CHAPTER 2. Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances [7300. - 7324.2.]
Heading of Chapter 2 amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 1.
§§ 7300–7324.2 · 43 sections
- § 7300 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) It is the purpose of this chapter to promote public safety awareness and to assure, to the extent…
- § 7300.1 As used in this chapter: (a) “ASCE 21” means the Automated People Mover Standards, as adopted by the American Society of Civil Engineers. (b) “ASME A17.1”…
- § 7300.2 Except as provided in Section 7300.3, this chapter covers the design, erection, construction, installation, material alteration, inspection, testing,…
- § 7300.3 Equipment not covered by this chapter includes the following: (a) Material hoists within the scope of standard A10.5 as adopted by the American National…
- § 7300.4 This chapter does not apply to work that is not related to standards for conveyances that are (a) incorporated in codes promulgated by the American National…
- § 7301 No conveyance shall be operated in this state unless a permit for its operation is issued by or in behalf of the division, and unless the permit remains in…
- § 7301.1 (a) On and after June 30, 2003, no conveyance may be erected, constructed, installed, or materially altered, as defined by regulation of the division, unless a…
- § 7301.5 (a) The standards board shall adopt regulations pertaining to conveyances, including, but not limited to, conveyance emergency and signal devices, and the…
- § 7302 The operation of a conveyance without a permit by any person owning or having the custody, management, or control of the operation of the conveyance, is a…
- § 7302.1 (a) Any person who contracts for or authorizes the erection, construction, installation, or material alteration of a conveyance without a permit in violation…
- § 7302.2 The division may assess a civil penalty of not more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) against any person, and against any employer or contractor, who…
- § 7303 (a) Whenever any conveyance is operated without a current valid permit issued pursuant to Section 7304, and is in a condition that its use is dangerous to the…
- § 7304 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected at least once each year. If a conveyance is found upon…
- § 7305 If inspection shows that a conveyance is in an unsafe condition, the division may issue a preliminary order requiring repairs or alterations to be made to the…
- § 7306 Unless the preliminary order is complied with, a hearing before the division shall be allowed, upon request, at which the owner, operator, or other person in…
- § 7307 (a) If it thereafter appears to the division that the conveyance is unsafe and that the requirements contained in the preliminary order should be complied…
- § 7308 If the operation of a conveyance during the making of repairs or alterations is not immediately dangerous to the safety of persons, the division may issue a…
- § 7309 The division may cause the inspection herein provided for to be made either by its safety inspectors or by any qualified elevator inspector employed by an…
- § 7309.1 (a) On and after June 30, 2003, no conveyance subject to this chapter shall be reinspected by any person unless the person is a conveyance inspector employed…
- § 7310 The division may also issue its permit or a permit may be issued on its behalf based upon a certificate of inspection issued by a conveyance inspector of any…
- § 7311 All persons inspecting conveyances shall first secure from the division a certificate of competency to make those inspections. The division may determine the…
- § 7311.1 (a) On and after June 30, 2003, no conveyance subject to this chapter shall be erected, constructed, installed, materially altered, tested, maintained,…
- § 7311.2 (a) On and after June 30, 2003, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 7301.5, any person who, without supervision, erects, constructs,…
- § 7311.25 (a) The following meanings apply for purposes of this section: (1) “Agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities” includes grain elevators,…
- § 7311.3 (a) A certificate issued by the division to the certified qualified conveyance inspector, certified qualified conveyance company, or certified competent…
- § 7311.4 (a) The division shall establish fees for initial and renewal applications for certification under this chapter as a certified qualified conveyance inspector,…
- § 7311.5 (a) A person, firm, or corporation that maintains and repairs solely special purpose personnel elevators on cranes that utilize a rack and pinion system in…
- § 7312 The division may at any time, upon good cause being shown therefor, and after notice and an opportunity to be heard, revoke any permit to operate a conveyance.
- § 7313 Each conveyance inspector shall, within 21 days after he or she makes an inspection, forward to the division on forms provided by it, a report of the…
- § 7314 (a) The division shall, subject to subdivision (f), fix and collect fees for the inspection of conveyances as it determines to be necessary to cover the costs…
- § 7315 Fees shall be paid before the issuance of any permit to operate a conveyance, but a temporary permit may be issued pending receipt of fee payment. The division…
- § 7316 All fees collected by the division under this chapter shall be paid into the Elevator Safety Account which is hereby created for the administration of the…
- § 7317 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the following conveyances are exempt from this chapter: (1) Conveyances under the jurisdiction of the United States…
- § 7318 Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the division to prescribe or enforce general or special safety orders.
- § 7319 All elevators used for the carriage of passengers shall be provided with a suitable seat for the operator in charge. Failure to comply with this section is a…
- § 7320 The division may assess a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) against any person owning or having custody, management, or control of the…
- § 7321 (a) The division may assess a civil penalty not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) against any person owning or having custody, management, or…
- § 7321.5 The division shall enforce Sections 7320 and 7321 by issuance of a citation and notice of civil penalty in a manner consistent with Sections 6317 and 6319. Any…
- § 7322 (a) Once an authorized representative of the division has issued an order prohibiting the use of a conveyance as specified in Sections 7301, 7305, 7314, or…
- § 7323 The division shall propose to the standards board for review, and the standards board shall adopt, regulations for the equipment covered by this chapter. Not…
- § 7324 Individuals, firms, or companies certified as described in this chapter shall ensure that installation, service, and maintenance of conveyances are performed…
- § 7324.1 This chapter shall not be construed to relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person, firm, or corporation owning, operating, controlling,…
- § 7324.2 The provisions of this chapter added or amended by the act enacting this section shall not be applied retroactively. Equipment subject to this chapter shall be…