Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Ghana
The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) is the lift regulator in practice: under the Weights and Measures Decree 1975 (NRCD 326) it classifies lifts and hoists as weighing instruments, so every installed lift must be inspected, verified and issued a certificate of verification by GSA; reports say lifts must be tested twice a year and their design pattern-approved every three years. Compliance has been very low (in 2018 GSA said only one of ~2,000 lifts in Accra was certified/pattern approved). The Ghana Building Code GS 1207:2018, developed by GSA for the Ministry of Works and Housing and based on the International Building Code, includes a part on lift and conveying systems.
Who regulates lifts
Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)
Periodic inspection
GSA verification/certification under NRCD 326; testing twice a year and pattern approval every three years (per press reports, 2018)
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found; GSA urged installers to obtain pattern approval for lift designs
Laws, codes and standards
- Weights and Measures Decree 1975 (NRCD 326) (1975) — Weights and Measures DecreeMandatory · NRCD 326; GSA designates lifts and hoists as weighing instruments · Government of Ghana; enforced by GSA
- GS 1207:2018 (2018) — Ghana Building CodeReferenced by law · Launched 31 Oct 2018 for the Ministry of Works and Housing; mandatory status not confirmed · Ghana Standards Authority
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.