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Elevator and escalator experts evaluate the design, installation, maintenance, and inspection of vertical transportation equipment against the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, which governs design, construction, installation, operation, testing, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair. 1 They are retained to determine whether entrapments, mis-leveling falls, door incidents, or escalator entanglements resulted from defective equipment, deficient maintenance, or code noncompliance. ASME A17.1 covers elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, and material lifts, and most U.S. states adopt the code by reference into their own elevator safety regulations. 2 Their work involves examination of maintenance logs, controller and mechanical components, and inspection histories. The Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) certification, administered under the ASME A17.1 framework, is the recognized professional credential for elevator inspection and compliance work. 3 In litigation they apportion responsibility among manufacturers, maintenance contractors, and building owners.
ASME A17.1 serves as the basis for the design, construction, installation, operation, testing, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, and material lifts.
Case Types
Elevator entrapment and door incidents
Mis-leveling and fall injuries
Escalator entanglement and fall incidents
Inadequate maintenance and repair claims
ASME A17.1 code compliance violations
Qualifications
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FAQ
A qualified elevator and escalator expert typically holds QEI certification as a Qualified Elevator Inspector and possesses comprehensive knowledge of the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. They should have extensive field experience in conveyance installation, maintenance, or inspection, along with prior deposition and trial testimony in elevator and escalator injury litigation.
Cases involving elevator entrapment and door incidents, mis-leveling falls, escalator entanglement and fall incidents, inadequate maintenance claims, and ASME A17.1 code violations frequently require an elevators and escalators expert to evaluate equipment condition, maintenance records, and code compliance.
In general, construction expert fees are determined by the expert themselves, based on a variety of criteria. Among those criteria are professional experience, forensic experience, industry certifications and licensure, project complexity expertise, and publications. Vident does have some influence over expert fees by comparing experts within a specialty, but ultimately it is a personal decision by the expert.
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