ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

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elevator code safety standard technical standard

ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is a widely adopted technical standard that sets design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance safety requirements for elevators, escalators, and related conveyance systems.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
ASME A17.1	3
ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators canonical	2
ASME A17.1/CSA B44	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	elevator code ⓘ safety standard ⓘ technical standard ⓘ
abbreviation	American Society of Mechanical Engineers ⓘ surface form: ASME
adoptedAs	model code for state and local regulations ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ⓘ surface form: ASME A17.1/CSA B44
appliesTo	dumbwaiters ⓘ elevators ⓘ escalators ⓘ material lifts ⓘ moving walks ⓘ platform lifts ⓘ stairway chairlifts ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
definesRequirementsFor	construction of elevators and escalators ⓘ design of elevators and escalators ⓘ inspection of elevators and escalators ⓘ installation of elevators and escalators ⓘ maintenance of elevators and escalators ⓘ operation of elevators and escalators ⓘ
fullName	ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators self-link ⓘ
governs	electrical requirements for elevator equipment ⓘ emergency operations of elevators ⓘ firefighters’ emergency operation of elevators ⓘ hoistway and pit requirements ⓘ machine room and machinery space requirements ⓘ safety devices for elevators ⓘ
harmonizedWith	CSA B44 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
primaryGoal	safety of passengers and maintenance personnel ⓘ uniform safety requirements ⓘ
primaryRegionOfUse	Canada ⓘ North America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
publishedBy	American Society of Mechanical Engineers ⓘ
publisherAcronym	American Society of Mechanical Engineers ⓘ surface form: ASME
referencedBy	building codes in the United States ⓘ jurisdictional elevator regulations ⓘ
shortName	ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ASME A17.1
status	widely adopted ⓘ
subjectArea	conveyance systems ⓘ elevator safety ⓘ escalator safety ⓘ
updateCycle	typically every 3 years ⓘ
updated	periodically ⓘ
usedBy	building owners ⓘ code enforcement authorities ⓘ elevator inspectors ⓘ elevator installers ⓘ elevator manufacturers ⓘ

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Subject: ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
Description of subject: ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is a widely adopted technical standard that sets design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance safety requirements for elevators, escalators, and related conveyance systems.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers → hasStandard → ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ⓘ

ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators → fullName → ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators self-link ⓘ

ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators → shortName → ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ASME A17.1

ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators → alsoKnownAs → ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ⓘ

this entity surface form: ASME A17.1/CSA B44

CSA B44 → basedOn → ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ⓘ

this entity surface form: ASME A17.1

CSA B44 → harmonizedWith → ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ⓘ

this entity surface form: ASME A17.1