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ASME A17.3 Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators , 2008
- CONTENTS
- FOREWORD
- COMMITTEE ROSTER
- PREFACE [Go to Page]
- Abbreviations Used in This Code
- SUMMARY OF CHANGES
- Part I Introduction [Go to Page]
- 1.1 SCOPE
- 1.2 APPLICATION OF CODE
- 1.3 PURPOSE AND EXCEPTIONS
- 1.4 DEFINITIONS
- 1.5 ALTERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, AND INSPECTIONS AND TESTS
- 1.6 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
- Part II Hoistways and Related Construction for Electric Elevators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 2.1 HOISTWAYS
- 2.2 MACHINE ROOMS AND MACHINERY SPACES
- 2.3 PITS
- 2.4 CLEARANCES AND RUNBYS
- 2.5 PROTECTION OF SPACES BELOW HOISTWAYS
- 2.6 HOISTWAY ENTRANCES
- 2.7 HOISTWAY DOOR LOCKING DEVICES, PARKING DEVICES, AND ACCESS
- 2.8 POWER OPERATION OF DOORS AND GATES
- Part III Machinery and Equipment for Electric Elevators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 3.1 BUFFERS AND BUMPERS
- 3.2 COUNTERWEIGHTS
- 3.3 CAR FRAMES AND PLATFORMS
- 3.4 CAR ENCLOSURES
- 3.5 SAFETIES
- 3.6 SPEED GOVERNORS
- 3.7 CAPACITY AND LOADING
- 3.8 DRIVING MACHINES AND SHEAVES
- 3.9 TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICES
- 3.10 OPERATING DEVICES AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT
- 3.11 EMERGENCY OPERATION AND SIGNALING DEVICES
- 3.12 SUSPENSION MEANS AND THEIR CONNECTIONS
- Part IV Hydraulic Elevators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 4.1 HOISTWAY, HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION
- 4.2 MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- 4.3 DRIVING MACHINES
- 4.4 VALVES, SUPPLY PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- SECTION 4.5 TANKS
- SECTION 4.6 TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICES
- SECTION 4.7 OPERATING DEVICES AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT
- SECTION 4.8 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR COUNTERWEIGHTED HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS
- SECTION 4.9 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ROPED-HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS
- Part V Escalators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- SECTION 5.1 CONSTRUCTION
- SECTION 5.2 BRAKES
- SECTION 5.3 OPERATING AND SAFETY DEVICES
- SECTION 5.4 LIGHTING OF ESCALATORS
- SECTION 5.5 ENTRANCE AND EGRESS ENDS
- Part VI Dumbwaiters [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 6.1 HOISTWAY, HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION
- 6.2 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR HAND AND ELECTRIC DUMBWAITERS
- 6.3 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR HYDRAULIC DUMBWAITERS
- Part VII Hand Elevators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 7.1 HOISTWAY, HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION
- 7.2 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
- Part VIII Sidewalk Elevators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 8.1 HOISTWAY, HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES, AND MACHINE ROOMS
- 8.2 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
- Part IX Moving Walks [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 9.1 PROTECTION OF FLOOR OPENINGS
- 9.2 PROTECTION OF SUPPORTS AND MACHINE SPACES AGAINST FIRE
- 9.3 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
- 9.4 ENTRANCE AND EGRESS ENDS
- 9.5 DRIVING MACHINE, MOTOR, AND BRAKE
- 9.6 OPERATING AND SAFETY DEVICES
- 9.7 LIGHTING AND ACCESS
- Part X Private Residence Elevators [Go to Page]
- SCOPE
- 10.1 HOISTWAY, HOISTWAY ENCLOSURES, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTION
- 10.2 CARS
- 10.3 COUNTERWEIGHTS
- 10.4 SAFETIES AND GOVERNORS
- 10.5 CAR AND COUNTERWEIGHT GUIDE RAILS AND FASTENINGS
- 10.6 CAR AND COUNTERWEIGHT BUFFERS
- 10.7 DRIVING MACHINES, SHEAVES, AND THEIR SUPPORTS
- 10.8 TERMINAL STOPPING DEVICES
- 10.9 OPERATING DEVICES AND CONTROL EQUIPMENT
- 10.10 EMERGENCY SIGNAL DEVICES
- 10.11 LIMITATION OF LOAD, SPEED, AND RISE
- 10.12 MARKING PLATES
- 10.13 SUSPENSION MEANS
- FIGURES [Go to Page]
- 3.7.1 Inside Net Platform Areas for Passenger Elevators
- 5.3.11 Caution Sign
- TABLES [Go to Page]
- 1.6( a) Reference Documents
- 1.6( b) Procurement Information
- 3.7.1 Maximum Inside Net Platform Areas for the Various Rated Loads
- 3.12.3 Minimum Factors of Safety for Suspension Wire Ropes
- NONMANDATORY APPENDICES [Go to Page]
- A DISTANCES BETWEEN HOISTWAY DOORS AND CAR DOORS OR GATES
- B TYPES OF ROPED- HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS
- C A17.1– 1987, Rules 211.3– 211.8
- D RACK AND PINION MACHINES ( A17.1– 1987, Rules 208.3– 208.9d, and Rule 1200.4e) [Go to Page]
- SECTION 208 DRIVING MACHINES AND SHEAVES
- INDEX
- INTERPRETATIONS NO. 7 [Go to Page]
- INTRODUCTION
- APPLICABILITY OF INTERPRETATIONS
- FORM AND ARRANGEMENT
- Inquiry: 05-09
- Inquiry: 05-10
- Inquiry: 05-47
- Inquiry: 06-38
- Inquiry: 07-15 [Go to Page]
