Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Grenada

Grenada adopted the OECS Building Code (June 2015) as a schedule to the Physical Planning and Development Control (Adoption of Building Code) Order, 2016 (seen in a search result; the order PDF could not be opened). The code's clause 1102.2 requires lifts, elevators and escalators to be installed by an approved specialist contractor and to conform with ANSI A17.1 for construction, installation and maintenance, unless the Authority approves otherwise. No periodic in-service lift inspection rule was found.

Who regulates lifts

Physical Planning Unit / Development Control Authority (building code authority)

Periodic inspection

Not found

Installer and maintenance licensing

Code requires installation by an 'approved specialist contractor'; no licensing scheme found

Laws, codes and standards

OECS Building Code (2015) — OECS Building Code (Grenada, St Vincent & the Grenadines, St Lucia, Montserrat), June 2015
Mandatory · Physical Planning and Development Control (Adoption of Building Code) Order, 2016 · Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
ANSI/ASME A17.1 — Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (cited in the OECS Building Code as 'Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Sidewalks - ANSI A 17.1')
Referenced by law · OECS Building Code 2015 clause 1102.2 (binding where the code is adopted) · ASME / ANSI

Lift associations and bodies

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.