Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment clarifies terminology within
this rule and removes obsolete references to codes.
(1) Minimum Standard. All inspections and
testing required by Missouri Statute 701.350-701.380 and these rules and
regulations shall be made in accordance with the applicable standards
established by 11 CSR 40-5.050, adopted by the
Elevator Safety Board excluding periodic inspection requirements of Table N-1,
six- (6-) month interval in ASME A17.1 The requirements of the six- (6-) month
periodic inspection is to be performed with the twelve- (12-) month periodic
inspection. The foregoing standards are incorporated by reference in this rule.
This does not include any later amendments or additions.
(2) Periodic Inspections.
(A) The owner, operator, lessee, or agent of
either of any elevator equipment as described herein shall have it inspected,
every twelve (12) months, as defined by sections 701.350-701.380, RSMo and
these rules and regulations. The inspection may be made within thirty (30) days
prior to or thirty (30) days following the anniversary date of the initial
inspection. Other variations to the twelve- (12-) month inspection period may
be authorized by the chief elevator inspector as deemed necessary to schedule
inspections in remote locations or for multiple elevator equipment
situations.
(B) Any inspection
required by sections 701.350-701.380, RSMo and these rules and regulations
shall be made only by inspectors licensed in accordance with the provisions of
sections 701.350-701.380, RSMo and
11 CSR 40-5.120 of
these rules and regulations.
(C) In
addition to required inspections, the department or its authorized
representative may designate a licensed inspector to make such additional
inspections as may be required to enforce the provisions of sections
701.350-701.380, RSMo and these rules and regulations.
(3) Testing Procedures.
(A) All tests shall be made in accordance
with the applicable ASME code as adopted and amended by the Elevator Safety
Board.
(B) Licensed inspectors
shall not be allowed to perform any testing.
(C) Tests required by these rules and
regulations shall be made by a [person qualified] licensed elevator mechanic to
perform such service employed by the owner, operator, lessee, or agent of
either, in the presence of a licensed inspector. The department has within its
discretion, the authority to allow the testing to be performed without a
licensed inspector present. In such cases, the elevator equipment shall be
properly tagged by the qualified person performing the testing. The inspector
shall verify the proper tagging of the elevator equipment within a ten- (10-)
day period. It will be required, without exception, that the testing be
witnessed in the presence of a licensed inspector, at least every five (5)
years.
(4) Inspection
Reports.
(A) Inspection Reports Filed with
the Department by Licensed Inspectors. A report of every required inspection
shall be filed with the department by the licensed inspector making the
inspection, on a form approved by the department, within fifteen (15) days
after the inspection or test has been completed.
(B) Inspection Reports Filed with Authorized
Representatives by Licensed Inspectors. Procedures for filing inspection
reports with the authorized representative shall be defined by the authorized
representative.
(C) Inspection
Reports Filed with the Department by Authorized Representatives. The authorized
representative shall file all inspection reports, completed within their
designated area, with the department, within thirty (30) days after the
inspection or test has been completed, on a form approved by the
department.
(D) In the event the
required inspection report is not filed with the department in the applicable
time frame after the final date when the elevator equipment should have been
inspected, the chief elevator inspector may allow for an extension of time or
may require additional inspections as deemed necessary to enforce the
provisions of sections 701.350-701.380, RSMo and these rules and
regulations.
*Original authority: 701.355, RSMo
1994.
