New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE
Subchapter 12 - ELEVATOR SAFETY SUBCODE
Section 5:23-12.3 - Inspection and test schedule
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 5:23-12.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Periodic and acceptance inspections and test of elevators shall be conducted as follows:
1. Periodic inspections shall be made at
intervals of not more than six months for all escalators. Inspection intervals
for ASME A17.1 elevator devices other than escalators shall not exceed those
set forth in Appendix N-1 of ASME A17.1 referenced in the most recent edition
of the building subcode, provided that cyclical inspections shall not be
required more frequently than once a year. Stairway chairlifts and wheelchair
lifts shall be inspected at intervals not exceeding one year.
2. Periodic tests shall be witnessed at
intervals not exceeding those set forth in Appendix N-1 of the most recent
edition of ASME A17.1 referenced in the building subcode, provided that
cyclical tests shall not be required more frequently than once a year. Cyclical
testing of manlifts, stairway chairlifts, and wheelchair lifts shall be at
intervals not exceeding one year.
3. Periodic inspections, including any
applicable acceptance inspections, shall be made by the elevator subcode
official or elevator inspector. Periodic tests, including any applicable
acceptance tests, shall be witnessed by the elevator subcode official or
elevator inspector.
4. Each
building containing devices covered by this subchapter shall have an inspection
cycle established by the enforcing agency. This cycle shall be consistent with
the routine and periodic inspection and test intervals required in this
section. Once this cycle is established, all such devices in the building shall
be subject to inspections and tests, except as exempted by this section or by
N.J.A.C.
5:23-12.9.
i. When a need to modify an existing
inspection cycle exists, upon request of a construction official, where such
needs are outlined, and approved by the Department, the existing inspection
cycle can be changed. Such change shall not increase the intervals between
cyclical inspections/tests required by this section, and any additional
inspection that may be required as a result of the adjustment shall not be
subject to a fee.
ii. Elevator
devices that have been temporarily taken out of operation for alteration work
to be performed shall be exempt from required cyclical routine and periodic
inspections and tests, as long as the elevator device is not accessible to the
public or placed back in operation. Those devices that are still in operation,
even though they are still included in the alteration permit, shall be subject
to the required cyclical routine and periodic inspections and tests within the
cycle of inspections in the building.
iii. Elevator devices that have been removed
from service as per ASME A17.1, A18.1, or A90.1 as applicable, are exempt from
the required cyclical routine and periodic inspections and tests until the
device is placed back in service as per the applicable safety code, which is
referenced in the building subcode. Taking a device in or out of service by
Code shall be considered minor work within the meaning of
N.J.A.C.
5:23-2.17A.
iv. Elevator devices that are used for
construction purposes as per ASME A17.1 referenced in the building subcode are
subject to inspections and tests required by ASME A17.1 for elevators used for
construction. Such devices shall not be accessible to the public. During the
operation of the device for construction purposes the owner shall assure that
the device is used only for construction purposes by providing a designated
operator, authorizing of key operation or by other methods acceptable to the
elevator subcode official.
5. Elevator devices in structures of Group
R-3, R-4, or R-5, except those elevator devices accessible to the public, shall
be exempt from periodic inspection and test requirements. Elevator devices
wholly within the dwelling units in structures of Group R-2 and not accessible
to the general public shall also be exempt. In addition, signed statements and
supporting inspection and acceptance test reports, filed by an approved
qualified agent or agency for elevator devices in such structures, other than
elevator devices accessible to the public, may be accepted by the construction
official, in accordance with
5:23-2.19 and 2.20, in lieu of
inspections performed by and acceptance tests witnessed by the enforcing agency
for work requiring a permit. If the construction official designates the
elevator subcode official to perform the inspection and to witness the
acceptance test for work under a permit in such structures, those inspections
and tests shall ensure compliance with the requirements of the code(s) under
which the permit was issued.
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