Officers and Directors Elected at NEII's Annual Meeting
NEII held its Annual Member Meeting on Thursday, June 23 where NEII’s officers and members of the Board of Directors were elected. We are pleased to announce that NEII’s 2022-2023 officers are as follows:
President: Erik Zommers, Mitsubishi Electric
Vice President:Kevin Lavallee, TK Elevator
Treasurer: Jared Radabaugh, Draka EHC
Secretary: Amy Blankenbiller, NEII
The Board of Directors consists of the officers and additional other representatives as follows: Paul Bloom, Schindler
Jim Cramer, Otis
Gary Krupp, Fujitec
Rich Parvesse, Draka EHC
Ken Schmid, KONE
We also would like to thank our Nominating Committee for their time and energy to nominate NEII's officers and Board members.
Divya Mehta, KONE - Chair
Joe Busse, Fujitec
Don Papio, Schindler
Dennis Van Milligen, TK Elevator
Click here for NEII’s media release for more information on NEII’s leadership.
National Safety Month
June was National Safety Month, and NEII highlighted safe driving best practices and safety tips for working in the heat. Some of the valuable resources we cited include:
Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook
The elevator industry is hiring. Below are the upcoming recruitments for elevator constructor apprentices. Please share these opportunities as appropriate.
Currently, there is an open recruitment in New Orleans, Louisiana until July 14.
A recruitment in Honolulu, Hawaii will be open from July 15-August 12.
A recruitment in Little Rock, Arkansas will be open from July 18-August 5.
A recruitment in Birmingham, Arkansas will be open from July 31-August 15.
For more information on the industry and training and recruitment opportunities, please visit neiep.org.
Code Development Update
I-Codes:Group A code changes, which included Chapter 30 on Elevators, were completed last year.Group B changes, which includes proposals for the International Existing Building Code, International Residential Code, and structural requirements in the International Building Code are in process. The public comment period closed on June 20 and the Public Comment Hearings to review those comments will be held September 14-21 in Louisville, KY.
ICC A117.1 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities:The A117 committee is meeting virtually every two weeks to review proposed revisions for the next cycle.The goal is to complete the work in time for publication at the end of 2023.
ASME A17/CSA B44:The 2022 edition is scheduled for publication in Q4 this year.The A17 Standards committee approved responses to public review comments which have been sent to commenters as part of the approval process.
Recent Code Adoptions
Montana – Adopted 2021 I-Codes, ASME A17.1-2019/CSA B44:19, and 2020 NEC with an effective date of 6/10/22 and with exceptions to exclude the enhanced elevator communications and enhanced door closing protection.
South Carolina - Adopted 2021 I-Codes with an effective date of 1/1/2023.
Washington – Adopted 2021 I-Codes with an effective date of 7/1/2023.
Calendar of Events
Public Comment Hearings for I-Codes, Group B - September 14-21, Louisville, KY
