SAMR Issued Deepening Plan for Elevator Inspection and Testing Reform (2026-2028)
Core reform measures:
first, classified inspection reform, dividing elevators into three categories:
① Public gathering place elevators (malls, hospitals, schools): retain mandatory regular inspection (once a year);
② Residential elevators: implement self-inspection autonomy + credit random inspection, enterprises publicize after self-inspection qualified, regulatory departments conduct random inspection at 15%/year ratio;
③ Home elevators, service elevators: cancel mandatory inspection, implement enterprise commitment + owner independent acceptance mode;
second, self-inspection capacity building, supporting elevator enterprises and maintenance units to establish self-inspection laboratories, authorized inspection institutions, equipped with intelligent inspection equipment, big data analysis platform, self-inspection personnel with certificates, self-inspection reports legally effective;
third, intelligent inspection upgrade, comprehensively promoting IoT remote inspection, AI visual inspection, robot inspection, elevator operation data uploaded to supervision platform in real time, whole-process digitalization of fault early warning, hidden danger analysis, inspection report, realizing "non-inductive inspection, dynamic supervision";
fourth, credit supervision system, establishing elevator enterprise credit files, maintenance unit red and black lists, excellent credit enterprises enjoy inspection exemption, policy support, dishonest enterprises included in joint punishment, market prohibition list;
fifth, social supervision mechanism, launching elevator safety public supervision platform, mobile phone scan code check report, hidden danger report reward, owners and passengers can query elevator inspection, maintenance, fault records at any time, forming co-governance pattern.
After reform, enterprise inspection cost reduced by 40%, supervision efficiency increased by 60%, elevator safety accident rate decreased by 30%.