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Time consuming and costly upgrades required by December 31, 2026.

Elevator and Escalator New Code Requirements

All existing escalators must have skirt deflectors installed no later than January 1, 2025, to comply with ASME A17.1-2013 & ASME A17.5-2015 Appendix K3 2022, Section 5.3.7.2 per NYC Department of Buildings code requirements.

All existing traction elevators with single plunger brakes must be upgraded no later than January 1, 2027, to comply with ASME A17.1-2013 & ASME A17.3-2015, Appendix K3 2022, Section 3.8.4.1 Single plunger brakes per NYC Department of Buildings code requirements.

2.7.5 Restricted opening of hoistway doors and/or car doors on automatic passenger elevators. Automatic passenger elevators shall comply by January 1, 2027.

2.7.7 Locks on Elevators and Elevator Hoistway Doors. All elevators shall comply by January 1, 2027. In all buildings, no switch, lock or device of any kind shall be installed on any floor on or above the street floor on any passenger elevator car or hoistway sliding door. Freight elevators, and passenger elevators with swing-type hoistway doors, are permitted to have locks provided that they are openable by the city-wide standard key 2642 and the New York City Fire Department Standard 1620 key

(ee) limited-use/limited-application elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1, except for section 3.10.12 of this code, where such limited-use/limited-application elevators shall achieve compliance by January 1, 2027.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact our office and we will be happy to have one of our elevator experts to assist you at (212) 595-2388.

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Please contact DTM John Paeth: JPaeth@dtminc.net (646) 603-9016 or Donald Franklin: dfranklin@dtminc.net (917) 698-4139 with any questions or concerns regarding the D.O.B. Code Requirements.

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