Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Zambia
Zambia regulates lifts as lifting machinery under the Factories Act, 1966 (Cap. 441), whose Part VII (Safety: lifting machinery) includes s. 47 'Hoists and lifts' and s. 48 'Hoists and lifts used for carrying persons'. The Factories (Lifting Machinery) (Inspection and Examination) (Fees) Regulations, 2018 (S.I. No. 9 of 2018, revoking S.I. 195 of 1996) apply to factories, building operations, engineering construction and non-factory buildings: owners or users must pay for inspections or examinations done by a competent person, an inspector or a person authorised by the Commissioner, notify the competent person 14 days before an examination is due, and the fee schedule covers electric traction and hydraulic lifts, escalators and travolators, dumbwaiters, traction/brake and safety-gear tests, and examination of new or modernised installations; a competent person may suspend lifting machinery on safety grounds. The statutory examination interval in s. 47 was not read this session.
Who regulates lifts
Commissioner / factory inspectorate under the Factories Act (Cap. 441)
Periodic inspection
Periodic inspection or examination by a competent person, inspector or person authorised by the Commissioner (S.I. 9 of 2018); interval under Factories Act s. 47 not confirmed
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not found (examinations by 'competent persons' as defined in the Act)
Laws, codes and standards
- Factories Act, 1966 (Cap. 441), Part VII s. 47–48 (1966) — Factories Act — hoists and lifts; hoists and lifts used for carrying personsMandatory · Act of Parliament · Parliament of Zambia
- S.I. No. 9 of 2018 — Factories (Lifting Machinery) (Inspection and Examination) (Fees) Regulations, 2018 (2018) — Factories (Lifting Machinery) (Inspection and Examination) (Fees) RegulationsMandatory · Factories Act ss. 74 and 105 · Government of Zambia (Gazette supplement 9 February 2018)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.