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and Escalators, and ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, PerformanceBased Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, are theaccepted guides for design, construction, installation,operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration,and repair of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, movingwalks, and material lifts. They are the basis in total orin part for elevator codes used throughout the UnitedStates and Canada.The ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Code and ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 are only guides unless adopted as law orregulation by an authority having jurisdiction.Local jurisdictions may, in their adopting legislation,occasionally revise and/or include requirements in additionto those found in the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 andASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 Codes. It is therefore advisableto check with the local jurisdiction before applying coderequirements in any area.Requirement 1.1.2 outlines examples of equipment notcovered by theASMEA17.1/CSA B44 andASMEA17.7/CSA B44.7 Codes. Requirement 1.1.3 specifies thoseParts and requirements of the Code that apply only tonew installations, as well as those that apply to bothnew and existing installations.

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Published: 07/15/2011 ISBN(s): 9780791833506 ANSI: ANSI Approved Number of Pages: 668 File Size: 1 file , 22 MB