Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Vietnam
Lifts are regulated as equipment with strict occupational-safety requirements under national technical regulations (QCVN) originally issued by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA). QCVN 02:2019/BLĐTBXH covers new passenger lifts (traction, positive-drive, hydraulic) and requires a certificate of conformity, first inspection before use, periodic and extraordinary inspection, with an inspection stamp in the car; escalators and moving walks fall under QCVN 11:2012/BLĐTBXH and home lifts under QCVN 32:2018/BLĐTBXH. From 1 March 2025 state management of occupational safety moved to the Department of Employment under the Ministry of Home Affairs after MOLISA's merger.
Who regulates lifts
Ministry of Home Affairs - Department of Employment (Cục Việc làm, Bộ Nội vụ), formerly MOLISA's Department of Work Safety (Cục An toàn lao động)
Periodic inspection
Periodic inspection by an accredited occupational-safety inspection organisation (tổ chức kiểm định) per the MOLISA inspection procedure (Circular 12/2021/TT-BLĐTBXH); interval not verified this session. Maintenance at least every 3 months, monthly for lifts in apartments, offices, malls, hospitals, hotels, factories and public places (QCVN 02:2019 3.5.1).
Installer and maintenance licensing
No company licence found; installers/maintainers must assign trained staff familiar with lift construction and trained in work safety and keep assignment logs (QCVN 02:2019 3.5.2). Inspection bodies need a ministry certificate of eligibility (3.3.3).
Laws, codes and standards
- QCVN 02:2019/BLĐTBXH (2019) — National technical regulation on occupational safety for liftsMandatory · Issued with Circular 42/2019/TT-BLĐTBXH of 30 Dec 2019 · MOLISA (Bộ Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội)
- QCVN 11:2012/BLĐTBXH (2012) — National technical regulation on occupational safety for escalators and passenger conveyorsMandatory · Issued with Circular 32/2012/TT-BLĐTBXH of 19 Dec 2012 · MOLISA
- QCVN 32:2018/BLĐTBXH (2018) — National technical regulation on occupational safety for home (family) liftsMandatory · MOLISA
- Thông tư 12/2021/TT-BLĐTBXH (2021) — Circular promulgating technical safety inspection procedures for liftsMandatory · MOLISA
- TCVN 6396-20 — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Passenger and goods passenger lifts (EN 81-20 equivalent)Referenced by law · Referenced in QCVN 02:2019 (e.g. 2.2.25 landing door locking) · Vietnam national standards (TCVN)
- TCVN 6396-21 (2020) — New passenger and goods passenger lifts in existing buildings (EN 81-21:2018)Referenced by law · QCVN 02:2019 clause 1.1.2; Circular 12/2021 · Vietnam national standards (TCVN)
- TCVN 6396-50 (2017) — Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components (EN 81-50)Referenced by law · Referenced in QCVN 02:2019 · Vietnam national standards (TCVN)
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.