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Lift & Escalator Owner News

May 2021: New London Plan – evacuation lifts guidance

May 2021: SAFed Guidelines on the supplementary tests of in-service lifts (revising July 2020)

Previous issues which cover topics of interest are included below.

• August 2020: COVID-19: Guidance for lift, escalator and moving walk users and owners (revising June and 6 April 2020)
• August 2020: Inspection, maintenance, thorough examination and supplementary testing of lifts intended for use by firefighters and evacuation-lifts (revising March 2020)
• June 2020: COVID-19 and HSE guidance on thorough examination (revising 20 April 2020)
• December 2019: TGN18rev1 Risk of falls from escalators and moving walks
• November 2019 Analogue telephone shutdown and migration to VOIP-based services
• August 2019 AYA78 LFB withdrawn blanket approvals for BS EN 81-72 deviations
• November 2018 Safety and accessibility in the built environment
• September 2018 Lift door passenger protection devices
• April 2017 Lift safety in the modern built environment
• April 2017 Why do I need to have my equipment maintained?
• January 2017 Recall of lifts in the event of fire
• December 2016 TGN25rev1 Lifts Directive EHSR 2.2 – Guidance on application and on app
• March 2016 Approved document M 2015
• December 2015  Telephone lines and lifts
• December 2015  Voltage reduction systems
• August 2014  In-service thorough examination of lifting equipment
• December 2013  Use of mobility scooters and powered wheelchairs with lifts
• May 2013  LEIA Code of practice for maintenance
• March 2013  Dangers of over-riding door locking safety devices
• November 2012  AYA71 Decommissioning, dismantling and removal of lifts

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September 2018

Previous editions

• May 2018
• January 2018
• November 2017
• July 2017
• March 2017