H.S.A Safety Alert that has been produced in relation to passenger lifts

H.S.A Safety Alert Passanger Lifts

This Safety Alert is issued by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) for the attention of those who have any responsibility for the safety of lifts including employers, property managers, facility managers and lift installation, maintenance or inspection companies.

The HSA is investigating the occurrence of a passenger lift failure where the lift car dropped 4 floors in an uncontrolled manner. Catastrophic failures of this type are rare but this
incident and other safety issues brought to the attention of the HSA highlights the need to observe the legal obligations which apply to this type of equipment.

for more information go to link below;

http://www.hsa.ie/eng/Topics/Safety_Alerts/Safety_Alert_-_Passenger_and_Goods_Lifts.html