PART 3 5. This Part applies to all lifts installed in accordance with the permission of the Commissioner of Building Control under regulation 29 of the Building Control Regulations 2003 (G.N. No. S 666/2003), but not the following lifts:| (a) | a lift used solely for the carriage, stacking, loading or unloading of goods or materials; | | (b) | a mechanised vehicle parking system for transporting only vehicles; | | (c) | a hoist used solely for lifting or feeding material directly into a machine; | | (d) | a stage or orchestra lift; | | (e) | a lift or hoist provided, in connection with any building which is being constructed, for the use solely of persons employed in the construction or for carrying materials used in the construction; | | (f) | a lift used as part of an amusement ride, as defined in the Amusement Rides Safety Act (Cap. 6A). |
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6.—(1) An owner of a lift must not —| (a) | operate the lift; or | | (b) | resume operating the lift after any major alteration or replacement works to the lift, |
| unless a valid permit to operate is issued for the lift and the permit is not suspended. |
| (2) An owner of a lift who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Examination, inspection and testing of lifts |
7.—(1) Before applying for a permit to operate for any lift under regulation 8, the owner of the lift must engage a lift service contractor to examine, inspect and test the lift —| (a) | in accordance with the requirements in paragraph (2); and | | (b) | in the presence of an authorised examiner. |
(2) The requirements for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a) are —| (a) | in the case of a home lift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the relevant provisions in SS 550:2009 or the Japan Elevator Association Standards: 2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to; |
| | (b) | in the case of a vertical platform lift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the relevant provisions specified in EN 81‑41:2010 or ASME 18.1‑2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to; |
| | (c) | in the case of a stairlift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the relevant provisions specified in ASME 18.1‑2014; or |
| | (d) | in the case of any other lift, the relevant provisions specified in SS 550:2009. |
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(3) A lift service contractor who is engaged by an owner of a lift to carry out an examination, inspection and testing of the lift under paragraph (1) and —| (a) | who fails to do so; or | | (b) | who does not carry out the examination, inspection and testing of the lift in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) or (b), |
| shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| (4) An owner of a lift must not engage a person who is not a lift service contractor to carry out any examination, inspection or testing of a lift under paragraph (1). |
| (5) A person must not carry out any examination, inspection or testing of a lift unless the person is a lift service contractor. |
| (6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Application for permit to operate for lifts |
8.—(1) An application for a permit to operate for any lift must —| (a) | be made within 3 months after the date the lift is examined, inspected and tested under regulation 7 or, if the examination, inspection and testing does not take place on a single day, on the first day on which the examination, inspection and testing starts; and | | (b) | be accompanied by —| (i) | a certificate, in such form and manner as may be determined by the Commissioner, signed by the authorised examiner mentioned in regulation 7(1)(b); and | | (ii) | such other documents, particulars and information as may be required by the Commissioner in the particular case. |
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(2) The authorised examiner must state the following in the certificate mentioned in paragraph (1)(b)(i):| (a) | the lift service contractor has carried out the examination, inspection and testing of the lift, in the presence of the authorised examiner and in accordance with regulation 7(1); | | (b) | the authorised examiner is of the opinion that the lift is in a fit condition for operation; | | (c) | the authorised examiner is not a partner, associate, director, officer or employee of the owner of the lift or the lift service contractor carrying out the examination, inspection and testing of the lift under regulation 7(1). |
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(3) An application must —| (a) | be made by the owner of the lift to the Commissioner in such form and manner as the Commissioner may require; | | (b) | relate to a single lift, or to 2 or more lifts within or connected to a single building or comprised in 2 or more buildings belonging to the same owner; and | | (c) | be accompanied by the relevant application fee in regulation 9. |
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| (4) If the Commissioner receives an application, the Commissioner may carry out, or arrange to be carried out by any person authorised by the Commissioner, such inspections or inquiries in relation to the application as the Commissioner considers necessary for a proper consideration of the application. |
| (5) For the purposes of paragraph (2), an authorised examiner who makes a statement mentioned in paragraph (2) that is false or misleading in a material particular, knowing the statement to be false or misleading, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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9. The application fee mentioned in regulation 8(3)(c) is —| (a) | where the total number of lifts to which the application relates is 10 or fewer, $20 per lift; or | | (b) | where the total number of lifts to which the application relates is more than 10, an amount equal to —| (i) | $200; plus | | (ii) | $10 per lift in excess of 10. |
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| Permit to operate for lifts |
10.—(1) The Commissioner may, without checking the documents and particulars accompanying an application made under regulation 8, for every lift to which the application relates, issue a permit to operate authorising the operation of that lift, on the basis of the certificate mentioned in regulation 8(1)(b)(i).| (2) Despite paragraph (1), the Commissioner may carry out random checks on any document or particulars relating to any application at any time before or after issuing a permit to operate. |
