This one isn't for the service technician. It's for the people who use the lift every day - storemen, warehouse staff, whoever loads it and presses the button.
Five minutes of knowing what to look for prevents most of the calls we get.
The 30-second look, once a day
Before the first load of the day:
- Is the platform clear and clean?
- Are the landing doors and gates closing properly and latching?
- Is anything sitting in the door tracks - strapping, shrink wrap, a stray pallet corner?
- Does anything look bent, loose or out of place?
- Any new noise when it runs?
That's it. Thirty seconds, once a day, catches most faults while they are still small and cheap.
Loading it right
The capacity is on the plate, and the plate is the limit - not a guide.
Load it centred and stable, inside the platform edges, with nothing overhanging. A load that shifts in transit is how doors, gates and guides get damaged.
Using it
Doors and gates closed before it moves. Nobody reaching into the shaft. Nobody in the landing while it is travelling.
And the important one: a goods lift carries goods, not people. Never ride the platform. It is not built for it and it is not rated for it.
When it stops
A lift usually stops because a safety device did its job. Check the simple things first:
- Is a door or gate not quite closed?
- Is something blocking a track?
- Is the load over capacity, or sitting against a gate?
If it is not obvious, leave it, isolate it, and tag it out of service. Do not bypass an interlock and do not prop a door open. That is how a small fault becomes an injury.
What to report
Anything that has changed - a new noise, slower travel, a door that needs a shove, a control that needs pressing twice. Those are early warnings, and they are cheap to fix early.
Need a hand?
Call us on 0434 373 049 and we will talk it through, or book a service or inspection.