Understand Pennsylvania's elevator inspection framework and how to confirm a third-party inspection agency (TPA) is authorized by L&I

Steps

1. Start at the Department of Labor and Industry's Elevators program page (pa.gov, Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety, TPA-Elevators section)
2. Confirm that under Pennsylvania's Uniform Construction Code, only agencies certified by L&I may perform statutory elevator inspections and tests
3. Check the specific TPA's individual listing page under the same L&I site section (each certified agency has its own page) to confirm current authorization rather than assuming a company found via search is currently certified
4. Reference 34 Pa. Code Chapter 405 (Elevators and Other Lifting Devices) for the regulatory basis — e.g., § 405.7 for periodic inspection intervals and § 405.6 for certificate of operation validity — rather than an outdated pre-UCC citation
5. For a specific device, request the assigned L&I inspector's contact information via the permit approval correspondence rather than guessing based on region