Table of Contents

Foreword
Committee Roster
Preface
Summary of Changes
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Application
3 Qualifications of Inspectors
4 Personal Safety
5 Duties of Inspectors
6 Arrangement for Inspection
7 Recommended Equipment
8 Reference Documents
Part 1: Elevator - Inside of Car
Part 2: Elevator - Machine Room
Part 3: Elevator - Top of Car
Part 4: Elevator - Outside Hoistway
Part 5: Elevator - Pit
Part 6: Elevator - Firefighters' Service
Part 7: Escalator - External
Part 8: Escalator - Internal
Part 9: Moving Walk - External
Part 10:Moving Walk - Internal
Part 11 Elevator - Machine-Room-Less (MRL)
Mandatory Appendices
I - Guide for Inspection of Inclined Elevators
II - Guide for Inspection of Private Residence Electric
     and Hydraulic Elevators
III - Guide for Inspection of Private Residence Inclined
      Elevators
Nonmandatory Appendices
A - Inspection Checklists
B - Acceptance Checklist
C - Guidelines for CSA B44.1/ASME A17.5-2004
D - Checklists for Electric and Hydraulic Elevators,
    Escalators, and Moving Walks
E - Checklists and Reports for Inspection of
    Electric and Hydraulic Elevators, Escalators,
    and Moving Walks
F - Inspection Checklists for
    Limited-Use/Limited-Application Electric and
    Hydraulic Elevators
G - Guide for Typical Door Closing Times
H - Examples of Suspension Member Tension
    Measurement Data and Calculations for
    Adjustment
I - Acceptance Checklist for Occupant Evacuation
    Operation (A17.1-2013/B44-13)

Abstract

This Guide covers recommended inspection and testing procedures for electric and hydraulic elevators, escalators, and moving walks required to conform to the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1-1955 and later editions and The Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, A17.3. This Guide also addresses some requirements from editions of A17.1 prior to 1955. NOTE: This Guide may not reflect the latest requirements in the current A17.1 and A17.3 Codes.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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