Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Ukraine
New lifts and safety components are placed on the market under the Technical Regulation on lifts and safety components approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 438 of 21 June 2017, aligned with Directive 2014/33/EU (it replaced Resolution No. 465 of 22 April 2009, whose products could be supplied until 31 December 2018). Operation of lifts in service is governed by labour-safety rules: the Rules for the construction and safe operation of lifts (NPAOP 0.00-1.02-08, approved by order No. 190 of 1 September 2008 of the State Committee for industrial safety), under which the operator needs a permit, maintenance may be contracted only to an organisation holding a permit for such work, and a lift may not operate without a technical inspection or expert examination. Technical inspection and expert examination of high-hazard equipment follow Cabinet Resolution No. 687 of 26 May 2004, carried out by authorised organisations independent of manufacture and maintenance; the State Labour Service (Derzhpratsi) supervises.
Who regulates lifts
State Labour Service of Ukraine (Derzhpratsi) for safe operation; Ministry of Economy for technical regulations (Resolution 438 was published via the Ministry of Social Policy news item)
Periodic inspection
Periodic technical inspection organised by the operator and recorded in the lift passport; performed under Resolution 687 by authorised organisations. Interval for passenger lifts not confirmed this session (the NPAOP 0.00-1.02-08 page seen states 'at least once every 12 months' for hoists (pidiomnyky)).
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes: lift operation requires a permit under NPAOP 0.00-4.05-2003, and maintenance/repair may only be contracted to an organisation holding a permit for that work.
Laws, codes and standards
- CMU Resolution No. 438 of 21.06.2017 (Technical Regulation on lifts and safety components) (2017) — Technical Regulation on lifts and safety components for liftsMandatory · Law of Ukraine on technical regulations and conformity assessment; based on Directive 2014/33/EU · Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- CMU Resolution No. 465 of 22.04.2009 (2009) — Former Technical Regulation on safety of liftsSuperseded · Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- CMU Resolution No. 62 of 30.01.2013 (Technical Regulation on safety of machinery) — Technical Regulation on the safety of machineryMandatory · Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 62 of 30 January 2013 (amended by No. 632 of 28.08.2013), developed on the basis of Directive 2006/42/EC; sets requirements, conformity assessment and placing on the market / putting into service of machinery · Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- CMU Resolution No. 687 of 26.05.2004 (2004) — Procedure for technical inspection, testing and expert examination of high-hazard machinery, mechanisms and equipmentMandatory · Labour protection law · Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- NPAOP 0.00-1.02-08 (2008) — Rules for the construction and safe operation of liftsMandatory · Labour protection legislation; approved by order No. 190 of 01.09.2008 of the State Committee for Industrial Safety, Labour Protection and Mining Supervision · Derzhgirpromnaglyad (now Derzhpratsi)
- NPAOP 0.00-1.06-77 (1977) — Rules for the construction and safe operation of escalatorsMandatory · Approved by the USSR Gosgortekhnadzor on 27 Dec 1977; the reprint states it is in force in Ukraine under Verkhovna Rada Resolution No. 1545-XII of 12.09.1991 (USSR acts apply on matters not regulated by Ukrainian law) · Gosgortekhnadzor of the USSR (Держгіртехнагляд СРСР)
- DSTU EN 81-20 (2015) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger liftsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · National identical adoption; presumption of conformity with the lift technical regulation (assumed, not confirmed in a list) · DP UkrNDNC (national standards body); proposed by TK 104
Lift associations and bodies
- State Labour Service of Ukraine (Derzhpratsi)
- Technical Committee TK 104 'Lifts, escalators and passenger conveyors' (TK 104)
- Ukrainian Research and Training Center for Standardization, Certification and Quality (national standards body) (UkrNDNC)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.