Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Poland
New lifts are placed on the market under the Minister of Development regulation of 3 June 2016 (Dz.U. 2016 poz. 811), which transposes Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU under the Act on conformity assessment and market surveillance systems. Lifts in operation are 'urządzenia transportu bliskiego' (UTB) under the Act of 21 December 2000 on technical supervision (ustawa o dozorze technicznym); the 2018 UTB regulation (Dz.U. 2018 poz. 2176) puts passenger/goods lifts under full technical supervision by the Office of Technical Inspection (UDT), with periodic examinations and mandatory maintenance intervals.
Who regulates lifts
Urząd Dozoru Technicznego (UDT, Office of Technical Inspection) under the Act on technical supervision; ministry responsible for economy/development for the Lifts Directive
Periodic inspection
UDT periodic examination (badanie okresowe) every year for passenger/goods lifts and for escalators/moving walks; every 3 years for small goods lifts without access; every 2 years for devices for persons with disabilities. Maintenance (konserwacja) every 30 days for passenger lifts and escalators, 60 days for small goods lifts (Dz.U. 2018 poz. 2176, annexes).
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes: lift maintainers (konserwatorzy) need a UDT qualification certificate (zaświadczenie kwalifikacyjne) obtained by exam before a UDT commission; UDT publishes the minimum training programme.
Laws, codes and standards
- Ustawa o dozorze technicznym (21 December 2000) — Act on technical supervisionMandatory · Primary act; art. 8(4) is the basis for the 2018 UTB regulation · Sejm RP
- Dz.U. 2016 poz. 811 (2016) — Regulation of the Minister of Development of 3 June 2016 on requirements for lifts and safety components for liftsMandatory · Art. 12 of the Act of 13 April 2016 on conformity assessment and market surveillance systems; transposes Directive 2014/33/EU · Minister Rozwoju
- Dz.U. 2018 poz. 2176 (2018) — Regulation of the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology of 30 October 2018 on technical conditions of technical supervision for the operation, repair and modernisation of materials-handling equipmentMandatory · Art. 8(4) of the Act on technical supervision · Minister Przedsiębiorczości i Technologii
Lift associations and bodies
- Polish Association of Lift Manufacturers (PALM)
- Office of Technical Inspection (UDT)
- Transport Technical Inspection (TDT)
- PKN Technical Committee 131 for Lifts, Escalators and Moving Walks (KT 131)
Last verified 2026-10-16. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.