Article 1 This law is formulated to strengthen safety supervision of special equipment, prevent and reduce special equipment accidents, protect personal and property safety, and promote social and economic development.
Article 2 Special equipment production (including design, manufacture, installation, alteration, maintenance and repair) operation, use, inspection and test as well as special equipment safety supervision and management shall apply to this law.
As used in this law, the term “special equipment” refers to boilers, pressure vessels (including gas cylinders), pressure pipelines, elevators, lifting appliances, passenger ropeways, large-scale amusement facilities and field (plant) special purpose motor vehicles which have high risks relating to safety of human lives and properties as well as other special equipment in conformity with this law stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
The state implements catalogued management of special equipment. The catalogue for special equipment shall be drawn up by the department in charge of special equipment safety supervision and management of the State Council and shall be subject to approval by the State Council for before its implementation.
Article 3 Special equipment safety work shall adhere to the principles of safety and prevention first, energy saving and comprehensive management.
Article 4 The state carries out classified and entire process safety supervision and management for production, operation and use of special equipment.
Article 5 The department in charge of safety supervision and management of special equipment of the State Council is responsible for special equipment safety supervision and management throughout the country while the departments in charge of special equipment safety supervision and management of local people’s governments above county level are responsible for special equipment safety supervision and management within their respective administrative regions
Article 6 The State Council and local people’s governments shall strengthen the guidance on special equipment safety work and supervise all relevant departments to perform their supervision and management duties in accordance with law.
Local people’s governments above county level shall establish coordination mechanism to timely coordinate and solve any problems arising from supervision and management of special equipment.
Article 7 The units for production, operation and use of special equipment shall comply with this law and other relevant laws and regulations, establish and improve special equipment safety and energy saving responsibility system, and strengthen special equipment safety and energy saving management to ensure special equipment production, operation and use is safe and meeting energy conservation requirements.
Article 8 Special equipment production, operation, use, inspection and testing shall be in conformity with relevant special equipment safety technical code and related standards.
Special equipment safety technical code shall be drawn up by the department in charge of special equipment safety supervision and management of the State Council.
Article 9 Special equipment industry associations shall strengthen industry self-regulation, promote industry integrity and credibility system construction and improve special equipment safety management level.
Article 10 The State gives support to scientific and technical research in special equipment safety, encourages promotion and application of advanced technologies and advanced management methods and units or individuals that have made outstanding contributions in this regard shall be rewarded.
Article 11 The department in charge of special equipment safety supervision and management shall strengthen special equipment safety publicity and education, popularize special equipment safety knowledge and enhance special equipment safety awareness of the public.
Article 12 Any unit or individual has the right to report illegal acts related to special equipment safety to the department in charge of special equipment safety supervision and management and relevant departments and the departments receiving the report shall handle in a timely manner.
Chapter I General Provisions
Chapter II Production, Operation and Use
Section I General Provisions
Section II Production
Section III Operation
Section IV Use
Chapter III Inspection, Testing
Chapter IV Supervision
Chapter V Accident Emergency Rescue and Investigation and Handling
Chapter VI Legal Liability
Chapter VII Supplementary
Law on Safety of Special Equipment, Law/T on Safety of Special Equipment, LawT on Safety of Special Equipment, LawonSafetyofSpecialEquipment, Law/TonSafetyofSpecialEquipment, LawTonSafetyofSpecialEquipment,
