South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 71 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-DIVISION OF LABOR
Article 5 - SAFETY STANDARDS FOR ELEVATOR FACILITIES
Section 71-5000 - Purpose and Definitions

Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 71-5000

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

1. Chapter 16 of Title 41, South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976 (as amended) provides that the Commissioner of Labor promulgate regulations governing maintenance, construction, alteration, and installation of elevator facilities and the inspection and testing of new and existing elevator installations so as to provide for the public safety and protect the public welfare. It is the purpose of these regulations to set minimum acceptable safety standards for the construction, alteration, maintenance, inspection, testing and operation of elevator facilities in South Carolina.

2. All definitions found in Section 41-16-20 apply to these regulations.

A. "Serious injury" means an injury that results in death or which requires immediate in-patient hospitalization. Fractures and disfigurements are considered serious injuries, even where no hospitalization is required.

B. "Imminent danger" means a condition which exists due to a design, mechanical, structural or electrical defect which presents an excessive risk of serious injury to passengers, operators, or the general public.

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