quality records provided for in the manufacturing part of the quality assurance system, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc Retains for a period of 10 years after the last safety component has been manufactured, keeping at the disposal of the national authorities: The documentation referred to in the second indent of the second paragraph of Section 3.1 (Annex IX). The updating referred to in the second paragraph of Section 3.4 (Annex IX). The decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the final paragraph of Section 3.4 and in Sections 4.3 and 4.4 (Annex IX). Where neither the manufacturer of the safety components nor his authorized representative is established in the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available falls to the person who places the safety component on the Community market. Note 9: According to the document NB-L/REC 3/001 LIFT GUIDANCE 95/16/ΕC the installer shall demonstrate technical competence, to determine and to verify in an analytical manner the activities of planning, manufacture, assembly, installation and final inspection of the lift, without being necessary to perform these activities himself. In any case the installer has the full responsibility. 4.4 Final Inspection Final inspection means that the applicant has the competence: To determine the works performed during inspection To carry out the inspection To document the final inspection ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

12 To evaluate the results of the final inspection In the case where the phases of design and installation are covered by the full quality assurance system of the installer according to Annex XIII (module H), the final inspection and testing are carried out by the installer himself. The final inspection and testing conducted by the installer according to the full quality assurance system should be conducted exactly as it is required for the notified body in paragraph 4b) of annex VI of the Directive. 4.5 Formal installer qualifications The person that performs the lift manufacture, assembly, installation and final inspection shall have authorization of electrician installer, Specialty D. The engineers referred to in article 1 of L. 6422/1934 have the right to carry out the design of the lift. 4.6 Availability of equipment For the conduct of the final inspection of the lift, the installer shall have at his disposal the equipment referred to in paragraph 7 of the present Guidance. 5. OBLIGATIONS OF NOTIFIED BODIES 5.1 Audit/Inspection conducted by the certification body/inspection body The notified body must have specific control procedures for each Module it has activities EC Type-Examination (module B) Annex V The notified body shall: examine the technical dossier to assess how far it can meet the desired aims, examine the representative model of the lift / safety component to check that it has been manufactured in accordance with the technical dossier, perform or have performed the appropriate checks and tests necessary to verify whether the solutions adopted by the installer of the lift/the manufacturer of the safety component meet the requirements of the Directive. TECHNICAL DOSSIER EXAMINATION The audit team shall examine the completeness of the technical dossier, the content of which is presented in paragraph 4.1 of the present Guidance (see also Annexes 7 and 8) Full quality assurance for lifts (module H) Annex XIII DESIGN INSPECTION When the design is not entirely in accordance with harmonized standards, the notified body must ascertain: Whether the design conforms to the provisions of the Directive and, if it does, issue an EC design examination certificate to the installer, stating the limits of the certificate's validity and giving the details required for identification of the approved design. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

13 Note 10: The design inspection is required in the case of deviation from the harmonized standards taking into consideration the following possibilities: General deviation (possible to appear in more than one installations) Specific/special deviation (necessary for specific lift because of the conditions in the installation area) ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM The notified body must: Assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements of Section 3.2 of Annex XIII of the Directive. It must presume compliance with these requirements in respect of quality assurance systems that implement the relevant harmonized standard (1). The auditing team must have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned. The assessment procedure must include at least a visit to the lift installer's premises and a visit to the installation site. Specifically, the assessment conducted by the certification body must include audit of the manufacturer, who applies an approved quality assurance system for the design, manufacture, final inspection of the lift and testing. The assessment procedure must also include a visit to the manufacturer's premises (on-site). (1) This harmonized standard will be EN 29001, supplemented where necessary to take account of the specific features of the lifts Notify its decision to the lift installer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision Assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality assurance system will still satisfy the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 of Annex XIII of the Directive or whether a reassessment is required. SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOTIFIED BODY The notified body: Must periodically carry out audits to make sure that the manufacturer of a lift maintains and applies the quality assurance system and must provide the manufacturer of a lift with an audit report. In the policy and procedures of the notified body, the criteria according to which the minimum audit frequency is defined must be determined May pay unexpected visits to the premises of a lift installer or to the assembly site of a lift. At the time of such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or have them carried out in order to check the proper functioning of the quality assurance system where necessary. It must provide the lift installer with a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, with a test report. The installer shall notify the list of installed lifts of his clients to the notified body Must forward to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the quality assurance systems issued and withdrawn. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

