SECTION 380:70-3-5. Inspection frequencies; variations  


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  • (a)   Elevators, escalators, moving walkways, chairlifts and conveyances subject to the provisions of this Act shall be inspected for the purpose of issuing a Certificate of Operation in accordance with the following frequencies:
    (1)   Any hydraulic elevator or conveyance shall be inspected not less than once every 2 (two) years;
    (2)   Any wire rope elevator, regardless of floors, shall be inspected annually;
    (3)   Escalators and moving walkways shall be inspected annually;
    (4)   Wheelchair lifts shall be inspected triennially;
    (5)   Temporary elevators shall be inspected at each installation/erection; and
    (6)   Any elevator or other such conveyance subject to the provisions of this Act located in a structure whose occupants are mobility restricted, such as hospitals, nursing homes and residential care facilities, shall be inspected annually;
    (7)   Any other type of elevator or conveyance not addressed under these provisions, in the Act or rules, shall be inspected annually.
    (b)   Elevators and conveyances located in owner-occupied private residences shall be exempt from the provisions of these rules, except:
    (1)   All such devices shall be designed, constructed, and installed in accordance with the applicable ASME Code and this Act.
    (2)   New installations shall receive a Final Acceptance Inspection in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Any Final Acceptance Inspection conducted by a third party inspector must be submitted to the Department for approval.
    (3)   Any elevator or conveyance located in an owner-occupied private residence shall be evaluated and tested by a licensed elevator mechanic or inspected by a licensed elevator certificate inspector as provided in this Chapter, prior to a transfer of title or ownership of the property.
    (4)   All occurrences shall be reported to the Department and investigated in accordance with the provisions of this Act and these Rules.
    (c)   Based upon documentation of such actual service conditions by the owner or user of the operating equipment, the Commissioner may, at his/her discretion, permit variations in the inspection frequency as provided in the Act.
    (d)   The inspections herein required shall be made by the Commissioner, Chief Elevator Inspector, Deputy Inspector, Certificate Inspector or a Special Inspector as provided for in the Act. Owners or lessees shall not be relieved of the duty to have the aforementioned periodic inspections performed in a timely manner whether the inspections are performed by the Department or a third party inspector. Inspectors shall have free access during reasonable hours, to any premises in the state where an elevator, escalator, moving walkway, wheelchair lift, conveyance or other device covered by this Act, is being installed, constructed, repaired, altered, or operated, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such device is being constructed, installed, repaired, altered and/or operated in accordance with the provisions of the Act. Inspections may be conducted without prior notice.
    (e)   Anytime the Chief or Deputy Elevator Inspectors arrive for a scheduled inspection of an elevator or conveyance and said inspection cannot be conducted because the elevator or conveyance is not ready for inspection and therefore needs to be rescheduled, the Department will still charge the fee for the labor and costs associated with the originally scheduled inspection in accordance with the fees listed in OAC 380:70-1-3, in addition to any other fines or penalties assessed.
[Source: Added at 24 Ok Reg 29, eff 11-1-06 (emergency); Added at 24 Ok Reg 2231, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1807, eff 7-11-13; Amended at 34 Ok Reg 1731, eff 9-15-17]