This regulation specifies elevator safety and inspection requirements under the 2012 Life Safety Code, including compliance with ASME A17.1 and A17.3 standards, monthly firefighter's service testing with written records, and smoke detector and key recall requirements for elevators traveling 25 feet or more above or below the emergency access level. It is a physical plant/life safety standard applied during CMS facility surveys.
View official sourceK531 Elevators 2012 EXISTING Elevators comply with the provision of 9.4. Elevators are inspected and tested as specified in ASME A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. Firefighter’s Service is operated monthly with a written record. Existing elevators conform to ASME/ANSI A17.3, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators. All existing elevators, having a travel distance of 25 feet or more above or below the level that best serves the needs of emergency personnel for firefighting purposes, conform with Firefighter’s Service Requirements of ASME/ANSI A17.3. (Includes firefighter’s service Phase I key recall and smoke detector automatic recall, firefighter’s service Phase II emergency in-car key operation, machine room smoke detectors, and elevator lobby smoke detectors.) 19.5.3, 9.4.2, 9.4.3 Form CMS-2786R (07/2018) Page 31 Name of Facility 2012 LIFE SAFETY CODE ID PREFIX MET NOT MET N/A REMARKS