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New lifts for old... MODERNISATION LEIAANNUALREVIEW2016PAGE4 T HE complex challenge of lift modernisation was clearly identified as a hot topic amongst delegates attending the LEIAAnnualTechnical Seminar in October 2014giving the Quality andTechnical Committee members the impetus to put together a seminar dedicated to this difficult area. As Nick MellorLEIAsTechnical Director saysIn recent yearswe have seen strong support for these seminars from our members who are encouraged after every event to give feedback to help us to develop the right programmes. The ModernisationTechnical seminar took place onTuesday 9 June at the Hilton Northampton. Since this was a special seminarit could be structured differently from the annual autumn eventfocusing on one specific topic and with plenty of time for discussion and question and answer sessions.Three areas were addressed 1. Standards dealing with what and why modernisation is needed. 2. Presentations dealing with how modernisation work should be done. 3. Conformity assessment and role of third parties and quality systems. As QTC Committee member Dave Searle of KONE saysThe industry is undergoing changes in standardswhich have implications for modernisation.There can be significant risks when mixing new and old components or technologyall equipment must be carefully interfaced with the existing systems to ensure no consequential risks are introduced. The seminar revealed some very valuable insights into using risk assessment as a basis for the design of modernisations. In connection with thisa whole suite of generic risk assessments for various common modernisations was uploaded on to the LEIA website. The obligations to ensure that replacement components are traceable and carry the same serial numbers as the original can present big logistical challenges for those companies who purchase rather than manufacture. Dave Searle observes Our industry has many technical roles from design and engineering to troubleshooting and testing.All these roles are of equal importance. Once the works are engineeredthe job of commissioningtesting and problem solving usually falls to the troubleshooters and testers. It is important that any problems found during commissioning are fed back to designalthough a tester is likely to find a solution while on siteit is important that all changes to initial design go through engineering for approval. Design and engineering will consider the proposed changes from a wider perspective reviewing the risk assessments to ensure new issues are introduced he continues. The feedback and comments received after the seminar made it clear that this had been one of the best received technical seminars run by LEIA in recent yearsas well as one of the best attended 67 delegates. Nick Mellor commentsThe quality of the presentations for this seminar was absolutely first class and was reflected in the feedback we received. What was especially gratifying was to have such positive and supportive comments made across all the presentations not just the ones you might think were the main attractions. Dave Searle echoes these views. It was a very successful seminarattracting a different audience with a mix of familiar faces and newmore technicalpeople. It is important to build communication and share knowledgeso participating in a committee and attending seminars provides a valuable sounding board and improves performance. It is clear that issues to do with modernisation of existing lifts continue to be important for members and this will be reflected in the content of the next LEIA AnnualTechnical Seminar onTuesday 11 October. Dave Searle againCustomers often approach lift companies wanting to upgrade their equipment. Common requests would be for new car interiorlighting or signalization.With little understanding of the lift mechanicscustomers may not know how best to spend funds upgrading their equipment . It is the responsibility of our members to best advise the owner on the current condition and risks associated with their equipment. This can be achieved by completing an EN81-80 site audit highlighting the items of most concernthis audit may identify other safety items considered a higher priority than the lighting for example. But rather than seeing this as a burdenthis should be regarded as an opportunity to improve the equipments level of safety as well as customers passengers experience he concludes. Standards affecting modernisation BS EN 81-80 on the improvement of safety of existing lifts BS EN 115-2 on the improvement of safety of existing escalators and BS EN 81-82 on the improvement of accessibility of lifts DD CEN TS 81-83 on the improvement of protection of lifts subject to vandalism BS 5655-11 and BS 5655-12 on modernisation of lifts.