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2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 2 - Scaffolding › Section 7152.

7152. In addition to the duties imposed by any law regulating or relating to scaffolding, an employer who uses or permits the use of scaffolding described in Section 7151 in connection with construction, alteration, repairing, painting, cleaning or doing of any work upon any building or structure, shall:
(a) Furnish safety lines to tie all hooks and hangers back on the roof of such building or structure.
(b) Provide safety lines hanging from the roof, securely tied thereto, for all swinging scaffolds which rely upon stirrups of the single point suspension type to support the working platform. One such line shall be provided for each workman with a minimum of one line between each pair of hangers or falls.
The standards board may adopt occupational safety and health standards different from the requirements of this section or grant variances from these requirements if the standards or variances provide equivalent or superior safety for employees.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 905, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 2 - Scaffolding › Section 7153.

7153. Platforms or floors of such scaffolding shall be not less than 14 inches in width and shall be free from knots or fractures impairing their strength.
(Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 700.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 2 - Scaffolding › Section 7154.1.

7154.1. The use of lean-to scaffolds, sometimes known as jack scaffolds, as support for scaffolds is hereby prohibited.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 257.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 2 - Scaffolding › Section 7155.

7155. Violation of any provision of section 7151 to 7154 inclusive is a misdemeanor.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 2 - Scaffolding › Section 7156.

7156. Any person employing or directing another to do or perform any labor in the construction, alteration, repairing, painting, or cleaning of any house, building, or structure within this state is guilty of a misdemeanor who does any of the following:
(a) Knowingly or negligently furnishes or erects, or causes to be furnished or erected for the performance of that labor, unsafe or improper scaffolding, slings, hammers, blocks, pulleys, stays, braces, ladders, irons, ropes, or other mechanical contrivances.
(b) Hinders or obstructs any officer or inspector of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health attempting to inspect such equipment under the provisions of this article or any law or safety order of this state.
(c) Destroys or defaces, or removes any notice posted thereon by any division officer or inspector, or permits the use thereof, after the equipment has been declared unsafe by the officer or inspector.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 2 - Scaffolding › Section 7157.

7157. The division may make and enforce safety orders in the manner prescribed by law, to supplement and carry into effect the purposes and provisions of this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 3 - Construction Elevators › Section 7200.

7200. As used in this article:
(a) “Construction elevator” includes any means used to hoist persons or material of any kind on a building under course of construction, when operated by any power other than muscular power.
(b) “Building” includes structures of all kinds during the course of construction, regardless of the purposes for which they are intended and whether such construction be below or above the level of the ground.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 3 - Construction Elevators › Section 7201.

7201. Every construction elevator used in buildings shall have a system of signals for the purpose of signaling the person operating or controlling the machinery which operates or controls the construction elevator.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 3 - Construction Elevators › Section 7202.

7202. The person in charge of a building shall appoint one or more persons to give such signals. Such person shall be selected from those most familiar with the work for which the construction elevator is being used. The signaling devices provided shall be protected against unauthorized or accidental operation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 3 - Construction Elevators › Section 7203.

7203. The board shall make, and may from time to time amend, general safety orders in the manner prescribed by law. Such orders shall specify and fix the nature and methods of signals and signaling devices and uniform signals to be used in this State under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 3 - Construction Elevators › Section 7204.

7204. The division shall inspect all construction elevators. If any part of the construction or system of signals used on a construction elevator is defective or endangers the lives of the persons working in the immediate vicinity of the construction elevator, the division shall direct the person in charge thereof to remedy such defect. Such construction elevator shall not be used again until the order of the division is complied with.
(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 1431.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 3 - Construction Elevators › Section 7205.

7205. Any person, or the agent or officer thereof, who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) and not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 30 days and not more than six months, or both.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 223. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7250.

7250. As used in this article “building” means any multifloor structural steel framed building more than two stories high in the course of construction.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7251.

7251. As defined above, these provisions shall apply to buildings erected in tiers or stories and shall not apply to steel framed buildings having large open spans or areas such as, mill buildings, gymnasiums, auditoriums, hangars, arenas, or stadiums.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7252.

7252. The derrick or working floor of every building shall be solidly decked over its entire surface except for access openings.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7253.

7253. There shall be a tight and substantial temporary floor within two floors below and directly under that portion of each tier of beams on which erection, riveting, bolting, welding or painting is being done. For operations of short duration of exposure to falling, safety belts shall be required as set forth in Section 7265.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7254.

7254. Temporary floors shall be wood planking of proper thickness, grade and span to carry the working load, but shall not be less than two inches thick, full size undressed.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7255.

7255. Provision shall be made to secure temporary flooring against displacement by strong winds or other forces.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7256.

7256. Planks shall extend a minimum of 12 inches beyond centerline of their supports at each end.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7257.

7257. Wire mesh or plywood (exterior grade) shall be used to cover openings adjacent to columns where planks do not fit tightly.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7258.

7258. Metal decking where used in lieu of wood planking shall be of equivalent strength and shall be laid tightly and secured to prevent movement.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7259.

7259. Floor planks that are temporarily removed for any reason whatsoever shall be replaced as soon as work requiring their removal is completed or the open area shall be properly guarded.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7260.

7260. Prior to removal of temporary floor plank, employees shall be instructed by assigned supervision the steps to be taken to perform the work safely and in proper sequence.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7261.

