Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Guatemala
Guatemala has no lift-specific law or standard; lifts appear in workplace safety, municipal building and accessibility rules. The national Reglamento de Salud y Seguridad Ocupacional (Acuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014, amended 33-2016 and 57-2022) requires lifts and lifting appliances to meet accepted technical requirements and carry suitable safety devices (art. 118), show maximum load and be kept under strict surveillance (art. 119), have closed fire-resistant cars (art. 121), an isolating switch and earthing (arts. 317-318), and says lifts for staff and goods lifts must be built, installed and maintained to applicable provisions or, failing them, to the manufacturer's instructions with recognised homologation (art. 491). Guatemala City's construction regulation (RG-1) requires at least one lift for 5 persons in buildings of four or more storeys (art. 147) and individual mechanical plans for lifts, goods lifts and escalators. The disability law (Decreto 135-96, art. 58) requires accessible lifts in public and private buildings. CONRED's NRD2 manual requires a 'do not use the lift in an emergency' sign next to lift call buttons. No periodic inspection regime, national lift standard or installer licensing was found.
Who regulates lifts
Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social (workplace safety, AG 229-2014); municipalities for building permits (Guatemala City RG-1); CONRED for NRD2 building safety; no dedicated lift regulator
Periodic inspection
Not found. AG 229-2014 art. 119 requires strict surveillance of lifting apparatus but sets no inspection interval or inspector.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found
Laws, codes and standards
- Decreto 135-96 — Law on Care for Persons with DisabilitiesMandatory · Decreto Legislativo 135-96, art. 58 · Congreso de la República de Guatemala
- Acuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014 — Occupational Health and Safety RegulationMandatory · Acuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014 of 23 July 2014, amended by AG 33-2016 and AG 57-2022 · Presidencia de la República / Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social
- RG-1 Reglamento de Construcción de la Ciudad de Guatemala — Guatemala City Construction Regulation (RG-1)Mandatory · Municipal regulation of the Municipalidad de Guatemala under the Ley Preliminar de Urbanismo (Decreto Presidencial 583) · Municipalidad de Guatemala
- Manual de uso NRD-2 — User manual for Disaster Reduction Standard No. 2 (minimum safety in buildings open to the public)Voluntary · Guidance to NRD-2, Acuerdo 04-2011 of CONRED · Secretaría Ejecutiva de la Coordinadora Nacional para la Reducción de Desastres (CONRED)
Lift associations and bodies
- Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MINTRAB)
- Municipality of Guatemala City
- National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction (CONRED)
Last verified 2026-10-20. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.