Regulations on Safety Supervision of Special Equipment
(Decree No. 373 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China promulgated on March 11, 2003 is amended according to "Decision of the State Council on Modifying Regulations on Safety Supervision of Special Equipment " on January 24, 2009)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 These Regulations are formulated to strengthen safety supervision of special equipment, prevent and reduce accidents, safeguard the safety of people's lives and property, and promote economic development.
Article 2 As used in these Regulations, the term "special equipment" refers to boilers, pressure vessels (including gas cylinders, the same below), pressure pipelines, elevators, lifting appliances, passenger ropeways, large amusement devices and dedicated motor vehicles in site (plant), which relate to life safety or have high risks. The catalogue for the special equipment mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be drawn up by the department in charge of safety supervision administration of special equipment of the State Council (hereinafter referred to as the department for safety supervision administration of special equipment of the State Council) and submitted to the State Council for approval before implementation.
Article 3 Production (including design, manufacture, installation, alternation, maintenance and repair, the same below), service, inspection and testing, as well as supervision and examination of special equipment shall be in conformity with these Regulations, except as otherwise provided in these Regulations.
These Regulations are not applicable to safety supervision of the special equipment used for military equipment, nuclear facilities, aerospace vehicles, railway locomotives, offshore installations and ships, as well as coal mines, and of special equipment used for civil airports.
Supervision and administration of the installation and service of lifting appliances used on house construction sites and municipal engineering sites and of the dedicated motor vehicles in site (plant) shall be performed by competent construction administrative departments in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations.
Article 4 The department for safety supervision administration of special equipment of the State Council is responsible for safety supervision of special equipment throughout the country, and local departments in charge of safety supervision administration of special equipment at or above the county level are responsible for safety supervision of special equipment within their respective administrative areas (hereinafter collectively referred to as the departments for safety supervision administration of special equipment).
Article 5 Any unit manufacturing or using special equipment shall establish a sound safety and energy conservation management system and a job safety and energy conservation responsibility system for special equipment.
The principal responsible person of a unit manufacturing or using special equipment shall assume overall responsibility for the safety and energy conservation of special equipment.
Any unit manufacturing or using special equipment and special equipment inspection and testing institution shall accept the safety supervision of special equipment conducted by the department for safety supervision administration of special equipment according to law.
Article 6 Special equipment inspection and testing institutions shall, in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, conduct inspection and testing, and assume legal liability for the inspection and testing results and appraisal conclusions.
Article 7 Local people's governments at or above the county level shall urge the departments for safety supervision administration of special equipment to perform their safety supervision duties according to law and give them support, and timely coordinate and resolve major problems arising from safety supervision of special equipment.
Article 8 The State encourages the application of scientific management methods and advanced technologies to upgrade the safety performance of special equipment and management level, and to enhance the capacity of units manufacturing or using special equipment in preventing accidents. Units or individuals that make prominent achievements in this regard will be rewarded.
