Paragraph 4 F1

The approved body shall carry out or have carried out checks on safety components for lifts at random intervals. An adequate sample of the final safety components for lifts, taken on site by the approved body, shall be examined and appropriate tests set out in the relevant designated standards, and/or equivalent tests set out in other relevant technical specifications, shall be carried out to check whether the safety components for lifts meets the conditions referred to in point 1. In cases where one or more of the safety components for lifts checked do not conform, the approved body shall take appropriate measures.

The points to be taken into account when checking the safety components for lifts will be defined by joint agreement between all the approved bodies responsible for this procedure, taking into consideration the essential characteristics of the safety components for lifts.

The approved body shall issue a certificate of conformity to type with respect to the examinations and tests carried out.

On request the approved body shall provide the Secretary of State with a copy of the certificate of conformity to type.