N.Y.C. Admin. Code § EBC 812: Section EBC 812: Elevators and Conveying Systems

812.1 General.

Alterations made to existing elevators and conveying systems shall comply with Chapter 30 and ASME A17.1 as modified by Appendix K of the New York City Building Code, as applicable, and this section. Work listed in Table 812.1 shall be considered a Level 1 Alteration.

Table 812.1 – Level 1 Alteration Work

a

A17.1 Section

Name of A17.1 Section

A17.1 Sub-section

Name of A17.1 Sub-section

8.6.3

Replacements

8.6.3.10

Replacement of Hydraulic Jack, Plunger, Cylinder, Tanks, and Anticreep Leveling Device

8.6.3

Replacements

8.6.3.11

Replacement of Valves and Piping

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.1

Hoistway Enclosures

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.7

Machinery Spaces, Machine Rooms, Control Spaces, and Control Rooms

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.8

Electrical Equipment, Wiring, Pipes, and Ducts in Hoistways and Machine Rooms

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.9

Machinery and Sheave Beams, Supports, and Foundations

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.10

Entrances and Hoistway Openings

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.11

Hoistway Door Locking Devices, Access Switches, and Parking Devices (Including replacing door operators)

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.14

New Car Enclosures (Including replacing cab panels when deadweight of the car is increased or decreased by more than 5%. See ASME Section 8.7.2.15.2)

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.15

Car Frame and Platforms

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.16

Capacity, Loading, and Classification

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.17

Change in Rise or Rated Speed

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.18

Car and Counterweight Safeties

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.19

Speed Governors and Governor Ropes

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.20

Ascending Car Overspeed and Unintended Car Movement Protection

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.22

Counterweights

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.25

Driving Machines and Sheaves (Except regrooving of sheaves, which can be considered as an LAA. See Table 510.2)

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.26

Terminal Stopping Devices

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.27

Operating Devices and Control Equipment (Including adding Phase I or Phase II recall, replacing car operating panels or hall buttons)

8.7.2

Alterations to Electric Elevators

8.7.2.28

Emergency Operations and Signaling Devices

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.7

Machine Rooms, Machinery Spaces, Control Spaces, and Control Rooms

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.8

Electrical Wiring, Pipes, and Ducts in Hoistways and Machine Rooms

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.9

Machinery and Sheave Beams, Supports, and Foundations

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.10

Hoistway Entrances and Openings

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.11

Hoistway Door Locking Devices (Including replacing door operators)

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.14

Car Frames and Platforms

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.15

Safeties

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.16

Governors and Governor Ropes

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.17

Change in Type of Service

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.18

Change in Class of Loading

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.19

Carrying of Passengers on Freight Elevators

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.20

Increase in Rated Load

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.21

Increase in Deadweight of Car (More than 5%)

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.22

Change in Rise or Rated Speed

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.23

Hydraulic Equipment

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.24

Valves, Pressure Piping, and Fittings

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.26

Counterweights

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.29

Tanks

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.30

Terminal Stopping Devices

8.7.3

Alterations to Hydraulic Elevators

8.7.3.31

Operating Devices and Control Equipment (Including adding Phase I or Phase II Recall, replacing car operating panels or hall buttons)

8.7.4

Alterations to Elevators with Other Types of Driving Machines

8.7.4

Alterations to Elevators with Other Types of Driving Machines

8.7.5

Alterations to Special Application Elevators

8.7.5

Alterations to Special Application Elevators

8.7.6

Alterations to Escalators and Moving Walks

8.7.6

Alterations to Escalators and Moving Walks

8.7.7

Alterations to Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts

8.7.7

Alterations to Dumbwaiters and Material Lifts

8.11.1.4

Installations Placed Out of Service

8.11.1.4

Installations Placed Out of Service

a. All references to A17.1 refer to ASME A17.1, as amended by Appendix K of the

New York City Building Code

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