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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-9 - REPEALED

Current through June, 2024
The
					 repealed version of this section by
					 Hawaii
					 Administrative Rules Listing of Filings, 2016-01, November, eff.
					 11/10/2016 is not
					 yet available.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-9.1 - Complaints

Current through June, 2024
(a) Complaints may be made to the department
				  and where reasonable grounds exist for the department to believe there may be a
				  hazard, there shall be an inspection in response to the complaint.
(b) Names of all complainants and witnesses
				  shall be held in confidence by the department, unless prior permission has been
				  given by the complainants or witnesses to release his or her names, or unless
				  it has been determined by the state attorney general that disclosure is
				  necessary for the enforcement and review under this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-10.1 - Reporting of accidents

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) Whenever an
				  accident occurs involving either an amusement ride, or an elevator and kindred
				  equipment, the owner shall promptly notify the division within eight hours by
				  telephone at (808)586-9141. For reporting purposes, "accident" is defined as an
				  occurrence resulting in significant damage to an elevator and kindred equipment
				  and amusement device, including when it is rendered inoperative or any
				  occurrence resulting in physical injury to a person or persons.
An accident report shall be submitted to the department
					 within two calendar days after the owner has completed the accident
					 investigation, and shall include the following information:
(1) The date and time of the
				  accident;
(2) Hawaii registration
				  number (HAW number) of the amusement ride, elevator, or kindred equipment
				  involved;
(3) Name and address of
				  the victim or victims;
(4) A brief
				  description of the accident, including the nature and scope of the
				  injuries;
(5) Whether the amusement
				  ride, elevator, or kindred equipment sustained any damage rendering it
				  inoperative for any period of time;
(6) Names and contact information of any
				  witnesses interviewed;
(7) A brief
				  description of any inspections or tests conducted of the equipment to determine
				  probable causation and who conducted them;
(8) The investigators" conclusions as to the
				  cause of the accident; and
(9) The
				  name and contact information of the investigator. For purposes of this section,
				  the owner may contract another to perform the actual accident investigation,
				  however, the owner is responsible for the report and its timely submittal to
				  the department. If the accident investigation cannot be completed within three
				  months of the date of the incident, the owner shall submit the incomplete
				  report to the department with information as to when the investigation is
				  expected to be completed. The final report shall be submitted as soon as the
				  investigation is completed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-11.1 - Investigations

Current through June, 2024
The department may investigate accidents reported under
					 section
					 12-229-10.1
					 involving amusement rides, and elevators and kindred equipment inspected under
					 this chapter and may issue orders and recommendations with respect to the
					 elimination and control of the causal factors.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-12.1 - Violations and penalties

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) The director
				  may assess all civil penalties provided in this section, giving due
				  consideration to the gravity of the violation, the good faith of the owner or
				  contractor, and the history of previous violations.
(b) Violations. The following shall apply to
				  violations:
(1) Any owner or contractor who
				  violates chapter
				  397, HRS, or any safety standards and
				  codes adopted pursuant to chapter
				  91, HRS, or who violates or fails to
				  comply with any order made under or by virtue of chapter
				  397, HRS, or who defaces, displaces,
				  destroys, damages, or removes without the authority of the department any
				  safety device, safeguard, notice, order, or warning required by chapter
				  397, HRS, its standards, or codes,
				  shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each such
				  violation;
(2) Any owner who allows
				  the installation, construction, reconstruction, relocation, or alteration of
				  any elevator or kindred equipment prior to obtaining an installation or
				  alteration permit as required by section
				  12-229-5.1
				  shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. The penalty may be
				  reduced by a maximum of ten percent for history of past violations;
(3) Owners who fail to report an accident as
				  required by section
				  12-229-10.1
				  shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per instance.
				  Consideration may be given for good faith and history of violations;
(4) Owners who fail to maintain or provide
				  records or reports to the department as required by this part shall be assessed
				  a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per record not maintained or
				  provided;
(5) Repeated violations
				  shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000. Consideration may
				  be given for gravity only;
(6)
				  Owners who fail to take an elevator or kindred equipment out of service as
				  specified in section
				  12-229-7.1(b)(4)
				  shall be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000; and
(7) Each day a violation continues shall
				  constitute a separate violation except during an abatement period.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-13.1 - Review and appeal

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) Any order or
				  citation of the director shall be final and conclusive against an owner or
				  contractor, unless an appeal is made in writing, clearly stating what items are
				  being contested. The notice of contest must be addressed to the director and
				  received or, if mailed, postmarked by no later than the twentieth calendar day
				  following receipt of the order or citation.
(b) The director or the director's designee
				  may hold a formal hearing, which shall result in a decision and order by the
				  director. Any party who disagrees with the director's decision may appeal in
				  writing to the director within twenty calendar days of receipt of the decision
				  and order. The director shall promptly notify the labor and industrial
				  relations appeals board of the notice of the contest. Where a prior formal
				  hearing is held at the department level, the labor and industrial relations
				  appeals board shall conduct a case review using only the record.
(c) An owner or contractor may petition the
				  director for modification of the abatement requirements in an order, as
				  provided in section
				  397-9,
				  HRS.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-14 - REPEALED

