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20-24-112. Testing and inspection required.
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20-24-112. Testing and inspection required.
(a) All new and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, except dormant elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, shall be tested and inspected in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)(A) Every new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be inspected and tested in conformity with the applicable rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board before the operating permit required by § 20-24-116 is issued.
(B) The inspections shall be made by a licensed elevator inspector in the employ of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions or its authorized representative;
(2)(A) The owner or lessee of every existing passenger elevator or escalator shall cause it to be inspected within three (3) months, and the owner or lessee of every existing freight elevator and dumbwaiter shall cause it to be inspected within six (6) months after the effective date of the rules adopted by the board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b).
(B) However, the division or its authorized representative, at its discretion, may extend the time specified in this subdivision (a)(2) for making inspections; and
(3)(A)(i) The owner or lessee shall cause an inspection of every elevator other than a temporary elevator and escalator to be made periodically every twelfth calendar month, and of every dumbwaiter and elevator driven by manual power every twelfth calendar month, following the month in which the initial inspection required by subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section has been made.
(ii) However, an inspection under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i) of this section may be made during the month following the calendar month during which the inspection is due.
(B) The board may approve by administrative rul
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-112
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20-24-112. Testing and inspection required.
(a) All new and existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, except dormant elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators, shall be tested and inspected in accordance with the following schedule:
(1)(A) Every new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator shall be inspected and tested in conformity with the applicable rules adopted by the Elevator Safety Board before the operating permit required by § 20-24-116 is issued.
(B) The inspections shall be made by a licensed elevator inspector in the employ of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions or its authorized representative;
(2)(A) The owner or lessee of every existing passenger elevator or escalator shall cause it to be inspected within three (3) months, and the owner or lessee of every existing freight elevator and dumbwaiter shall cause it to be inspected within six (6) months after the effective date of the rules adopted by the board under § 20-24-107(a) and (b).
(B) However, the division or its authorized representative, at its discretion, may extend the time specified in this subdivision (a)(2) for making inspections; and
(3)(A)(i) The owner or lessee shall cause an inspection of every elevator other than a temporary elevator and escalator to be made periodically every twelfth calendar month, and of every dumbwaiter and elevator driven by manual power every twelfth calendar month, following the month in which the initial inspection required by subdivisions (a)(1) and (2) of this section has been made.
(ii) However, an inspection under subdivision (a)(3)(A)(i) of this section may be made during the month following the calendar month during which the inspection is due.
(B) The board may approve by administrative rule a longer period between inspections for wheelchair lifts, moving walkways, and dumbwaiters.
(b)(1)(A) The inspections required by subdivisions (a)(2) and (3) of this section shall be made only by elevator inspectors who have been licensed in accordance with §§ 20-24-108 and 20-24-109.
(B) However, the elevator inspectors are not required to make any tests.
(2) Tests required by the rules to be made by the owner, the lessee, or the authorized agent of either shall be made by a licensed elevator mechanic in the presence of a licensed elevator inspector.
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20-24-107. Elevator Safety Board — Adoption and amendment of rules.
(a)(1) A public hearing shall be held by the Elevator Safety Board before the adoption of any rules authorized by this chapter.
(2) Copies of such rules as are proposed by the board for adoption shall be made available to all interested parties at least thirty (30) days before the hearing.
(3) Notice of each hearing shall be published not less than fifteen (15) days before the date assigned for the hearing.
(4) The rules adopted by the board shall be effective and shall be applicable on and after the effective date specified by the board but in no case less than three (3) months after the adoption by the board.
(b) The rules adopted by the board shall be amended or repealed in the same manner in which they are adopted.
(c)(1) No amendment shall be made to the rules adopted by the board unless public hearings are held as provided in subsection (a) of this section.
(2)(A) Any person engaged in the inspection, alteration, construction, repair, or operation of elevators, dumbwaiters, or escalators, or any owner, insurer, or lessee thereof, may, from time to time, by written petition to the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Licensing, request that any rules adopted by the board under subsection (a) of this section be amended, or the secretary shall refer the petition to the board for its consideration and recommendation.
(B) The board shall hold public hearings with respect to the subject matter of the petition and shall thereafter approve or disapprove the petition.
