Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe regulates lifts and escalators under the Factories and Works Act (Chapter 14:08) and the Factories and Works (Elevator and Escalator) Regulations, R.G.N. No. 278 of 1976 as amended, according to The Herald. Using an elevator without a certificate of permission is an offence; the person named on the certificate (the 'user') is responsible for its safety and must appoint a competent person, or a company employing competent persons, to carry out prescribed weekly and monthly inspections, and factory inspectors may enter premises where a lift is installed to examine it. NSSA (which houses occupational safety and health) reported 1,328 registered elevators, 170 not working, but said it has no jurisdiction over owners of non-working elevators. The regulation text itself was not opened.
Who regulates lifts
Factory inspectorate under the Factories and Works Act (Chapter 14:08); NSSA holds the elevator register (per The Herald)
Periodic inspection
Weekly and monthly inspections by a competent person appointed by the permit holder (Elevator and Escalator Regulations, per The Herald); inspector examinations under the Act
Installer and maintenance licensing
Competent persons appointed by the user; no licensing scheme for lift companies confirmed
Laws, codes and standards
- Factories and Works Act [Chapter 14:08] — Factories and Works ActMandatory · Act of Parliament · Parliament of Zimbabwe
- Factories and Works (Elevator and Escalator) Regulations, R.G.N. No. 278 of 1976 (1976) — Factories and Works (Elevator and Escalator) RegulationsMandatory · Factories and Works Act [Chapter 14:08] · Government of Zimbabwe
Lift associations and bodies
- National Social Security Authority (NSSA)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.