Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
041 - OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION (OPOR)
Chapter 511 - NATIONAL CODES APPLICABLE TO ELEVATORS AND TRAMWAYS
Section 041-511-2 - Elevators
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. Pre-1984. The design, construction, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, operation and inspection of elevators installed before January 1, 1984, must comply with the standards of ASME A17.3, 2011 edition.
B. On or After January 1, 1984. The design, construction, installation, maintenance, repair, alteration, operation and inspection of elevators installed on or after January 1, 1984, must comply with the standards of the following national codes and addenda:
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Type of Elevator |
National Code |
Supplement/Addenda to Code |
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Elevators |
ASME A17.1, 2013 edition ASME A17.6, 2010 edition |
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Platform Lifts |
ASME A18.1, 2014 edition |
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Belt Manlifts |
ASME A90.1, 2009 edition |
Any device or equipment that constitutes an elevator, as that term is defined by 32 MRS §15202(5), must be designed, constructed, installed, maintained, repaired, altered, operated, and inspected in accordance with the standards specified in this section and not with any other national codes or standards.
NOTE:
When ASME A17.1 refers to editions of the code in effect at an earlier time, the relevant versions of the code are as follows:
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Date of Installation |
National Code |
Supplement/Addenda to Code |
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1/1/84 to 6/3/92 |
ASME A17.1, 1981 edition |
1982 Supplement |
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6/4/92 to 6/30/97 |
ASME A17.1, 1990 edition |
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7/1/97 to 12/31/02 |
ASME A17.1, 1996 edition |
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1/1/03 to 1/4/09 |
ASME A17.1, 2000 edition |
2002 addenda |
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1/5/09 to effective date of this rule |
ASME A17.1, 2007 edition |
