TIL D-37

Interim Certification Requirements for Elevator Buffers

1.1 This Technical Information Letter (or TIL) contains construction, marking and test requirements for buffers intended to be installed in passenger and freight elevators in accordance with Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44-19. 1.2 This TIL covers oil buffers and elastomeric buffers. 1.3 The oil buffers may be provided with or without auxiliary electrical circuits to signal their status to an elevator controller.

Status:

Request

Sector:

Lifting Devices

Applicability Date:

2020-06-08

Expiry Date:

ORD Number:

TIL D-37

Published Date:

Certification Body:

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.

Canadian Regulatory Authority:

Association of Provincial Chief Elevator Inspectors