Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Philippines
Lifts are regulated mainly through building control: the local Office of the Building Official issues permits and a Certificate of Operation for elevators/dumbwaiters under the Philippine Mechanical (Engineering) Code and the National Building Code and its IRR, valid one year from inspection, with a separate permit for modifications. A 2014 DPWH National Building Code Development Office circular directed building officials to inspect elevators annually and require posted certificates (government buildings). Occupational safety standards (DOLE OSHS, RA 11058 and its 2025 revised IRR) also cover elevator/manlift-type installations at workplaces. Practice refers to ASME A17.1.
Who regulates lifts
Local Offices of the Building Official under the DPWH National Building Code Development Office; DOLE for workplace safety
Periodic inspection
Annual: Certificate of Operation valid one year from inspection by the Office of the Building Official (sample city form; DPWH NBCDO MC 01 s2014 for government buildings)
Installer and maintenance licensing
Contractors are licensed by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (e.g. Mitsubishi Electric's local arm cites a PCAB licence); no lift-specific licence confirmed
Laws, codes and standards
- PD 1096 National Building Code of the Philippines — National Building Code of the Philippines and its Implementing Rules and RegulationsMandatory · Republic of the Philippines / DPWH
- RA 11058 / DOLE DO 252-25 (2025) — Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act and its 2025 Revised Implementing Rules (effective 16 May 2025)Mandatory · DOLE
- Philippine Mechanical Engineering Code (PME Code) — Philippine Mechanical Engineering CodeReferenced by law · Cited as the basis for the Certificate of Operation together with the National Building Code (PD 1096) and its IRR; a non-official study guide says it is promulgated under RA 8495 · Board of Mechanical Engineering / Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers
- ASME A17.1 — Safety Code for Elevators and EscalatorsVoluntary · ASME
- NBCDO Memorandum Circular No. 01 s2014 (2014) — DPWH NBCDO circular on annual inspection and certification of elevators in government buildingsMandatory · DPWH National Building Code Development Office
Lift associations and bodies
- DPWH National Building Code Development Office (NBCDO)
- Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.