New rating system for lift service companies
They will be divided into three categories based on safety and maintenance record
The government put in place a new rating system for lift maintenance contractors yesterday, dividing the companies into three categories according to their track record.
They will be rated according to whether they have no safety or maintenance problems, no safety issues but maintenance problems, or if they have safety problems and are being warned and investigated.
The system is temporary and will be reviewed based on the work of the contractors in the past year.
Its main purpose is to give property managers a reference when choosing lift contractors but the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department is considering linking it with law enforcement in the future.
"We are separating those with problems in maintenance and those that have safety problems, as some members of the public expressed that safety is more important then maintenance," a department spokesman said.
The previous system ranks the 35 registered lift contractors based on a score calculated by combining its maintenance and safety performance.