Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Trinidad and Tobago
Lifts in Trinidad and Tobago are regulated as workplace equipment under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Chap. 88:08 (Act 1 of 2004, amended by Act 3 of 2006), administered by the Occupational Safety and Health Agency and its Chief Inspector. The Act's prescribed abstract and the Prescribed Forms Order (Form 12, Report of Examination of Hoist or Lift) require every hoist or lift to be thoroughly examined by a competent person before first use and at least once every twelve months, with the report entered in the General Register within 14 days; the hoist/lift provisions apply whether or not the premises are otherwise covered by the Act, in which case the report goes to the Inspector. The Act also requires liftways inside industrial buildings to be enclosed in fire-resisting material with fire-resisting landing doors. No lift-specific design standard (ASME or EN) named in law was found.
Who regulates lifts
Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Chief Inspector), Ministry of Labour
Periodic inspection
Thorough examination by a competent person (an engineer recognised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with hoist/lift experience) before first use and at least every 12 months; report on Form 12 within 14 days
Installer and maintenance licensing
No licensing of lift companies or technicians found; only the examiner must be a 'competent person' as defined in the Form 12 notes
Laws, codes and standards
- OSH Act Chap. 88:08 — Occupational Safety and Health ActMandatory · Act No. 1 of 2004, amended by Act No. 3 of 2006 · Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
- OSH (Prescribed Forms) Order, Form 12 — Report of Examination of Hoist or LiftMandatory · OSH Act Chap. 88:08 (subsidiary legislation) · Minister responsible for labour
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-11-05. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.