What are “Global Essential Safety Requirements”?
The process established by the PBC for determining elevator safety is based on a structured application of Global Essential Safety Requirements (GESRs). The PBC provides regulating authorities with the ability to use GESRs, which identify the safety objective but provide flexibility to accomplish that objective. The intent of GESRs is to provide safety requirements for elevators without specific design constraints such as those that are specified in current elevator standards. While international standards were used as a starting point for the GESRs, all of these requirements were developed specifically to address the North American market. No international or European certifications, like the “CE” mark, are incorporated in the new code.
