ASME A17.1
Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators: Includes Requirements for Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Material Lifts, and Dumbwaiters with Automatic Transfer Devices, reissued
Published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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The 2 editions the CFR requires
Different parts name different editions; each applies where its part says so. Newest first.
ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, January 16, 2017 with errata
As the CFR lists it: “ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators: Includes Requirements for Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Material Lifts, and Dumbwaiters with Automatic Transfer Devices, reissued January 16, 2017 with errata (“ASME A17.1”)”
- Listed in 46 CFR 110.10-1(d)(1); required by46 CFR 111.91-1 ↗
ANSI A17.1-1984
As the CFR lists it: “A 17.1-1984, including supplements A 17.1a and b-1985, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators”
- Listed in 46 CFR 114.600(d)(1); required by46 CFR 120.540 ↗
- Listed in 46 CFR 175.600(d)(1); required by46 CFR 183.540 ↗
Listed as: “A 17.1-1984, including supplements A 17.1a and B-1985, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (“ANSI A 17.1”)”
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