Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is in the Eurasian Economic Union: new lifts and lift safety devices must conform to TR CU 011/2011 'Safety of lifts' (Customs Union Commission Decision No. 824 of 18 Oct 2011, in force 15 Feb 2013); EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29 May 2018 lists the interstate GOST standards (GOST 33984.1-2016 = EN 81-20:2014 and others) that give a voluntary presumption of conformity. In operation, lifts fall under the Ministry for Emergency Situations' industrial-safety rules: Chapter 5 'Freight and passenger lifts' of the Rules for industrial safety when operating lifting mechanisms (order No. 359 of 30 Dec 2014, amended by MES order No. 43 of 27 Jan 2023), and lifts past their 25-year normative service life must be examined by an attested organisation before further use (MES order No. 481 of 29 Sep 2021). Escalators have their own MES rules (order No. 479 of 29 Sep 2021): registration after commissioning and periodic technical inspection at least once every 12 months. State control over lifts in apartment buildings sits with local executive bodies (akimats, housing inspection); the lift owner is the OSI/KSK. Lift work is not licensed (licensing abolished 2012-2014 per press); installation, maintenance, inspection and repair organisations need an industrial-safety attestation under Article 72 of the Law 'On Civil Protection'.

Who regulates lifts

Committee for Industrial Safety, Ministry for Emergency Situations (operating rules, attestation); local executive bodies (akimats / housing inspection) for state control of lifts in apartment buildings; Eurasian Economic Commission for product conformity (TR CU 011/2011)

Periodic inspection

Lifts: periodic technical inspection at least once a year (stated by the chair of the MES Committee for Industrial Safety, Oct 2026 press); lifts past 25-year service life need a condition examination, repeated every 1-3 years, max three times (MES order 481/2021). Escalators: periodic technical inspection at least once every 12 months (MES order 479/2021, p.153).

Installer and maintenance licensing

No licence (lift-company licensing abolished, per press); organisations installing, maintaining, diagnosing, inspecting or repairing lifts and escalators must hold an industrial-safety attestation under Article 72 of the Law 'On Civil Protection' (MES order 479/2021 p.3; MES Committee chair, 2026 press).

Laws, codes and standards

MES order No. 477 of 29 Sep 2021 (2021) — Rules for the safe operation of platform lifts for persons with disabilities
Mandatory · Registered with the Ministry of Justice 30 Sep 2021 No. 24567; amended by order No. 43 of 23 Aug 2022 (per search result) · Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan
MES order No. 479 of 29 Sep 2021 (2021) — Rules for the design and safe operation of escalators
Mandatory · Sub-para 101) of para 16 of the Regulation on the Ministry for Emergency Situations (Gov. Decree No. 701 of 23 Oct 2020); registered with the Ministry of Justice 30 Sep 2021 No. 24568; amended by orders No. 43 (27 Jan 2023), No. 382 (14 Jul 2023), No. 434 (2 Oct 2025) · Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Committee for Industrial Safety)
MES order No. 481 of 29 Sep 2021 (2021) — Instruction on examining the technical condition of lifts and platform lifts for persons with disabilities whose service life has expired
Mandatory · Law 'On Civil Protection'; registered No. 24564; amended incl. order No. 42 of 23 Aug 2022 and No. 434 of 2 Oct 2025 · Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Order No. 359 of 30 Dec 2014 (Rules for industrial safety when operating lifting mechanisms), Ch. 5 (2014) — Rules for ensuring industrial safety when operating lifting mechanisms — Chapter 5 'Freight and passenger lifts', Chapter 6 hydraulic lifts
Mandatory · Law 'On Civil Protection'; approved by order of the Minister for Investments and Development No. 359 of 30 Dec 2014 (reg. No. 10332); amended by MES order No. 43 of 27 Jan 2023 · Ministry for Investments and Development (now Ministry for Emergency Situations, Committee for Industrial Safety)
TR CU 010/2011 — Technical Regulation of the Customs Union 'On safety of machinery and equipment' (applied to escalators and passenger conveyors)
Mandatory · EAEU technical regulation · Customs Union Commission / Eurasian Economic Commission
TR CU 011/2011 — Technical Regulation of the Customs Union 'Safety of lifts'
Mandatory · Customs Union Commission Decision No. 824 of 18 Oct 2011; in force 15 Feb 2013 · Customs Union Commission / Eurasian Economic Commission
GOST 33652-2019 (2019) — Lifts — accessibility for persons including persons with disabilities (EN 81-70:2018)
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29 May 2018 · EASC (interstate standard)
GOST 33984.1-2016 (2016) — Lifts — general safety requirements for the design and installation of passenger and goods-passenger lifts (EN 81-20:2014)
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Listed in EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29 May 2018 (list of standards for TR CU 011/2011), application voluntary · EASC (interstate standard)
GOST 34583-2019 (2019) — Lifts — checks during operation (in-service checks); test standard listed for TR CU 011/2011
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29 May 2018, second list (test/measurement methods) · EASC (interstate standard)
ST RK 1871-2009 (2009) — Lifts. Methodology for assessing and improving the safety of lifts in operation
Voluntary · National standard · Kazakhstan national standards body
ST RK 3305 (2018) — National standard on supply, installation and operation of lifts, escalators, travelators and lifts for persons with disabilities (exact title not seen)
Voluntary · National standard of the Republic of Kazakhstan; press says service companies must meet it, legal basis not seen · Kazakhstan national standards body (not confirmed)

Lift associations and bodies

National Association of Lift Workers of Kazakhstan
Committee for Industrial Safety, Ministry for Emergency Situations

Last verified 2026-10-19. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.