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Health Technical Memorandum 08-02 Lifts
Publication Year
2016
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Advises on the planning, design, installation, commissioning, testing, maintenance and operation of new lifts in healthcare buildings. Additionally it provides supporting information that can be used in specifications for manufacturers, procurement contracts and the briefing of design teams. Intended principally for new installations, but can also be applied to upgrades. This version reflects major changes to European Directives, UK Acts and Regulations as well as the BS EN 81 suite of standards.
Document History
This guidance supersedes HTM 08-02 published in 2010 and the four parts of Health Technical Memorandum 2024 published in 1995. Department of Health is now known as the Department of Health and Social Care.
Publisher Information
Department of Health
The Department of Health was committed to improving the quality and convenience of care provided by the NHS and social services. Its work included setting national standards, shaping the direction of health and social care services and promoting healthier living. Publications included Space for Health: Technical Manuals, as well as the Health Building Notes, Health Technical Memorandums, and White Papers. They were renamed to the Department of Health and Social Care. However responsibility for technical guidance was then transferred to NHS Improvement in February 2017 which is now part of NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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