Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 120 - OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE, SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER AND INDUSTRIAL LOAN COMMISSIONER › Chapter 120-3 - RULES OF SAFETY FIRE COMMISSIONER › Subject 120-3-25 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR ESCALATORS AND ELEVATORS › Rule 120-3-25-.03 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Accident means
				an unplanned or unscheduled event that results in property damage and/or
				personal injury.
(2) Act is Part 6
				of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia,
O.C.G.A. Sections
				8-2-100
through
				8-2-109.1.
(3) Approved means that
				which is acceptable to the Office.
(4) Board is the Advisory Committee as
				described in
Section
				8-2-109
of the
				Act.
(5) Certified Inspector is an
				inspector, by reason of experience and knowledge, considered qualified by the
				Office. The minimum experience shall be established by these rules. Knowledge
				shall be evidenced by approved written and oral examinations, acceptable to and
				administered by the Office.
(6)
				Cessation order is the official order stopping an action by an individual or
				company.
(7) Citation is the
				written document by which a person or company is summoned or cited.
(8) The Commissioner is the Commissioner of
				Insurance and Safety Fire, and.
(9)
				the Office is the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety
				Fire.
(10) Dormant Elevator means
				an elevator that is intact and on the premises and the equipment is entirely
				disconnected in an approved manner.
(11) Elevators as used in these Rules means,
				Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Material lifts, Manlifts, Moving Walks, or
				Platform Lifts (Wheelchair Lifts) or Stairway Chairlifts where the Rule is
				applicable in accordance with the adopted Codes and Standards.
(12) Hand powered one-man elevator is an
				elevator having a car platform area of not more than five square feet and a
				rated load of not more than three hundred pounds and which is operated from the
				car only by pulling on a stationary rope located in the hoistway and passing
				through or adjacent to the car platform. It is for the exclusive use of certain
				designated operating and maintenance employees and installed in a grain or feed
				mill or similar structure not accessible to the general public.
(13) Inspection means the official
				determination by a certified inspector of the condition of all parts of the
				equipment meet the applicable code which determines the safe operation of an
				elevator.
(14) Personnel Hoist is
				those elevators used during construction to carry workers. Such elevators are
				temporary and shall not become a permanent part of the structure.
(15) Personal Injury, as used in
O.C.G.A. §
										8-2-106(a)
,
				means bodily injury, sickness, or disease sustained by any person by reason of
				the operation or malfunction of an elevator, escalator, manlift moving walk or
				power dumbwaiter, platform lifts or stairway chairlifts including death at any
				time resulting therefrom. Personal Injury does not include false arrest,
				detention, imprisonment, confinement, slander, libel, violation of privacy or
				any mental disease, disability or disorder not accompanied by physical injury
				at the time of the incident.
(16)
				Property Damage, as used in
O.C.G.A. §
										8-2-106(b)
,
				means physical injury to, or destruction of tangible property to the structure
				or operational parts (including safety equipment and devices) of an elevator,
				escalator, manlift, moving walk or power dumbwaiter, sustained by reason of
				accident or malfunction, other than routine wear and tear.
(17) Special Purpose Personnel Elevator is an
				elevator permanently installed to provide vertical transportation of authorized
				personnel. Such elevators are typically installed in Grain Elevators, Radio
				Antennas and Bridge Towers.
(18)
				Deleted for future use.
(19)
				Temporary Inspection is the inspection by a certified inspector of an elevator
				to be used on a temporary basis.
(20) Elevator Contractor - Any person, firm,
				or corporation who possesses an "Elevator Contractor's Certification" in
				accordance with the provisions of
Rule
				120-3-25-.21
and who is
				engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
				servicing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance equipment
				covered by this chapter.
(21)
				Elevator Mechanic - Any person who possesses an elevator mechanic certification
				in accordance with the provisions of
Rule
				120-3-25-.21
.
(22) Certification, Elevator Contractor
				(Class I, Class IR) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has
				proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to
				possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
				engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
				servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance
				equipment covered by this Chapter.
(23) Certification, Elevator Contractor
				(Class II) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has proven
				qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by this Office to
				possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
				engage in the business of servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining
				elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.
(24) Certification, Elevator Contractor,
				Limited (Class III) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has
				proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to
				possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
				engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
				servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining residential dumbwaiters,
				elevators, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.
(25) Certification, Elevator Contractor,
				Limited (Class IIIR) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has
				proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to
				possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
				engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
				servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining residential platform lifts and
				stairway chairlifts.
(26)
				Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class I, Class IR) - A certification issued
				to a person who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been
				authorized by the Office to work on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle the
				holder to install, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work
				on elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.
(27) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class
				II) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and
				ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on conveyance
				equipment. It shall entitle the holder to service, repair, test and maintain
				elevators or other conveyance equipment covered in this Chapter. The Class II
				Mechanic shall be employed by a Class II Elevator Contractor or owner
				user.
(28) Certification, Elevator
				Mechanic (Class III) - A certification issued to a person who has proven
				qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work
				on residential platform lifts and stair chairlifts. It shall entitle the holder
				to install, alter, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work
				on residential elevators, platform lifts and stair chairlifts.
(29) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class
				IIIR) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and
				ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on residential
				platform lifts and stair chairlifts. It shall entitle the holder to install,
				alter, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work on
				residential elevators, platform lifts and stair chairlifts.
(30) Private Residence - A single unit of a
				multiple facility or a detached dwelling designed for, inhabited by, and
				accessible only to one person or that person's family.
(31) LULA Elevator - A passenger elevator
				limited in size, capacity, travel and speed. These elevators shall comply with
				ASME A17.1, Section 5.2 (Capacity, Speed, Travel, Etc.) and ICC/ANSI A117.1,
				Section 407.4 (Car Size, Power Operation, Signal Location, Etc.).
O.C.G.A. §§
											8-2-100 to
				  8-2-102,
				  8-2-104.