General • Inspections

Maintenance of Passenger Ropeways

Prior to commencement of daily work, all the suspension ropes and safety ropes should be inspected by a competent person. he ropes should be in safe working condition before they are put into use.

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03/07/2023

Maintenance of Passenger Ropeways

Prior to commencement of daily work, all the suspension ropes and safety ropes should be inspected by a competent person. he ropes should be in safe working condition before they are put into use.

Standards

Controllers of passenger ropeways shall ensure that:

(a) where they operate a recognised quality management system which includes maintenance activities, the maintenance of passenger ropeways is carried out in accordance with that quality management system, which shall incorporate the manufacturer’s maintenance and inspection schedule; and
(b) maintenance of any passenger ropeway not covered by a recognised quality management system shall be performed as per the manufacturer’s maintenance and inspection schedule, or, in the absence of an appropriate schedule, as agreed between the controller and the inspection body, or as set by standards of generally accepted good industry practice

Procedures

Controllers of passenger ropeways shall ensure that:

(a) passenger ropeways, including all safety devices, are maintained in accordance with their maintenance and inspection schedules and are kept in safe working condition at all times;

(b) a procedure is in place which requires any faults found in passenger ropeways to be reported immediately by the person who finds the fault, investigated and, where necessary, maintained, adjusted, repaired or altered;

(c) passenger ropeways that have been subject to maintenance, whether routine maintenance or maintenance in response to a fault found, shall be appropriately tested before re-entering service, to ensure their design compliance; and

(d) all maintenance procedures relating to passenger ropeways shall be kept in controlled status, regularly updated and continually improved and shall be executed by competent persons.

Records

Controllers of passenger ropeways shall:

(a) record the date, time and full details of any maintenance work undertaken and the results of any maintenance procedure carried out;

(b) ensure that maintenance records are available for examination by all persons concerned, including equipment inspectors; and

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(c) keep record of running hours and/or number of loading cycles operated by a passenger ropeway and its condition, where a passenger ropeway, or any of its components, is subject to condition monitoring.

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Source: MaintainX (Community Member)

Standards

Controllers of passenger ropeways shall ensure that:

(a) where they operate a recognised quality management system which includes maintenance activities, the maintenance of passenger ropeways is carried out in accordance with that quality management system, which shall incorporate the manufacturer’s maintenance and inspection schedule; and

Procedures

Controllers of passenger ropeways shall ensure that:

(a) passenger ropeways, including all safety devices, are maintained in accordance with their maintenance and inspection schedules and are kept in safe working condition at all times;

(b) a procedure is in place which requires any faults found in passenger ropeways to be reported immediately by the person who finds the fault, investigated and, where necessary, maintained, adjusted, repaired or altered;

(c) passenger ropeways that have been subject to maintenance, whether routine maintenance or maintenance in response to a fault found, shall be appropriately tested before re-entering service, to ensure their design compliance; and

(d) all maintenance procedures relating to passenger ropeways shall be kept in controlled status, regularly updated and continually improved and shall be executed by competent persons.

Records

Controllers of passenger ropeways shall:

(a) record the date, time and full details of any maintenance work undertaken and the results of any maintenance procedure carried out;

(b) ensure that maintenance records are available for examination by all persons concerned, including equipment inspectors; and

(c) keep record of running hours and/or number of loading cycles operated by a passenger ropeway and its condition, where a passenger ropeway, or any of its components, is subject to condition monitoring.