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IN SB0485
Bill
AI Summary
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Adds ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators) and ASME A17.6 (Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation, and Governor Systems) to the list of national codes the commission must adopt.
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Extends the timeline for adopting subsequent editions of national codes from 18 months to 24 months after their effective date, and prohibits amendments that would unreasonably impair public safety.
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Authorizes reduced permit fees when acceptance inspections of regulated lifting devices are conducted by non-department inspectors, with fee reductions reflecting department savings on salaries, travel, and administrative costs.
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Requires applicants renewing operating certificates for regulated lifting devices to submit results of all applicable safety tests, including failed tests.
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Grants the department authority to require documentation, including payroll records and hours worked, to verify that work on regulated lifting devices was performed by qualified licensed individuals.
Legislative Description
Building standards. Removes language that relates to the temporary rules and regulation of sanitary conditions and sanitary facilities of Class I structures. Adds certain elevator standards to the list of national codes, or their equivalent, that the fire prevention and building safety commission (commission) shall adopt to comply with the statewide code of fire and safety building laws. Removes the requirement that the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard). Allows the department of homeland security (department) to request certain types of documentation to determine that work conducted on a regulated lifting device was performed by a licensed individual. Requires the commission to adopt national codes within 24 months after the effective date of the national code. Provides that the commission may not adopt an amendment to a national code if the amendment will unreasonably impair safety. Allows the commission to set a fee that is less than the standard fee for certain permits if the acceptance inspection is performed by an inspector that is not employed by the department. Requires an individual who is renewing an operating certificate to submit all safety test results when making application for the renewal operating certificate. Removes obsolete sections. Makes conforming changes.
Last Action
Public Law 230
5/5/2019