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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Three Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016-5990 Copyright © 2008 by THE AMERICAN SOCIElY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS All rights reserved Printed in U.S.A. ASME A17.1a-2008/CSA B44a-08 Following approval by the ASME A17 Elevator and Escalator Committee, and after public review, ASME A17.1a-200B/CSA B44a-OB was approved by the American National Standards Institute on September 19, 200B. This is the first Addenda to to the 2007 edition of the Code. It was issued on December 5, 200B and is effective as of June 5, 2009. The pages included in this Addenda replace the pages in ASME A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07 that have the corresponding page numbers. Where the length of the change neccessitated the inclusion of additional pages, the additional pages are numbered suquentially following a decimal point (e.g., page 10.1 should be inserted following page 10). Revisions are incorporated directly into the affected pages. It is advisable, however, that this page, the Addenda title and copyright pages, and all replaced pages be retained for reference. SUMMARY OF CHANGES Revisions being made in this Addenda are identified by a margin note, (a). Changes made to correct errors in A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07, as well as other new editiorial changes, are identified by (ED). Revision designators will remain on the pages up to the publication of the next edition of the Code. The (ED) designators will appear only when the editorial changes are introduced. The following is a summary of the latest revisions and changes: Page Location Change xi ASME Foreword, List of Updated Editions and Supplements 1 1.1.4 First sentence revised 6, 10, 10.1, 12, 16 Section 1.3 (1) With definition of door, breakdowns rearranged (2) Definition of intended car movement and unintended car movement added (3) Definition of machine space, elevator, dumbwaiter, material lift editorially corrected to read machinery space, elevator, dumbwaiter, material lift 19 2.2.2.7 Deleted 27 2.7.3.4.5 First sentence revised 2.7.3.4.6 Redesignated as 2.7.3.4.7, and new 2.7.3.4.6 added 33 2.7.9.1 Revised· in its entirety 2.B.3.3.1 First and third sentences revised 38 2.11.3.2 Deleted, and original 2.11.3.3 • redesignated as new 2.11.3.2 45 2.12.2.4.1 Last sentence of first paragraph editorially revised 4B-54 2.12.7.1 Revised in its entirety (c) • Page Location Change 2.13.3.2 Title and paragraph revised 2.13.3.2.5 Deleted 2.13.3.4 Revised in its entirety 2.13.5 Revised in its entirety 2.13.6 Revised in its entirety 56 2.14.1.7 Title and first paragraph revised 58-58.3 2.14.2.6(c) Editorially revised 2.14.5.7 First sentence editorially revised 2.14.6.2.1 Third sentence added 65 2.16.4.9 Revised in its entirety 66 2.16.5.1.2 Revised 2.16.5.2 Editorially revised 74 2.19.2 (1) Title revised (2) Revised in its entirety 75 2.19.3.2 Revised in its entirety 99 2.26.1.1 Second paragraph editorially revised 100 2.26.1.5.5 Revised • 101 2.26.2 Last line in first paragraph revised, and new second paragraph added 103 2.26.4.4 Revised in its entirety 104, 105 Table 2.26.4.3.2 Requirement 2.26.2.15 editorially revised by adding Note (2) in Safety Function column 106, 106.1 2.26.9.3(e) Revised 110, 111 2.27.2 Revised, and Note added 2.27.2.3 Revised 2.27.2.4 Revised • 2.27.2.4.4 Revised in its entirety 2.27.2.4.5 Revised in its entirety 2.27.2.4.6 Added 2.27.3.1.6( d)(2) Revised 2.27.3.1.6(e) Revised in its entirety 112 2.27.3.1.6(i) Editorially revised 113-115 2.27.3.2.6 Second sentence deleted 2.27.3.3.1 Subparagraphs (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h) revised • 2.27.3.3.3(a) Editorially revised 2.27.3.3.7 Revised in its entirety Fig. 2.27.3.3.7 Callouts and General Notes revised (d) Page Location Change 116 2.27.3.5 Editorially revised 117 2.27.4.2 In fourth paragraph, second sentence deleted 118 2.27.8 First two paragraphs revised 135 3.26.8 Editorially revised 136 3.27.1(c) Editorially revised 3.27.2 Second paragraph editorially revised 3.27.3(b) Editorially revised 157 5.2.1.27 Revised 186 5.9.20.1 Added 198 