ESCON: Know Safety, No Pain

How to move forward with failed elevator inspections: step by step guide..
If you deal with safety inspections, the Department of Buildings, elevators, boilers, etc then the words “Affirmation of Correction” probably send a shiver down your spine.

When an object elevator fails it’s inspection an Affirmation of Correction is required. Once the failing violations have been corrected, a licensed professional must sign off on the Affirmation of Correction and it is filed with the Maintenance Department of Buildings within a set amount of days from the initial inspection- usually within 45 days.

Now, let’s talk about elevators only.

When your elevator is inspected, you have 45 calendar days from the inspection date to file it. If -if- it fails, you then have 45 business days from the date of filing, to make the corrections and file the Affirmation of Correction with the DOB.

With me so far?
Inspection. File within 45 days. If you failed, 45 additional days to correct and file again.
Okay? Good. Because this is important.

If you failed your elevator inspection in, say, 2010, and you never filed the affirmation of corrected (you might have made the repairs- but that’s only half the battle here) with the Department of Buildings – your 2012 inspection will be rejected.

That’s not too good, is it?

Final Recap:

2010 inspection. Failed. Filed within 45 days. No affirmation of correction filed. 2012 inspection rejected.

You cannot move forward with deficiencies in the past.

From now on, your elevator past must be spotless- corrected and fully filed if need be.