Every Lift, Escalator or Travelator shall be operated subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) It shall be responsibility ofthe owner to get his Lift, Escalator or Travelator maintained through a person or firm duly qualified and competent for appointment under sub-section (4) ofsection IO ofthe Act and holding
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10 THEKOLKATAGAZETIE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 [PARI a valid certificate of registration issued in accordance with the procedures set out in Chapter VI of these Rules and applicable in respect of the type, class and make of the particular Lift, Escalator or Travelator installation;
(ii) Declaration of the person accepting the same shall be furnished in the prescribed Form set out in Form III within one month from the date of grant of licence or its renewal.
(iii) It shall be responsibility of the owner ofthe Lift, Escalator or Travelator, to maintain the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, and its installation in accordance with the requirement laid down in these Rules;
(iv) The owner shall forthwith report to the officer authorized under sub section (1) of Section 10 any defect noticed in the operation ofthe Lift, Escalator or Travelator;
(v) The owner shall not carry out any additions or alternations to an installed Lift, Escalator or Travelator, without obtaining permission in that behalf from the ChiefElectrical Inspector or the Inspector ofLifts;
(vi) The owner shall not operate or cause the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, to be operated which is not in safe working condition;
(vii) Every person or Firm entrusted with work of maintenance of the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, and its installation by the owner shall satisfy himselfthat all the safety devices are functioning properly while the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, is in use and report to such owner any defect noticed in the installation;
(viii) If any part, enclosure gate or fastening of a Lift, Escalator or Travelator, is damaged or broken, the owner shall immediately get it repaired and put it in satisfactory working condition. The owner shall be responsible to keep the safety gears and over speed governors in good order and all parts of the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, free from dust or dirt. The owner shall not weld any broken or damaged parts which are subject to tension, torsion, or bending or parts on which the Lift car or Escalator or Travelator is supported;
(ix) The owner shall forthwith replace all controlling, Lifting and balance weight ropes chain and wires, which indicate excessive wear or splintering;
(x) The owner or licensed Maintenance Agency or the licences Erector Firm entrusted with the maintenance shall record details ofevery repair made to the Lift, Escalator orTravelator, in a log book, which shall be maintained for each Lift, Escalator or Travelator, installation separately;
(xi) The owner shall remedy immediately every defect noticed in the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, installation reported by the Lift Attendant or any other person;
(xii) The owner shall ensure that the following works are carried out only by authorized person or firm engaged by him under these Rules periodically so as to maintain safe condition ofthe Lifts and Escalator or Travelators and the detail of such works are recorded by such person or Firm in the log book, namely:
For Lifts:
► Cleaning and lubricating the guides, ► Examining the ropes and their attachments, ► Examining the safety device.
► Examining the lubricating the door locks, ► Examining the moving parts and ► Examining all electrical connections including lighting, plug point and earthing, For Escalotor or Travelator:
► Cleaning ofEscalator or Travelator pit, ► Cleaning and lubricating all moving parts.
► Examining the balustrade and their attachments;
► Examining the safety devices.
► Examining and lubricating all the parts ofmachinery which require lubrication, ► Examining the worm and gear, the track, the trusses, the step treads and landings, PARrI] TI-IEKOLKATAGAZETIE, EXTRAORDINARY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 11 l ► Examining all electrical wiring controlling devices and earthing of the entire machineries with controlling switches.
(xiii) Whenever the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, is out oforder, the owner shall ensure that the machine room and all the landing gates or doors are securely locked and the users of the Lifts or Escalator or Travelators informed by a notice affixed at any conspicuous place at each floor that the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, is out of order.
(xiv) It shall not be possible to control the car from any other position and the car shall not move until all safety devises are in position;
(xv) No person shall willfully interfere with any mechanism ofthe Lift, Escalator or Travelator, installation.
(xvi) Whenever the Lift, Escalator or Travelator, is under maintenance, the owner shall see that indicating boards/ signage to this effect are affixed in the Lift car and at every floor in case ofLift and in conspicuous positions in case ofEscalator or Travelator.