China News Service, Nanjing, September 1 (Zhang Qian, Xiao Ridong, Shen Ran) Recently, the revised "Nanjing Elevator Safety Regulations" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") were approved by the Standing Committee of the 16th Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress for the 31st meeting. The meeting passed the second trial.
In accordance with legal procedures, the revised "Regulations" will be formally promulgated and implemented after being approved by the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Congress.
It is reported that the three cities of Nanjing, Wuxi and Suzhou in Jiangsu have included elevator safety regulations in the formal projects of the legislative plan this year.
From July 6th to 7th, the Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress Legislative Affairs Committee and the Legal Work Committee also jointly held the Suzhou and Wuxi Municipal Legislative Affairs Commissions and the Legal Work Committee for the first time to hold a special meeting on elevator safety coordination legislation to maximize the synergistic advantages of legislative resources and institutional norms , And work together to establish a "good law" for elevator safety in Jiangsu.
In fact, the "Nanjing City Elevator Safety Regulations" was formulated by the 26th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th Nanjing Municipal People's Congress as early as October 2011, and came into effect on March 1, 2012.
“As the first elevator safety regulation in China, the Nanjing Elevator Safety Regulations ushered in the first revision after a lapse of ten years.” Xia Dezhi, director of the Legal Work Committee of the Standing Committee of the Nanjing Municipal People’s Congress, deputy chairman of the Municipal People’s Congress Legislative Affairs Committee, and first-level inspector, introduced. This revision directly faces the new situation and new problems in the elevator safety field, and has made significant changes and adjustments to the original regulations, aiming to fully protect the "citizens' safe going up and downstairs" through legislation.
It is understood that the revised "Regulations" has eight chapters and 64 articles, which are divided into general provisions, selection and configuration, manufacturing and installation, use, maintenance, inspection and testing, supervision and management, legal responsibilities and supplementary provisions.
It is worth noting that compared with the old regulations enacted in 2011, the key livelihood and safety issues that the people are concerned about are covered by the revised "Regulations."
Xia Dezhi said that in recent years, many domestic safety accidents caused by electric bicycles entering elevator cars have caused public concern.
For example, in August 2020, in a community in Nanning, Guangxi, a woman rode an electric car into an elevator. Suddenly the electric car burst into flames. The entire elevator car was wrapped in heavy smoke in only 4 seconds; May 10 this year, Chengdu, Sichuan In the elevator of Congshujiayuan Community, a battery car suddenly caught fire. The flame instantly engulfed the entire elevator room. Many people were burned, including a baby...
"The legislative work class for this revision of the "Regulations" has supplemented the system from the perspective of the priority of the right to life over the right to property and the right to travel convenience after listening to a number of expert discussion meetings and legislative research seminars. The second paragraph of Article 32 of the "Regulations" clearly states that electric bicycles and their batteries must not enter passenger elevators, and stipulates that "other passengers, elevator users, owners and owners' committees" have the right to dissuade and stop them. Those who refuse to obey shall also report in time.
At the same time, Article 60 of the "Regulations" also creates corresponding legal responsibilities. "If you refuse to obey the dissuasion, the fire rescue agency shall impose a fine of not less than 200 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan" to promote the implementation of obligations with rigid responsibilities.
In addition, it is worth noting that for the short warranty period of elevators in residential quarters, there have been repeated complaints about the problem of "checking in and out of warranty". This time, Nanjing’s revised "Regulations" Chapter 2 Article 17 also expressly stipulates: warranty period It is a minimum of five years from the date of passing the elevator installation supervision and inspection.
Xia Dezhi explained that the industry practice provides a two-year warranty period for elevators leaving the factory, and the development and construction cycle of a residential area from the start of construction to the completion of the owner’s move-in usually takes 4 to 5 years. In addition, during this period, developers use elevators to transport construction materials intensively. The problem of "new houses and old elevators" has led to the derogation of the owner’s actual warranty rights, which violates the principle of fairness. It is necessary to solve potential safety hazards in a timely manner by appropriately extending the warranty period; comprehensive analysis of elevator failure rate big data and the actual situation of elevator manufacturing units, five The annual warranty period is more appropriate and feasible, and it is also conducive to forcing elevator manufacturers to improve product quality.
It is reported that both Jiangsu Wuxi and Suzhou plan to set a minimum elevator warranty period of five years, hoping to pass coordinated legislation to establish a unified elevator market and a legal environment.
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