2023 New York Laws › LAB - Labor › Article 33 - Elevators and Other Conveyances; Licensing › 951 - Definitions.

§ 951. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall
  have the following definitions:
1.  "Automated  people  mover"  means a guided transit mode with fully
  automated operation, featuring vehicles that operate on  guideways  with
  exclusive right-of-way.
2.  "Accessibility  lift"  means  elevators  or  conveyances  that are
  intended for  transportation  of  persons  with  disabilities,  such  as
  platform  lifts  and stairway chairlifts, including equipment covered by
  the provisions of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)  A18.1
  2017 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts.
3.  "Accessibility  lift  technician"  means  a  person  who  performs
  accessibility lift work.
4.  "Accessibility  lift  technician's  license"  means  a  restricted
  elevator  mechanic's  license  that  authorizes  the holder to engage in
  accessibility lift work.
5. "Accessibility lift work" means elevator and conveyance  work  that
  is restricted to accessibility lifts.
6.  "Business  license"  means a license that authorizes the holder to
  engage in the business of elevator and conveyance work, or elevator  and
  conveyance inspections.
7.  "Elevator  and  conveyance  work" means performing activities that
  include the design, construction,  installation,  testing,  maintenance,
  alteration, service, and repair of any elevator or conveyance.
8.   "Elevator  or  conveyance"  means  any  equipment  identified  in
  paragraphs (a) through (d) of subdivision one of  section  nine  hundred
  fifty  of  this  article, including any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator,
  moving sidewalk, platform lifts, non-residential stairway chairlifts and
  automated people movers. Elevator  or  conveyance  shall  not  mean  any
  equipment identified in subdivision two of section nine hundred fifty of
  this article.
9.   "Elevator   and  conveyance  inspections"  means  performing  the
  inspection or any related testing of any  elevator  or  conveyance,  but
  does  not  include  government  regulatory  inspections  performed by an
  authority having jurisdiction to enforce any applicable  building  codes
  and any elevator codes.
10.  "Elevator" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism, equipped with
  a car, that moves within guides and serves two or more landings.
11.  "Elevator  or  conveyance  component"  means  any   elevator   or
  conveyance,  or  any  parts,  components,  or subsystems thereof, or any
  combination thereof.
12. "Elevator contractor" means any business that engages in  elevator
  and conveyance work.
13.  "Elevator  helper/apprentice/assistant mechanic" means any person
  who works under the general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic.
14. "Elevator inspector" means any person who  performs  elevator  and
  conveyance  inspections,  whether  individually  or  through an elevator
  inspection contractor or public employer.
15. "Elevator inspection contractor" means any business that  performs
  elevator and conveyance inspections.
16.  "Elevator  mechanic"  means  any person who performs elevator and
  conveyance work.
17. "Escalator" means a power-driven,  inclined,  continuous  stairway
  used for raising or lowering passengers.
18.  "Existing  installation"  means  an  installation  that  has been
  completed or is under construction prior to the effective date  of  this
  article.
19.  "License"  means  a  credential  duly  issued by the commissioner
  authorizing the holder to engage a business or an occupation whose scope

