Are Elevators Special Equipment? Do I Need to Register for Use?

First of all, what is special equipment is defined in the "Special Equipment Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": special equipment refers to boilers, pressure vessels (including gas cylinders), pressure Pipelines, elevators, hoisting machinery, passenger ropeways, large-scale amusement facilities, special-purpose motor vehicles in the field (factory), and other special equipment that are applicable to this Law as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

The state implements catalog management for special equipment. The catalog of special equipment shall be formulated by the department in charge of the safety supervision and management of special equipment under the State Council, and shall be implemented upon approval by the State Council. It should be noted here that the country implements catalog management for special equipment. Then let's look at the special equipment catalogue.

The lift is under the category of hoisting machinery in the special equipment catalogue. Hoisting machinery is described in the special equipment catalog as follows: electromechanical equipment used for vertical lifting or vertical lifting and horizontal moving of heavy objects, the scope of which is defined as lifts with a rated lifting capacity ≥ 0.5t; rated lifting capacity ≥ 1t, and Cranes with a lifting height ≥ 2m and electric hoists with fixed load-bearing forms, etc.

That is to say, the elevator produced by the equipment in the special equipment catalog meets the rated lifting capacity ≥ 0.5t is special equipment. If it is special equipment, according to the provisions of Article 33 of the "Special Equipment Safety Law of the People's Republic of China", the unit using special equipment shall report to the department in charge of special equipment safety supervision and management before the special equipment is put into use or within 30 days after it is put into use.

Go through the use registration and obtain the use registration certificate. The registration mark shall be placed in a conspicuous position of the special equipment.