ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Handbook

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1 2016 Edition ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Handbook ASME A , Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators CSA B44-16, Safety Code for Elevators Kevin L. Brinkman, PE

2 2016 Edition ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Handbook ASME A , Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators CSA B44-16, Safety Code for Elevators Kevin L. Brinkman, PE Two Park Avenue New York, NY USA

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4 CONTENTS Introduction... Foreword... Acknowledgments... Summary of Code Changes... vii viii xii xiii Part 1 General Scope Purpose and Exceptions Definitions... 3 Part 2 Electric Elevators... 4 Scope Construction of Hoistways and Hoistway Enclosures Pits Location and Guarding of Counterweights Vertical Clearances and Runbys for Cars and Counterweights Horizontal Car and Counterweight Clearances Protection of Space Below Hoistways Machinery Spaces, Machine Rooms, Control Spaces, and Control Rooms Equipment in Hoistways, Machinery Spaces, Machine Rooms, Control Spaces, and Control Rooms Machinery and Sheave Beams, Supports, and Foundations Guarding of Equipment and Standard Railing Protection of Hoistway Openings Hoistway Door Locking Devices and Electric Contacts, and Hoistway Access Switches Power Operation of Hoistway Doors and Car Doors Car Enclosures, Car Doors and Gates, and Car Illumination Car Frames and Platforms Capacity and Loading Car and Counterweight Safeties Speed Governors Ascending Car Overspeed and Unintended Car Movement Protection Suspension Means and Their Connections Counterweights Buffers and Bumpers Car and Counterweight Guide Rails, Guide-Rail Supports, and Fastenings Driving Machines and Sheaves Terminal Stopping Devices Operating Devices and Control Equipment Emergency Operation and Signaling Devices Layout Drawings Identification Part 3 Hydraulic Elevators Scope Construction of Hoistways and Hoistway Enclosures iii

5 3.4 Bottom and Top Clearances and Runbys for Cars and Counterweights Protection of Spaces Below Hoistway Machinery Spaces, Machine Rooms, Control Spaces, and Control Rooms Protection of Hoistway Landing Openings Car Enclosures, Car Doors and Gates, and Car Illumination Car Frames and Platforms Capacity and Loading Car Safeties, Counterweight Safeties, Plunger Gripper, and Governors Hydraulic Jacks Valves, Pressure Piping, and Fittings Counterweights Buffers and Bumpers Guide Rails, Guide-Rail Supports, and Fastenings Hydraulic Machines and Tanks Terminal Stopping Devices Operating Devices and Control Equipment Emergency Operation and Signaling Devices Layout Data Part 4 Elevators With Other Types of Driving Machines Rack-and-Pinion Elevators Screw-Column Elevators Hand Elevators Part 5 Special Application Elevators Inclined Elevators Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators Private Residence Elevators Private Residence Inclined Elevators Power Sidewalk Elevators Rooftop Elevators Special Purpose Personnel Elevators Marine Elevators Mine Elevators Elevators Used for Construction Wind Turbine Tower Elevators Outside Emergency Elevators Part 6 Escalators and Moving Walks Escalators Moving Walks Part 7 Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts Scope Power and Hand Dumbwaiters Without Automatic Transfer Devices Electric and Hand Dumbwaiters Without Automatic Transfer Devices Hydraulic Dumbwaiters Without Automatic Transfer Devices Material Lifts Without Automatic Transfer Devices Electric Material Lifts Without Automatic Transfer Devices Hydraulic Material Lifts Without Automatic Transfer Devices Automatic Transfer Devices iv

6 7.8 Power Dumbwaiters With Automatic Transfer Devices Electric Material Lifts With Automatic Transfer Devices Hydraulic Material Lifts With Automatic Transfer Devices Part 8 General Requirements Security Design Data and Formulas Engineering Tests, Type Tests, and Certification Elevator Seismic Requirements Escalator and Moving Walk Seismic Requirements Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and Testing Alterations Welding Code Data Plate Acceptance Inspections and Tests Periodic Inspections and Witnessing of Tests Flood Resistances Part 9 Reference Codes, Standards, and Specifications Locating Codes, Standards, and AECO Certifications United States Codes and Standards Canadian Codes and Standards Accredited Elevator/Escalator Certification Organization (AECO) International Codes and Standards Out-of-Print Codes and Standards Additional Resource Material Nonmandatory Appendices A Control System B Unlocking Zone C Location of Top Emergency Exit D Rated Load and Capacity Plates for Passenger Elevators E Elevator Requirements for Persons With Physical Disabilities in Jurisdictions Enforcing NBCC F Ascending Car Overspeed and Unintended Car Movement Protection G Top-of-Car Clearance H Private Residence Elevator Guarding I Escalator and Moving Walk Diagrams J Relationship of Pit Ladder to Hoistway Door Unlocking Means K Beveling and Clearance Requirements L Index of Alteration Requirements for Electric Elevators, Hydraulic Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks M Inertia Application for Type A Safety Device Location of Test Weight [ (ii)(2)] N Recommended Inspection and Test Intervals in Months P Plunger Gripper Stopping Distances Q Explanatory Figures for the Definitions of Elevator Machinery Space, Machine Room, Control Space, Control Room, Remote Machine Room, or Remote Control Room R Inspection Operation and Hoistway Access Switch Operation Hierarchy v

7 S Vertically Sliding Doors Illustrations of Detection Zones ( ) T Inspection and Replacement of Steel Wire Ropes U Design Requirements Traction Elevator Suspension System V Building Features for Occupant Evacuation Operation W Wind Turbine Tower Elevator Clearances X Acceptance Tests Y Maintenance Control Program Records Z Mass and Closing Time of Horizontally Sliding Elevator Doors Index The Author vi