  includes accessibility lift work, or elevator and  conveyance  work,  or
  elevator and conveyance inspections.
20.  "Elevator  contractor's  license"  means  a business license that
  entitles the holder thereof to engage in the business  of  elevator  and
  conveyance work in this state.
21.  "Elevator  inspection  contractor's  license"  means  a  business
  license that entitles the holder thereof to engage in  the  business  of
  elevator and conveyance inspections in this state.
22.  "Elevator  mechanic's license" means an occupational license that
  entitles the holder thereof to engage in elevator and conveyance work in
  this state for a licensed elevator contractor.
23. "Elevator inspector's license" means an occupational license  that
  entitles   the   holder  thereof  to  perform  elevator  and  conveyance
  inspections in this state for a licensed elevator inspection contractor.
24.   "Elevator   accessibility   technician's   license"   means   an
  occupational  license  that  entitles  the  holder  thereof to engage in
  elevator and conveyance  work  in  this  state  that  is  restricted  to
  platform lifts including those installed in private residences which are
  covered  by  the  provisions  of  ASME  (American  Society of Mechanical
  Engineers) codes and standards A18.1 2017 Safety Standard  for  Platform
  Lifts  and  Stairway  Chairlifts  and  any  successor  standard for just
  platform  lifts  and  stairway  chairlifts.  An  applicant  for  such  a
  restricted  license  shall  complete  an  application  approved  by  the
  commissioner  and  shall  have  at  least  three  years  verified   work
  experience  in  constructing,  maintaining, and repairing such lifts and
  shall provide  the  commissioner  a  certificate  of  completion  of  an
  accessibility  training  program for lifts under the scope of A18.1 2017
  such  as  the  certified  accessibility  and  private   residence   lift
  technician  (CAT)  training  provided  by  the  National  Association of
  Elevator Contractors (NAEC), or an equivalent program as  determined  by
  the commissioner.
25.  "Moving  walk/sidewalk" means a type of passenger-carrying device
  on which passengers stand or walk, and in which  the  passenger-carrying
  surface   remains   parallel   to   its   direction  of  motion  and  is
  uninterrupted.
26. "Occupational license" means a license that authorizes the  holder
  to engage in accessibility lift work, or elevator and conveyance work or
  elevator and conveyance inspections.
27. "Person" means any natural person.
28.   "Business"  means  any  corporation,  or  instrumentality  of  a
  corporation, self-employed person, company, unincorporated  association,
  firm,  partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or any other
  entity, or any owner or operator of any of the foregoing entities.
29. "Private residence"  means  a  separate  dwelling  or  a  separate
  apartment  in  a  multiple  dwelling,  which is occupied by members of a
  single family unit.
30. "Repair" means  reconditioning  or  renewal  of  any  elevator  or
  conveyance  or  component necessary to keep such equipment in compliance
  with applicable code requirements.
31. "Alteration" means any change to any conveyance or component other
  than maintenance, repair, or replacement,  but  shall  not  include  the
  professional  services  of  engineering  or  architecture  as defined in
  sections seventy-two hundred one and seventy-three hundred  one  of  the
  education law.
32.  "Design"  means  the  act  or  process  of  planning  the repair,
  alteration, or construction of any conveyance, but shall not include the
  professional services of  engineering  or  architecture  as  defined  in

  sections  seventy-two  hundred  one and seventy-three hundred one of the
  education law.
33.  "Construction"  means  the  act  or  process  of constructing any
  conveyance, and  includes  vertically  constructing  or  connecting  any
  conveyance or part or system thereof.
34.   "Inspection"  means  a  critical  examination,  observation,  or
  evaluation of quality and code compliance of any conveyance.
35. "Testing" means a process or trial of operation of any conveyance.
36. "Maintenance" means a process of routine examination, lubrication,
  cleaning, and adjustment of any conveyance or components for the purpose
  of  ensuring  performance  in  accordance  with  any   applicable   code
  requirements.
37.  "Service  or servicing" means a service call or other unscheduled
  visit, not including routine maintenance or a repair,  to  troubleshoot,
  adjust  or  repair  an  improperly functioning or an otherwise shut down
  conveyance.
38. "Temporarily dormant elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator" means  an
  installation  temporarily  placed  out  of  service  under the following
  circumstances: (a) (i) when such installation's power  supply  has  been
  disconnected;  and  (ii)  the car is parked and any doors are closed and
  latched; and (iii) a wire seal is installed on the  mainline  disconnect
  switch  by an elevator inspector; or (b) as determined by state or local
  law, code, rule, or regulation.
39. "Personnel and material hoists"  means  rack  and  pinion  hoists,
  alimaks,  and  machines  of  a  similar  nature used for the hoisting of
  construction material,  equipment  and  personnel,  or  the  removal  of
  debris, all during the construction, renovation, and/or demolition phase
  of any construction project whether an inside or outside hoist.
40.  "Installation"  means to place or fix any conveyance or component
  in position for operation.
41. "Subsidiary" means an  entity  that  is  controlled  directly,  or
  indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by an elevator contractor
  or  elevator  inspection  contractor  or  by  such  contractor's  parent
  company.
42. "Successor" means an entity engaged in work substantially  similar
  to  that  of  the  predecessor, where there is substantial continuity of
  operation with that of the predecessor.
43. "Board" means the New York state  elevator  safety  and  standards
  advisory  board  established  by  section nine hundred fifty-six of this
  article.