P.U.

(A) 6/70
FACTORIES AND MACHINERY (ELECTRIC PASSENGER AND GOODS LIFT)
REGULATIONS, 1970.
PART II - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND TESTS.

Regulation 30. Tests.

(1) Every new lift or substantially altered new lift shall be tested by the suppliers or erectors of
such lift before it is put into service, with the contract load in the car. During such test the
Inspector shall require that any brake, terminal stopping device, buffer, safety gear, overspeed
governor or other apparatus be caused to function.

(2) Where the safety gear is -

(a) of the governor controlled instantaneous type the test shall be carried out at a contract
speed and the governor tripped by hand; or

(b) of the broken-rope instantaneous type the test shall be carried out by obtaining
sufficient slack rope to cause the gear to function; or

(c) other than the instantaneous type the test shall be carried out at governor tripping
speed, when practicable, and when this is not practicable the governor shall be tripped by
hand at the maximum speed obtainable.

(3) A test of the safety gear and governor shall be made following the painting of such equipment
and also after a new governor rope has been fitted.

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