On November 15, 2024, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) of Malaysia officially issued the Specification for Safety Management and Maintenance of Elevators and Escalators, which comprehensively upgraded the maintenance qualification, personnel management, safety control and emergency rescue of elevators in Malaysia. The core contents include: First, clarify the qualification threshold for maintenance units. All units carrying out elevator maintenance business in Malaysia must obtain a special qualification license issued by DOSH, establish a complete quality management system, and accept official qualification review every year. Second, strengthen the certificate-based employment system for maintenance personnel. All elevator maintenance personnel must pass the dual theoretical and practical assessments of DOSH, obtain a national maintenance qualification certificate, and complete no less than 30 hours of continuing education and training every year. Third, refine the maintenance frequency and project standards, clarifying that passenger elevators carry out routine maintenance once every 14 days, freight elevators carry out routine maintenance once a month, and escalators carry out routine maintenance once every 10 days. Fourth, upgrade the emergency rescue requirements, clarifying that the elevator entrapment alarm must be responded within 5 minutes and handled on site within 30 minutes, and the maintenance unit must establish a 24-hour emergency rescue duty system. Fifth, standardize the management of maintenance files. All maintenance records, fault handling records and inspection reports must be completely archived, with a retention period of no less than 10 years. The new regulation has a 6-month transition period and was officially implemented on May 15, 2025.