New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 5 - COMMUNITY AFFAIRS › Chapter 23 - UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE › Subchapter 12 - ELEVATOR SAFETY SUBCODE › Section 5:23-12.3 - Inspection and test schedule

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Periodic and
				acceptance inspections and test of elevators shall be conducted as follows:
1. Periodic inspections shall be made at intervals
				of not more than six months for all escalators. Inspection intervals for ASME A17.1
				elevator devices other than escalators shall not exceed those set forth in Appendix
				N-1 of ASME A17.1 referenced in the most recent edition of the building subcode,
				provided that cyclical inspections shall not be required more frequently than once a
				year. Stairway chairlifts and wheelchair lifts shall be inspected at intervals not
				exceeding one year.
2. Periodic tests
				shall be witnessed at intervals not exceeding those set forth in Appendix N-1 of the
				most recent edition of ASME A17.1 referenced in the building subcode, provided that
				cyclical tests shall not be required more frequently than once a year. Cyclical
				testing of manlifts, stairway chairlifts, and wheelchair lifts shall be at intervals
				not exceeding one year.
3. Periodic
				inspections, including any applicable acceptance inspections, shall be made by the
				elevator subcode official or elevator inspector. Periodic tests, including any
				applicable acceptance tests, shall be witnessed by the elevator subcode official or
				elevator inspector.
4. Each building
				containing devices covered by this subchapter shall have an inspection cycle
				established by the enforcing agency. This cycle shall be consistent with the routine
				and periodic inspection and test intervals required in this section. Once this cycle
				is established, all such devices in the building shall be subject to inspections and
				tests, except as exempted by this section or by
				N.J.A.C.
				5:23-12.9.
i.
				When a need to modify an existing inspection cycle exists, upon request of a
				construction official, where such needs are outlined, and approved by the
				Department, the existing inspection cycle can be changed. Such change shall not
				increase the intervals between cyclical inspections/tests required by this section,
				and any additional inspection that may be required as a result of the adjustment
				shall not be subject to a fee.
ii.
				Elevator devices that have been temporarily taken out of operation for alteration
				work to be performed shall be exempt from required cyclical routine and periodic
				inspections and tests, as long as the elevator device is not accessible to the
				public or placed back in operation. Those devices that are still in operation, even
				though they are still included in the alteration permit, shall be subject to the
				required cyclical routine and periodic inspections and tests within the cycle of
				inspections in the building.
iii.
				Elevator devices that have been removed from service as per ASME A17.1, A18.1, or
				A90.1 as applicable, are exempt from the required cyclical routine and periodic
				inspections and tests until the device is placed back in service as per the
				applicable safety code, which is referenced in the building subcode. Taking a device
				in or out of service by Code shall be considered minor work within the meaning of
				N.J.A.C.
				5:23-2.17A.
iv. Elevator devices that are used for
				construction purposes as per ASME A17.1 referenced in the building subcode are
				subject to inspections and tests required by ASME A17.1 for elevators used for
				construction. Such devices shall not be accessible to the public. During the
				operation of the device for construction purposes the owner shall assure that the
				device is used only for construction purposes by providing a designated operator,
				authorizing of key operation or by other methods acceptable to the elevator subcode
				official.
5. Elevator devices
				in structures of Group R-3, R-4, or R-5, except those elevator devices accessible to
				the public, shall be exempt from periodic inspection and test requirements. Elevator
				devices wholly within the dwelling units in structures of Group R-2 and not
				accessible to the general public shall also be exempt. In addition, signed
				statements and supporting inspection and acceptance test reports, filed by an
				approved qualified agent or agency for elevator devices in such structures, other
				than elevator devices accessible to the public, may be accepted by the construction
				official, in accordance with
				5:23-2.19 and 2.20, in lieu of
				inspections performed by and acceptance tests witnessed by the enforcing agency for
				work requiring a permit. If the construction official designates the elevator
				subcode official to perform the inspection and to witness the acceptance test for
				work under a permit in such structures, those inspections and tests shall ensure
				compliance with the requirements of the code(s) under which the permit was
				issued.