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Elevating devices codes and standards

Elevating devices codes and standards and STANDATA.

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Overview

The elevating devices discipline establishes and interprets the codes, standards and respective regulations under the Safety Codes Act.

Municipal Affairs works with the Safety Codes Council and the Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Ride Safety Association (AEDARSA) to develop and provide relevant information to the elevating devices industry.

Codes in force

Current

The following codes in the elevating devices discipline are currently in force:

Historical code timeline

Code for Elevators and Escalators

  • ASME1-2019/CSA B44-19: Declared in force on December 1, 2022.
  • ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13: Declared in force on March 1, 2016 to November 30, 2022.

Code for Manlifts

  • CSA B311-02 (R2012) Safety Code for Manlifts: Declared in force on March 1, 2016.

Code for Platform Lifts

  • CSA B355:19 Platform lifts for barrier-free access; Declared in force on December 1, 2022
  • CSA B355-2015Lifts for person with physical disabilities: Declared in force on March 1, 2016 to November 30, 2022.

Code for Personnel Hoists

  • CSA Z185:23 Safety code for personnel hoists: Declared inforce on August 1, 2024.
  • CSA Z185-M87 (2011) Safety code for personnel hoist: Declared in force on March 1, 2016 to July 31, 2024.

Purchase codes and standards

A copy of the standards are available for purchase from Canadian Standards Association.

Historical code timeline

Code for Elevators and Escalators

  • ASME1-2019/CSA B44-19: Declared in force on December 1, 2022.
  • ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13: Declared in force on March 1, 2016 to November 30, 2022.

Code for Manlifts

  • CSA B311-02 (R2012) Safety Code for Manlifts: Declared in force on March 1, 2016.

Code for Platform lists

  • CSA B355:19 Platform lifts for barrier-free access; Declared in force on December 1, 2022
  • CSA B355-2015Lifts for person with physical disabilities: Declared in force on March 1, 2016 to November 30, 2022.

Code for Personnel Hoists

  • CSA Z185:23 Safety code for personnel hoists: Declared inforce on August 1, 2024.
  • CSA Z185-M87 (2011) Safety code for personnel hoist: Declared in force on March 1, 2016 to July 31, 2024.

STANDATA

Elevating Devices STANDATA are bulletins containing interpretations, clarifications, recommended practices or provincewide variances on codes and standards related to matters in the Safety Codes Act. 

Bulletins

Variance

Interpretations

Notices

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