Interpretation of Special Equipment Safety Act elevator
"People's Republic of ChinaSpecial Equipment SafetyAct" (hereinafterreferred to as "Special Equipment SafetyLaw")by the12th National People's CongressStanding Committeeat its third meetingvote,shall go into effectJanuary 1, 2014.The lawhas becomeChina's firstlawonall kinds of specialequipmentto makea unifiedsecuritymanagement,comprehensivespecification.
Elevatoras the mainspecial equipment,"special equipmentsafety law," the introductionof theelevatorsafety supervision,the elevator industrydevelopmentthatwill bringa positive impact?Elevator companies, industry experts,governmentprocurementofficialshow to treat theintroduction of "special equipment safetylaw"?Elevatorweeklynewspaperwill be divided intoupper and lowertwowereanalyzed and interpreted.In theelevatorandthe worseningsecurity situation inelevator accident-prone, theintroduction of "Special Equipment SafetyAct"is likea timely rain, access tothe elevator industryandpublicacclaim.
""Special Equipment SafetyAct"to define theresponsibilities of the partiessubjecttothe responsibilityof the refinement, bothelevatormanufacturers,maintenanceoruse ofbusinessunits,willincrease theemphasis onelevator safety, whichwill alsopromote the healthydevelopment ofthe elevator industry. "ChinaElevatorindustry AssociationDeputy Secretary-GeneralZhang Yuexiangcommented,"special Equipment SafetyAct, "introducedsignificance.
Clearthe mainresponsibility for securitydefense "pass the buck": Industry generally believe thatnearly twoelevatorsfrequent accidentsandresponsibilities are notclearlyis not without relevance.Have occurredafter the accident, the responsiblebodymanufacturers,maintenancecompaniessuch asshirkingresponsibility "pass the buck" phenomenon."Throughthis Actis to establishand strengthenthe main responsibility, increasepenaltiesfor violations, urgingthe production, management, and use ofsafety awarenessandresponsible person,effectively assumethe responsibility to protectthe safetyof special equipment."NPC StandingKanKe, deputydirector of thecommitteesaid."Special Equipment SafetyLaw"Article 22stipulates thatthe elevatorinstallation, alteration, repairmust be performed byorunder this Lawelevatormanufacturing unitto obtain the appropriatelicenseunitsentrusted.Elevatormanufacturing unitsentrusted to otherunitselevator installation, alteration,repair,shouldguideand monitortheirsecurityinstallation, alteration, repair,andtechnical specificationsin accordance withthe safetyrequirementsfor verificationanddebugging,elevator manufacturingunit is responsibleforelevator safetyperformance.
More thanelevatoraccidentsoccurredin recent yearsin a rowshows thatmaintenanceis essential formaintenance ofelevator safety.It is understood that,in May, ShenzhenLuohu District, ChanghongBuildingelevatoraccident was due tomaintenancepersonnelirregularitieslead to reduceduse of liquidlubricantscausedthe elevatorbraking capacity.Fora similar problem, the stateofthe elevatorfrom the legalpractitionersonastrictqualification.Law explicitlyrequireselevator maintenancemust bemadebyorpursuant to this Lawelevator manufacturingunitinstallation, alteration,repairunitswerepermitted;undertakemaintenance operationsand maintenancepersonnelmust betrained,qualifiedworkers;maintenanceprocess should bestrictly enforcedsafety technologyregulatory requirements,and implementon-siteprotectivemeasures to ensurethe safetyof construction.In addition,the liftis put into use,the elevatormanufacturing unitsto deal withthe safe operation ofthe elevatorsituationandfollow-up surveyto understand,suggest improvementstothe elevatormaintenanceunit orthe use of unitspresent in themaintenanceandsafe operation of theissues,and to providethe necessary technicalhelp.Forresidential districtelevator safetymanagement issues,lawalso madespecial provisions.If the ownerscommissionedresidentialpropertymanagementservices unitelevator,property servicesshall fulfillthe obligationof safety managementin accordance with law.Event of an accident,property servicesunitifmanagementdid not do tosecureobligationsshouldbear the responsibility.
Key regulatorsin public placesLift: Since the2011BeijingMetro Line 4Zoo Stationescalatoraccidentsin public placeselevator safetyconcern.Aftertheaccident,the Beijing MunicipalBureau of Quality Supervisionrequirements,subways, airports,railway stations and otherplacesof public transportnewly installedelevatorsystemto implement allthe manufacturersresponsible for lifeby theelevatormanufactureris responsible for equipmentinstallation, alteration,repair androutinemaintenance."Special Equipment SafetyLaw"Article 57stipulates thatdepartmentsresponsible forspecial equipmentsafety supervision and managementin accordance with theprovisions of this law,special equipmentproduction, management, and useand inspection,testing institutionssupervision andinspection.Departmentof special equipmentsafety supervision and managementshould beschools,kindergartens, hospitals, railway stations,ferry terminals, shopping malls, stadiums, exhibition halls, parks and otherpublic placesstaffturnover rateofspecial equipment,the implementation of keysafetysupervision and inspection.
Industry expertssaid that insome public places,larger flow of people, elevatorsrunmore frequently,higher quality requirementsforelevator equipment.Beijing, for example,duringShuyun,Beijingsubwaydailypassenger volumeover ten millionpeoplehas become the norm,as thesubwayelevatorsmannedessentialverticaltransport,it is particularly importantto ensure thesafety ofthe elevator.