Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Nicaragua

Nicaragua has no lift safety law or periodic lift inspection scheme found, but two binding texts name lifts. (1) NTON 12 006-04, the mandatory accessibility technical standard (MTI, approved 19 May 2004, La Gaceta No. 253 of 29 Dec 2004), has a lift clause 6.6 (min. car 1.35 x 1.50 m, self-levelling, controls 0.85-1.20 m, Braille, audible signals; lifts mandatory in health buildings from 2 storeys, 6.27.n) and escalator clauses (6.4.b min clear width 1.00 m and entry/exit speed reducers; 6.28.d.6 three flat steps). The Reglamento of Ley 763 on disability rights (Decreto 11-2014) requires municipalities to apply the accessibility standards when issuing building permits. (2) Ley 618, Ley General de Higiene y Seguridad del Trabajo (2007, consolidated 2020), enforced by the Ministerio del Trabajo (MITRAB): Art. 164 lifts and their metal structures/motors/panels must be earthed; Art. 189 lift and goods-lift cars must be enclosed and of fire-insulating material and not installed in stairwells where possible; Arts. 155/163 cover lifting machines generally. The RNC-07 national building regulation (MTI) is structural/seismic; no lift clause found.

Who regulates lifts

Ministerio del Trabajo (MITRAB) for workplace safety under Ley 618; municipalities (alcaldías) and MTI for accessibility in building permits

Periodic inspection

Not found

Installer and maintenance licensing

Not found

Laws, codes and standards

Ley No. 618 (2007 (consolidated 2020)) — General Law on Occupational Hygiene and Safety
Mandatory · Approved 19 Apr 2007, La Gaceta No. 133 of 13 Jul 2007; consolidated text to 29 Apr 2020 under Ley 1027 (Digesto Jurídico laboral) · Asamblea Nacional; enforced by Ministerio del Trabajo (MITRAB)
NTON 12 006-04 (2004) — Nicaraguan Mandatory Technical Standard on Accessibility
Mandatory · Norma Técnica Obligatoria approved by the technical committee 19 May 2004, published La Gaceta No. 253, 29 Dec 2004; applied through the Reglamento of Ley 763 (Decreto 11-2014) · Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura (MTI) technical committee

Lift associations and bodies

Ministry of Labour (MITRAB)
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure (MTI)

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