15 FAM 660
ELEVATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(CT:OBO-37; 12-05-2013)
(Office of Origin: OBO)
15 FAM 661 GENERAL
(CT:OBO-37; 12-05-2013)
a. General: Applies to all
sections of 15
FAM 660. This provides guidance for the design, construction, acquisition,
and operation of elevators and updated guidance on elevator safety, inspection,
and testing requirements.
b. Authority: The Elevator
Management Program in the Office of Facility Management, in the Directorate for
Construction, Facility, and Security Management, in the Bureau of Overseas
Buildings Operations (OBO/CFSM/FAC), is the designated Authority Having
Jurisdiction for the safety of the following conveying systems: elevators,
escalators, dumbwaiters, material lifts, platform lifts, and chair lifts.
c. Application: All
conveyance systems located in U.S. Government-owned or leased diplomatic
facilities abroad.
d. Certification:
Certification for elevator safety compliance is required for the design,
installation, alteration, and operation of conveyance systems as follows:
(1) Design: New
installations, alterations, or replacement of elevator systems require design
approval from the Elevator Management Program. Designs must be developed by a
qualified elevator design professional. It is the elevator design
professionals responsibility to develop specifications that comply with the
minimum ASME A17.1 current standard when specifying a local standard. Where
local products are not available to comply with A17.1 standards, a waiver
request must be sent to elevatorsupport@state.gov;
(2) Security: Design of
elevator systems must comply with security and elevator management standards.
Exception(s) require a waiver from the Elevator Management Program;
(3) Construction/repair and improvement:
New installations, alterations, or replacement of elevator systems require
submittal review, progress inspections, and final acceptance inspection and
testing by an Elevator Management Program representative; and
(4) Operations: Elevator
service must be provided by qualified elevator personnel only. Elevator
operational services include preventative maintenance, repair, emergency
rescue, standby, and safety inspection and testing. All elevators as described
under 15 FAM 661,
paragraph b, Authority, must be safety inspected routinely as noted in 15 FAM 661,
paragraph g, Safety Inspections and Test Types. If a local qualified elevator
safety inspector is not available, submit a request for routine safety
inspection to elevatorsupport@state.gov. Upon review and approval an elevator
inspector will be scheduled to witness the applicable inspection and test.
e. Standards: Standards are
reviewed annually and published in the OBO International Code Supplement. The
U.S. Standards published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(A17.1, A17.3, A18.1) provide the minimum elevator safety standards for
conveyance systems. Local elevator standards must be specified for new
installations when:
(1) The equipment is scheduled to be maintained by a
local contractor; and
(2) Elevator Management Program has approved the
proposed local elevator standard.
f. Qualifications: Only
qualified personnel must design, install, maintain, repair, operate, or inspect
elevator systems:
(1) Elevator consultant: A
person engaged in consultation, design, inspection, investigation, or
supervision of vertical transportation systems independently, or persons
employed by companies who provide these services under contract and do not
manufacture, sell, distribute, install, repair, or maintain vertical
transportation systems or components and are not affiliated with companies that
do;
(2) Mechanic/technician: A
qualified elevator mechanic is someone who has been trained and certified in
the maintenance, repair, construction, testing, and safety of elevator systems;
(3) Safety inspector: Safety
inspectors and inspection supervisors must be certified by an organization
accredited by a national regulatory agency; and
(4) Authorized personnel:
Persons who have been instructed in the operation of the elevator equipment and
designated by the single real property manager to use the equipment.
g. Safety inspections and test types
include routine and acceptance:
(1) Routine inspection and test:
Equipment in the operations phase must be routinely certified safe for
operation. Test must not exceed the manufacturers specifications. Frequency
of safety inspection and test:
(a) Annual no-load safety test and inspection; and
(b) 5-year full-load safety test and inspection;
(2) Acceptance inspection and test:
Equipment that is newly acquired; new installation; or has received major
alterations must satisfy acceptance safety inspection and test requirements
prior to being placed into service; and
(3) Procedure for performing inspection
and test:
(a) Elevator service contractor:
The person(s) maintaining, altering, or installing the equipment must perform
all of the required safety tests in the presence of the elevator inspector;
(b) Elevator inspector:
Inspection and tests must be witnessed by an inspector employed by the
authority having jurisdiction or by an inspector employed by an accredited
elevator inspection company; and
(c) Post facility management is
responsible for coordinating the inspection and timing of test personnel.
15 FAM 662 U.S. GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND
CAPITAL LEASE PROPERTIES
(CT:OBO-37; 12-05-2013)
a. Reporting and safety compliance:
The single real property manager must report to elevatorsupport@state.gov the
following elevator safety compliance information:
(1) Date of elevator certification;
(2) Responsible national entity;
(3) Regulation and year;
(4) Inspection type;
(5) Next inspection due date;
(6) Next inspection type; and
(7) Deficiencies noted as a result of inspection.
b. Accidents: In the event of
an elevator accident, immediately report to OBO Safety, Health, and
Environmental Management (SHEM) per 15 FAM 964, Mishap
Investigation and Reporting Abroad. In addition to the requirements listed in
the FAM, the following actions must be performed:
(1) Rescue passengers following emergency rescue
procedures (provided by manufacturer);
(2) Attend to passenger(s) medical needs;
(3) Remove the elevator from service using lock-out
tag-out procedures;
(4) Do not restore elevator service in the event of a
serious injury or equipment malfunction without the clearance of OBO Elevator
Management Program;
(5) Notify elevatorsupport@state.gov immediately and
provide a description of the situation;
(6) Request service provider to inspect the elevator
system and provide a written report of findings; and
(7) Restore elevator service with the approval of
Elevator Management Program.
15 FAM 663 OPERATING LEASE PROPERTIES
(CT:OBO-37; 12-05-2013)
a. Operating lease: The single
real property manager must require the following for residential and
nonresidential operating lease properties:
(1) Landlord(s) must provide annually a copy of the
elevator safety certificate from a notified body for elevators, escalators,
dumbwaiters, material lifts, platform lifts, and chairlifts. Where a notified
body is not present, the elevator service contractor must inspect and test the
elevator for full compliance with the elevator manufacturer standards. The
contractor must provide in writing a description of the inspection and test and
confirm the elevator complies with the manufacturers standards; and
(2) All lease agreements with conveyance systems must
include 15 FAM
663, paragraph a, as a requirement of the landlord.
b. Elevator Management Program:
Requests for support must be directed to elevatorsupport@state.gov.
15 fam 664 through 669 unassigned