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MAINTENANCE OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS

Course Background

Lifts / Elevators are an integral part of building services in high-rise buildings. They are however increasingly being installed in low rise building to provide accessibility for the ageing population. Escalators are designed to move people continually between levels of a building, without the need for a waiting time unlike lifts.

Safe operation of lifts and escalators is required as they convey people (and goods); maintenance plays an important role to achieve this and is inevitably legislated.

Course Objectives

The course will provide working knowledge and an understanding of the following aspects of Lifts and Escalators:

  • System Overview & Fundaments
  • Types of Systems & Working Principles
  • System Components & Life Spans
  • Maintenance Requirements: Regulatory & Routine
  • Learning from Lifts & Escalators Accidents
Course Outline
  • LIFTS / ELEVATORS
    • Overview of Lifts
    • Lift Operating Systems (Hydraulic Lifts, Traction Lifts)
    • Functional Use of Lifts (Passenger Lifts, Cargo Lifts, Platform Lifts, Home Lifts)
  • ESCALATORS & TRAVELATORS
    • System Overview
    • System Components & How They Work
    • Safety Features
  • LIFE SPAN AND MAINTENANCE OF LIFTS / ELEVATORS
    • Life Span & Maintenance Systems (Overview)
    • Life Span of Lift Systems & Components
    • Maintenance Requirements of Lifts
    • Lift Accidents & Preventive Measures
  • LIFE SPAN AND MAINTENANCE OF ESCALATORS & TRAVELATORS
    • Life Span of Systems & Components
    • Maintenance Requirements
    • Escalator Accidents & Preventive Measures
Who should take this course?

The course will benefit those who have a vested interest in buildings including:

  • Developers
  • Building Owners
  • Government Officials
  • Architects
  • Engineers
  • Project Managers
  • Quantity Surveyors
  • Contractors / Sub-Contractors / Suppliers
  • Property Managers
  • Facilities Managers
  • Maintenance Managers
  • Management Corporations
  • Town Councils
  • and Others
Course Accreditation and Certificate of Attendance

The course has been approved for 7 PDU units under the PE Board Continuing Professional Development programme. Attendance certificates will be issued; they may also be suitable for meeting the CPD requirements of other relevant professional bodies not operating a CPD course accreditation system.

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