Section 12-230.1-4 - Requirements for existing elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices(a) All existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and dumbwaiters and material lifts without automatic transfer devices shall comply with the code in effect at the time of installation or alteration as illustrated in Exhibit A, titled "Existing Elevator and Kindred Equipment Code Application Dates", dated January 1, 2017, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, provided that for those years where the Hawaii Registration number (HAW) did not specify code year, the code version of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 in effect at the time of installation or alteration shall apply. The director shall have the discretion to apply a specific code to any elevator and related system if the applicable code cannot be readily ascertained. If the installation or alteration permit was issued after 1997, then the elevator or kindred equipment shall comply with American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.3-2011, which is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter.(b) The following provisions of American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1-2010 are adopted by reference and shall apply to existing elevators and kindred equipment as stated: (1) Part 1, General, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and dumbwaiters, and material lifts;(2) Section 5.10, Elevators Used for Construction, shall apply to all existing elevators used for construction;(3) Section 8.1, Security, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, and moving walks;(4) Section 8.6, Maintenance, Repair, Replacement and Testing, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators and moving walks, and dumbwaiters and material lifts with automatic transfer devices with the following amendment: Section 8.6.1.2.1(c) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 shall not apply;(5) Section 8.7, Alterations, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices;(6) Section 8.8, Welding, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices;(7) Section 8.9, Code Data Plate, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices, except section 8.9.2 is amended to read: "The data plate shall be in plain view and securely attached to the controller door. An additional data plate shall be installed in the vicinity of the top key operated starting switch on the exterior of escalators and moving walks.";(8) Section 8.10, Acceptance Inspections and Tests, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices; and(9) Section 8.11, Flood Resistances, shall apply to all existing elevators, escalators, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices.(c) Chapter 12-240 shall apply to all elevators where the installation or alteration application was received by the department after December 6, 1990.(d) American Society of Mechanical Engineers 17.6-2010 shall apply to existing elevators with other types of suspension means and steel cables less than three-eighths of an inch in diameter. Haw. Code R. § 12-230.1-4
[Eff JUN 30 2014] (Auth: HRS § 397-4) (Imp: HRS § 397-4)[Am and comp 2/15/2019] (Auth: HRS § 397-4) (Imp: HRS § 397-4)