(3) The amendments approved by the board shall become effective as provided in this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-107
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20-24-108. Licenses required — Qualifications.
(a)(1) The inspections of conveyances required by this chapter shall be made by an elevator inspector licensed by the Elevator Safety Board.
(2) To be eligible for a license to inspect conveyances, the applicant or licensee shall:
(A) Have experience in designing, installing, maintaining, or inspecting conveyances to the extent established by rules of the board;
(B) Successfully pass a written examination approved by the board;
(C)(i) Submit with his or her application for a license or renewal of a license proof of an insurance policy:
(a) Issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in Arkansas; and
(b) Providing general liability coverage for at least one million dollars ($1,000,000) for injury or death of a person and five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage.
(ii) The provision for liability insurance required by subdivision (a)(2)(C)(i) of this section shall not apply to elevator inspectors employed by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions; and
(D)(i) Have no financial interest in any business or operation which manufactures, installs, repairs, modifies, or services conveyances.
(ii) This qualification does not prohibit an employee of an insurance company insuring conveyances from obtaining a license as an elevator inspector.
(b)(1)(A) Unless working under the direct supervision of a licensed elevator contractor, no person shall:
(i) Erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, remove, or dismantle any conveyance contained within a building or structure without an elevator mechanic license; or
(ii) Wire any conveyance from the mainline feeder terminals on the controller without an elevator mechanic license.
(B) A licensed
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-108
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-24-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-24-109. Application and examination for licenses — Issuance and renewal.
(a)(1) A written application for the examination and license for elevator inspector, elevator mechanic, or elevator contractor shall be made upon a form to be supplied by the Elevator Safety Board upon request and shall be accompanied by a statement of the applicant's experience together with an examination fee not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150).
(2) The examination shall be given not more than six (6) months from the date when the applicant makes the application.
(3)(A) If the applicant is qualified and successfully passes the applicable examination specified in this section, then upon payment of a license fee, he or she shall be entitled to:
(i) A one-year license as an elevator inspector or elevator contractor; or
(ii) A two-year license as an elevator mechanic.
(B) The license fee and the license renewal fee shall be established by the board, but in no event shall either fee exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(4)(A) There shall be no limit to the number of times an applicant may seek a license as provided in this section, except that a rejected applicant may not make application within six (6) months from the date on which he or she is notified that he or she has failed to qualify.
(B) A license fee shall be paid for the initial examination and each subsequent examination.
(b) The board may license a person as an elevator inspector, elevator mechanic, or elevator contractor without examination if he or she holds an equivalent license for a state or city that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that provided for in § 20-24-108.
(c) The board shall renew a license after receiving:
(1) Payment of the license renewal fee; and
(2) Submission
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-109
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-24-109. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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20-24-116. Operating permits.
(a)(1) Operating permits shall be issued by the Department of Labor and Licensing within the time limits specified in this section to the owner or lessee of every new or altered elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator and of every existing elevator, dumbwaiter, and escalator when the inspection report indicates compliance with the applicable sections of this chapter.
(2) No permits shall be issued if the fees required by § 20-24-117 have not been paid.
(3) The limits shall be thirty (30) days for existing elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators and seven (7) days for new and altered elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators after the required date for filing the inspection report required by § 20-24-113(a) unless time is extended by the department. No elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator shall be operated by the owner or lessee thereof after the dates specified in this section unless the operating permit has been issued.
(4)(A) The annual fee to be charged for the operating permit issued under this chapter shall be as follows:
300 lbs. — 500 lbs. Special personnel elevators plus
(i) Dumbwaiters $30.00 annually
(ii) Elevators and wheelchair lifts 50.00 annually
(iii) Escalators and moving walks 85.00 annually
(B) A twenty-percent penalty may be assessed when the fee is past due by thirty (30) days.
(b)(1) The operating permit shall indicate the type of equipment for which it is issued and in the case of elevators shall state whether passenger or freight and shall also state the contract load and speed for the elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator.
(2) The permit shall be posted conspicuously in the car of the elevator and on or near the dumbwaiter or escalator.
(3) The permit shall be extended by endorsement of the departm
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-24-116
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-24-116. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.