Indiana Administrative Code
Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION
Article 21 - SAFETY CODES FOR ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, MANLIFTS AND HOISTS
Rule 3 - Elevator Safety Code
Section 3-2 - Amendments to adopted code

(a) Explanatory material, in the form of notes, that is not part of a table, figure, or graph, is not:

(b) Delete subsection 1.1.3 in its entirety and substitute the following: 1.1.3 Application of Code:

(c) Delete subsection 1.1.4, Effective Date, without substitution.

(d) Delete Section 1.2, Purpose and Exceptions, in its entirety and substitute the following: 1.2 Keys. All keys associated with the equipment described in Section 1.1 shall be placed in a heavy metal enclosure. All such keys shall be clearly identified. The enclosure shall be conspicuously located and identified by a sign stating "FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY". All such enclosures shall be equipped with a seven (7) pin cylindrical lock opened by a common key SI-2. Only responding fire department officers, the authority having jurisdiction, and the elevator contractor shall be permitted to retain keys for such enclosures.

(e) Amend Section 1.3, Definitions, to read as follows:

(f) Delete Section 2.2.2.5 in its entirety without substitution.

(g) Amend Section 3.4.5(b) to insert, after "assemblies", "any hydraulic jack".

(h) Delete Sections 5.3, 5.4, 5.8, and 5.9 without substitution.

(i) Amend Section 6.1.1.1, Protection Required, to read as follows: Floor openings for escalators shall be protected against the passage of flame, heat, and/or smoke in accordance with the Indiana Building Code, 675 IAC 13.

(j) Amend subsection 6.1.2.1, Protection Required, as follows:

(k) Amend Section 6.2.1.1, Protection Required, to read as follows: Where a moving walk penetrates a building floor, the opening shall be protected against the passage of flame, heat, and/or smoke in accordance with the provisions of the Indiana Building Code, 675 IAC 13.

(l) Amend subsection 6.2.2.1, Protection Required, as follows:

(m) Amend subsection 7.1.1.1 by deleting the second sentence.

(n) Amend subsection 7.1.8.2 as follows: Requirement 2.8.2.3 does not apply. Sprinklers shall be permitted in the hoistway when conforming to NFPA 13 as adopted by the commission at the time of installation of the elevator. All sprinkler risers and returns shall be located outside the hoistway.

(o) Delete Sections 7.4, 7.5, and 7.6 without substitution.

(p) Amend subsection 8.6.1.4.2, Record Availability, as follows: Add "and the AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION" to the end of the section.

(q) Amend the first sentence of Section 8.6.1.5.1 to read as follows: For installations for which installation permit applications were received by the Department on or after January 3, 2003, a data plate that indicates the applicable rule of the commission in effect at the time of installation and any alteration (see 8.7.1.8) shall be provided.

(r) Amend Section 8.6.1.6.3(a) to read as follows: For installations for which installation permit applications were received by the Department on or after January 3, 2003, up-to-date wiring diagrams detailing circuits of all electrical protective devices (see 2.26.2) and critical operating circuits (see 2.26.3), where such diagrams are available from the original equipment manufacturer, shall be available in the machine room.

(s) Amend Section 8.6.3.11 as follows:

(t) Amend Section 8.6.5.4 to insert the following at the end of the sentence, "contained in the manufacturer's specifications".

(u) Amend Section 8.6.5.6 to add the following at the end of the section: Such replacements shall be subjected to the relief valve setting testing described in Section 8.11.3.2.1 and Section 8.11.3.2.4. Documentation of such testing shall be maintained with the maintenance records on site for review by the Division.

(v) Amend Section 8.7.2.11.5 to read as follows:

(w) Amend Section 8.7.2.20 to read as follows:

(x) Amend Section 8.7.3.23.1 to add, after 3.18, "and 3.19.4.1".

(y) Amend Section 8.7.3.23.3 to add, after 3.18.3, "and 3.19.4.1".

(z) Amend Section 8.7.5.7 to delete "the entire installation" and substitute "only the work contained in the alteration".

(aa) Amend Section 8.7.7.2 in the first sentence to delete "elevator" and insert "material lift".

(bb) Amend subsection 8.10.1.1.1 to read as follows: A licensed inspector must conduct the acceptance inspection. A licensed inspector employed by the enforcement authority may conduct the acceptance inspection. If the enforcement authority chooses not to make this inspection, a third party licensed inspector shall make the acceptance inspection in accordance with the following:

(cc) Delete Section 8.10.1.1.3 in its entirety without substitution.

(dd) Delete Section 8.10.5.2 in its entirety without substitution.

(ee) Delete Section 8.11.1.1.1 in its entirety without substitution.

(ff) Amend Section 8.11.1.1.2(a) to read as follows: A qualified inspector shall attest to the Category 1, Category 3, and Category 5 Periodic Test Requirements. This qualified inspector shall sign an attestation for each test that reads, "I hereby attest under penalty for perjury that:

(gg) Amend Section 8.11.1.1.2(b) to read as follows: The owner or the owner's authorized agent shall have all of the tests required by 8.11.2, 8.11.3, 8.11.4, and 8.11.5 made by persons qualified to perform such service. For the Category 1, Category 3, and Category 5 Test Requirements, the owner or the owner's authorized agent shall have these tests attested to by a qualified inspector in the manner specified in 8.11.1.1.2(a).

(hh) Amend Section 8.11.1.3 to read as follows: The frequency of periodic inspections shall be established by the authority having jurisdiction and the frequency of periodic tests shall be as established in the Indiana Elevator Safety Code (675 IAC 21).

(ii) Delete Section 8.11.2.1, Periodic Inspection Requirements, in its entirety without substitution.

(jj) Delete Section 8.11.3.1, Periodic Inspection Requirements, in its entirety without substitution.

(kk) Amend Section 8.11.3.2.1 to read as follows: Relief Valve Setting and System Pressure Test. The relief valve setting shall be tested to determine that it will bypass the full output of the pump before the pressure exceeds 125% of the working pressure for elevators installed before January 3, 2003, and 150% of the working pressure for elevators that were installed after January 3, 2003, and that the system will withstand this pressure. It shall be sealed if the relief valve setting is altered or if the seal is broken.

(ll) Delete Section 8.11.4.1 in its entirety without substitution.

(mm) Delete Section 8.11.5.2 in its entirety without substitution.

(nn) Delete Section 8.11.5.13.1 in its entirety without substitution.

(oo) In Section 9, the following definitions are applicable:

(pp) Delete the following appendices without substitution:

(qq) Appendix N is adopted and amended as follows: In Table N1, delete without substitution, both columns under Periodic Inspections.

(rr) The following appendices areadopted:

(ss) Delete Appendix L and insert the following:

APPENDIX L

INDEX OF ALTERATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRIC ELEVATORS, HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, AND MOVING WALKS