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CA Labor Code § 7300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7300.

7300.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) It is the purpose of this chapter to promote public safety awareness and to assure, to the extent feasible, the safety of the public and of workers with respect to conveyances covered by this chapter.(b) The use of unsafe or defective conveyances imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public. The prevention of these injuries and protection of employees and the public from unsafe conditions is in the best interest of the people of this state. Therefore, this chapter also establishes minimum standards for persons operating or maintaining conveyances covered by this chapter. These standards include familiarity with the operation and safety functions of the components and equipment, and documented training or experience or both, which shall include, but not be limited to, recognizing the safety hazards and performing the procedures to which they are assigned in conformance with all legal requirements.(c) This chapter is not intended to prevent the division from implementing regulations, nor to prevent the use of systems, methods, or devices of equivalent or superior quality, strength, fire resistance, code effectiveness, durability, and safety to those required by the law, provided that there is technical documentation to demonstrate that the equivalency of the system, method, or device, is at least as effective as that prescribed in ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, ASME A18.1, or ASCE 21.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7300.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7300.2.

7300.2.  Except as provided in Section 7300.3, this chapter covers the design, erection, construction, installation, material alteration, inspection, testing, maintenance, repair, service, and operation of the following conveyances and their associated parts and hoistways:(a) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or platform which move between two or more landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following:(1) Elevators.(2) Platform lifts and stairway chair lifts.(b) Power-driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following:(1) Escalators.(2) Moving walks.(c) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car which serve two or more landings and are restricted to the carrying of material by limited size or limited access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following:(1) Dumbwaiters.(2) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices.(d) Automatic guided transit vehicles on guideways with an exclusive right-of-way. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, automated people movers.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7300.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7300.3.

7300.3.  Equipment not covered by this chapter includes the following:(a) Material hoists within the scope of standard A10.5 as adopted by the American National Standards Institute.(b) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the scope of standard A92 as adopted by the American National Standards Institute.(c) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance within the scope of standard 120.1 as adopted by the American National Standards Institute.(d) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings within the scope of standard B30 as adopted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(e) Industrial trucks within the scope of standard B56 as adopted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(f) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by standard A17.1 as adopted by the American National Standards Institute.(g) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials to and from storage located and operating entirely within one story.(h) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials, including that equipment used with machine tools or printing presses.(i) Skip or furnace hoists.(j) Wharf ramps.(k) Railroad car lifts or dumpers.(l) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms, and similar equipment used for installing a conveyance by a contractor licensed in this state.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7300.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7300.4.

7300.4.  This chapter does not apply to work that is not related to standards for conveyances that are (a) incorporated in codes promulgated by the American National Standards Institute or the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or (b) included in regulations of the division, in effect immediately prior to January 1, 2003, prescribing conveyance safety orders. Work exempted pursuant to this section includes, but is not limited to, routine nonmechanical maintenance, such as cleaning panels and changing light fixtures.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7301.

7301.  No conveyance shall be operated in this state unless a permit for its operation is issued by or in behalf of the division, and unless the permit remains in effect and is kept posted conspicuously on the conveyance. Operation of a conveyance without a permit or failure to post the permit conspicuously shall constitute cause for the division to prohibit use of the conveyance, unless it can be shown that a request for issuance or renewal of a permit has been made and the request has not been acted upon by the division.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7302 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7302.

7302.  The operation of a conveyance without a permit by any person owning or having the custody, management, or control of the operation of the conveyance, is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 10 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each day of operation for each conveyance without a permit is a separate offense. Any person who has requested the issuance or renewal of a permit if the request has not been acted upon by the division may not be prosecuted for a violation of this section.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7302.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7302.1.

7302.1.  (a) Any person who contracts for or authorizes the erection, construction, installation, or material alteration of a conveyance without a permit in violation of Section 7301.1 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(b) Any employer or contractor who contracts for or engages in the erection, construction, installation, or material alteration of a conveyance without a permit in violation of Section 7301.1 is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7302.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7302.2.

