Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Mali

Mali has workplace lift rules in the Labour Code's implementing decree, Décret n° 96-178/P-RM of 13 June 1996 (hygiene and safety section D.170, under Loi n° 92-020 Code du travail): lifts and service lifts moving between guides must be built so workers cannot fall or be struck (D.170-31); counterweights must not collide with the car (D.170-32); the head of the establishment must check safety devices and lift operation daily, have ropes and chains inspected every six months and safety parts once a year, and keep a register for the labour inspector (D.170-33); every lifting appliance must show its rated load (D.170-34); lifts or moving walkways cannot justify fewer or narrower staircases (D.170-24). These apply to workplaces and are enforced by the labour inspectorate; the provisions were read from an unofficial English translation (Droit-Afrique). A 2007 decree (07-375/P-RM) adds hygiene and safety rules for construction sites. No building-code lift rule, lift standard, or third-party inspection scheme was found. Lift work is tendered locally (BCEAO Bamako triplex and hydraulic goods-lift renovation, awarded provisionally to Afrique Ascenseur Mali, Feb 2024). AMANORM is the national standards body; no lift standard from it was found.

Who regulates lifts

Inspection du travail (labour inspectorate) under the Code du travail and Décret 96-178

Periodic inspection

Workplaces: daily operator check, hoisting ropes and chains every 6 months, safety parts annually, recorded in a register for the labour inspector (Décret 96-178 Art. D.170-33); no third-party periodic lift inspection found

Installer and maintenance licensing

Not found

Laws, codes and standards

Loi n° 92-020 (1992) — Labour Code
Mandatory · Act; amended, last in 2019 per WageIndicator · Assemblée nationale du Mali
Décret n° 96-178/P-RM (1996-06-13) — Implementing Decree of the Labour Code (hygiene and safety, D.170)
Mandatory · Implements Loi n° 92-020 du 23 septembre 1992 (Code du travail), Art. L.170 · Président de la République du Mali

Lift associations and bodies

Labour Inspectorate
Malian Agency for Standardization and Quality Promotion (AMANORM)

Last verified 2026-10-21. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.