14 5.2 Full Quality Assurance Annex IX (module H) for safety components The notified body must: assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 of Annex IX of the Directive. It must presume compliance with these requirements in respect of quality assurance systems that implement the relevant harmonized standard (2). (2) This harmonized standard will be EN 29001, supplemented where necessary to take account of the specific features of safety components. The auditing team must have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned. The assessment procedure must include a visit to the manufacturer's premises. Notify its decision to the manufacturer of the safety components. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision. Assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality assurance system will still satisfy the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 of Annex IX of the Directive or whether a reassessment is required. Notify its decision to the manufacturer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision. SURVEILLANCE UNDER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOTIFIED BODY The notified body: Must periodically carry out audits to make sure that the manufacturer of the safety components maintains and applies the quality assurance system and must provide an audit report to the manufacturer of the safety components. May pay unexpected visits to the manufacturer of the safety components. At the time of such visits, the notified body may carry out tests or have them carried out in order to check the proper functioning of the quality assurance system where necessary; it must provide the manufacturer of the safety components with a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, with a test report. Must forward to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals issued and withdrawn. 5.3 Final Inspection The notified body shall carry out checks and tests that shall cover in particular: a) Examination of the documentation to check that the lift conforms to the representative model of the lift approved in accordance with Annex V part B of the Directive. b) operation of the lift both empty and at maximum load to ensure correct installation and operation of the safety devices (end stops, locking devices, etc.), operation of the lift at both maximum load and empty to ensure the correct functioning of the safety devices in the event of loss of power, static test with a load equal to 1,25 times the nominal load. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

15 The notified body must receive the following documents: the plan of the complete lift, the plans and diagrams necessary for final inspection, in particular control circuit diagrams, a copy of the instruction manual referred to in Annex I, Section 6.2, of the Directive. The final inspection must be carried out by a person not involved in the design, manufacture, assembly and installation. 5.4 Personnel Education - Training The notified body must define the qualifications of the personnel involved in the conformity assessment procedures. This personnel must satisfy the corresponding requirements that are reported in Annex II of the present Guidance. The persons carrying out lift installation inspections are divided in four categories: Trainee inspector Inspector Auditor Lead Auditor In accordance with Annex A, paragraph A.2c), of ΕLΟΤ ΕΝ ISO/IEC 17020:2012, the inspection body and its personnel shall not engage in the design, manufacture, supply, installation, use or maintenance of the items inspected Formal qualifications of trainee inspectors and inspectors Trainee inspectors and inspectors must be Dipl. Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical-Electrical Engineers, Naval-Mechanical Engineers and Naval Engineers or Engineers with equivalent specialty, University graduates, who are members of the Technical Chamber of Greece (T.E.E.) and holders of the respective professional license, as well as Technologist Engineers with corresponding specialties, graduates of Technological Institutions, provided that they are registered in the Ministry of Development registers. Everyone who has activities in foreign countries must have the corresponding equivalent license, as required by local Legislation. Note: In cases of Engineers with other specialties, having post-graduate degree in mechanical engineering or in similar sector and documented experience of more than 10 years in the technical field of lifts, compatibility is proven with the requirements of the present Guidance. These trainee inspectors and inspectors have the possibility to develop under the same conditions as all other trainee inspectors and inspectors Essential inspector qualifications In order to become an inspector (provided that the aforementioned qualifications exist), one must have attended a training seminar, relative to lift inspections, of a minimum duration of 80 hours. Moreover, he must have participated in at least inspections, of which must have been carried out in hydraulic lifts and in electrical lifts. 50% of these inspections must be initial inspections, in each type of lift (hydraulic, electrical) Formal auditor and lead auditor qualifications ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

