Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993)

Regulations

Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Regulations, 2010

Incorporation of Safety Standards

Notice No. R. 829 of 2010
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Notice No. R. 820

17 September 2010

 

Department of Labour

 

I, M M S Mdladlana, Minister of Labour, after consultation with the Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety, hereby, under section 44(1) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No. 85 of 1993), incorporate into the Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Regulations, 2010, the safety specifications specified in the Schedule hereto.

 

 

M M S Mdladlana, MP

Minister of Labour

Date:

 

Schedule

 

"SANS 1543": the specification for escalators and passenger conveyors, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-1": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts: Part 1: Electric lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-2": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts: Part 2: Hydraulic lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-3": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts: Part 3: Lifts for persons with physical disabilities (stair-lifting platforms), published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-4": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts: Part 4: Lifts for persons with physical disabilities (vertical platforms), published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-5": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts, Part 5: Electric and hydraulic access, goods only lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-6": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts: Part 6: Rack and pinion lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 1545-9": the specification for lifts: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts: Part 9: Lift landing doors fire resistance testing, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 50280": standard for the design, safe use and maintenance of scissors lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

"SANS 21": the specification for escalators, safety rules for the construction and installation of escalator and passenger conveyors;

 

"SANS 50081-20": the specification for electric lifts, safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

[Formerly "SANS 50081-1", amended by Notice No. R. 484 of 2018]

 

"SANS 50081-50": the specification for hydraulic lifts, safety rules for the construction and installation of hydraulic lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards.

[Formerly "SANS 50081-2", amended by Notice No. R. 484 of 2018]

 

"SANS 53015": the standard for the maintenance and repair of electric and hydraulic powered lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

[Formerly "SANS 10360", amended by Notice No. 256 of 2016]