ASME A17.2-2007

This Guide addresses how-to inspection guidelines, techniques, and cautionary notes in a logical sequence. Subsections are arranged to focus on routine inspection requirements, followed by periodic test (annual and five year) and acceptance criteria. Appropriate references to the latest edition of the Code, in effect at the time of this Guide's publication, are listed at the end of each subsection. The referenced numbers may not be the same in earlier editions. This Guide is organized as follows: Parts 1 through 6 apply to electric and hydraulic elevators, Parts 7 and 8 apply to escalators, and Parts 9 and 10 apply to moving walks. The Parts are arranged to show the location of the inspection:

Part 1 Elevator - Inside of Car
Part 2 Elevator - Machine Room
Part 3 Elevator - Top of Car
Part 4 Elevator - Outside Hoistway
Part 5 Elevator - Pit
Part 6 Elevator - Firefighters' Service
Part 7 Escalator - External
Part 8 Escalator - Internal
Part 9 Moving Walk - External
Part 10 Moving Walk - Internal