Codes & Standards
Establishing an Elevator Compliance Organization
An introduction to the code structure in the U.S. and how compliance with it can be ensured. An elevator, or lift, is a type of vertical transportation that moves people...
China’s First Elevator/Special Equipment Safety Law
Aims and requirements of the code by Yihui Ruan, Ning Li, and Jianhua Ye Chinese elevator law is divided into seven parts. Its aims are to safeguard life, limb, property...
Changes in the 2015 Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook
At its fall 2014 meeting, The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII®) Field Safety Committee reviewed the 2010 Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook. A number of important changes were made...
Occupant Evacuation Elevators
A detailed examination of how codes and standards guide emergency procedures and equipment The International Building Code (IBC) defines occupant evacuation elevators (OEE) as elevators used by occupants for self...
China Versus U.S.
A comparative study on Chinese and American elevator law by Bin Zhao, Yuandong Jiang, Jianfeng Sun, Wei Cui and Yihui Ruan Research Background China’s economy has developed rapidly since the...
EN 81-20’s Impact on Elevator Door Detectors
In August 2014, two new standards covering elevator design (EN 81-20:2014) and installation requirements (EN 81-50:2014) were released in Europe. These replace EN 81-1:1998+A3:2009 and EN 81-2:1998+A3:2009, which were 15...
Impact of EN 81-20 and EN 81-50 Standards
This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...
The Global Relevance of Performance-Based Codes
This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...
The Evolving Concept of Elevators for Fire-Service Access
Follow-up article details recent elevator evacuation developments. Since your author presented “Elevators for Fire Service Access and Occupant Evacuation” (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2014) at Elevcon Paris in July 2014, the...
New Requirements for NYC Elevator Systems
A summary of how the elevator codes affect NYC units and a rundown of the major compliance mandates on the horizon by James Marinelli, Electrodyn Systems Ltd. New York City...