16 Auditors and lead auditors must be Dipl. Mechanical Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical-Electrical Engineers, Naval-Mechanical Engineers and Naval Engineers or Engineers with equivalent specialty, University graduates, who are members of the Technical Chamber of Greece (T.E.E.) and holders of the respective professional license, as well as Technologist Engineers with corresponding specialties, graduates of Technological Institutions, provided that they are registered in the Ministry of Development registers. Everyone who has activities in foreign countries must have the corresponding equivalent license, as required by local Legislation. Note: In cases of Engineers with other specialties, having post-graduate degree in mechanical engineering or in similar sector and documented experience of more than 10 years in the technical field of lifts, compatibility is proven with the requirements of the present Guidance Essential auditor qualifications In order to become an auditor (provided that the aforementioned qualifications exist), one must have attended a training seminar, relative to lift inspections, of a minimum duration of 80 hours. In addition, he must have attended a training seminar of a minimum duration of 50 hours, relative to technical dossier examination procedures, according to the current national and European regulations. Moreover, he must have participated in at least inspections, of which must have been carried out in hydraulic lifts and in electrical lifts. 50% of these inspections must be initial inspections, in each type of lift (hydraulic, electrical). He must also have participated in the examination of lift technical dossiers, as a trainee auditor Upgrade auditor to lead auditor In order for the auditor to be upgraded to lead auditor, additionally to the aforementioned in paragraph 5.4.4, he must have carried out at least inspections, of which must have been carried out in hydraulic lifts and in electrical lifts. 50% of these inspections must be initial inspections, in each type of lift (hydraulic, electrical). He must also have conducted lift technical dossiers examinations Trainee inspectors rights Trainee inspectors simply participate, as trainees, in on-site lift inspections Inspectors rights Inspectors have the right to carry out on-site lift inspections (initial and periodic) Auditors rights Auditors have the right to carry out on-site lift inspections and lift technical dossiers examinations Lead auditors rights Lead auditors, in addition to the aforementioned, can participate as experts in special cases of inspections, appeal and accident examinations, according to the current legislation. Furthermore, the notified body must provide training to the aforementioned personnel, which must comprise: ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

17 Design, manufacture, inspection, functioning or maintenance issues, defects and their significance, of lifts and lift safety components. Lift and lift safety components design, manufacture and inspection standards. Relevant legal requirements. Audit and inspection techniques, including safety issues involved. 6. Scope of the initial and periodic inspection of lifts 6.1 During the inspection of lifts and depending on the type of the installation and the year at which the lifts legalization document was issued, inspection certificate, operation license or registration certificate/decision or preliminary installation approval or building permit upon which the installation was made Article 10 periodic Inspections & tests and article 15 Transitional Provisions of Common Ministerial Decision No Φ9.2/28425 (Government Gazette issue 2604B/2008), there might be required: Initial Inspection of new Electrical Lifts Initial Inspection of new Hydraulic Lifts Periodic Inspection of existing Electrical Lifts Periodic Inspection of existing Hydraulic Lifts 6.2 Inspection Checklists, including the minimum requirements they must cover, are listed here below: Initial Inspection checklist of new electrical lifts (Annex 2) Initial Inspection checklist of new hydraulic lifts (Annex 3) Periodic Inspection checklist of existing electrical lifts according to Common Ministerial Decision No Φ9.2/28425 (Government Gazette issue 2604B/2008) and the Standard ELOT EN 81.1/1988 (Annex 4) Periodic Inspection checklist of existing Hydraulic lifts according to Common Ministerial Decision No Φ9.2/28425 (Government Gazette issue 2604B/2008) and the Standard ELOT ΕΝ 81.2/1990 (Annex 5) Periodic Inspection of existing electrical lifts according to Common Ministerial Decision No Φ9.2/28425 (Government Gazette issue 2604B/2008) and ROYAL DECREE (RD) 890/68 (Government Gazette Issue 311/Α/68) (Annex 6) 6.3 Furthermore an exemplar of the list of requirements for the content of the technical dossiers is provided for: New Hydraulic & Electrical Lifts (Annex 7). Existing Hydraulic & Electrical Lifts (Annex 8) 6.4 For the documentation of the inspections that have been conducted, photographic evidence is required. Specifically the following should be photographed as a minimum: Machine Room (Controller, Hydraulic Aggregate, machine/motor) Lift Car loaded with testing loads (For Initial Inspections) or without test loads (for periodic inspections) Safety Gear marks (after the load test) The presence of the inspector shall be recorded in one of the previously mentioned items with his consent. 7. Inspection and testing equipment for the inspection of lifts Taking into consideration annex D of the standards ELOT EN 81.1:1999 & ELOT EN 81.2:1999 Examinations and tests before putting into service concerning the minimum ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

