The"RegulationsonSafetySupervisionofSpecialEquipment"isakeyadministrativeregulationinChinathatgovernsthesafetysupervisionandmanagementofspecialequipment.Specialequipmentreferstomachineryandfacilitiesthatposepotentialriskstopersonalandpropertysafety,includingboilers,pressurevessels,pressurepipelines,elevators,liftingappliances,passengerropeways,largeamusementfacilities,andfield(factory)机动vehicles.Theregulationestablishesacomprehensiveframeworkforthedesign,manufacture,installation,use,inspection,maintenance,andmodificationofspecialequipment.Itdefinestheresponsibilitiesofmanufacturers,operators,andregulatoryauthoritiestoensuresafetythroughouttheequipment'slifecycle.Theregulationalsosetsoutlicensingrequirements,safetytechnicalspecifications,andaccidentpreventionmeasures.Firstpromulgatedin2003andsubsequentlyrevised,thisregulationservesasthelegalfoundationforChina'sspecialequipmentsafetymanagementsystem.Itaimstopreventaccidents,protectpublicsafety,andpromotethesafeoperationofspecialequipmentinvariousindustries.TheregulationreflectsChina'scommitmenttoestablishingstrictsafetystandardsandsupervisionmechanismsforhigh-riskequipment.