7302.2.  The division may assess a civil penalty of not more than seventy thousand dollars ($70,000) against any person, and against any employer or contractor, who contracts for or authorizes the erection, construction, installation, or material alteration of a conveyance without a permit issued pursuant to Section 7301.1.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7303 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7303.

7303.  (a) Whenever any conveyance is operated without a current valid permit issued pursuant to Section 7304, and is in a condition that its use is dangerous to the life or safety of any person, the division or any affected person may apply to the superior court of the county in which the conveyance is located for an injunction restraining the operation of the conveyance until the condition is corrected. Proof by certification of the division that a permit has not been issued, has expired, or has been revoked, together with the affidavit of any safety inspector of the division or other expert that the operation of the conveyance is dangerous to the life or safety of any person, is sufficient ground, in the discretion of the court, for the immediate granting of a temporary restraining order.(b) No bond shall be required from the division as a prerequisite for the division to seek or obtain any restraining order under subdivision (a).(c) Any person who intentionally violates any injunction prohibiting the operation of the conveyance issued pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be liable for a civil penalty, to be assessed by the division, not to exceed seven thousand dollars ($7,000) for each violation. Each day of operation for each conveyance is a separate violation.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7304 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7304.

7304.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the division shall cause all conveyances to be inspected at least once each year. If a conveyance is found upon inspection to be in a safe condition for operation, a permit for operation for not longer than one year shall be issued by the division.(b) If a conveyance is subject to a full maintenance service contract, the division may, after investigation and inspection, issue a permit for operation for not longer than two years.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 265. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7305 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7305.

7305.  If inspection shows that a conveyance is in an unsafe condition, the division may issue a preliminary order requiring repairs or alterations to be made to the conveyance that are necessary to render it safe, and may prohibit its operation or use until the repairs or alterations are made or the unsafe conditions are removed.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7306.

7306.  Unless the preliminary order is complied with, a hearing before the division shall be allowed, upon request, at which the owner, operator, or other person in charge of the conveyance may appear and show cause why he or she should not comply with the order.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7307 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7307.

7307.  (a) If it thereafter appears to the division that the conveyance is unsafe and that the requirements contained in the preliminary order should be complied with, or that other things should be done to make the conveyance safe, the division may order or confirm the withholding of the permit and may impose requirements as it deems proper for the repair or alteration of the conveyance or for the correction of the unsafe condition. The order may thereafter be reheard by the division or reviewed by the courts in the manner specified for safety orders by Part 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of this division, and not otherwise.(b) The operation of a conveyance by any person owning or having the custody, management, or control of the operation thereof, while an order to repair is outstanding pursuant to subdivision (a), is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than seven thousand dollars ($7,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each day of operation for each conveyance without a permit is a separate offense.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7308 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7308.

7308.  If the operation of a conveyance during the making of repairs or alterations is not immediately dangerous to the safety of persons, the division may issue a temporary permit for its operation for a period not to exceed 30 days during the making of repairs or alterations.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Labor Code § 7309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7309.

7309.  The division may cause the inspection herein provided for to be made either by its safety inspectors or by any qualified elevator inspector employed by an insurance company.(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1431.)
CA Labor Code § 7309.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7309.1.

7309.1.  (a) On and after June 30, 2003, no conveyance subject to this chapter shall be reinspected by any person unless the person is a conveyance inspector employed by the division or certified as qualified by the division.(b) Before March 1, 2003, the division shall establish an application procedure and all requirements for the certification of conveyance inspectors. Each application for certification shall include information as the division may require and the applicable fee. At a minimum, the applicant shall present proof of certification as a qualified conveyance inspector by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers or proof of education and experience equivalent to what is required to obtain that certification from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7310.

7310.  The division may also issue its permit or a permit may be issued on its behalf based upon a certificate of inspection issued by a conveyance inspector of any municipality, upon proof to the satisfaction of the division that the safety requirements of the municipality are equal to the minimum safety requirements for conveyances adopted by the board.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7311.

