Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Switzerland
Switzerland is not in the EU but implements the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU 'in an equivalent way' through the Ordinance of 25 November 2015 on the safety of lifts (Aufzugsverordnung / Ordonnance sur les ascenseurs, OAsc, SR 930.112), administered by SECO under product-safety law. Market surveillance is split: Suva inside companies, and the Federal Lift Inspectorate (IFA) outside the occupational domain. Rules for inspecting lifts already in service were not found on the federal pages consulted.
Who regulates lifts
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO); market surveillance by Suva (workplaces) and the Federal Lift Inspectorate (IFA, other settings)
Periodic inspection
No federal periodic-inspection rule found on the SECO page; existing-lift rules not verified (possibly cantonal or via industry standards).
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found.
Laws, codes and standards
- SR 819.14 (Maschinenverordnung, MaschV) — Machinery OrdinanceMandatory · Federal product-safety law; SECO: conveyors moving along guides that are not lifts (cabin, platform, steps, moving band or similar) fall under the MaschV unless their safety is regulated elsewhere in federal law · Swiss Federal Council / SECO
- SR 930.112 (Aufzugsverordnung / OAsc) (2015) — Ordinance of 25 November 2015 on the safety of liftsMandatory · Federal product-safety law; implements Directive 2014/33/EU equivalently in Swiss law. · Swiss Federal Council (administered by SECO)
Lift associations and bodies
- Association of Swiss Lift Companies (VSA)
- State Secretariat for Economic Affairs - product safety (lifts) (SECO)
- Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (Suva)
- Federal Lift Inspectorate (IFA)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.