Lift Safety Self Assessment

Is Your Lift Safe?

A lift is used many times every day by residents, employees, visitors and other building users. Changes in door operation, levelling, ride quality, emergency systems or recurring breakdowns can be useful reasons to arrange further checking.

This Lift Safety Self Assessment provides a simple first-level review for homeowners, apartment associations, facility managers, building owners and commercial property managers.

What Does the Lift Safety Checklist Check?

• Lift door operation
• Door reopening and obstruction response
• Lift levelling
• Starting and stopping behaviour
• Unusual vibration and noise
• Emergency alarm and communication
• Emergency lighting
• Power failure behaviour
• Repeated breakdowns
• Maintenance records
• Safety signage and capacity information
• General lift area condition

When Should a Lift Be Professionally Checked?

Professional assessment should be considered when a lift develops repeated faults, abnormal movement, door problems, poor levelling, unusual noise or vibration, emergency-system concerns or other changes from its normal operating condition.

Lift Safety for Apartments and Commercial Buildings

This self assessment can be used as a preliminary screening tool for apartment lifts, residential elevators, office buildings, commercial properties and other passenger lift installations. Technical inspection requirements depend on the equipment, installation, maintenance history and applicable requirements.