A passenger lift is a type of lift that is designed to take passengers up and down a vertical lift shaft. Cabin and shaft sizes can vary in a passenger lift, but they are usually completely enclosed. Possible lifting mechanisms for a passenger lift include pneumatic, traction and hydraulic lifting methods. At Gartec, the majority of our lift models use hydraulics to raise and lower the cabin. Commercial lifts and escalators that are designed to carry passengers are subject to the public health and safety standards set by the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER), which covers all kinds of lifting equipment. As, in most cases, commercial passenger lifts are also considered a type of work equipment, the standards required by LOLER also interact with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER).