Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels
ELEVATORS
Requirements, Standards and Procedures
Section 455C.504 - Responsibilities of licensed elevator contractor and owner or owner's agent; written maintenance control program required to be filed with Mechanical Compliance Section and kept at certain locations; availability and retention of maintenance records

1. The licensed elevator contractor is responsible for ensuring that the operation, maintenance and testing of the elevator comply with the requirements of NAC 455C. 400 to 455C.530, inclusive, and section 1 of this regulation until an initial operating permit has been issued.

2. The owner of an elevator is responsible for ensuring the safe operation and proper maintenance of the elevator after the initial operating permit has been issued.

3. The owner of an elevator is responsible for ensuring that the maintenance control program and written maintenance records required by the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1, as adopted by reference in NAC 455C.500, are available at the location of the elevator for review by elevator personnel, inspectors and special inspectors at the time of inspection. The maintenance control program and all maintenance records for each piece of equipment are the property of the owner of the elevator.

4. The owner of an elevator shall keep the written maintenance control program required by the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1, as adopted by reference in NAC 455C.500, in the building or structure where the elevator is located or at a central location in a complex of buildings which is owned or operated by one entity.

5. The owner of an elevator or his or her agent must file a copy of the maintenance control program for the elevator with the Mechanical Compliance Section before an operating permit may be issued pursuant to NAC 455C.510.

6. The owner of an elevator shall keep the maintenance records required by the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1, as adopted by reference in NAC 455C.500, in the building or structure where the elevator is located or at a central location in a complex of buildings which is owned or operated by one entity. The maintenance records may be kept electronically and must be made immediately available upon request to elevator personnel, inspectors or special inspectors. If the maintenance records are kept electronically, the maintenance records must be complete and current and allow for appropriate entries to be made by an inspector or special inspector. The owner of an elevator shall retain the maintenance records for at least 5 years.