If you're a Colley customer, you have seen all the warnings. We've been talking about the adoption of the ASME A17.1 2022 code for almost a year and a half - ever since the State of Illinois started moving forward with it.
LATEST UPDATE - The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) was set to vote on the code’s adoption on December 17th, but that did not happen. In the meeting minutes, the vote was postponed by 45 days.
Our understanding is that some of the language concerning how the code will be implemented, including annual inspections, is being rewritten. Once complete, it will go back to the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Elevator Safety Review Board before returning to JCAR.
We recently received word confirming that the code adoption is on hold and there is currently no anticipated time frame for adoption. The letter from the State Fire Marshal that arrived at our office earlier this week is posted on their website and appears below.
We aren't usually this vocal about updated versions of the safety code, but this time around it would have had large financial implications. Usually a code update affects new installations and modernizations. As initially written, the A17.1 2022 update would have no grandfathering of older equipment.
As we receive future updates from the state, we will be sure to share them.
In the meantime, feel free to reach out to our office with any questions or concerns you may have.
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