3. Quality system U.K.
3.1.The installer shall lodge an application for assessment of his quality system for the lifts concerned with a single notified body of his choice.U.K.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the installer, and if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
all relevant information on the lifts to be installed;
the documentation on the quality system;
the technical documentation of the lifts to be installed;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body.
3.2.Under the quality system, each lift shall be examined and appropriate tests as set out in the relevant harmonised standards or equivalent tests shall be carried out in order to ensure its conformity with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I.U.K.
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instructions. This quality system documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and quality records.
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:
the quality objectives;
the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to product quality;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before placing on the market, including at least the tests laid down in point 3.3 of Annex V;
the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality system;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.
3.3.The notified body shall assess the quality system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in point 3.2. It shall presume conformity with those requirements in respect of the elements of the quality systems that comply with the corresponding specifications of the relevant harmonised standard.U.K.
The auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned and knowledge of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I. The audit shall include an assessment visit to the premises of the installer and a visit to the installation site.
The decision shall be notified to the installer. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the audit and the reasoned assessment decision.
3.4.The installer shall undertake to fulfil the obligations arising from the quality system as approved and to maintain it so that it remains adequate and efficient.U.K.
3.4.1.The installer shall keep the notified body which has approved the quality system informed of any intended change to the system.U.K.
3.4.2.The notified body shall assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality system will continue to satisfy the requirements referred to in point 3.2 or whether a reassessment is necessary.U.K.
It shall notify its decision to the installer or, where appropriate, to his authorised representative. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the assessment and the reasoned assessment decision.
The notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number adjacent to the CE marking in accordance with Articles 18 and 19.