ASME A17.7 (2007): Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators

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ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07
Performance-based safety code
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ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07
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Title: Performance-based safety code for elevators and escalators
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Contents
ASME A 17 Elevator and Escalator Committee v
CSA B44 Technical Committee on the Elevator Safety Code vii
ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 Committee on New Technology x
Foreword xii
ASM E Preface xiii
CSA Preface xv
Form and arrangement xvi
1 GENERAL 1
1.1 SCOPE 1
1.2 PURPOSE 2
1.3 DEFINITIONS 2
2 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS 5
2.1 PROCESSES FOR ESTABLISHING SAFETY 5
2.2 OPTIONS FOR ESTABLISHING SAFETY 6
2.3 SAFETY ASSESSMENT SUBJECT 6
2.4 ASSURING SAFETY BY IMPLEMENTING GESRs 7
2.5 SORTING OF APPLICABLE GESRs FOR APPROACH 1 8
2.6 IMPLEMENTATION OF GESRs 9
2.7 RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS 9
2.8 PROTECTIVE MEASURES AND SAFETY PRINCIPLES 71
2.9 APPLICATION OF SPs 12
2.10 CODE COMPLIANCE DOCUMENTATION 13
2.11 CODE DATA PLATE 13
2.12 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS 13
3 GLOBAL ESSENTIAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (GESRs) FOR ELEVATORS 15
3.1 COMMON GESRs RELATED TO PERSONS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS 75
3.2 GESRs RELATED TO PERSONS ADJACENT TO THE ELEVATOR - FALLING INTO HOISTWAY 17
3.3 GESRs RELATED TO PERSONS AT THE ELEVATOR ENTRANCE 18
3.4 GESRs RELATED TO PERSONS IN THE LCU (CAR) 19
3.5 GESRs RELATED TO PERSONS IN WORKING AREAS 21
4 SAFETY PARAMETERS 23
5 REFERENCE CODES AND STANDARDS 25
5.1 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 25
5.2 PROCUREMENT INFORMATION 29
MANDATORY APPENDIX I - CERTIFICATION OF CONFORMANCE OF ELEVATOR SYSTEMS,
SUB-SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS, OR FUNCTIONS 31
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