Elevators Safety

Elevators, or elevating devices are in widespread operation throughout the province. Passenger elevators, freight elevators, escalators, and ski lifts provide significant convenience to the public at large and contribute to the quality of life in the province.

Elevator safety initiatives establish and enforce technical safety standards to minimize the potential hazards associated with the transportation and movement of people by complex electrical and mechanical equipment. These standards are focused in the following critical areas:

• review and registration of equipment designs prior to installation;
• initial inspection during installation to ensure that safety requirements incorporated in the design are functional;
• licencing and periodic inspection of equipment when in operational service to ensure that safety standards are maintained; and
• licencing of contractors who install and maintain elevating devices.