GuideforInspectionofElevators,Escalators,andMovingWalksANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDASMEA17.2-2007(RevisionofASMEA17.2-2004)IncludesInspectionProceduresforElectricTractionandWindingDrumElevators,HydraulicElevators,andEscalatorsandMovingWalksCopyright2007bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwhenprintedASMEA17.2-2007(RevisionofASMEA17.2-2004)GuideforInspectionofElevators,Escalators,andMovingWalksIncludesInspectionProceduresforElectricTractionandWindingDrumElevators,HydraulicElevators,andEscalatorsandMovingWalksANAMERICANNATIONALSTANDARDThreeParkAvenue•NewYork,NY10016Copyright2007bytheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.NoreproductionmaybemadeofthismaterialwithoutwrittenconsentofASME.cCopyrightedmateriallicensedtoStanfordUniversitybyThomsonScientific(www.techstreet.com),downloadedonOct-05-2010byStanfordUniversityUser.Nofurtherreproductionordistributionispermitted.UncontrolledwDateofIssuance:October5,2007ThenexteditionofthisGuideisscheduledforpublicationin2010.Therewillnoaddendaissuedtothisedition.ASMEissueswrittenrepliestoinquiriesconcerninginterpretationsoftechnicalaspectsofthisGuide.InterpretationsarealsopublishedontheASMEWebsiteundertheCommitteePagesathttp://cstools.asme.orgastheyareissued.ASMEistheregisteredtrademarkofTheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.ThisGuidewasdevelopedunderproceduresaccreditedasmeetingthecriteriaforAmericanNationalStandards.TheStandardsCommitteethatapprovedtheGuidewasbalancedtoassurethatindividualsfromcompetentandconcernedinterestshavehadanopportunitytoparticipate.TheproposedGuidewasmadeavailableforpublicreviewandcommentthatprovidesanopportunityforadditionalpublicinputfromindustry,academia,regulatoryagencies,andthepublic-at-large.ASMEdoesnot“approve,”“rate,”or“endorse”an...