Elevator Safety Technology Institute Holds Meeting with Elevator Parts Manufacturers and Importers

Explanation of Periodic Inspection and Functional Safety Certification

The Elevator Safety Technology Institute held the '2022 2nd Quarter Elevator Parts Manufacturing Importers Meeting' on the 24th at the Corporation's Gyeonggi-Gangwon Regional Headquarters.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Korea Elevator Safety Agency held the '2022 2nd Quarter Meeting with Elevator Parts Manufacturers and Importers' at the Gyeonggi-Gangwon Regional Headquarters training center on the 24th.

At the meeting, 78 representatives from 47 parts companies attended to discuss the resumption of overseas factory inspections following the easing of COVID-19, the first regular audit application for new certifications from 2019, and to listen to the opinions of the companies.

Additionally, information was provided on the fee calculation standards for multiple functions included in the functional safety certification (programmable electronic system certification) of elevator control panels, as well as revisions to the labeling requirements for production (inventory) of drive chains and step chains.

Park Seung-tae, Director of Safety Certification, stated, “We will do our best to collect opinions on essential areas such as elevator functional safety certification and ensure that the safety certification system is reasonably established through continuous institutional improvements.”

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