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HS&E LAEE practice question: Thorough examination of lifts (6 of 6)

E. Specialist: Lifts and escalators A free question from our original HS&E LAEE practice exam. Try it, then open the answer to see why each option is right or wrong.

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A facilities manager asks who is responsible for making sure the building's lift is examined.

What does HSE say?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. The company that made it, for as long as it is in use
  2. B. Nobody, unless there is an accident
  3. C. The dutyholder, such as the owner
  4. D. The people who ride in the lift
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Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. The dutyholder is whoever owns or runs it.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Dutyholders must make sure it is examined.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says lift owners and those responsible for safe operation, such as facilities managers, are dutyholders and must make sure the lift is thoroughly examined.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. Users are not the dutyholders.

Explanation

Lift owners and those responsible for safe operation are dutyholders under LOLER.

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