Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Micronesia
NOT CONFIRMED FOR LIFTS: There is no FSM-wide building code; in 2021 the President instructed the Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure to develop one and PRIF held state consultations in June 2023. Building law is at state level and covers mainly government-funded construction: Kosrae State Building Code (Kosrae State Code Title 11 Ch. 21, State Law 5-75; adopted by the Governor; Building Officer issues permits), Chuuk State Building Code (CSL 191-11, 1991; Building Officer; only one- and two-family dwellings, to the CABO One and Two Family Dwelling Code 1986 and NFPA 70A 1986) and the Yap State Building Code Act of 1997 (YSL 4-56; enabling act, code adopted by the Governor and approved by the Legislature). None names lifts, escalators or a model code covering them. No Pohnpei building code was found. No lift law, lift standard, inspection regime or installer licensing was found.
Who regulates lifts
State Building Officers (Kosrae, Chuuk, Yap) for state-funded construction; national Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure developing an FSM code. No lift regulator found.
Periodic inspection
Not found
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found
Laws, codes and standards
- Chuuk State Code Title 18, Chapter 7 (CSL 191-11) (1991) — Chuuk State Building CodeMandatory · Chuuk State Law 191-11, signed 22 March 1991 · Chuuk State Legislature; Building Officer (Department of Planning and Statistics)
- Kosrae State Code Title 11, Chapter 21 (State Law 5-75) — Kosrae State Building CodeMandatory · Kosrae State Law 5-75; rules adopted by the Governor under Code s2.406 · Governor of Kosrae; Building Officer
- Yap State Code Title 20, Chapter 4 (YSL 4-56) (1997) — Yap State Building Code Act of 1997Mandatory · Yap State Law 4-56 · Governor of Yap (code adopted by the Governor, approved by Legislature resolution)
Lift associations and bodies
- Department of Transportation, Communication & Infrastructure (DTC&I)
Last verified 2026-10-22. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.