(3) A permit to operate issued under paragraph (1) —| (a) | is in such form as the Commissioner may determine; | | (b) | may contain such conditions (as the Commissioner may determine) subject to which it is issued; and | | (c) | is valid for 12 months. |
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| (4) An owner of a lift must, at all times on or after 1 September 2017 during the operation of the lift, display or cause to be displayed, in a prominent manner and in a conspicuous position in the lift, a valid permit to operate for that lift. |
| (5) An owner of a lift who contravenes paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Suspension or stoppage of lift operation |
11.—(1) The Commissioner may, by written notice served on the owner of a lift, suspend or stop the operation of the lift if the Commissioner is of the opinion that —| (a) | the lift is in a dangerous state or condition that is likely to cause injury to any person; | | (b) | it is in the interests of public safety to do so; | | (c) | the owner of the lift has breached or is breaching any condition of the permit to operate for that lift; or | | (d) | any information or document that is false or misleading in a material particular was given during the application for the permit to operate for that lift. |
| (2) The owner of a lift must, immediately after receiving any written notice under paragraph (1) to suspend the operation of the lift, suspend the operation of the lift, and may resume operation of the lift only after the Commissioner has served a written notice on the owner informing the owner that the suspension is lifted. |
| (3) The owner of a lift must, immediately after receiving any written notice under paragraph (1) to stop the operation of the lift, stop the operation of the lift. |
| (4) An owner of a lift who, on his or her own motion, wishes to permanently stop the operation of the lift, must notify the Commissioner before permanently stopping the operation of the lift. |
(5) A permit to operate for a lift ceases to be valid when —| (a) | the Commissioner gives written notice to stop the operation of the lift under paragraph (1); | | (b) | any major alteration or replacement works to the lift are commenced; | | (c) | the owner notifies the Commissioner under paragraph (4) of the permanent stoppage of the operation of the lift; or | | (d) | the temporary occupation permit issued for the building (or part of the building) which the lift is installed in or attached to has been revoked. |
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| (6) An owner of a lift who contravenes paragraph (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Lifts to be kept in good working condition |
12.—(1) An owner of a lift must ensure that —| (a) | the lift is kept in a good working condition at all times; and | | (b) | the lift is —| (i) | periodically maintained; and | | (ii) | examined, inspected and tested, |
| in accordance with these Regulations. |
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(2) An owner of a lift which is in such a condition, or is used in such a way, as —| (a) | to be or likely to be dangerous; or | | (b) | to cause or be likely to cause injury to people carried in the lift, |
| must immediately stop the operation of the lift. |
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| (3) An owner of a lift who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Periodic maintenance of lifts |
13.—(1) An owner of a lift in operation must engage a lift service contractor (and no other) to maintain the lift.(2) The lift service contractor engaged by an owner of a lift under paragraph (1) must carry out maintenance works for the lift in accordance with the maintenance requirements as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule and —| (a) | in the case of a home lift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations for periodic maintenance; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the provisions for periodic maintenance in SS 550:2009 or the Japan Elevator Association Standards: 2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to; |
| | (b) | in the case of a vertical platform lift or a stairlift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations for periodic maintenance; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the provisions for periodic maintenance in ASME 18.1‑2014; or |
| | (c) | in the case of any other lift, the manufacturer’s recommendations for periodic maintenance and the provisions for periodic maintenance in SS 550:2009. |
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(3) The lift service contractor must carry out the maintenance works —| (a) | in the case of a home lift, vertical platform lift or stairlift —| (i) | at the frequency recommended in the manufacturer’s recommendations for periodic maintenance (where available); or | | (ii) | once every 3 months, |
| whichever is more frequent; or |
| | (b) | in the case of any other lift —| (i) | at the frequency recommended in the manufacturer’s recommendations for periodic maintenance (where available); or | | (ii) | once every month, |
| whichever is more frequent. |
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| (4) A person must not carry out any maintenance works on a lift unless the person is a lift service contractor. |
| (5) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Investigation of lift incidents |
14.—(1) In this regulation, a reference to an incident, in relation to a lift, refers to any of the following:| (a) | a person dies or is injured and the death or injury involves a lift, or any associated equipment or machinery of a lift; | | (b) | the main drive system of a lift fails due to a reason other than the failure of the main power system of the lift; | | (c) | a suspension rope of a lift breaks; | | (d) | a brake, overload device, safety component or safety equipment of a lift fails; | | (e) | an interlocking device for any door of the lift-way of a lift fails due to a reason other than the safety contacts not making electrical contact; | | (f) | an interlocking device for any door of a lift car fails due to a reason other than the safety contacts not making electrical contact. |
(2) Where an incident involving any part of a lift occurs —| (a) | the owner of the lift; and | | (b) | the last lift service contractor who carried out any maintenance or repair work, or otherwise performed work, on the lift, |