7261. When gathering and stacking temporary floor plank on a lower floor, in preparation for transferring such plank for use on an upper working floor, the steel erector’s personnel shall remove such plank successively, working toward the last panel of such floor, so that the work is always being done from the planked floor.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7262.

7262. When gathering and stacking temporary floor planks from the last panel, the steel erector’s personnel assigned to such work shall be protected by safety belts with life lines attached to a catenary line or other substantial anchorage.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7263.

7263. The sequence of erection, bolting, temporary guying, riveting and welding shall be such as to maintain the stability of the structural frame at all times during construction. This applies to the dead weight of the structure, plus weight and working reactions of all construction equipment placed thereon plus any external forces that may be applied.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7264.

7264. Where a building is being constructed in sections, each section constitutes a building as defined in Section 7250.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7265.

7265. Safety belts and nets shall be required in accordance with Article 24 (commencing with Section 1669) of subchapter 4 of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Title 8 of the California Administrative Code, Construction Safety Orders of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7266.

7266. No person shall proceed with any work assigned to or undertaken by him, or require or permit any other person to proceed with work assigned to or undertaken by either, unless the planking or nets required by this article are in place. Violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1498.)
2023 California Code › Labor Code - LAB › DIVISION 5 - SAFETY IN EMPLOYMENT › PART 3 - SAFETY ON BUILDINGS › CHAPTER 1 - Buildings Under Construction or Repair › ARTICLE 4 - Structural Steel Framed Buildings › Section 7267.

7267. The Division of Occupational Safety and Health shall enforce this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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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.)
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7312. The division may at any time, upon good cause being shown therefor, and after notice and an opportunity to be heard, revoke any permit to operate a conveyance.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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7313. Each conveyance inspector shall, within 21 days after he or she makes an inspection, forward to the division on forms provided by it, a report of the inspection. Failure to comply with this section shall be grounds for the division to cancel his or her certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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7314. (a) The division shall, subject to subdivision (f), fix and collect fees for the inspection of conveyances as it determines to be necessary to cover the costs to the division of administering the inspection and permitting programs in this chapter, including fees for necessary subsequent inspections to determine if applicable safety orders have been complied with and for field consultations. 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, including the costs related to regulatory development as required by Section 7323.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code, the division may collect the fees authorized by subdivision (a) from the state or any county, city, district, or other political subdivision.
(c) Whenever a person owning or having the custody, management, or operation of a conveyance fails to pay the fees required under this chapter within 60 days after the date of notification, he or she shall pay, in addition to the fees required under this chapter, a penalty fee equal to 100 percent of the fee. Failure to pay fees within 60 days after the date of notification constitutes cause for the division to prohibit use of the conveyance.
(d) (1) Any fees required pursuant to this section shall, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), be set forth in regulations that shall be adopted as emergency regulations. These emergency regulations shall not be subject to the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code). These regulations shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
(2) A suspension or reduction of fees pursuant to subdivision (f) is not required to be set forth in a regulation.
(e) For purposes of this section, the date of the invoice assessing a fee pursuant to this section shall be considered the date of notification.
(f) (1) For the 2015–16 fiscal year, the fees for the annual and biennial inspection of conveyances required by Section 7304 are suspended on a one-time basis.
(2) For the 2016–17 fiscal year, and for every fiscal year thereafter, the Director of Industrial Relations, upon concurrence of the Department of Finance, may suspend or reduce the fees for the annual and biennial inspections of conveyances required by Section 7304 on a one-time basis for that fiscal year in order to reduce the amount of moneys in the Elevator Safety Account.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 197. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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7315. Fees shall be paid before the issuance of any permit to operate a conveyance, but a temporary permit may be issued pending receipt of fee payment. The division shall not charge an inspection fee if an inspection has been made by an inspector of an insurance company or municipality who holds a certificate as a conveyance inspector and an inspection report is filed with the division within 21 days after inspection is made. The division may charge a fee for processing and issuing the permit to operate.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 198. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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7316. All fees collected by the division under this chapter shall be paid into the Elevator Safety Account which is hereby created for the administration of the division’s conveyance safety program. The division shall establish criteria upon which fee charges are based and prepare an annual report concerning revenues obtained and expenditures appropriated for the conveyance safety program. The division shall file the report with the Legislative Analyst, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Department of Finance.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 503, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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7317. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the following conveyances are exempt from this chapter:
(1) Conveyances under the jurisdiction of the United States government.
(2) Conveyances located in a single-unit private home and not accessible to the public.
(3) Conveyances located in a multiunit residential building serving no more than two dwelling units and not accessible to the public.
(b) Conveyances otherwise exempted pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) shall be inspected by the division upon completion of installation prior to being placed in service or after major alterations. The inspection shall be for safety and compliance with orders or regulations applicable to the type of conveyance installed.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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7318. Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of the division to prescribe or enforce general or special safety orders.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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7319. All elevators used for the carriage of passengers shall be provided with a suitable seat for the operator in charge. Failure to comply with this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each offense.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 224. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)
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7320. The division may assess a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) against any person owning or having custody, management, or control of the operation of a conveyance, who operates the conveyance without a permit or who fails to conspicuously post the permit in the conveyance. No penalty shall be assessed against any person who has requested the issuance or renewal of a permit and the request has not been acted upon by the division.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1149, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 2003.)