N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-12.2
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
Section 5:23-12.2 - Referenced standards(a) Periodic and acceptance tests and inspections, if applicable, shall be required on all new, altered, and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, wheelchair lifts, manlifts, and stairway chairlifts. The required cyclical inspections and tests shall be performed in accordance with the most recent edition of ASME A17.1, ASME A18.1, or ASME A90.1 referenced in the building subcode. Requirements for periodic tests and inspections shall not apply to elevator devices in structures of Group R-3, R-4, or R-5, or to any elevator device located wholly within dwelling unit in a structure of Group R-2 if the device is not accessible to the general public. 1. Periodic, routine, and acceptance tests and inspections, as applicable, shall be required on all new, altered, and existing escalators.(b) All operating and electrical parts and accessory equipment for elevator devices shall be maintained in safe operating condition. The elevator devices shall be maintained to conform to the applicable safety standard in effect at the time of the installation and/or alteration. The maintenance of elevator devices shall conform to the most recent edition of ASME A18.1 or ASME A90.1, or ASME A17.1 referenced in the building subcode. Additionally, maintenance of ASME A17.1 elevator devices shall be in accordance with (c) below. Checklists of maintenance performed according to the applicable six-month inspection section of ASME A17.1 shall be maintained by the building owner and the owner shall make such records available to the authority having jurisdiction.(c) Maintenance of elevator devices installed under ASME A17.1 shall conform with the following: 1. Maintenance of elevator devices installed under ASME A17.1 shall comply with Sections 8.6.1 through 8.6.11 except for: 8.6.5.8, 8.6.7.3, 8.6.7.4, 8.6.7.8, 8.6.7.9, 8.6.7.11, 8.6.7.12, 8.6.8.2, 8.6.8.3, 8.6.11.6, and 8.6.11.10.i. Section 8.6.1.2.2 shall apply only for newly installed elevators and elevators undergoing an alteration per Section 8.7.2. Additionally, escalators installed under ASME A17.1-2000 and later editions shall comply with sections 8.6.8.2(d) and 8.6.8.3.3. Where unique or product-specific procedures or methods are required to inspect or test equipment, such procedures or methods shall be made available to the owners and kept where they are readily available to the authority having jurisdiction, authorized and elevator personnel.(d) If, upon inspection of any elevator device subject to the requirements of this subchapter, the equipment is found to be in a dangerous condition, or if there is an immediate hazard to persons riding on or using any such device, or if the design, or the method of operation in combination with the design, of the device is determined to be inherently dangerous by the elevator subcode official, the elevator subcode official shall so advise the construction official so that a notice of unsafe structure may be issued pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.32.(e) Inspection and testing procedures for equipment within the scope (section 1) of the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators shall be performed in accordance with the latest edition of ASME A17.2.(f) Any education, experience or training requirements included or cited in reference standards shall not be binding in this State.N.J. Admin. Code § 5:23-12.2
Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 1848(a), effective 7/3/2017Amended by 53 N.J.R. 245(a), effective 2/16/2021Amended by 54 N.J.R. 2371(c), effective 12/19/2022