Current through June, 2024
The
					 repealed version of this section by
					 Hawaii
					 Administrative Rules Listing of Filings, 2016-01, November, eff.
					 11/10/2016 is not
					 yet available.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-14.1 - Trade secrets

Current through June,
				  2024
Information obtained by the department containing or
					 revealing a trade secret shall be held confidential and access shall be limited
					 to authorized representatives of the director for purposes of carrying out
					 chapter 397, HRS.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-15.1 - Notifications of transfer and location

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) The seller of
				  any elevator or kindred equipment regulated by this part shall notify the
				  department in writing using a form provided by the department within thirty
				  calendar days of the sale of giving the HAW number, location name, location
				  address the equipment, and the name and address of the purchaser.
(b) The owner of any elevator or kindred
				  equipment who gives, scraps, demolishes, or removes the device shall report the
				  transaction and the name and address of the new owner, if any, within thirty
				  calendar days of the transaction to the department using the form provided by
				  the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Section 12-229-17 - Records

Current through June, 2024
Records shall be maintained by the elevator inspection
					 branch of the department of labor and industrial relations for the purpose of
					 preserving reports of inspections, witnessing of test and accident
					 investigations, correspondence, prints, and memoranda for all objects inspected
					 pursuant to this chapter. These records shall be maintained for a period of not
					 less than five years for amusement rides, elevators, and kindred
					 equipment."
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Exhibit A - ELEVATOR AND KINDRED EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION AND ALTERATION FEES

Current
				  through June, 2024
Alterations1:
Involving only the replacement of a single (1)
								major component (such as a car door operator, valve, a jack or a
								cylinder)
$234
Involving only cosmetic changes (such as car
								interior modernizations)
$410
Involving two or more major components and/or
								subsystems:
1-3 Floors
$738
4-9 Floors
$796
10-19 Floors
$866
20-29 Floors
$925
30-39 Floors
$995
40 or more Floors
$1,112
New
								Installations2
:
Dumbwaiter or material lift
$615
Escalator, moving walk, or moving ramp
$615
Platform lifts or stairway chairlifts
$615
Elevator:
1-3 Floors
$738
4-9 Floors
$796
10-19 Floors
$866
20-29 Floors
$925
30-39 Floors
$995
40 or More Floors
$1,112
Personnel hoists
$527
Temporary use permits (construction car)
$527
Additional Inspections:
Normal workday, up to two hours
$400/day
Normal workday, more than two hours
$800/day
Overtime hours, up to two hours
$800/day
Overtime hours, more than two hours
$1,600/day
Building Plan Reviews
$234
1 Where alterations to four or
					 more units at the same location are identical, the fee for each additional
					 alteration permit (beyond the initial four) shall be reduced by fifty percent.
					 The applications shall be submitted at the same time to qualify for the fee
					 reduction.
2 For elevators which have
					 considerable rise but few openings, such as observation or deep-well elevators,
					 each ten feet of vertical rise shall be considered one floor for the purpose of
					 determining installation or alteration permit fees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Exhibit B - ELEVATOR AND KINDRED EQUIPMENT INSPECTION FEES

Current through June,
				  2024
Permit and Renewal Inspection
								Fees1:
Dumbwaiter or material lift
$176
Escalator, moving walk, or moving ramp
$264
Platform Lift or Stairway Chairlift
$264
Hydraulic Elevator - Holed
$322
Hydraulic Elevator - Holeless
$322
Hydraulic Elevator - Roped Holeless
$381
Traction Elevators:
1-3 Floors
$293
4-9 Floors
$322
10-19 Floors
$351
20-29 Floors
$410
30-39 Floors
$498
40 or more Floors
$585
Personnel Hoist
$351
Temporary Use Permit (Construction Car)
$351
Safety, Load, or Internal Test (Witness
								Fees):
Category 3 Test
$381
Category 3 Test with Safety Overspeed Valve
$439
Category 3/5 Test for Roped Hydraulic
$498
Category 5 Test
$498
Category 5 with Counterweight Test
$615
Escalator, Internal
$498
1 For elevators which have
					 considerable rise but few openings, such as observation or deep-well elevators,
					 each ten feet of vertical rise shall be considered one floor for the purpose of
					 determining permit renewal inspection fees.
Permit renewal and witness [fess] fees are per inspection,
					 which may constitute one day or part of the day. If the inspector is required
					 to return on another day or at another time on the same day, additional fees
					 shall be assessed at the rate of $400 per day for up to two hours and $800 per
					 day for more than two hours. Fees for overtime hours shall be $800 per day for
					 up to two hours and $1,600 per day for more than two hours.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 229 - GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND LEGAL PROVISIONS › Exhibit C - INSPECTION AND TEST INTERVALS (IN MONTHS)

