ASME A17.3-2020

ASME A17.3, 2020 Edition, 2020 – Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators

Equipment Covered by This Code

This Code of safety standards covers existing elevators, escalators, and their hoistways (except as modified by 1.1.2).

Equipment Not Covered by ASME A17.3

Equipment not covered by this Code includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) personnel hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.4

(b) material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5

(c) manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1

(d) mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the scope of ANSI A92

(e) powered platform and equipment for exterior and interior building maintenance within the scope of ASME A120.1

(f) conveyors and related equipment within the scope of ASME B20.1

(g) cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings within the scope of ASME B30

(h) industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56

(i) portable equipment

(j) tiering or piling machines used to move material to and from storage located and operating entirely within one story

(k) equipment for feeding or positioning material at machine tools, printing presses, etc.

(l) skip or furnace hoists

(m) wharf ramps

(n) amusement devices

(o) stage and orchestra lifts

(p) lift bridges

(q) railroad car lifts or dumpers

(r) mechanized parking garage equipment

(s) mine elevators not located in or adjacent to a building or structure

(t) line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms, and similar equipment used for installing an elevator

(u) inclined elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(v) special purpose personnel elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(w) material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(x) screw column elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(y) elevators used for construction within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(z) inclined stairway chairlifts and inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts within the scope of ASME A18.1

(aa) private residence inclined stairway chairlifts and inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts within the scope of ASME A18.1

(bb) rack-and-pinion elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(cc) marine elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(dd) rooftop elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(ee) limited-use/limited-application elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1/CSA B44

(ff) equipment conforming to ASME A17.1-2000 and later editions