Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Thailand

Thailand has no dedicated lift law. Lifts are controlled as building equipment under the Building Control Act B.E. 2522 (1979) and its ministerial regulations: Ministerial Regulation No. 33 (B.E. 2535) for high-rise buildings (which requires fire lifts) and the 2005 (B.E. 2548) ministerial regulation requiring owners of nine building types (high-rise, extra-large, assembly, hotels 80+ rooms, condominiums/apartments 2,000 m2+, factories 5,000 m2+ etc.) to have building inspectors carry out a major inspection every 5 years and an annual inspection, which in practice covers lift systems. Where a building has employees, the 2009 (B.E. 2552) labour ministerial regulation on machinery, cranes and boilers requires lift maintenance. A legal thesis notes the law does not reference any lift standard.

Who regulates lifts

Ministry of Interior with local building-control authorities under the Building Control Act; Ministry of Labour (Department of Labour Protection and Welfare) for workplaces

Periodic inspection

For the nine building types under the 2005 ministerial regulation: annual inspection plus a major inspection every 5 years by a licensed building inspector (lifts within scope per older academic sources)

Installer and maintenance licensing

No lift-specific installer licence found; building inspectors must be registered under the Building Control Act

Laws, codes and standards

Building Control Act B.E. 2522 (1979) — Building Control Act B.E. 2522 (1979)
Mandatory · Kingdom of Thailand (Ministry of Interior)
Ministerial Regulation No. 33 (B.E. 2535) (1992) — Ministerial Regulation No. 33 (B.E. 2535) under the Building Control Act - high-rise and extra-large buildings
Mandatory · Building Control Act B.E. 2522 · Ministry of Interior
Ministerial Regulation on building types requiring an inspector B.E. 2548 (2005) — Ministerial Regulation prescribing building types that must have a building inspector B.E. 2548 (2005)
Mandatory · Building Control Act, section 32 bis · Ministry of Interior
Ministerial Regulation on facilities for disabled and elderly persons B.E. 2548 (2005) — Ministerial Regulation prescribing facilities in buildings for disabled persons and the elderly B.E. 2548
Mandatory · Ministry of Interior
Ministerial Regulation on OSH management for machinery, cranes and boilers B.E. 2552 (2009) — Ministerial Regulation prescribing standards for occupational safety, health and environment management relating to machinery, cranes and boilers B.E. 2552 (2009)
Mandatory · Ministry of Labour

Lift associations and bodies

TÜV SÜD Thailand

Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.