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EPSA will do its best to answer any questions if you contact us but first we invite you to look at the questions listed below which are the most frequently asked.

Questions

General Questions

  • Are platform lifts covered by the Lifts Directive?
  • What is the maximum speed at which they can travel?
  • When did the new, amended, Machinery Directive become law?
  • Are platform lifts still under the Machinery Directive after 29 December 2009?
  • What is an essential safety and health requirement?
  • Can other national laws be used instead of the Machinery Directive?
  • What is the maximum travel height that is allowed for a platform lift?
  • Are there any extra checks needed other than by the manufacturer?
  • Who does any extra checks needed when the travel height is over 3 metres?
  • How do I know that a platform lift or stairlift is safe?
  • Can an EU national authority refuse to allow platform lifts to be supplied?
  • What does an EU national authority have to do if it wants to restrict the supply of any product?
  • Can national authorities take any other action?
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