Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Construction Codes
Elevator Safety Board
Michigan Elevator Rules
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section R. 408.7002 - Definitions

(a) "Act" means 1967 PA 227, MCL 408.801 to 408.824.

(b) "Belt manlift" means a power-driven endless belt that has steps and handholds and is used to transport persons in a vertical direction through successive floors or levels of a building or structure.

(c) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(d) "Electrical-powered, 1-man elevator" means an elevator that has a car platform area of not more than 5 square feet, a rated load of not more than 300 pounds, and a rated speed of not more than 100 feet per minute. It is for the exclusive use of certain designated operating and maintenance employees and is installed in any of the following structures:

(e) "Examination" means a survey of the design and construction of elevators or elevator equipment by a dealer in elevators or elevator equipment or an approved insurance company.

(f) "Hand-powered, 1-man elevator" means an elevator that has a car platform area of not more than 5 square feet, has a rated load of not more than 300 pounds, and is operated from the car only by pulling on a stationary rope that is located in the hoistway and passing through or adjacent to the car platform. The elevator is for the exclusive use of certain designated operating and maintenance employees and is installed in a grain or feed mill or a similar structure that is not accessible to the general public.

(g) "Inspection" means the official determination by a general inspector of the condition of all parts of equipment on which the safe operation of an elevator depends.

(h) "Private residence elevator" means any elevating device installed in or at a private residence or installed in a building as a means of access to a private residence within such building, provided the elevator is installed so that it is not accessible to the general public or to other occupants in the building. The use is restricted to the owner and the owner's immediate family and nonpaying guests. All other elevating device installations must be classified as commercial.

(i) "Special elevating device" includes another lifting or lowering apparatus that is guided as provided in section 3 of the act, MCL 408.803.

(j) "Temporary inspection" means the inspection of a permanent elevator that is to be used on a temporary basis.

(k) 'Maintenance' means the process of routine examination, lubrication, cleaning, and adjustment of parts components or subsystems, or both, to ensure performance pursuant to these rules and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A17.1.