(1) No new Lift shall be brought into use unless the Lift has been tested to detennine whether its safety gear, brakes, terminal stopping devices buffers, over speed governor etc. operate satisfactorily.
(2) The person or finn responsible for the installation ofa Lift shall certify in writing that the test carried out by him to determine the suitability of the Lift for normal and regular service, has been satisfactory and, if required by the Inspector ofLifts, such tests shall be carried out in the presence of and to satisfaction ofthe Inspector of Lifts.
(3) The Inspector ofLifts may also himself carry out such tests as he may think necessary for his satisfactory, to determine the suitability of the Lift for normal and regular use. Such tests shall be carried out in presence ofthe representative of the person or firm who is responsible for the installation ofthe Lift.
(4) For the test of safety gear, the test shall be carried out with contact load in the Lift car to determine whether it operates satisfactory. If the safety gear is ofthe gradual wedge-clamp or flexible guide-clamp type, the test shall be made to determine whether the safety gear will operate within the maximum and minimum stopping distances given in the table under Rule 36.
(5) The over speed test shall be made with ropes attached and all electrical apparatus operative except for the over speed contact or cut on the governor. For Lifts operating directly from alternating current the governor shall be tripped by hand at maximum speed obtainable.