Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) If the information supplied pursuant to
Lab
1304.02 is unclear, the department shall contact the
owner named on the inspection report or the elevator company named on the
inspection report or any witnesses or injured parties named on the inspection
report to obtain clarification of the information.
(b) The department shall further investigate
the reported accident by taking the following actions:
(1) After a review of the accident report the
department shall make a record of the report and take no further action if it
is determined that:
a.The accident was not a
result of equipment failure;
b.The
accident did not result in any damage to the equipment; and
c.The accident did not result in bodily
injury to a person;
(2)
If the elevator inspector's findings submitted in accordance with
Lab
1304.02(a)(15)c show that a code
violation exists that will, more likely than not, cause another accident if not
corrected immediately, the commissioner shall authorize the elevator inspector
to make an emergency suspension of the inspection certificate under
RSA
157-B:6,II until the department performs an
inspection in accordance with (3) below;
(3) The department shall perform an
inspection of the elevator or accessibility lift to determine if the elevator
or accessibility lift meets the requirements of the codes adopted pursuant to
Lab 1302; and
(4) If the elevator
or accessibility lift fails the inspection, the inspector shall furnish the
owner with a report of the violations found in accordance with the code adopted
pursuant to Lab 1302; and the department of labor shall order that:
a.The elevator or accessibility lift be
brought into compliance with the codes pursuant to Lab 1302 within 15 days from
the date of the inspection; or
b.The elevator or accessibility lift
certificate shall be suspended immediately under
RSA
157-B:6,I until such time that the elevator
or accessibility lift has been brought into compliance with the codes adopted
pursuant to Lab Part 1302.
(c) If the elevator or accessibility lift
certificate is suspended by the commissioner, the department shall commence a
hearing within 10 days, or the suspension shall be automatically
lifted.
