The Technical Regulations Division of the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority has issued a public warning to advise the public that it has received several reports and encountered several instances where JD Lifts Ltd, also operating under Liftpoint and Elcon, is placing lifts on the market and putting them into service without the mandatory safety conformity assessment and registration procedure being followed, therefore posing a serious risk to consumers.

The authority has taken steps to ensure that the company abides by its responsibilities. It therefore advises consumers who may have these lifts installed to make sure they are inspected by a notified body and ensure that they satisfy the safety requirements by law.

The Technical Regulations Division also advises that anyone intending to purchase a new lift should make sure that it is duly certified as safe and registered prior to buying it.

Moreover, if someone is about to buy an apartment in a condominium that is serviced by a lift, they should ensure that the lift has undergone the complete certification and registration procedure necessary – not only the preventive inspections before purchasing property. Failure to ensure this may result in the public being exposed to unnecessary dangers and hardships through lack of availability of the lift should it be closed off and removed from service by the authority.

The division also warns economic operators to ensure that any lifts placed on the market should go through the necessary conformity assessment procedure and are duly registered before being put into service. Failure to do so will instigate action taken by the authority to ensure compliance.

More information can be found at http://www.mccaa.org.mt/en/lifts or by calling the authority on 2395 2000.