This Part is governed by ASME A17.1 / CSA B44 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators), the IBC (including firefighters' emergency operation and occupant-evacuation elevators), NFPA 99/101 for elevator life-safety interfaces, and FGI Guidelines clearances for patient/stretcher elevators. Each Article ends with code references, clinical-flow/safety implications, and VT commissioning/activation notes.

Vertical Transport Commissioning And Activation

VT Acceptance Testing, AHJ Inspection & Certification

VT/Material-Handling Activation Readiness & Operations Handover

Vertical Transport Design Requirements

ASME A17.1 Code Compliance & Accessibility

Elevator Strategy: Passenger, Service & Stretcher Cars

Traffic Analysis, Sizing & Clinical-Flow Separation

Vertical Transport Life Safety And Resilience

Elevator Emergency Power, Recall & Resilience

Firefighters' Emergency Operation & Occupant-Evacuation Elevators

Vertical Transport Material Handling

AGVs, Cart Lifts & Automated Bulk Material Transport

Escalators, Dumbwaiters & Linen/Waste Chutes

Pneumatic Tube Systems & Specimen/Pharmacy Transport