HAS THE FIRE BRIGADE RECENTLY ATTENDED YOUR PREMISES?
Lift Rescues
West Sussex Fire Brigade attends over 200 lift rescues each year. In most cases failures of the lift mechanisms can be avoided. Our records show that many of these are repeat calls to the same premises.
What You Should Do!
Where possible there should be properly trained people on site who have access to the approved tools such as lift keys and are able to operate the lift safely to enable the immediate release of people trapped in the lift.
LIFT FAILURES CAN BE MORE THAN JUST A NUISANCE
For the passenger(s) stuck in a lift car, this can be a very distressing experience. If you haven't done so already please have your lift checked by a competent person to try and prevent a reoccurrence of the failure.
Remember!
The LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations require that passenger lifts must be inspected and tested every six months. The Local Authority (Environmental Health) normally enforces these regulations. As a part of an agreement between Environmental Health or, where appropriate, the HSE, West Sussex Fire Brigade will inform the relevant enforcing authority of all lift failures we attend.
Need to Know More
The Fire Brigade are not the enforcing authority for the LOLER (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations. If you need to know more about these Regulations and your responsibilities, you should contact an Environmental Health Officer in your area:
Worthing Borough Council
Portland House
Richmond Road
WORTHING
West Sussex
BN11 1HS
Horsham District Council
Park House
HORSHAM
West Sussex
RH12 1RL
Chichester District Council
East Pallant
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO19 1TY
Adur District Council
Adur Civic Centre
Ham Road
SHOREHAM-BY-SEA
West Sussex
BN4 6PA
Arun District Council
Arun Civic Centre
Maltravers Road
LITTLEHAMPTON
West Sussex
BN17 5LF
Help us to reduce avoidable calls
" Please have your lift checked..."
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Last Updated Saturday August 18, 2001 5:49 PM
