Violation Code EViolationDesc ASME1996 ASME2000 E109b Electric elevator: Inside of Car: Power closing of doors or gates Power Closing of Gates and Doors A17.1: 1001.2(a)(9) 8.11.2.1.1(i).
ASME A17.1-2019, as a code, is intended to provide safety of life and limb and promote public welfare. It covers not only elevators, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, material lifts, and related equipment, but also their associated parts, rooms, spaces, and hoistways. ASME Elevator Code Elevators, escalators and moving walks are the safest form of transportation in the world. In 1921 the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) developed uniform safety requirements for elevators, and published the first edition of ASME A17.1.
The ASME ANSI A17.1/CSA B44 – Section 5.3 is the industry standard set forth for private residence elevators. This standard has been adopted by most states to become the local code. It is important to note all states have not adopted the same year of the A17.1 standard and some states have not adopted any version.
The most current version of residential elevator code is A17.1 -2016. The code provides for an important update reducing the space permitted between the elevator cab door and hoistway landing door to less than 4 inches.
A17.1 Elevator Code 2013
Residential elevators built to the A17.1 standard must be certified by an accredited third party. When buying an elevator it is extremely important to make sure the manufacturer is selling equipment that is built to the A17.1 standard and certified by a third party. All elevators should be installed to the latest standard whether or not it is required by a local jurisdiction.
Elevator Industry Associations
Standards incorporated into elevator code;
Elevator Code Asme A17 1
- NAPA 70|NEC National Fire Protection Association
- UL Listing