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Important Resources

Acceptance Checklist
 

Notice:  Safety Bulkhead Replacement Deadline July 1, 2011

Hoistway Door Safety Retainers

Iowa Code

Chapter 89A

Administrative Rules

Chapter 71

Administration of the Conveyance Safety Program

Chapter 72

Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975

Chapter 73

Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975

Links

Accessibility Requirements Enforced by the Department of Public Safety

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

National Association of Elevator Safety Authorities (NAESA)

Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation

Elevators and Other Conveyances

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Changes to Iowa Administrative Rules on Elevator Alterations:  Beginning May 22, 2013, rules concerning alterations to Iowa elevators will change.  The two main changes are:  The requirement that if more than 50% of an elevator is being changed the entire elevator must be brought up to current code will be rescinded; and, The current, 3-tiered fee structure for elevator alteration permits will be replaced by a flat fee of $500. To view all the changes, click here.  Status Update on Rules for Older Elevators:  The Iowa Elevator Safety Board has decided to exclude from further consideration the fire service mandates of the ASME A17.3 code for older elevators.  During the annual elevator inspections of 2013, every older elevator will be surveyed to determine what work would be required under A17.3.  For more information on this important topic, click here.

Elevators, escalators and related equipment are governed by Iowa Code Chapter 89A. 

State law requires that elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, and related equipment comply with all applicable rules and statutes. No new installation or alteration work may begin in Iowa until the installer obtains the proper permit from the Iowa Division of Labor.  Applications for installation or alteration permits should be submitted eight weeks before work is scheduled to begin.  The permit is to be posted on the job site at the time the work begins. The equipment cannot be used until it passes inspection by a state inspector.

Accessibility requirements for elevators are enforced by the Department of Public Safety and local jurisdictions.  For more information, call (515) 725-6154 or visit http://www.dps.state.ia.us/fm/building/index.shtml. 

You may request that the Elevator Safety Board review an inspection report, grant a variance from a rule, or change a rule.  Click here for more information about the Elevator Safety Board. 

To contact the elevator staff, click here. 

The public can obtain information on the ASME Code pertaining to elevators or a variety of other reference materials by calling 1-800-THE-ASME (1-800-843-2763) or checking the link to the left.

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Forms

• Hydraulic Test & Inspection Report

• Traction Test & Inspection Report

• Platform Lift Test & Inspection Report

• Escalator Test & Inspection Report

• Wind Tower Lift Test and Inspection Report

• Construction Hoist Test & Inspection Report

• Application for Installation or Alteration Permit

• Special Elevator Inspector Commission Application

• Conveyance Accident Report

• Hazard Correction Extension Request

• Acceptance Checklist

• Safety Complaint Form

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