R20-5-504. Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts

A. Every owner or operator of a platform lift or stairway chairlift installed, repaired, or altered on or after January 1, 2023, shall comply with ASME A18.1-2020 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts), with amendments as of November 29, 2020, which is incorporated by reference. For purposes of a repair or alteration, compliance with the specified standard shall apply, to the extent possible, to the scope of the repair or alteration. This incorporation by reference does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. B. Every owner or operator of a platform lift or stairway chairlift installed, repaired, or altered prior to January 1, 2023, shall comply with either: (1) ASME A18.1-2005 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts), with amendments as of November 29, 2005; or (2) ASME A18.1-2020 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlift), with amendments as of November 29, 2020, which are incorporated by reference. For purposes of a repair or alteration, compliance with the specified standard shall apply, to the extent possible, to the scope of the repair or alteration. These incorporations by Page 40 Supp. 26-2 June 30, 2026 Arizona Administrative Code 20 A.A.C. 5 TITLE 20. COMMERCE, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, AND INSURANCE CHAPTER 5. INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF ARIZONA reference do not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated matter. C. A copy of the referenced material is available for review at the Industrial Commission of Arizona, 800 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007, and ASME at Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016-5990 or at http:// www.asme.org.