Elevators in Orange County NY are regulated under 12 NYCRR Part 26 by the NY Department of Labor. Annual inspections by a licensed elevator inspector are required, plus a full-load safety test every two years. A current Certificate of Operation must be posted in the cab. County buildings and multi-family buildings over three stories in Newburgh, Middletown, and Goshen face routine inspection.
Under NY Labor Law §200 and 12 NYCRR Part 26, all elevators, escalators, and related conveyances must be maintained and tested per ASME A17.1. Annual inspection by a QEI-certified inspector (licensed under Labor Law §202) covers brakes, safeties, door operators, and emergency communications. Full-load and no-load safety tests occur every 5 years; Category 1 tests annually. Certificates of Operation are issued by the NY DOL Public Employee Safety & Health Bureau for public buildings; private buildings file with the DOL Elevator Safety Unit. Orange County municipal buildings, schools, West Point facilities, Orange Regional Medical Center, and any multi-family over three stories are routinely inspected. Fines for operating without a current certificate start at $250 per day.
Operating without current Certificate of Operation: $250-$2,500 per day per NY Labor Law §213. Failure to perform annual inspection: $500+ per violation. Willful violations causing injury: criminal referral.
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