Description

ASME A17.1 – Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

ASME A17.1 is one of the numerous codes and standards developed and published by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) under the general auspices of the American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI).

ASME A17.1 is intended to serve as the basis for the design, construction, installation, operation, testing, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, dumb-waiters, escalators, moving walks, and material lifts.

Safety codes and standards are intended to enhance public health and safety. Revisions result from committee consideration of factors such as technological advances, new data, and changing environmental and industry needs. Revisions do not imply that previous editions were inadequate.

This Code applies to new installations only, except Part 1 and Sections 5.10, 8.1, and 8.6 through 8.12, which apply to both new and existing installations. Also, see ASME A17.3, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, for further requirements.

The following conditions are not addressed in ASME A17.1:

(a) assignment of the responsibility for compliance to any particular party.
(b) establishment of a frequency for periodic inspections and tests. See Nonmandatory Appendix N for recommended inspections and test intervals.
(c) assignment of responsibility for persons authorized to make and witness inspections and tests.