Code of Massachusetts Regulations
524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS
Title 524 CMR 35.00 - Safety Code For Elevators And Escalators A17-2004 And The Massachusetts Modifications Of That Code
Part 1 - GENERAL
Section 1.3 - DEFINITIONS

In addition to definitions contained in ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, Section 1.3 of the following defined terms are to be included. Where any definitional conflict exists, the following definitions shall prevail:

Accident. An incident occurring on or caused by an elevator which results in serious mechanical failure of the elevator, injury or both.

Apron. An enclosure of solid construction to enclose the space between the top of the hoistway enclosure and the underside of the platform when the platform extends above the top of the hoistway enclosure.

Authority Having Jurisdiction. The organization, office or individual responsible for enforcement of 524 CMR. Where compliance with 524 CMR has been mandated by legislation or regulation, the "authority having jurisdiction" is also the regulatory authority.

Board. The Board of Elevator Regulations.

Chief. The Chief of the Division of Inspections, Elevator of the Office of Public Safety and Inspections.

Commissioner. The Commissioner of the Division of Professional Licensure.

Control Space. See control room.

NOTE: Control spaces shall satisfy the requirements for control rooms. The controller and motor controller shall be located in a control room.

Controlled Access Facility. Any facility where the use of facility and access thereto is restricted only to persons leasing or otherwise using space.

Division. The Division of Inspections, Elevator of the Office of Public Safety and Inspections.

Doubled-ended Platform. A lift that is capable of being loaded and unloaded from more than one side of the platform.

Electromechanical Interlock. A device that prevents the operation of the VRC unless all hoistway doors and car gates (when provided) are closed and locked when locking is possible when the lift is away from landing.

Elevator. The term elevator shall include escalators, moving stairways, moving walks, dumbwaiters and material lifts (with or without automatic transfer devices), wheelchair lifts, automatic people movers, vertical reciprocating conveyors, orchestra lifts, car lifts, limited use elevators or limited application elevators, freight elevators, including those subject to St. 1962, c. 288, and other associated devices within the elevator industry, except inclined stair lifts located and installed in residential homes.

Elevator Personnel. A Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic.

Final Limit Switch. An electromechanical switch, device or system actuated by position of the car causing the main drive power to be disconnected from the driving machine when the lift reaches floor level or if the lift travels beyond the terminal landings.

Inspector. An elevator inspector employed by the Office.

Minor Injury. Bodily harm which may or may not require first aid or significant treatment, but cannot be otherwise classified as a serious injury.

Moving Stairway. See escalator.

Office. The Office of Public Safety and Inspections.

Orchestra Elevator. A platform for raising and lowering musicians of an orchestra in a substantially vertical direction.

Organ Console Elevator. A platform for raising and lowering an organ console, including the organist, in a substantially vertical direction.

Owner. The owner of an elevator or the owner's agent or designee.

Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI). See inspector.

Serious Injury. A personal injury/illness that results in death, dismemberment, significant disfigurement, permanent loss of the use of a body organ, member, function, or system, a compound fracture, or other significant injury/illness.

Serious Mechanical Failure. Events in which the elevator experiences measurable damage, loss of function or both and where safety of the public or workers is potentially at risk.

Stage Elevator. A platform consisting of a section of the stage arranged to be raised and lowered to or above and below the stage level in a vertical direction.

Travel Limit Switch. A device that mechanically limits the travel of the lift when the platform arrives or travels beyond the terminal landings. This device may be used in conjunction with a final limit device or system.

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC). A power driven stationary conveyance permanently installed, and comprised of a car or platform that serves two or more floors or landings and travels in a vertical or inclined direction. It is an isolated self contained lift, and is not part of a mechanized conveyor system.