Building Maintenance and Strata Management (Lift, Escalator and Building Maintenance) Regulations 2016

Duties of lift owner and authorised examiner in major alteration or replacement works

17.—(1) An owner of a lift must notify the Commissioner in writing before any major alteration or replacement works are carried out on the lift.

(2) For the purpose of this regulation, major alteration or replacement works on a lift includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:

(a)	changing or removing any safety device of a lift, or adding any safety device to a lift;
(b)	changing the mass of a lift car, including lift car finishing;
(c)	changing the rated load or speed of a lift;
(d)	changing the travel distance of a lift;
(e)	changing the lift control operation (including changing the software or type of driving machine or brakes);
(f)	changing the number, type or size of the hoisting ropes supporting a lift car or its counterweight;
(g)	changing the size of the guide rails of a lift;
(h)	changing the type of safety gear;
(i)	changing the lift landing door, lift car door and lift car door drive and control.

(3) A person must not carry out any major alteration or replacement works on a lift unless the person —

(a)	is a lift service contractor; and
(b)	is supervised by an authorised examiner for those works.

(4) Upon completion of any major alteration or replacement works on a lift, the authorised examiner must examine, inspect and test the lift to ensure that the design and installation of the lift is in accordance with ––

(a)

in the case of a home lift —

(i)	the manufacturer’s recommendations; or
(ii)	where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the requirements specified in SS 550:2009 or the Japan Elevator Association Standards: 2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to;

(b)

in the case of a vertical platform lift —

(i)	the manufacturer’s recommendations; or
(ii)	where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the requirements specified in EN 81‑41:2010 or ASME 18.1‑2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to;

(c)

in the case of a stairlift —

(i)	the manufacturer’s recommendations; or
(ii)	where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the requirements specified in ASME 18.1‑2014; or

(d)

in the case of any other lift, the requirements specified in SS 550:2009.

(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), an authorised examiner must not carry out —

(a)	any supervision of any major alteration or replacement works on a lift; or
(b)	any examination, inspection and test required by this regulation,

if the authorised examiner is a partner, associate, director, officer or employee of the owner of the lift, or the lift service contractor carrying out the major alteration or replacement works on the lift.

(6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

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