Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) For purposes of
this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meaning:
"Commercial property" means any property that is not included
in the definition of "residential property."
"Residential property" means dwellings categorized as in
Group R-3, R-4, or R-5 pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
5:23-3.14 or a single dwelling unit, which is
the only unit served by an elevator, escalator, or moving walkway.
(b) A licensed elevator mechanic
who is supervising an unlicensed person performing the installation,
construction, or alteration of elevators, escalators, or moving walkways on a
commercial property shall supervise the person as follows:
1. If the unlicensed person is working on a
platform lift, as defined in ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and
Stairway Chairlifts), the licensed elevator mechanic shall maintain daily
contact with the unlicensed person, which may be through electronic means, and
the licensed elevator mechanic shall be present when the platform lift is
inspected. A licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than six
unlicensed individuals who are working on such a lift;
2. If the unlicensed person is working on a
device that is limited to three stories or less, the licensed elevator mechanic
shall be physically present on the site where the device is being installed,
constructed, or altered at least once a week. A licensed elevator mechanic
shall supervise no more than four individuals who are working on such a device;
and
3. If the unlicensed person is
working on any device not included in (b)1 or 2 above, the licensed elevator
mechanic shall be on site while any unlicensed individual is working on such a
device. A licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than four
individuals working on such a device.
(c) A licensed elevator mechanic who is
supervising an unlicensed person performing the installation, construction, or
alteration of elevators, escalators, or moving walkways governed by ASME A17.1
sections 5.3, 5.2, and part 7, or by A18.1, on a residential property shall
maintain daily contact with the unlicensed person, which may be through
electronic means. A licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than
eight unlicensed individuals who are performing such work.
(d) When a licensed elevator mechanic is
supervising an unlicensed person performing the installation, construction, or
alteration of an elevator, escalator, or moving walkway that is limited to
three stories or less on a residential property, or which is not included in
(c) above, the licensed elevator mechanic shall be physically present on the
site where the device is being installed, constructed, or altered at least once
a week. A licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than four
individuals who are working on such a device.
(e) When a licensed elevator mechanic
supervises an unlicensed person performing the installation, construction, or
alteration of an elevator, escalator, or moving walkway on a residential
property that is not included in (c) or (d) above, the licensed elevator
mechanic shall be on site while the unlicensed individual is working on the
device. A licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than four
individuals working on such a device.
(f) A licensed elevator mechanic who is
supervising an unlicensed person performing the maintenance, service, repair,
or testing of an elevator, escalator, or moving walkway shall supervise the
person as follows:
1. The licensed elevator
mechanic shall maintain daily contact with the unlicensed individual, which may
be through electronic means, and the licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise
no more than five individuals if the unlicensed individual is working on:
i. Equipment governed by ASME A17.1, not
including section 5.3, and the work includes: cleaning; oiling; greasing;
painting; changing brushes; fixture maintenance; observing the operations of
equipment; relamping; replacing combplate teeth; replacing carbons, contacts,
and shunts (not including soldered contacts or shunts); replacing door gib
inserts; or clearing obstructions; and
ii. Equipment governed by ASME A17.1 section
5.3 or A18.1, or the equipment is a dumbwaiter in a residential property, and
the work includes: testing; oiling; greasing; cleaning; observing elevator
operations; clearing obstructions; cleaning and adjusting contacts; replacing
plug and play devices such as: fixtures, ice cube relays, solid state relays,
programmable logic controllers, direct plug in printed circuit boards, and
selector heads; replacing fuses, batteries, uninterrupted power supplies,
position indicators, lamps, and bulbs; replacement of rollers, guide shoes,
valve coils, and seals; adjusting swing door interlocks; replacing
collapsible/accordion gates and operators, not including single or multispeed
commercial sliding doors; or using a diagnostic tool to identify
issues;
2. If the
unlicensed person is performing any work not included in (f)1 above, the
licensed elevator mechanic shall be present at the commencement of the work and
shall be available for consultation through electronic means after the work has
commenced. A licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than five
individuals performing such work; and
3. If the unlicensed person is performing
testing associated with a Department of Community Affairs inspection on
commercial property, the licensed elevator mechanic shall be on site while the
unlicensed individual is performing the testing.
(g) Notwithstanding (b) through (f) above, a
licensed elevator mechanic shall supervise no more than a total of eight
unlicensed individuals, regardless of the type of work the unlicensed
individuals are performing.
