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Author
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Title
Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks. Includes Inspection Procedures for Electric Traction and Winding Drum Elevators, Hydraulic Elevators, and Escalators and Moving Walks. (ASME A17.2-2004)
Coporate
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, NY
Report
ASME A17.2-2004; (Revision of ASME A17.2-2004), 2005, 183 p.
Keywords
elevators (lifts) | escalators | moving walks | inspection | fire fighters | acceptance criteria | codes | standards
Identifiers
elevator - inside of car; elevator - machine room; elevator - top of car; elevator - outside hoistway; elevator - pit; elevator - firefighters' service; escalator -external; escalator - internal; moving walk-external; moving walk - internal
Abstract
This Guide covers recommended inspection and testing procedures for electric and hydraulic elevators, escalators, and moving walks required to conform to the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1-1955 and later editons and The Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, A17.3. This Guide also addresses some requirements from editions of A17.1 prior to 1955.