- Author
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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
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ASME A17.2-2004; (Revision of ASME A17.2-2004),
2005,
183 p.
- Keywords
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elevators (lifts)
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escalators
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moving walks
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inspection
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fire fighters
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acceptance criteria
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codes
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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.