Type B and supplementary testing is a scheduled, planned activity, yet a surprising number of visits still overrun or get aborted because the site was not ready. For a maintenance contractor managing the client relationship, an aborted test means a second mobilisation, a second set of access arrangements, and a difficult conversation about programme slippage.
Here is a practical checklist of what to prepare before a SAFed-accredited test team attends, so the visit lands first time.
1. Car clearance and access
The test team needs safe access to the car top and the machine room. Confirm the car is available for the full test window, with no conflicting maintenance or passenger use booked against it. Check that the pit is clear, the car top is accessible, and that the machine room is unlocked and lit.
2. Load weights
Type B testing requires calibrated test weights at the rated load. Confirm the weights are on site, accessible, and that there is a safe route to load them into the car. If weights are being delivered, schedule that ahead of the test window rather than during it.
3. Site-specific RAMS
Our RAMS are issued and approved before mobilisation, but they are built around your site-specific information. Provide the site address, the lift particulars, any access constraints, and the responsible person on site. The earlier that information is shared, the smoother the approval loop.
4. Test certification and handover
Full test certification is produced as part of the scope. Agree who the certificate is issued to and how it should be filed against the maintenance record, so the handover pack is complete the moment the test passes.
At EES Vertical Transportation, we provide SAFed-accredited Type B and supplementary lift testing for contractors whose maintenance schedules or client requirements call for independent test certification. Full RAMS documentation and test certificates are provided. Based in Middleton, Greater Manchester, covering test sites across the UK. See our Type B and supplementary lift testing service for the full scope.