7311.  All persons inspecting conveyances shall first secure from the division a certificate of competency to make those inspections. The division may determine the competency of any applicant for the certificate, either by examination or by other satisfactory proof of qualifications. The division may rescind at any time, upon good cause being shown therefor, and after hearing, if requested, any certificate of competency issued by it to a conveyance inspector.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7311.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7311.2.

7311.2.  (a) On and after June 30, 2003, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 7301.5, any person who, without supervision, erects, constructs, installs, alters, tests, maintains, services or repairs, removes, or dismantles any conveyance covered by this chapter, shall be certified as a certified competent conveyance mechanic by the division. This section does not apply to platform lifts and stairway chairlifts installed in a private residence as provided in paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 7317.(b) Before March 1, 2003, the division shall establish an application procedure and all requirements for certification under this section as a certified competent conveyance mechanic, consistent with all of the following:(1) At a minimum, a certified competent conveyance mechanic applicant shall meet both of the following requirements:(A) Three years’ work experience in the conveyance industry in construction, maintenance, and service and repair of conveyances covered by this chapter. This experience shall be verified by current and previously licensed elevator contractors or by current and previously certified qualified conveyance companies, as required by the division.(B) One of the following:(i) Satisfactory completion of a written examination administered by the division on the most recent applicable codes and standards.(ii) A certificate of completion and successfully passing the mechanic examination of a nationally recognized training program for the conveyance industry, such as the National Elevator Industry Educational Program or its equivalent.(iii) A certificate of completion of an apprenticeship program for elevator mechanic, having standards substantially equal to those of this chapter, and which program shall be registered with the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the United States Department of Labor or a state apprenticeship council.(iv) A certificate or license from another state having standards substantially equal to or more comprehensive than those of this chapter.(v) The applicant applies on or before December 31, 2003, and within the three years immediately prior to January 1, 2003, has documented at least three years of actual work experience in the conveyance industry in construction, maintenance, and service and repair of conveyances covered by this chapter. This experience shall be as a journey-level mechanic working without direct and immediate supervision, and shall be verified by currently and previously licensed conveyance contractors or by current and previously certified qualified conveyance companies, as required by the division.(2) At a minimum, each application for certification as a certified competent conveyance mechanic shall include the information required by the division and the fee required by this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Labor Code § 7311.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7311.25.

7311.25.  (a) The following meanings apply for purposes of this section:(1) “Agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities” includes grain elevators, feed mills, flour mills, rice mills, rice dryers, and other similar facilities.(2) “Applicable Elevator Safety Orders” means the Elevator Safety Orders referenced in Subchapter 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and any successors to those orders.(b) Notwithstanding Section 7311.2 or any other provision of this chapter, an owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities may designate a competent person in his or her employ to maintain, repair, service, lubricate, or test manlifts installed and used at the facilities if the manlifts are maintained and inspected in accordance with applicable Elevator Safety Orders. The designated competent person need not be a certified competent conveyance mechanic.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 196, Sec. 2. (SB 478) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Labor Code § 7311.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Labor Code - LAB|DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT|PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS|CHAPTER 2 - Elevators, Escalators, Platform and Stairway Chair Lifts, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks, Automated People Movers, and Other Conveyances|Section 7311.4.

7311.4.  (a) The division shall establish fees for initial and renewal applications for certification under this chapter as a certified qualified conveyance inspector, certified qualified conveyance company, or certified competent conveyance mechanic based upon the costs to the division of administering the certification and licensing program in this chapter, including the cost of developing and administering any tests as well as any costs related to continuing education, investigation, revocation, or other associated costs. In fixing the amount of these fees, the division may include direct costs and a reasonable percentage attributable to the indirect costs of the division for administering this chapter.(b) Fees collected pursuant to this chapter are nonrefundable.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 196. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)