Code of Massachusetts Regulations
524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS
Title 524 CMR 9.00 - Operation of Non-automatic Elevators
Section 9.01 - License Required
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
No person, owner, lessee, employer or his or her agent shall operate or permit to be operated any non-automatic elevator except by a person duly licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, § 71G by the Commissioner, except:
(1) In case of emergency, such operation by a competent unlicensed person may be permitted for a period not exceeding two consecutive days, provided the Office is immediately notified. Such periods may be extended by the Office where necessary to avoid undue hardship, but no single extension shall exceed a period of more than seven consecutive days.
(2) Licensed operators are not required for automatic operation or continuous pressure operation passenger or freight elevators or existing shipper rope elevators, when equipped with the proper safeguards. Where an operator has been designated to be in permanent charge of such elevators or where a car switch is employed, said operator shall be licensed.
(3) An operator's license shall not be required of an elevator contractor or of a qualified mechanic engaged in the construction, maintenance, or repair of elevators or elevator hoistways, or of an inspector having authority to inspect elevators.
