02-041-511 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 041-511-2 - Elevators

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:

Type of Elevator	National Code	Supplement/Addenda to Code
Elevators	ASME A17.1, 2013 edition ASME A17.6, 2010 edition
Platform Lifts	ASME A18.1, 2014 edition
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:

Date of Installation	National Code	Supplement/Addenda to Code
1/1/84 to 6/3/92	ASME A17.1, 1981 edition	1982 Supplement
6/4/92 to 6/30/97	ASME A17.1, 1990 edition
7/1/97 to 12/31/02	ASME A17.1, 1996 edition
1/1/03 to 1/4/09	ASME A17.1, 2000 edition	2002 addenda
1/5/09 to effective date of this rule	ASME A17.1, 2007 edition

02-041 C.M.R. ch. 511, § 2