Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Niger

Niger has two binding instruments that name lifts. The building-permit decree 2017-302 requires buildings of more than four levels (ground + 3) to have at least one lift per group of main staircases, installed to applicable standards on accessibility and safety. The regulatory part of the Labour Code (Decree 2017-682) contains detailed lift safety rules for workplaces (arts 315-324): interlocked doors, guarded counterweights, daily checks of safety devices, rope and chain checks at least every six months, safety components at least yearly, by qualified staff or a specialist firm, with a register for the labour inspector. No national lift standard was found; the permit decree refers to 'applicable standards' without naming them.

Who regulates lifts

Workplaces: labour inspector of the area (inspecteur du travail du ressort), Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Protection. Building permits: Ministry of Domains and Housing (MDH).

Periodic inspection

In workplaces (Decree 2017-682 art. 321): employer must have safety devices examined daily, hoisting ropes and chains checked at least every 6 months and safety components at least once a year, by qualified staff of the establishment or a firm regularly doing this work; names, dates and findings kept in a register available to the labour inspector. No periodic third-party inspection scheme for lifts in non-workplace buildings was found.

Installer and maintenance licensing

None found. Decree 2017-682 art. 321 only requires maintenance/verification by specialised, qualified personnel or a firm regularly engaged in that activity.

Laws, codes and standards

Loi n° 2012-45 (2012-09-25) — Labour Code of the Republic of Niger
Mandatory · Act of the legislature. · Assemblée nationale du Niger
Décret n° 2017-302/PRN/MDH (2017-04-27) — Decree on the preparation and issue of building permits
Mandatory · Cites Loi n° 2017-20 du 12 avril 2017 fixant les principes fondamentaux de l'urbanisme et de l'aménagement urbain. · Président de la République du Niger / Ministère des Domaines et de l'Habitat
Décret n° 2017-682/PRN/MET/PS (2017-08-10) — Decree establishing the regulatory part of the Labour Code
Mandatory · Implements Loi n° 2012-45 du 25 septembre 2012 portant Code du Travail. · Président de la République du Niger / Ministère de l'Emploi, du Travail et de la Protection Sociale

Lift associations and bodies

National Union of Building, Wood, Road and Allied Workers (SYNBBAROUTES)
Labour inspectorate (Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Protection)
Niger Agency for Standardisation, Metrology and Certification (ANMC)

Last verified 2026-10-18. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.