Current through Reg. 50, No. 249, December 24, 2024
(1)
Applicability. The safety standards adopted herein shall apply to all elevators
covered by Chapter 399, F.S., as follows:
(a)
The installation, alteration, relocation, and change in classification must
comply with Chapter 399, F.S., as well as the edition of the Florida Building
Code or the Elevator Safety Code, in effect on the date of receipt of
application for the permit to install, alter, relocate, or change in
classification.
(b) The
maintenance, repair and replacement must comply with the maintenance, repair
and replacement requirements of the most recent adopted codes and the codes
under which the elevator was installed, altered, relocated, or changed
classification, as applicable.
(c)
Inspections and periodic test witnessing must be performed in accordance with
the inspection and test requirements of the most recent adopted
codes.
(2) The following
safety standards are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective
December 31, 2023:
(a) For elevators,
escalators, dumbwaiters, and moving walks:
1.
ASME A17.1-2019, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, with the following
exclusions:
The following parts of ASME A17.1-2019 are specifically
excluded from adoption:
a. Parts 5.3,
8.10.5.2, and 8.11.5.2 relating to private residence elevators.
b. Parts 5.4, 8.6.7.4 and 8.10.5.2 relating
to private residence inclined elevators.
c. Parts 5.8, 8.6.7.8, 8.7.5.8, 8.10.5.8, and
8.11.5.8 relating to marine elevators.
d. Parts 5.9, 8.6.7.9, and 8.7.5.9 relating
to mine elevators.
e. Parts 5.11,
8.6.7.11, 8.10.5.14, and 8.11.5.14 relating to wind turbine tower
elevators.
f. Parts 5.12, 8.6.7.12,
8.7.5.10, 8.10.5.15, and 8.11.5.15 relating to outside emergency
elevators.
2. ASME
A17.3-2020, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, with the
following exclusions and changes:
a. The
following part of ASME A17.3-2020 is specifically excluded from adoption:
Part X, relating to private residence
elevators.
b. The effective
dates for the following parts of ASME A17.3-2020 are changed:
(I) The effective date for Part 3.10.12 of
ASME A17.3-2020 is changed from December 31, 2023, to August 1, 2025. All
elevators will need to comply with Part 3.10.12 beginning August 1,
2025.
(II) The effective date for
Parts 3.8.5, 3.10.13, 3.10.14, 3.13.1, and 3.13.2 of ASME A17.3-2020 is changed
from December 31, 2023, until August 1, 2028. All elevators must comply with
Parts 3.8.5, 3.10.13, 3.10.14, 3.13.1, and 3.13.2 beginning August 1,
2028.
(b) For stairway chairlifts and inclined or
vertical wheelchair lifts:
ASME A18.1-2020, Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and
Stairway Chairlifts.
(3) "ASME" is the recognized abbreviation for
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and generally the abbreviation is
used in these rules in identifying the publications of the association, which
are copyrighted. It would be a violation of federal copyright law to post the
materials incorporated in this rule on the Internet for public viewing.
Accordingly, the public may purchase a copy of any ASME publication by writing
ASME, P.O. Box 2300, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2300, or at www.asme.org. In addition, copies of the
incorporated materials are available for viewing during regular business hours
at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of
Hotels and Restaurants, located at 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida
32399, and the Florida Department of State located at R.A. Gray Building, 500
South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250.
Rulemaking Authority
399.02,
399.10 FS. Law Implemented
399.02,
399.03
FS.
New 10-20-63, Amended 4-20-64, 11-17-73, 12-20-73, Revised
3-22-74, Amended 12-18-74, 8-21-79, 8-1-82, 9-19-84, Formerly 7C-5.01, Amended
11-1-87, 10-31-88, 6-12-89, 9-10-89, 10-3-90, 5-12-91, 6-23-91, 8-9-91,
8-27-92, Formerly 7C-5.001, Amended 2-2-94, 8-1-96, 1-1-98, 10-4-00, 4-2-08,
3-15-12, 8-21-12, 1-11-18, 3-23-21,
1-30-24.
