DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Division of Hotels and Restaurants
RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:
61C-5.001Safety Standards
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 46 No. 253, December 31, 2020 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.
61C-5.001 Safety Standards.
(1) No change.
(2) The following safety standards for elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and moving walks are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective December 31, 2020:
(a) ASME A17.1-2016, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, effective January 1, 2021. The following parts of ASME A17.1-2016, Safety Code for Elevator and Escalators, are hereby excluded and not incorporated herein by reference:
1. Parts 5.3, 8.10.5.2, and 8.11.5.2 relating to private residence elevators.
2. Parts 5.4, 8.6.7.4 and 8.10.5.2 relating to private residence inclined elevators.
3. Parts 5.8, 8.6.7.8, 8.7.5.8, 8.10.5.8, and 8.11.5.8 relating to marine elevators.
4. Parts 5.9, 8.6.7.9, and 8.7.5.9 relating to mine elevators.
5. Parts 5.11, 8.6.7.11, 8.10.5.14, and 8.11.5.14 relating to wind turbine tower elevators.
6. Parts 5.12, 8.6.7.12, 8.7.5.10, 8.10.5.15, and 8.11.5.15 relating to outside emergency elevators.
(b) ASME A17.3-2015, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, effective January 1, 2021. The following part of ASME A17.3-2015, Safety Code for Existing Elevator and Escalators, is hereby excluded and not incorporated herein by reference:
Part X, relating to private residence elevators.
All elevators covered by Chapter 399, F.S., must be in compliance with part 3.10.12 of ASME A17.3-2015, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators by December 31, 2023.
(3) The following safety standard for stairway chairlifts and inclined or vertical wheelchair lifts is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, effective December 31, 2020:
ASME A18.1-2017, Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, effective January 1, 2021.
(4) No change.