6.1.5.3.1(d)(5) Revised in its entirety 201 6.1.6.3.16 Third sentence added 209 6.2.5.3.1 (d) Revised in its entirety 210 6.2.6.3.1(a) Editorially revised 215 7.1.1 Revised in its entirety 216, 217 7.1.7 Title and paragraph revised 7.1.7.3 Revised in its entirety 7.1.7.5 Revised 7.1.7.6 Revised in its entirety 7.1.7.9 Revised 7.1.8.2 Redesignated as 7.1.8.3 and new 7.1.8.2 added 7.1.9.4 Added 7.1.10 Revised 225 7.2.12.29-7.2.12.37 (1) New requirements 7.2.12.29 and 7.2.12.30 added (2) Previously numbered requirements 7.2.1.2.29 through 7.2.12.37 redesignated as 7.2.12.31 through 7.2.12.39, respectively 229-230.1 7.4.9 (1) Title revised (2) Revised in its entirety 7.4.10 Revised 7.4.10.2 Revised 7.4.10.3 Added 7.4.13.2.5 Editorially revised 240 8.1.2 Note revised in its entirety • 243 8.2.2.5.1(a) In equations, variable WB editorially corrected to read WE 8.2.2.5.1(b) In equations, variable WB editorially corrected to read WE (e) Page Location Change 8.2.2.5.1(c) In equations, variable WB editorially corrected to read WE 244 Fig. 8.2.2.5.1 In formulas for drawings, variable WE editorially corrected to read WB 262 8.3.2.5.5(a) Editorially revised 267 Section 8.4 First paragraph revised 268 8.4.5.1 Title revised 8.4.5.2 Title revised 282, 284-287 8.4.11 Revised in its entirety Table 8.4.11.3 Redesignated as Table 8.4.11.13 8.4.12.1.1 (1) Title revised (2) Sub subparagraphs (a)(l) and (a)(2) revised 8.4.12.1.2 (1) Title revised (2) Sub subparagraphs (a)(l) and (a)(2) revised (3) In subsubparagraph (c), nomenclature for W, W', Zx, and Zy revised 8.4.12.2.1 (1) Title revised (2) Subparagraphs (a) and (b) revised 8.4.12.2.2 (1) Title revised (2) Subparagraph (a) revised (3) In subparagraph (b), nomenclature for W revised 289,290 8.5.3.2.2(b ) Revised Section 8.6 Title and paragraph revised in its entirety 8.6.1.1.2 Revised 8.6.1.2.1(a) (1) Subsubparagraph (a)(l) revised (2) Subsubparagraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4) added • 8.6.1.3 Revised 291 8.6.1.7 Added 8.6.2.3 Both paragraphs editorially revised 293 8.6.4 Title revised 8.6.4.2.2 Editorially revised 294 8.6.4.3.3 First reference editorially revised 8.6.4.3.5 Editorially revised 293-302.8 8.6.4.6.3 Added 8.6.4.12.1 Editorially revised e· 8.6.4.17 Reference added 8.6.4.19 Added (Requirements relocated from 8.11.21.2) if) Page Location Change 8.6.4.20 Added (Requirements relocated from 8.11.2.3) 8.6.5 Title revised 8.6.5.1.1 Editorially revised 8.6.5.2 Editorially revised 8.6.5.3 Revised 8.6.5.5.2 Title and paragraph revised 8.6.5.7 Revised 8.6.5.13 Added 8.6.5.14 Added 8.6.5.15 Added 8.6.5.16 Added 8.6.6 Title revised 8.6.6.1.1 Added 8.6.6.2.1 Added 8.6.6.3.1 Added 8.6.7 Title revised 8.6.7.1.1 Added 8.6.7.2.1 Added 8.6.7.3.1 Added 8.6.7.4.1 Added 8.6.7.5.1 Added 8.6.7.6.1 Added 8.6.7.7.1 Added 8.6.7.8.1 Added 8.6.7.9.4 Added 8.6.7.9.5 Added 8.6.7.10.1 Added 8.6.7.10.2 Added 8.6.7.10.3 Added 8.6.8 Title revised 8.6.8.1 Revised 8.6.8.15 Added 8.6.9.1 Revised Fig. 8.6.8.15.19(e) Added [formerly designated as • Fig. 8.11.4.2.19(e)] 8.6.10 Title revised 8.6.10.1 (1) Title revised (2) Revised in its entirety (g) Page Location Change 8.6.10.2.1 Added 8.6.11.1 First sentence revised 8.6.11.5.2 Last paragraph added 8.6.12.5.4 Added 8.6.12.5.5 Added 8.6.12.5.6 Added 8.6.12.5.7 Added 305 8.7.2.14.2(i) Added 309, 310 8.7.2.27.3 First paragraph revised 8.7.2.27.4 (1) Subparagraph (a) revised (2) Subparagraph (c) added 8.7.2.28 Revised in its entirety 312-317 8.7.3.31.4 First paragraph revised 8.7.3.31.5(a) Revised 8.7.3.31.5(c) Added 8.7.3.31.8(c) Revised 8.7.5.3 Revised in its entirety 8.7.5.4 Revised in its entirety 8.8.1(a) Editorially revised 8.10.1.1.3 Third sentence deleted 318-321 8.10.2.2.1(q) Revised 8.10.2.2.2(v) Revised 8.10.2.2.2(v)(3) Added 8.10.2.2.2(ii)(2)(a) Editorially revised 8.10.2.2.2(pp) Added 323 8.10.2.3.2(j) Revised 324-326 8.10.3.2.1(q)(1) Second sentence added 8.10.3.2.2(hh) Added 328, 328.1 8.10.3.3.2(j) Revised 331 8.10.5.2 Second paragraph editorially revised 332, 333 Section 8.11 (1) Title revised (2) Notes revised 8.11.1 Title revised 8.11.1.1 (1) Title revised (2) Revised in its entirety e· 8.11.1.2 (1) Title revised (2) Revised in its entirety 8.11.1.6 Deleted; moved to 8.6.1.7.3 (h)