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.
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