| must each inform the Commissioner of the occurrence of the incident as soon as practicable after the owner and the lift service contractor become aware, respectively, of the occurrence of that incident. |
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(3) On request by the Commissioner, the lift service contractor mentioned in paragraph (2)(b) must, within the time stipulated by the Commissioner ––| (a) | engage an authorised examiner to investigate the incident and prepare an investigation report of the incident; and | | (b) | submit the investigation report to the Commissioner. |
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| (4) The Commissioner may also by written notice require the owner of the lift mentioned in paragraph (2)(a) to submit within a stipulated time an investigation report of the incident by another authorised examiner. |
| (5) An authorised examiner must not, for the purposes of paragraphs (3)(a) and (4), carry out any investigation or prepare any investigation report if the authorised examiner is a partner, associate, director, officer or employee of the owner of the lift, or the lift service contractor who engaged the authorised examiner. |
| (6) Any person who fails to comply with a request or notice of the Commissioner under paragraph (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
| (7) Any person who contravenes paragraph (2) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Duties of lift service contractor |
15.—(1) A lift service contractor engaged to carry out maintenance works on a lift must, during the term of the engagement —| (a) | when requested to do so by the Commissioner, submit an investigation report on any breakdown of the lift; | | (b) | notify the Commissioner when the lift service contractor, in the course of the lift service contractor’s duties, finds the lift to be unsafe for operation; and | | (c) | put in place adequate barriers and barricades with warning signs in the vicinity of a lift when the lift is not operational when maintenance works are to be or are being carried out. |
(2) If any lift maintenance agreement to which a lift service contractor is a party is terminated, the lift service contractor must —| (a) | within 7 days after the termination, notify the Commissioner of the termination; and | | (b) | within 14 days after the termination, transfer any maintenance records (including certificates signed by authorised examiners and other documents) in connection with any lift under the lift maintenance agreement to the owner of the lift. |
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| (3) A lift service contractor who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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16.—(1) An owner of a lift must —| (a) | keep all maintenance records (including certificates signed by authorised examiners and other documents) in connection with the lift, for a period of at least 5 years after the issue or making of that record; and | | (b) | whenever required to do so within that period of 5 years, produce to the Commissioner, or any person authorised by the Commissioner, for the Commissioner’s inspection any of the maintenance records. |
| (2) An owner of a lift who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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| Duties of lift owner and authorised examiner in major alteration or replacement works |
17.—(1) An owner of a lift must notify the Commissioner in writing before any major alteration or replacement works are carried out on the lift.(2) For the purpose of this regulation, major alteration or replacement works on a lift includes, but is not limited to, any of the following:| (a) | changing or removing any safety device of a lift, or adding any safety device to a lift; | | (b) | changing the mass of a lift car, including lift car finishing; | | (c) | changing the rated load or speed of a lift; | | (d) | changing the travel distance of a lift; | | (e) | changing the lift control operation (including changing the software or type of driving machine or brakes); | | (f) | changing the number, type or size of the hoisting ropes supporting a lift car or its counterweight; | | (g) | changing the size of the guide rails of a lift; | | (h) | changing the type of safety gear; | | (i) | changing the lift landing door, lift car door and lift car door drive and control. |
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(3) A person must not carry out any major alteration or replacement works on a lift unless the person —| (a) | is a lift service contractor; and | | (b) | is supervised by an authorised examiner for those works. |
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(4) Upon completion of any major alteration or replacement works on a lift, the authorised examiner must examine, inspect and test the lift to ensure that the design and installation of the lift is in accordance with ––| (a) | in the case of a home lift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the requirements specified in SS 550:2009 or the Japan Elevator Association Standards: 2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to; |
| | (b) | in the case of a vertical platform lift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the requirements specified in EN 81‑41:2010 or ASME 18.1‑2014, whichever is the standard the lift was designed to; |
| | (c) | in the case of a stairlift —| (i) | the manufacturer’s recommendations; or | | (ii) | where the manufacturer’s recommendations are not available, the requirements specified in ASME 18.1‑2014; or |
| | (d) | in the case of any other lift, the requirements specified in SS 550:2009. |
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(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4), an authorised examiner must not carry out —| (a) | any supervision of any major alteration or replacement works on a lift; or | | (b) | any examination, inspection and test required by this regulation, |
| if the authorised examiner is a partner, associate, director, officer or employee of the owner of the lift, or the lift service contractor carrying out the major alteration or replacement works on the lift. |
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| (6) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (3), (4) or (5) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000. |
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