18 measurements and verifications that need to be conducted during the onsite inspection to the lift installation: MEASURAND Measurement Unit *INDICATIVE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT Dimensional Measurements Length Meter (m) Tape measure Thickness Millimeter (mm) Caliper Speed Measurements Speed Meters / second (m/sec) tachometer Electrical Measurements Electrical Current Ampere (A) Am meter Electrical Voltage Volt (V) Volt meter Electrical Resistance Ohm (Ω) Ohm meter Insulation Resistance Mega - Ohm (MΩ) Insulation Tester Illuminance Lux Lux meter * The measuring instruments listed above are the minimum required. Alternatively, other instruments and/or measurement methods can be used for the above measurands, provided that they are documented. Concerning the evaluation of the measurement accuracy, additionally to the requirements of the standard ELOT ΕΝ ISO/IEC 17020, the requirements of the manufacturer are also taken into consideration. Moreover, the following are taken into consideration: Guidance IAF/ILAC-A4:2004 Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC and Guidance for the Application of Equipment Calibration and Traceability of Measurements on Inspection Bodies ESYD G-DIAKRIB / 01 / 00 / Determination of the minimum duration of initial and periodic inspection of lifts 8.1 The maximum number per day (on an 8 hour basis) of initial lift inspections that are conducted by a qualified person should not exceed two (2), while it can be combined with one (1) periodic inspection at the most. 8.2 The maximum number per day (on an 8 hour basis) of periodic lift inspections conducted by a qualified person should not exceed four (4). 8.3 When a qualified person conducting lift inspections has to conduct one (1) initial inspection per day (on an 8 hour basis), he can not conduct more than two (2) periodic inspections on the same day, and vice versa. 8.4 On a weekly basis, a qualified person conducting lift inspections can perform lift inspections for six (6) days (on an 8 hour basis) at the most, thus the total number of initial & periodic lift inspections is adjusted according to the here above articles 5.7.1, and Certificates and declarations of conformity that must be issued or reviewed by certification and /or inspection bodies for lifts ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

