1. An elevator located in this State must be
inspected in accordance with the codes, manuals and standards adopted by
reference in NAC
455C.500:
(a) Upon construction, installation or
alteration by an inspector and annually thereafter by an inspector or special
inspector for a:
(1) Passenger
elevator;
(2) Freight
elevator;
(3) Dumbwaiter;
or
(4) Platform lift, other than a
platform lift installed in a private residence.
(b) Upon construction, installation or
alteration by an inspector and every 6 months thereafter by an inspector or
special inspector for an escalator, moving walk or manlift.
(c) Upon construction, installation or
alteration by an inspector and every 3 months thereafter by an inspector for an
elevator or personnel hoist that is used during construction.
(d) Upon construction, installation or
alteration by an inspector, and the inspection must include a preliminary and a
final inspection for a private residence elevator. All cab materials must, in
their end-use configuration and based on tests conducted in accordance with the
requirements of ASTM E84, ANSI/UL 723 or CAN/ULC-S102 as adopted by reference
in NAC 455C.500, indicate a flame
spread rating of 0 to 75, a smoke development of 0 to 450 and, for floor
coverings and underlayment and its adhesive, a critical radiant flux of not
less than 0.45 W/cm2, as measured by ASTM E648 as adopted by reference in NAC
455C.500. A private residence
elevator must be inspected by an inspector or special inspector before any
transfer of title for a property on which a private residence elevator is
located to a new owner. Any subsequent inspection of a private residence
elevator must be performed by an inspector or special
inspector.
2. The initial
inspection for a new operating permit after an emergency order has been issued
pursuant to NAC
455C.530 must be conducted by an
inspector.
3. If a building is
located more than 25 miles from an office of the Mechanical Compliance Section
and the owner of the building provides written documentation that a special
inspector has declined to conduct the inspection, the owner may submit to the
Mechanical Compliance Section a written request for an inspector to perform the
inspection.
Added to NAC by Div. of
Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
R045-20A,
eff. 10/26/2020
