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ASME A17.1a-2008/CSA B44a-08Addenda toASME A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07Safety Code for Elevators andEscalatorsAN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDA9607ACopyright 2008 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.Date of Issuance:December 5,2008ASME is the registered trademark of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers.This code or standard was developed under procedures accredited as meeting the criteria for American NationalStandards.The Standards Committee that approved the code or standard was balanced to assure that individuals fromcompetent and concerned interests have had an opportunity to participate.The proposed manual was made availablefor public review and comment that provides an opportunity for additional public input from industry,academia,regulatory agencies,and the public-at-large.ASME does not“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”any item,construction,proprietary device,or activity.ASME does not take any position with respect to the validity of any patent rights asserted in connection with anyitems mentioned in this document,and does not undertake to insure anyone utilizing a standard against liability forinfringementofanyapplicableletterspatent,norassumeanysuchliability.Usersareexpresslyadvisedthatdeterminationof the validity of any such patent rights,and the risk of infringement of such rights,is entirely their own responsibility.Participation by federal agency representative(s)or person(s)affiliated with industry is not to be interpreted asgovernment or industry endorsement of this code or standard.ASME accepts responsibility for only those interpretations of this document issued in accordance with the establishedASME procedures and policies,which precludes the issuance of interpretations by individuals.No part of this document may be reproduced in any form,in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise,without the prior written permission of the publisher.The American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)has grantedthe Canadian Standards Association(CSA)permission toreprint,repackage,and sell this Code.The American Society of Mechanical EngineersThree Park Avenue,New York,NY 10016-5990Copyright 2008 byTHE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERSAll rights reservedPrinted in U.S.A.Copyright 2008 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made of this material without written consent of ASME.cCopyrighted material licensed to Stanford University by Thomson Scientific(),downloaded on Oct-05-2010 by Stanford University User.No further reproduction or distribution is permitted.Uncontrolled when printed.ASME A17.1a-2008/CSA B44a-08Following approval by the ASME A17 Elevator and Escalator Committee,and after public review,ASME A17.1a-2008/CSA B44a-08 was approved by the American National Standards Instituteon September 19,2008.This is the first Addenda to to the 2007 edition of the Code.It was issued on December 5,2008and is effective as of June 5,2009.The pages included in this Addenda replace the pages in ASME A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07 thathave the corresponding page numbers.Where the length of the change neccessitated the inclusionof additional pages,the additional pages are numbered suquentially following a decimal point(e.g.,page 10.1 should be inserted following page 10).Revisions are incorporated directly intothe affected pages.It is advisable,however,that this page,the Addenda title and copyright pages,and all replaced pages be retained for reference.SUMMARY OF CHANGESRevisions being made in this Addenda are identified by a margin note,(a).Changes made tocorrect errors in A17.1-2007/CSA B44-07,as well as other new editiorial changes,are identifiedby(ED).Revision designators will remain on the pages up to the publication of the next editionof the Code.The(ED)designators will appear only when the editorial changes are introduced.The following is a summary of the latest revisions and changes:PageLocationChangexiASME Foreword,List ofUpdatedEditions andSupplements11.1.4First sentence revised6,10,10.1,12,16Section 1.3(1)With definition of door,breakdownsrearranged(2)Definition of intended car movementand unintended car movement added(3)Definition of machine space,elevator,dumbwaiter,material lift editoriallycorrected to read machinery space,elevator,dumbwaiter,material lift192.2.2.7Deleted272.7.3.4.5First sentence revised2.7.3.4.6Redesignated as 2.7.3.4.7,and new2.7.3.4.6 added332.7.9.1Revised in its entirety2.8.3.3.1First and third sentences revised382.11.3.2Deleted,and original 2.11.3.3redesignated as new 2.11.3.2452.12.2.4.1Last sentence of first paragrapheditorially revised48542.12.7.1Revised in its entirety(c)Copyright 2008 by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.No reproduction may be made