19 According to the applicable national and European legislation, the context of the declarations of conformity and certificates that the certification and/or inspection bodies issue or review must include at least the elements described in the exemplars of annex II of the Ministerial Decision No Φ9.2/28425 (Government Gazette issue 2604B/2008). 9.1 EC Declaration of conformity for installed electrical or hydraulic lift (according to Annex II of the European Directive 95/16/EC as it was adopted by National Legislation with the Common Ministerial Decision oik.32803/1308/97 (Government Gazette issue 815B/1997)) (Annex 9) 9.2 Certificate of conformity Inspection Certificate Unit Verification (according to Annex X of the European Directive 95/16/EC) of the electrical or hydraulic lift installation (in accordance with the requirements of Annex I of the European Directive 95/16/EC as it was adopted by National Legislation with the Common Ministerial Decision oik.32803/1308/97 (Government Gazette issue 815B/1997)) (Annex 10) 9.3 Certificate of Final Inspection (Annex VI of the European Directive 95/16/EC) of the electrical or hydraulic lift installation (in accordance with the requirements of Annex I of the European Directive 95/16/EC as it was adopted by National Legislation with the Common Ministerial Decision oik.32803/1308 (Government Gazette issue 815B/1997)) (Annex 11) 9.4 Production Quality Assurance System Certificate (in accordance with Annex XIV, Module D, Directive 95/16/EC) (Annex 12) 9.5 Product Quality Assurance System Certificate of Lifts (in accordance with Annex XII, Module E, Directive 95/16/EC) (Annex 13) 9.6 Full Quality Assurance System Certificate (in accordance with Annex XIII, Module H, Directive 95/16/EC) (Annex 14) 9.7 EC Type Examination Certificate (in accordance with Annex V, Module B, Directive 95/16/EC) of electrical / hydraulic lift (according to the requirements of Annex I and V of the European Directive 95/16/EC as it was adopted by National Legislation with the Common Ministerial Decision oik.32803/1308 (Government Gazette issue 815B/1997)) (Annex 15). 9.8 Certificate of Periodic Inspection of electrical/hydraulic lift installation (according to the requirements of the Common Ministerial Decision No Φ9.2/28425 (Government Gazette issue 2604B/2008)) (Annex 16) 10. ASSESSMENT BY ESYD ASSESSMENT TEAM ESYD Assessment Criteria: Accreditation Standards (ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17021, ELOT ΕΝ 45011, ELOT EN ISO/IEC & ELOT EN ISO/IEC 17020) ESYD Regulations, Procedures and Guidance documents European Directive 95/16/EC Guidance on the application of European Directive 95/16/EC National Legislation Harmonized Standards ESYD Assessor examines the dossier of the manufacturer/installer at the Body premises. Prior to the onsite assessments at the manufacturer/installer premises, the assessment team must examine the relevant dossiers which are required to include the manufacturer documentation respectively and ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

20 The body report for the decision for the EC Type Examination Certificate Issue, along with the application and the manufacturer s quality system concerning module D and The application and the manufacturer s quality system, including product design and respective test reports, concerning module H. The onsite assessment by ESYD Assessor includes the evaluation of the Notified Body inspection at the manufacturer/installer premises. The quality assurance system requires procedures that allow the supervision of the system from the design phase to the final inspection. ESYD Assessor examines the method with which the organization evaluates the quality assurance system to determine whether it complies with the directive requirements. During the assessment conducted by ESYD concerning the Directive 95/16/EC Lifts, according to annexes IX & XIII (Module H) Full Quality Assurance for lifts and safety components, the ESYD assessor will examine how the body evaluates the quality assurance system to determine whether it complies with the directive requirements. 11. SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION (ANNEX 17) 12. LIFTS LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK (ANNEX 18) 13. LIFT INSTALLATION YEAR AND RESPECTIVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (ANNEX 19) ANNEX 1 ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIFTS AND SAFETY COMPONENTS ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

21 Obligations under essential health and safety requirements apply only where the lift or safety component is subject to the hazard in question when the specific lift or safety component is used as intended by the installer of the lift or the manufacturer of the safety components. The safety-component manufacturer and the installer of the lift are under an obligation to assess the hazards in order to identify all those which apply to their products; they must then design and construct them taking account of the assessment. In accordance with Article 14, the essential requirements laid down in Directive 89/106/EEC, not included in this Directive, apply to lifts. Where the relevant hazard exists and is not dealt with in this Annex, the essential health and safety requirements of Annex I to Directive 89/392/EEC apply. 1. CAR The car must be designed and constructed to offer the space and strength corresponding to the maximum number of persons and the rated load of the lift set by the installer. Where the lift is intended for the transport of persons, and where its dimensions permit, the car must be designed and constructed in such a way that its structural features do not obstruct or impede access and use by disabled persons and so as to allow any appropriate adjustments intended to facilitate its use by them. Means of suspension and means of support The means of suspension and/or support of the car, its attachments and any terminal parts thereof must be selected and designed so as to ensure an adequate level of overall safety and to minimize the risk of the car falling, taking into account the conditions of use, the materials used and the conditions of manufacture. Where ropes or chains are used to suspend the car, there must be at least two independent cables or chains, each with its own anchorage system. Such ropes and chains must have no joins or splices except where necessary for fixing or forming a loop. Control of loading (including over speed) Lifts must be so designed, constructed and installed as to prevent normal starting if the rated load is exceeded. Lifts must be equipped with an over speed governor. These requirements do not apply to lifts in which the design of the drive system prevents over speed. Fast lifts must be equipped with a speed-monitoring and speed-limiting device. Lifts driven by friction pulleys must be designed so as to ensure stability of the traction cables on the pulley.. Controls ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

