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2.4 Ban on unauthorized modifications or
alterations
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Unauthorized modifications and alterations to the
post lift are not permitted for safety reasons.
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The operating permit shall also be deemed null
and void.
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The Declaration of Conformity also becomes null
and void.
2.5 Experts, competent persons
The post lift must be inspected after commiss-
ioning and at regular intervals (after max. one year),
as well as after design modifications or repair of sup-
porting parts.
Inspections may be carried out by
the following people:
Certified expert
These are people who have specialist knowled-
ge in the field of lifts based on their professional
training and experience.
Experts should be able to inspect lifts and make
an expert assessment thereof.
TÜV experts, specialist engineers from the manu-
facturer or self-employed specialist engineers can
be used for inspections.
Competent persons
These are people who have adequate knowledge
in the field of lifts based on their professional training
and experience.
They are sufficiently familiar with health & safety
and accident prevention regulations as well as with
lift technology in order to be able to assess the
occupational health & safety compliance of lifts.
2.6 Maintenance contractors, installa-
tion staff
Maintenance, servicing and installation work
may only be done by companies or specialists
authorized by the manufacturer.
These people trained in the field of lifts are co-
mpetent persons, who are trained for maintenance
as well as repair work.
A competent person is a person who has adequ-
ate knowledge based on his professional training
and experience and is also familiar with key regul-
ations so that he:
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Can assess the work assigned to him,
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Can recognize potential risks,
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Can take actions required to eliminate the risk,
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And has the required knowledge of repair and
fitment.
The specialist knowledge of a competent person
must enable him to be in a position to
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Read and fully understand circuit diagrams,
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Fully understand the context with particular regard
to any installed safety equipment.
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Possess knowledge of the function and design of
system components.
Simple faults on the post lift may be rectified by
operating staff.
In the event of a more serious fault, contact an
authorized maintenance contractor.
