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Thorough examination of lifts questions for the Lifts and escalators (LAEE) specialist test

6 free questions on Thorough examination of lifts, from section E. Specialist: Lifts and escalators. Every question is original and explains why each option is right or wrong.

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Question 1

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You maintain passenger lifts in office blocks.

Which regulations require them to be thoroughly examined?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. No regulations cover lifts
  2. B. LOLER 1998
  3. C. The Noise at Work Regulations
  4. D. The Building Regulations only
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. LOLER covers lifts used at work.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says lifts provided for use at work are covered by the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and must be thoroughly examined by a competent person.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Lifts are covered by LOLER.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. LOLER covers thorough examination.

Explanation

Lifts used at work are covered by LOLER and must be thoroughly examined by a competent person at regular intervals.

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Question 2

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A goods-and-passenger lift has no examination scheme.

How often must it be thoroughly examined?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Only when it breaks down
  2. B. Once, when it is installed
  3. C. At least every 6 months
  4. D. Every 5 years
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Answer: C

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. Examinations are at set intervals.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. It must be examined regularly in service.
  • C. Right: Right. HSE says equipment used to lift people must be thoroughly examined every 6 months, unless an examination scheme says otherwise.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. That is far too long.

Explanation

Lifting equipment for people: thorough examination at least every 6 months, or as an examination scheme sets.

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Question 3

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Your firm services a lift every month, and its thorough examination is due.

Should your service engineer do the examination?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Yes, as they know the lift best
  2. B. Yes, if they sign the report twice to show they checked
  3. C. Yes, if the client agrees to it
  4. D. No, they'd be checking their own work
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: D

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. The examiner should be independent of the maintenance.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. They should not examine their own work.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. The examiner needs to be independent and impartial.
  • D. Right: Right. HSE says the examiner should not be the person who routinely maintains the equipment, as they would be assessing their own work.

Explanation

The competent person doing a thorough examination should be independent of the routine maintenance.

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Question 4

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A thorough examination finds a defect in a lift that puts people in immediate danger.

What must the examiner do?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. Tell the dutyholder at once, then in writing
  2. B. Mention it at the next visit
  3. C. Put a note in the lift car for the building manager to read
  4. D. Nothing, if they fix it
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Answer: A

  • A. Right: Right. HSE says serious defects must be reported verbally to the dutyholder straight away, followed by a written report. A copy goes to the enforcing authority.
  • B. Wrong: Wrong. Serious defects must be reported straight away.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. The dutyholder must be told directly, then in writing.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. It must still go in the written report.

Explanation

Serious defects: tell the dutyholder immediately, then in writing, with a copy to the enforcing authority.

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Question 5

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A lift has had a major modification after a long time out of use.

What does HSE say?

Choose one answer.

  1. A. It can wait for the next scheduled visit
  2. B. It must be thoroughly examined
  3. C. It can go straight back into service
  4. D. It only needs a clean
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B

  • A. Wrong: Wrong. It must be examined before it is used again.
  • B. Right: Right. HSE says thorough examination is needed after exceptional circumstances, such as damage, failure, long periods out of use or major modifications.
  • C. Wrong: Wrong. Exceptional circumstances need a thorough examination.
  • D. Wrong: Wrong. It needs a thorough examination.

Explanation

After damage, failure, a long time out of use or major changes, lifting equipment needs a thorough examination.

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Question 6

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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
Show the answer and explanation

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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