Chapter 30 — ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
3001 General — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 3001 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
3001.1 Scope.¶
This chapter governs the design, construction, installation, alteration and repair of elevators and conveying systems and their components.
3001.2 Elevator emergency communication systems.¶
An elevator emergency two-way communication system that includes both visual and audible communication modes complying with the requirements in California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1, Chap- ter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders, shall be provided in each elevator car. The system shall provide a means to enable authorized personnel to verify:
- The presence of someone in the car.
- That the person(s) is trapped.
Once an entrapment is verified, the system shall enable authorized personnel to:
Determine if assistance is needed.
Communicate when help is on the way.
Communicate when help arrives on site.
3001.3 Referenced standards.¶
The design, construction, installation, alteration, repair and maintenance of elevators and conveying systems and their components shall conform to California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders, and the applicable standard specified in Table 3001.3 and Section 3001.6.
TABLE 3001.3—ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS
| TYPE | STANDARD |
|---|---|
| Automotive lifts | ALI ALCTV |
| Belt manlifts | ASME A90.1 |
| Conveyors and related equipment | ASME B20.1 |
| Elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, material lifts | ASME A17.1/CSA B44, ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 |
| Industrial scissor lifts | ANSI MH29.1 |
| Platform lifts, stairway chairlifts, wheelchair lifts | ASME A18.1 |
[BE] 3001.4 Accessibility. Passenger elevators and platform (wheelchair) lifts required to be accessible or to serve as part of an accessible means of egress shall comply with Sections 1009 and either Chapter 11A for applications listed in Section 1.8.2.1.2 regulated by the Department of Housing and Community Development or Chapter 11B for applications listed in Section 1.9.1 regulated by the Divi- sion of the State Architect—Access Compliance.
3001.5 Change in use.¶
A change in use of an elevator from freight to passenger, passenger to freight, or from one freight class to another freight class shall comply with California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Division 1, Chapter 4, Subchapter 6, Elevator Safety Orders.
3001.6 Structural design.¶
All interior and exterior elevators, escalators and other conveying systems and their components shall comply with all applicable design loading criteria in Chapter 16, including wind, flood and seismic loads established in Sections 1609, 1612 and 1613.
3001.7 Elevators utilized to transport hazardous materials.¶
Elevators utilized to transport hazardous materials shall also comply with the California Fire Code Sections 5003.10.2.2, 5003.10.4 through 5003.10.7.
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