North America (US & Canada)
Cadence flows from ASME A17.1 / CSA B44 and the maintenance company\'s Maintenance Control Program (MCP) filed with the AHJ.
Regulatory baseline
- Public-access hydraulic and traction: monthly maintenance visit.
- Light-duty (private homes, freight under 1 hp): quarterly.
- High-rise > 30 storeys: typically bi-monthly by MCP.
Factors that raise cadence
- High-traffic profile (hospitals, transit, > 200 starts/day): weekly visits common.
- Pre-2010 controllers: tighter cadence to monitor obsolete relays.
- Coastal / humid environments: rope and brake-pad inspection accelerated.
- Insurance underwriter requirement (Liberty, Travelers): often more conservative than the AHJ minimum.
Europe (EU, UK, EFTA)
Per-member-state law transposing the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU. There is no EU-wide single cadence — operating in three EU countries means three cadence regimes.
Country baselines
- Germany (TRBS 1201): quarterly minimum, typically monthly for high-rise.
- France (Code du Travail R4543): every 6 weeks for passenger lifts.
- UK (LOLER 1998): 6-monthly thorough examination by a competent person; maintenance frequency per maintenance contract.
- Italy (DPR 162/99): twice-yearly third-party inspection; monthly maintenance customary.
- Spain (RD 88/2013): monthly for public-access; quarterly for private residential up to 4 stops.
Multi-country operations
A service company with branches in three EU countries cannot use a single maintenance schedule template — the cadence, the inspection forms, and the regulator-facing reports differ. Multi-jurisdiction systems (LiftGrid included) tag each elevator with its regulatory region and apply the correct cadence automatically.
Australia & New Zealand
AS 1735.18 sets monthly maintenance as the customary baseline for passenger lifts; state-level Plant Regulations enforce annual registration renewal.
Baseline
- Passenger lifts (public buildings): monthly.
- Residential strata 4+ storeys: monthly, with annual registration.
- Service lifts < 250 kg: quarterly typical.
- Escalators & moving walks: monthly minimum, weekly for high-traffic retail.
Insurance and strata governance
Strata committees and body corporates routinely require fortnightly visits in apartment buildings of 8+ storeys, exceeding the AS 1735 minimum. Insurance premiums often improve at higher cadence — worth quoting both options to the customer.
China (PRC)
TSG T7001 mandates twice-monthly maintenance — among the highest cadence globally. This is non-negotiable for licensed maintenance companies and is audited at annual inspection.
Baseline
- All licensed maintenance: twice-monthly (every 15 days).
- Hospital / school: regional regulators sometimes require weekly.
- Acceptance test: required on new install or change-of-use, completed by SAMR-accredited institute.
Compliance implications
Missing the 15-day window is a regulatory finding, not a customer issue. Maintenance Licence renewal requires demonstrating consistent cadence across the entire portfolio. Digital maintenance logs are increasingly required by provincial regulators.
Türkiye
Asansör Bakım ve İşletme Yönetmeliği (2019) — building manager contracts a licensed maintenance company; municipality and accredited inspection bodies oversee compliance.
Baseline
- Routine maintenance: monthly minimum, mandated by regulation.
- Annual periodic inspection (periyodik kontrol): A-type accredited inspection body (e.g. TÜRKAK-listed); colour-coded label (green / yellow / red) issued.
- Red-label remediation: elevator must be taken out of service until corrected.
For deeper coverage of the Turkish regulatory environment — including KVKK considerations and the periodic-inspection process — see the Turkish-language Türkiye Asansör Mevzuatı rehberi.
Universal factors that push cadence higher
These hold across every jurisdiction. They override the regulatory baseline when the AHJ, insurer, or contract requires it.
- trending_upHigh-traffic profile — > 200 starts per day, retail, transit, hospital.
- historyLegacy equipment — pre-1995 controllers, obsolete relays, original ropes past mid-life.
- water_dropHarsh environment — coastal humidity, industrial dust, freezing machine rooms, flood-zone basements.
- groupsVulnerable occupants — hospitals, aged care, schools — where downtime carries higher consequence.
- verified_userInsurance underwriter rules — many carriers price premium against cadence; tighter cadence often pays for itself.
How LiftGrid handles regional cadence
Each elevator carries a jurisdiction tag — the routine cadence is generated from that tag and the building profile, not from a fixed template. Multi-country operations get the right cadence per site without manual scheduling; cadence drift (a missed 15-day visit in PRC, a missed 6-weekly visit in France) surfaces as a dispatcher-board alert before it becomes a regulatory finding.