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Qualification & Duties of Inspectors

(a) knowledge of personal safety practices including, but not limited to, the safety practices contained in the Safety Handbook necessary to perform the following:
(1) acceptance inspections of new construction
(2) routine and periodic inspections of existing equipment
(b) familiarity with industry terminology, including the following:
(1) terms defined and used in ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and ASME A18.1 or CSA B355
(2) terms used in ASME A17.2
(3) terms defined and used in the National Electrical Code
(4) administrative terminology used by the jurisdictional authority

(c) ability to read architectural and installation drawings, including hoistway and machine room layouts

(d) working knowledge of electrical, electronic, and circuit construction principles, including but
not limited to
(1) voltage, currents, and resistance
(2) series and parallel circuits
(3) grounding
(4) ability to read circuit diagrams

(e) knowledge of the purpose and function of safety devices in the following locations:
(1) machine rooms and machinery spaces
(2) hoistways
(3) on the cars
(4) pits
(5) escalators, moving walks, and other related equipment

(f) working knowledge of mechanical principles as applied to structures, machines, mechanisms,
and the effect of traction on ropes and sheaves

(g) working knowledge of hydraulic principles as applied to the operation of valves, pumps,
plungers, piping, and buffers

(h) working knowledge of the various types of equipment; their code requirements, uses, and
limitations; local regulations, and any special problems or applications as included in ASME

A17.1 or CSA B44, ASME A17.1/CSA B44, CSA B311 (past and present), ASME A18.1 or
CSA B355, and QEI-1 and awareness of published interpretations of those Standards Committees

(1) classifications of usage
(a) passenger elevators
(b) freight elevators (Classes A, B, C1, C2 and C3) I private residence elevators
(d) sidewalk elevators
(e) special purpose personnel elevators
(f) inclined elevators
(g) material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices
(h) dumbwaiters
(i) elevators used for construction

(2) classifications of driving means
(a) traction
(b) winding drum I hydraulic (direct-plunger hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, maintained-pressure hydraulic, and roped hydraulic)
(d) screw machine
(e) rack and pinion
(f) hand
(g) belt and chain drives

(3) escalators and moving walks

(4) inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts and stairway chairlifts (ASME A17.1b-1998 and earlier)
(i) working knowledge of the functions and operation of elevator systems, including machines,
motors, governors, and other machine room equipment; controllers; position devices; door operator systems; hoistway systems; safety system testing and functions; pit equipment escalators; moving walks; electrical devices; and hydraulics
(j) working knowledge of inspection and testing procedures as described in ASME A17.2 and awareness of published interpretations of those procedures
(k) working knowledge of applicable building, fire, electrical and accessibility codes
(l) demonstrated ability to perform the duties specified in section 2-2
(m) working knowledge of the requirements of ASME A17.3 and awareness of published interpretations of ASME A17.3
(n) awareness of B44.1/A17.5 and Standards Committee published interpretations to the extent that it is specified in ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and ASME A18.1 or CSA B355
(o) working knowledge of the various types of equipment; functions and operations; their code requirements, uses, and limitations; and any special problems or applications as included in
ASME A18.1 or CSA B355 (past and present) and local regulations
(p) must have in his or her personal possession the latest edition of QEI-1 and access to Standards
Committee published interpretations, as well as the current editions of the documents referenced
in para.1-5(a).
(q) must have workplace access to current editions of documents referenced in para. 1-5(b).


The duties of an inspector include the following:
(a) making acceptance inspections and witnessing tests to determine whether all parts of the installation conform to the requirements of the applicable code or regulations and whether the required safety devices function as required therein.

(b) making routine or periodic inspections and witnessing tests of existing installations to determine that the equipment is in apparent safe operating condition, has not been altered except in conformity to the applicable code or regulations, and performs in accordance with test requirements.

(c) reporting the results of the inspection and testing in accordance with the appropriate administrative procedures and the following:

(1) The certified inspector’s report shall include a clear description of the scope of the inspection performed, including the type of inspection (acceptance, periodic, or routine) and whether or not the inspection was performed in accordance with the applicable requirements of ASME
A17.1/CSA B44, Section 8.10 or 8.11, or ASME A18.1, Section 10 or CSA B355, Appendix A2.
If any other type of inspection was performed, the report shall include a complete description of the scope of the inspection. The ASME checklist forms as published by ASME for electric elevators, hydraulic elevators, and escalators and moving walks shall only be used when the inspection complies with the requirements in ASME A17.1/CSA B44, Section 8.10 or 8.11.

(2) The report shall be signed by the certified inspector, and shall include his or her certification number and certifying agency.

(3) All code deficiencies noted in the report shall include a reference to the applicable code and rule number(s).

(4) The report shall include the date and time that the inspection was conducted.
(d) Maintain his or her personal copy of QEI-1 to the latest edition, as well as the current edition of documents referenced in para. 1-5(a).