SGS offers lift assessment services
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SGS SA - Industrial Services product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Apr 2, 2009
Manufacturers, importers and installers introducing lifts and its components into the European Union need to assure that the equipment meets the requirements of the European Directives for Lifts.
The CE-marking is the visible symbol indicating that lifts or elevators and its safety components satisfy the requirements of the directive and have been subject to the appropriate conformity assessment procedures.
Directive 95/16/EC applies only to new lifts; while the safety of existing lifts (those installed before the lifts directive came into force) is subject to national regulations.
The lifts directive provides a wide choice of conformity assessment procedures.
SGS Industrial Services is accredited for conformity assessments of lifts in many countries, for new construction as well as for in-service inspections.
SGS inspectors know and understand the legal conditions and regulatory requirements throughout the world and can assess, test and inspect a lift and its components.
SGS assures that a lift does not need to be taken out of use unnecessarily, thus avoiding costly interruptions.
The following steps offered by SGS can be obtained as single service, but are often part of a conformity or/and risk assessment package.
SGS verifies the design of lifts according to design codes.
The objective of this service is to evaluate manufacturers design, drawings and specifications against the applicable codes, standards, purchase specification and statutory requirements.
The service includes verification of stress calculations, working drawings, equipment specifications, control systems and the equipment's ability to perform as intended.
SGS performs a series of testing and inspections against a specification, code, directive and industry standards for lifts and its components.
The service may include design verification, inspection, non-destructive and destructive tests.
Statutory inspection applies after a complete or almost complete assembly/installation of the device and at regular intervals thereafter.
Inspections can also be carried out after conversion, modification or modernisation of the equipment.
A typical inspection involves complete examination of mechanical, structural, electrical and safety systems that include wire ropes and chains.
SGS Industrial Services provides independent witnessing of equipment performance tests to guarantee that performance values are met.
The service may include verification of test reports for routine tests, witness test and a review of performance calculations.
Typical operations performed on the equipment include load testing and operational testing to assure the unit is functioning properly.
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