Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Mauritius
Mauritius regulates lifts and escalators under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 (Act No. 28 of 2005), enforced by the Director, Occupational Safety and Health (Ministry of Labour). Section 53 requires every hoist or lift to be soundly built and maintained, thoroughly examined by a registered machinery inspector at least once every 6 months with the original report (Fifth Schedule) sent by the owner to the Director within 28 days, interlocked landing gates, marked maximum load, overrun devices and at least two ropes with safety gear for passenger lifts, and an examination notice (Eighteenth Schedule) inside the car. Section 54 imposes the same 6-monthly examination on escalators (including moving ramps for persons), reports to the Director within 28 days (Nineteenth Schedule), and at least two emergency stop controls. Machinery inspectors are Registered Professional Engineers examined by the Boiler and Machinery Inspectors Board and registered by the Permanent Secretary (s. 32–33).
Who regulates lifts
Director, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour (Mauritius)
Periodic inspection
Thorough examination at least every 6 months by a registered machinery inspector, for lifts (s. 53(2)) and escalators (s. 54(1)(b)); report to the Director within 28 days
Installer and maintenance licensing
Examiners: registered machinery inspectors (Registered Professional Engineers with 4 years' experience, examined by the Boiler and Machinery Inspectors Board, gazetted). No licensing of lift installers/maintainers found.
Laws, codes and standards
- Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 (Act 28/2005), s. 53 Hoists and lifts (2005) — Occupational Safety and Health Act — hoists and liftsMandatory · Act of the National Assembly · Republic of Mauritius
- Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005 (Act 28/2005), s. 54 Escalators (2005) — Occupational Safety and Health Act — escalatorsMandatory · Act of the National Assembly · Republic of Mauritius
- Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005, s. 32–33 (Boiler and Machinery Inspectors Board; registration of machinery inspectors) (2005) — Registration of machinery inspectorsMandatory · Act of the National Assembly · Republic of Mauritius
Lift associations and bodies
- Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Labour
- Boiler and Machinery Inspectors Board
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.