Building and Construction Authority hea ae high ual stainable 2 edly ul enone (Our Ref: APPBMSMA.2016.01 Bulking Plan & Management Group 18 February 2016 All Lift Contractors and Authorised Examiners Dear SirfMladam REMINDER: MORE VIGILANCE REQUIRED IN LIFT MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION The Building and Construction Authorty (BCA) would like to remind all it Contractors and Authorised Examiners (AEs) to be more vigilant when maintaining and Inspecting its in Singapore. 2 Annex D of the Singapore Standard $8550; 2008" lists the items of a it that ‘must be maintained and examined periodically for the lift to remain In proper working Condition. In addltion to Annex D, BCA has attached a schedule of maintenance ‘outcomes (to this Circular) which it contractors and AEs should follow, as @ guid 3. BCA will continue to auelt existing its to ensure that lit contractors ard AES Uphold high standards in it maintenance and inspection. BCA wil also be organising a seminar fo share its audit findings and best practices. Details of BCA's seminar will be made available soon. All registered it contractors and AEs involved in lit maintenance and inspection are required to altend the seminar. ‘Yours faithtully HASHIM BIN MANSOOR, DIRECTOR BUILDING PLAN AND MANAGEMENT GROUP for COMMISSIONER OF BUILDINGS Code of practice for installation, operation and maintenance of electric passenger land goods lit ER‘SCHEDULE OF LIFT MAINTENANCE OUTCOMES 'siN_[ Component Area uteom: 1 [Door open control | Pressing of°Door Opan Button” shal cause the opened or patialy opened car door and landing door to stay open oF re-open respectively. 2 | Boor sensar (e.g. ight | Inlended activation of door sensor shall eause the car door curtain and safety | and landing door o re-open. edges) 3 | Gar doors andlanding | Lit car movement shall only bs allowed when he Gap ors ‘along theif car doorway isnot more than 20mm. Lif car movement shall only be allowed when the gar at the Iitanding doorway snot more than 10mm, Lift car movement shall nly be allowed when al lndng doors are closed and locked, Unlocking or detection of non closure of landing doore uring if car movement shal intiate an emergency 0p immediately, ‘There shall be no sigs of excessive wear and tear of door paris such as door shoes, rollrs, hangers, Inkages ec | Likaremergeney | Pressing of it car emergency alarm bution shal cause an alarm button uli alarm at the main lobby. 5 [Litear intercom Pressing of if car intercom button shal establish ‘communication wth emergency response personnal ‘& | Light and ventlation fan | Backup ighting and ventilation fan shal function durirg the disruption of normal power supply tothe it car 7 Ride waver ‘No abnormal sound or vibration shall be experianced {throughout the ride travel 5 | Housekeeping ‘Almachinery and machinery space itp, hoisway and car top shal be kept clean dy and tee rom discarded tems and debris. ‘3 | Liftmachine and dre, | No ol eakage shall b found athe machinery Including mater, gear, | Sufcentubrication shall be provided at all moveable box, ve sheave and | parts, joints and gear box, motor generator set 0 | Brakes “The brakes ofthe Iftmachine and ve shall not have any oiler grease contamination “The brakes, when activated, shall cause the lift to slow down, stop and stay atthe stopping postion. ‘The lift car shall not over ravel the terminal floors uncer any condition Fi | Direct carent (OG) | Carbon brash Tg sal be wii the TIER we machine recommended by the manufacturer. ‘There shall not be any sign of carbon particle bull-up at the insulation 2 | Governor ‘The governor shallbe funcionng at all mes during the operation ofthe I and be able to activate the ft safely ears. ‘Thera shall not be any sign of excessive wear and tear of {the governor ropes. The number of broken wires or‘SCHEDULE OF LIFT MAINTENANCE OUTCOMES 'SIN_| Component / Area ‘Outcomes: ‘irands must be within the allowable is The reduction and expansion of goveror rope dlametor and the governor rope elongation shall not exceed the atowabie limits. The means of detecting governor rope elongation shall be fective and functioning at all imes during the operation ofthe I T3_| Wain ropes and compensation ropes “The main ropes shall be propery and equaly tensioned ‘There shall not be any sign of excessive wear and tear of the main ropes or compensation ropes. The number of broken wire or stands must be within the allowable iis The reduction and expansion of the main ropes! clamsters shall not exceed the allowable limits. | Compensation ropes te ‘The compensation ropes tie-down, when applicable, must ‘down and tensioning | be properly tensioned and guided at altimes when te Ft isin operation 15. | Buffer “There shail be sufficient ol in the buffer, as indicated by theollevel gauge ‘The buffer shal provide effective cushioning upon impact to protect the passengers in theif carat allimes ween the its in operation 46 | Contolir and eteatical system ‘Alearthing shall be fim secured The controller shal nate immediate stoping and provent it movement under all unsafe condttons (tooth passengers and maintenance worker). ‘The terminal safety svtch shall prevent the it rom over- travel at terminal fooes. ‘All safety svtches shall be functioning at ll times when the itis in operation 7 | Guide shoes and roler | fork car and counterwe'ght “The lit car and counterweight shal be guided at al tines when the lift sin operation and shall ot cauise wear nd tear onthe guide als. 1B Safety gears [78am pare “The safety gear shall be maintained to ensure fs proper working order. ‘The safety gear, when actvatod, shall be able to stop and hol te it and counterweight within the allowable dlstance in accordance with S550, “The level of corrosion, wear and ear on ali pats svall | ‘ol be of euch evel as fo affect the eafe operation of he cs 20-_| Automate rescue ‘vice (ARD) Fr iftnstalld wih ARD, the if hall be Broaght fo he ‘nearest floor with doors opened during the disruption of oral power supply tothe it car. 10