Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Slovakia
New lifts are placed on the market under Government Regulation 235/2015 Coll. on placing lifts on the market and making safety components for lifts available on the market, which repealed Regulation 571/2001 (the earlier Lifts Directive transposition). Lifts in operation are 'reserved technical equipment' (vyhradené technické zariadenia zdvíhacie) under the occupational-safety framework: Decree 508/2009 Coll. of the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family classifies passenger and goods lifts with permitted transport of persons, platform lifts forming part of buildings, and escalators/moving walks, and sets inspections and tests by authorised legal persons (OPO) and inspection technicians (revízny technik).
Who regulates lifts
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Decree 508/2009) with labour inspection; Government (NV 235/2015) for placing on the market
Periodic inspection
Under Decree 508/2009: periodic professional inspections and tests (odborné prehliadky a skúšky) by an inspection technician, official tests by an authorised legal person (OPO); exact intervals for lifts not extracted this session.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes for group A reserved equipment: repair/installation of passenger and goods lifts with permitted transport of persons is restricted to authorised persons under Decree 508/2009 §; others need verified professional knowledge.
Laws, codes and standards
- NV 235/2015 Z. z. (2015) — Government Regulation on placing lifts on the market and making safety components for lifts available on the marketMandatory · Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU transposition (directive reference not seen in the truncated text read; inferred from scope and timing) · Government of the Slovak Republic
- Vyhláška 508/2009 Z. z. (2009) — Decree laying down details for ensuring safety and health at work with pressure, lifting, electrical and gas technical equipment and specifying reserved technical equipmentMandatory · Occupational safety legislation · Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
Last verified 2026-10-16. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.