Confirm the filing cadence and requirements for a New York City Category 5 (CAT5) five-year full-load elevator safety test
domain: nyc.gov/buildings — DOB Elevator Compliance, CAT5 Testing · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Reference the DOB Elevator Compliance page for the CAT5 description: a full-load, full-speed test of safety devices at governor tripping speed
Confirm the five-year window is measured from the month of the most recent CAT5 test, or from the month of the Certificate of Compliance issuance for a newly installed unit
Confirm the current post-test filing deadline (a defined number of days after the test) to avoid late fees
Coordinate scheduling with the building's elevator maintenance company well ahead of the anniversary month, since CAT5 requires full-load equipment and standby time
Track filing confirmation through DOB NOW: Safety rather than assuming the maintenance contractor's internal paperwork satisfies the DOB filing obligation
Known gotchas
The five-year clock runs per-device from its own install/Certificate-of-Compliance date or last CAT5, not a citywide fixed year — two elevators in the same building can be on different CAT5 cycles
A completed test is not the same as a completed filing — DOB requires the report itself to be submitted within its stated post-test window
Confirm current filing-deadline day counts directly on the DOB page before quoting them, since different secondary sources cite different day counts
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