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

Guidance Notes

Incorporation of Safety Standards : Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Regulations, 2010

Notice No. 2683 of 2022
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Notice No. 2683

28 October 2022

GG 47373

 

Department of Employment and Labour

 

I Phumudzo Maphaha appointed as the Chief Inspector in terms of Section 27(1) of the said Act, and by virtue of the powers delegated to me by the Minister of Labour in terms of section 42(1) of the Act, after consultation with the Advisory Council for Occupational Health and Safety, hereby withdraw government notices No. R 829 of government gazette No. 33561, No.R1148 of the government gazette No. 40294 and R484 of the government gazette No. 41622 and incorporate in the Lift, Escalator and Passenger Conveyor Regulations, 2010, the safety standards specified in the Schedule.

 

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 1545-5": 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 21-1”: the specification for escalators, safety rules for the construction and installation of escalator and passenger conveyors, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 50081-3’’: Safety rules for the Construction and installation of lifts-Electric and hydraulic service lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 50081-20”: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 50081-21”: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Lifts for the transport of persons and goods-Part 21. New passenger and goods passenger lifts in existing building;

 

“SANS 50081-22”: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Lifts for the transport of persons and goods; Electric lifts with inclined path, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 50081-41”: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts- Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods- Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 50081-50’’: Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examinations and tests - Part 50: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 50081-70”: Particular applications for passenger and goods lift. Accessibility to lifts for person including person with disability, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“SANS 53015”: Maintenance of lifts and escalators. Rules for maintenance instructions, published by the South African Bureau of Standards;

 

“EN 12159:2012”: Builders hoists for persons and materials with vertically guided cages;