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Chapter 61C-5 - FLORIDA ELEVATOR SAFETY CODE
Section 61C-5.001 - Safety Standards

Fla. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001

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Current through Reg. 51, No. 009; January 14, 2025
Section 61C-5.001 - Safety Standards
(1) Applicability. The safety standards adopted herein shall apply to all elevators covered by Chapter 399, F.S., as follows:
(a) The installation, alteration, relocation, and change in classification must comply with Chapter 399, F.S., as well as the edition of the Florida Building Code or the Elevator Safety Code, in effect on the date of receipt of application for the permit to install, alter, relocate, or change in classification.
(b) The maintenance, repair and replacement must comply with the maintenance, repair and replacement requirements of the most recent adopted codes and the codes under which the elevator was installed, altered, relocated, or changed classification, as applicable.
(c) Inspections and periodic test witnessing must be performed in accordance with the inspection and test requirements of the most recent adopted codes.
(2) The following safety standards are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective December 31, 2023:
(a) For elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and moving walks:
1. ASME A17.1-2019, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, with the following exclusions:

The following parts of ASME A17.1-2019 are specifically excluded from adoption:

a. Parts 5.3, 8.10.5.2, and 8.11.5.2 relating to private residence elevators.
b. Parts 5.4, 8.6.7.4 and 8.10.5.2 relating to private residence inclined elevators.
c. Parts 5.8, 8.6.7.8, 8.7.5.8, 8.10.5.8, and 8.11.5.8 relating to marine elevators.
d. Parts 5.9, 8.6.7.9, and 8.7.5.9 relating to mine elevators.
e. Parts 5.11, 8.6.7.11, 8.10.5.14, and 8.11.5.14 relating to wind turbine tower elevators.
f. Parts 5.12, 8.6.7.12, 8.7.5.10, 8.10.5.15, and 8.11.5.15 relating to outside emergency elevators.
2. ASME A17.3-2020, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, with the following exclusions and changes:
a. The following part of ASME A17.3-2020 is specifically excluded from adoption:

Part X, relating to private residence elevators.

b. The effective dates for the following parts of ASME A17.3-2020 are changed:
(I) The effective date for Part 3.10.12 of ASME A17.3-2020 is changed from December 31, 2023, to August 1, 2025. All elevators will need to comply with Part 3.10.12 beginning August 1, 2025.
(II) The effective date for Parts 3.8.5, 3.10.13, 3.10.14, 3.13.1, and 3.13.2 of ASME A17.3-2020 is changed from December 31, 2023, until August 1, 2028. All elevators must comply with Parts 3.8.5, 3.10.13, 3.10.14, 3.13.1, and 3.13.2 beginning August 1, 2028.
(b) For stairway chairlifts and inclined or vertical wheelchair lifts:

ASME A18.1-2020, Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts.

(3) "ASME" is the recognized abbreviation for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and generally the abbreviation is used in these rules in identifying the publications of the association, which are copyrighted. It would be a violation of federal copyright law to post the materials incorporated in this rule on the Internet for public viewing. Accordingly, the public may purchase a copy of any ASME publication by writing ASME, P.O. Box 2300, Fairfield, NJ 07007-2300, or at www.asme.org. In addition, copies of the incorporated materials are available for viewing during regular business hours at the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, located at 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, and the Florida Department of State located at R.A. Gray Building, 500 South Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250.

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61C-5.001

Rulemaking Authority 399.02, 399.10 FS. Law Implemented 399.02, 399.03 FS.

Amended 10-20-63, 4-20-64, 11-17-73, 12-20-73, Revised 3-22-74, Amended 12-18-74, 8-21-79, 8-1-82, 9-19-84, Formerly 7C-5.01, Amended 11-1-87, 10-31-88, 6-12-89, 9-10-89, 10-3-90, 5-12-91, 6-23-91, 8-9-91, 8-27-92, Formerly 7C-5.001, Amended 2-2-94, 8-1-96, 1-1-98, 10-4-00, 4-2-08, 3-15-12, 8-21-12, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 248, December 27, 2017 effective 1/11/2018, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 046, March 9, 2021 effective 3/23/2021, Amended by Florida Register Volume 50, Number 011, January 17, 2024 effective 1/30/2024.

New 10-20-63, Amended 4-20-64, 11-17-73, 12-20-73, Revised 3-22-74, Amended 12-18-74, 8-21-79, 8-1-82, 9-19-84, Formerly 7C-5.01, Amended 11-1-87, 10-31-88, 6-12-89, 9-10-89, 10-3-90, 5-12-91, 6-23-91, 8-9-91, 8-27-92, Formerly 7C-5.001, Amended 2-2-94, 8-1-96, 1-1-98, 10-4-00, 4-2-08, 3-15-12, 8-21-12, 1-11-18, 3-23-21, 1-30-24.