Illinois Administrative Code
Title 41 - FIRE PROTECTION
Part 1000 - ILLINOIS ELEVATOR SAFETY RULES
Section 1000.60 - Adoption of Nationally Recognized Safety Codes
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) All conveyances shall be designed, constructed, installed, operated, inspected, tested, maintained, altered and repaired in accordance with the following standards and safety codes:
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Modification and Exclusion to the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44-2019) adopted by the Illinois Elevator Safety Review Board:
All initiating devices for all elevators shall be tested every 5 years. The test shall be witnessed by an elevator inspector. Documentation of the results of the testing of initiating devices must be kept on site in the maintenance records. All hydraulic elevators shall have this documentation completed no later than December 31, 2024. All traction elevators shall have this documentation completed at the time of their first Category 5 test after January 1, 2024. After the initial test, subsequent tests of the elevator's initiating devices shall be conducted no later than 5 years after the date of the last test.
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Automated People Mover Standards (ANSI/ASCE/T&DI 21-13).
b) All the materials incorporated by reference in this Section are incorporated as of the date specified and include no later editions or amendments.
c) The Board shall adopt, or amend and adopt, the latest editions of the standards referenced in this Section within 12 months after the effective date of the standards. [225 ILCS 312/35(a)]
d) Upgrade Requirements for Existing Conveyances
e) Non-Mandatory Guidelines. It is recommended that all conveyances be inspected and tested in accordance with the following recommended practices. The following list should not be interpreted as excluding other practices recommended by equipment manufacturers.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
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Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks (ASME A17.2 -2017)