22 The controls of lifts intended for use by unaccompanied disabled persons must be designed and located accordingly The function of the controls must be clearly indicated The call circuits of a group of lifts may be shared or interconnected Electrical equipment must be so installed and connected that: - there can be no possible confusion with circuits which do not have any direct connection with the lift, - the power supply can be switched while on load, - movements of the lift are dependent on electrical safety devices in a separate electrical safety circuit, - a fault in the electrical installation does not give rise to a dangerous situation. 2. HAZARDS TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE CAR 2.1. The lift must be designed and constructed to ensure that the space in which the car travels is inaccessible except for maintenance or in emergencies. Before a person enters that space, normal use of the lift must be made impossible The lift must be designed and constructed to prevent the risk of crushing when the car is in one of its extreme positions. The objective will be achieved by means of free space or refuge beyond the extreme positions.. 3. HAZARDS TO PERSONS IN THE CAR 3.1. The doors of the car must remain closed and interlocked if the lift stops between two levels where there is a risk of a fall between the car and the shaft or if there is no shaft or where there is no shaft In the event of a power cut or failure of components the lift must have devices to prevent free fall or uncontrolled upward movements of the car.. 4. OTHER HAZARDS.. ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

23 4.2. Landing doors, where they have to contribute to the protection of the building against fire, including those with glass parts, must be suitably resistant to fire in terms of their integrity and their properties with regard to insulation (containment of flames) and the transmission of heat (thermal radiation) Counterweights must be so installed as to avoid any risk of colliding with or falling on to the car Lifts must be equipped with means enabling people trapped in the car to be released and evacuated Cars must be fitted with two-way means of communication allowing permanent contact with a rescue service Cars must be designed and constructed to ensure sufficient ventilation for passengers, even in the event of a prolonged stoppage The car should be adequately lit whenever in use or whenever a door is opened; there must also be emergency lighting The means of communication referred to in Section 4.5 and the emergency lighting referred to in Section 4.8 must be designed and constructed so as to function even without the normal power supply. Their period of operation should be long enough to allow normal operation of the rescue procedure INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE 6.1. The safety components referred to in Annex IV must be accompanied by an instruction manual drawn up in an official language of the Member State of the lift installer or another Community language acceptable to him, so that: - assembly, - connection, - adjustment, and - maintenance, can be carried out effectively and without danger.. ANNEX 2 INITIAL INSPECTION CHECKLIST FOR NEW ELECTRICAL LIFTS According to directive 95/16/EC, Common ministerial decision oik /1308/97, (G.G 815/Β/97) From there is mandatory implementation for new lifts including amendment A3 ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124

24 Inspection Body, LOGO - Title :.. INSPECTION SPECIFICATIONS INSPECTION STANDARD: ELOT ΕΝ 81.1 / Α3:2010 EC TYPE EXAMINATION:. DESIGN EXAMINATION (RISK ASSESSMENT):... Installation Company Installer.. Installation Address:.. Owner/Manager: Serial Number: Installation Year: Inspector: NAME:.. SPECIALITY:.. Inspection Date: Motor Technical Characteristics: MOTOR: Manufacturer.. Type Power (KW)..... Rated Load: kg / Rated Speed.(m/sec) Serial number /Year of Manufacture RPM.. SPH (Starts per hour) GEAR: Manufacturer Type.... Serial number /Year of Manufacture. Gear Ratio (In case there is no gear, respective technical characteristics must be recorded) TRACTION SHEAVE: - Diameter :. LAYOUT - Angle of Wrap (α): Groove Angle (γ):. - Suspension:... Eva luat ion Α. MACHINE ROOM - PULLEY ROOM 1 2 1: Acceptable 2: Deviation / Absence 1. Visual Inspection ESYD G-LIFTS/01/04/ /124