This article discusses recent updates to standard codes for elevator safety and operation. This article gives a look at today’s ASME A17.1-2010/CSA B44-10, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. The standard jointly developed by ASME and the Canadian Standards Association shows how the original 1921 safety code has developed through the years. It now includes requirements for escalators and moving walkways as well as software and hardware requirements that did not exist 90 years ago. A group of organizations spearheaded by ASME held a symposium in December 2010 to look into elevator use during high-rise evacuations, which was a continuation of the earlier work started after 2001. Committee members spoke to experts on human factors and human conditioning when writing the requirements. The new provisions may better serve designers, manufacturers, contractors, and operators of wind turbine tower elevators by providing added confidence and consistency in the design and operation of such equipment, according to an ASME statement.
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High Standards: As Elevators Advance so do their Safety Codes
Jean Thilmany is an associate editor at Mechanical Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering. Jul 2013, 135(07): 46-49 (4 pages)
Published Online: July 1, 2013
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Thilmany, J. (July 1, 2013). "High Standards: As Elevators Advance so do their Safety Codes." ASME. Mechanical Engineering. July 2013; 135(07): 46–49. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2013-JUL-3
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