The Weinstein Trial Firm has for decades followed developments that affect our manufacturing, service and vertical transportation clients. One area of rapidly changing codes and potential liability in 2025 involves increasing threats of cyber-attacks on elevator systems. Remote Interaction Operation (RIO) in elevator systems, which has quickly progressed from just an add-on service to a standard or even necessary offering in new construction, has recently been the subject of publicity concerning vulnerability to cyber-attacks. So much so that ASME A17.1-2022 mandates the implementation of cyber-security protocols for electric/traction and hydraulic elevators where on-site controllers are connected via the internet to off-site systems. And although ASME A17.1-2022 may not be adopted in Florida yet, see 61C-5Combined.pdf, the cybersecurity provisions within ASME A17.1-2022 do provide fertile ground for third-parties to claim notice and suggested best-practices.
Lawyers at the Weinstein Trial Firm, having followed this developing area since its inception, offer counsel and representation to existing and new clients on all matters related to cyber-security threats in RIO installations. If you have a question of code applicability or face a pending or threatened claim related to cyber-security or vulnerability, give us a call.
We have also found the articles below very informative–some as just an introduction to the subject and others providing a more technical view–and we share them as reference-points only. Of course no article found on the Internet is a substitute for legal advice. If you have a legal question, please get in touch with the Weinstein Trial Firm PLLC to discuss your matter.
Remote Interaction Operation and Cybersecurity Is Codified
NEII-Cybersecurity-Best-Practices-rev2-July-2024.pdf
ASME A17.1-2022: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators [New] – ANSI Blog
IPC-1792, Cybersecurity in Electronics Manufacturing – ANSI Blog