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The Safety Ordinance for Cranes

(Ordinance of the Ministry of Labour No.34 September 30, 1972)

Chapter V Elevator

Section 5 Alteration, Pause of Use, Disuse, etc.

Article 163 (Notification for Alteration)
  • (1) As regards the elevator having been installed, the employer intends to alter any of the parts listed in the following each item shall, when notifying it pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act, submit the elevator alteration notification (Form No.12) with the elevator inspection certificate and drawings of the parts intended to alter (excluding the one listed in item (iv)), to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office:
    • (i) Cages or counter weights;
    • (ii) Hoisting mechanism or prime movers;
    • (iii) Brakes;
    • (iv) Wire ropes;
    • (v) For an elevator installed out of doors, hoist way towers, guide rail towers and stays.
  • (2) The provision of paragraph (2) of Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of notification pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph. In this case the term "crane" in paragraph (2) of the same Article shall be deemed to be replaced with "elevator".
  • (3) The employer (excluding the one set forth in the text of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act) shall, as regards an elevator, when intending to alter any of the parts listed in each item of paragraph (1), pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) of Article 88 of the Act which is applied mutatis mutandis in paragraph (2) of the same Article, submit the elevator alteration notification (Form No.12) with the inspection certificate and the drawings set forth in paragraph (1), to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 164 (Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) A person who altered the parts of an elevator falling under item (i) or (v) of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article shall, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, undergo the inspection for the said elevator by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. However, this shall not apply to the case that the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office approved the inspection of the said elevator is unnecessary.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) and (3) of Article 141, shall apply mutatis mutandis to the inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "alteration inspection" in this Section).
  • (3) A person who undergoes the alteration inspection shall submit an application for elevator alteration inspection (Form No.13) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office. In the case that the notification set forth in paragraph (1) or (3) of the preceding Article is not made because of having been given the accreditation, the inspection certificate and the drawing set forth in paragraph (1) of the same Article, and other document necessary for the completion inspection shall be attached.
Article 165 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Alteration Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 142 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the alteration inspection.
Article 166 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the elevator, which passed the alteration inspection or the elevator set forth in the proviso of paragraph (1) of Article 164, endorse the inspection date, the parts altered and the results of the inspection on the said elevator inspection certificate.
Article 167 (Report on Pause of Use)
  • (1) A person who installed an elevator shall, when intending to pause the use of the said elevator for a period over the validity term of the elevator inspection certificate, report that matter to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office within the validity term of the said elevator inspection certificate. However, this shall not apply to the employer who has been given the accreditation.
Article 168 (Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) A person who intends to reuse the elevator, which has paused the use, pursuant to the provision of paragraph (3) of Article 38 of the Act, shall undergo the inspection for the said elevator by the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
  • (2) The provisions of paragraph (2) and (3) of Article 141 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the inspection pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph (hereinafter referred to as "reuse inspection" in this Section).
  • (3) A person who undergoes the reuse inspection shall submit an application for elevator reuse inspection (Form No.14) to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
Article 169 (Measures for the Case of Undergoing Reuse Inspection)
  • (1) The provision of Article 142 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of undergoing the reuse inspection.
Article 170 (Endorsement on Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) The Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office shall, as regards the elevator, which passed the reuse inspection, endorse the inspection date and the results of the inspection on the said elevator inspection certificate.
Article 171 (Return of Inspection Certificate)
  • (1) A person who had installed an elevator shall, when having disused the said elevator, return without delay the elevator inspection certificate to the Chief of the competent Labour Standards Inspection Office.
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