Current through June,
				  2024
Equipment Type
Permit Renewal
Category 3
Category 5
Electrical Elevators
12
N/A
60
Hydraulic Elevators
12
36
N/A
Escalators and Moving
								Walks[1]
12
36
N/A
Dumbwaiters
12
36
60
Material Lifts
12
36
60
Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
12
N/A
N/A
Inclined Elevators
12
36
60
Screw-Column Elevators
12
36
60
Roof-top Elevators
12
36
60
Limited-use/Limited-Application Elevators
3
36
60
Construction Cars
3
36
60
Personnel
								Hoists[2]
3
N/A
N/A
Amusement Rides
6
N/A
N/A
1 Internal inspections of
					 escalators and moving walks shall be performed at intervals of 36
					 months.
2 Personnel hoists shall be load
					 tested at intervals of 3 months.
Where an equipment is listed under both Category 3 of 36
					 months and Category 5 of 60 months, the appropriate testing interval is
					 dependent on whether the lifting mechanism is rope or hydraulic or a
					 combination of rope and hydraulic.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 230.1 - ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, MOVING WALKS, AND MATERIAL LIFTS AND DUMBWAITERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSFER DEVICES › Section 12-230.1-1 - Applicability

Current through June, 2024
The requirements of this chapter shall be applicable to the
					 design, construction, installation, plans review, testing, inspection,
					 certification, operation, use, maintenance, repair, alteration and relocation
					 of, and investigation of accidents involving elevators and kindred equipment
					 subject to chapter
					 397, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
					 including elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, and material lifts
					 and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 230.1 - ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, MOVING WALKS, AND MATERIAL LIFTS AND DUMBWAITERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSFER DEVICES › Section 12-230.1-2 - General requirements

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) All new and
				  existing installations of elevators and kindred equipment shall be reasonably
				  safe to persons and property and in conformity with the provisions of this
				  chapter.
(b) Conditions found not
				  in conformity with the provisions of this chapter for which the director had
				  not previously issued a discrepancy letter may be regarded as discrepancies.
				  All discrepancies shall be satisfactorily resolved as soon as possible or
				  within the time specified by the director. Failure to correct discrepancies or
				  failure to abate an unsafe condition within the time specified shall be deemed
				  a violation.
(c) All passenger
				  elevators shall have a clearly legible 'Smoking Prohibited by Law" or "No
				  Smoking" sign installed inside of the cab. The letters on the sign shall not be
				  less than one inch in height. The sign shall be posted in elevators in
				  buildings open to the public, including elevators in apartments and other
				  multi-unit residential buildings. The international no-smoking symbol may be
				  posted in lieu of the sign provided that the diameter of the circle is not less
				  than four inches.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 230.1 - ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, MOVING WALKS, AND MATERIAL LIFTS AND DUMBWAITERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSFER DEVICES › Section 12-230.1-3 - Requirements for -the installation of new elevators and kindred equipment or the relocation of existing equipment

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) The design,
				  construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance,
				  alteration, and repair of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, and
				  material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices, and its
				  associated parts, shall conform to this chapter and the American Society of
				  Mechanical Engineers A17.1-2010, which is adopted by reference and made a part
				  of this chapter with the following amendments:
(1) Section 5.2 of the American Society of
				  Mechanical Engineers A17.1, Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators, is
				  amended to read: "Limited-use/limited-application elevators (see 1.3) are not
				  permitted to be installed or used, unless:
(A)
				  The building is required to be accessible in accordance with the Department of
				  Justice's ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010), or in accordance with
				  section
				  103-50,
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(B) The
				  building is also on the National or Hawaii Register of Historic Places;
				  and
(C) Accessibility cannot
				  otherwise be achieved without adversely altering the historically protected
				  features of the structure.";
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 230.1 - ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, MOVING WALKS, AND MATERIAL LIFTS AND DUMBWAITERS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSFER DEVICES › Exhibit A - EXISTING ELEVATOR AND KINDRED EQUIPMENT CODE APPLICATION DATES

Current
				  through June, 2024
YEAR Implemented
CODE/RULE
A17.1 REFERENCE YEAR
1958
HAR Chapter
							 22
No year specified, Applicable ANSI Edition 1955
1964
HAR Chapter
							 22
1960
1969
HAR Chapter
							 22
1965
1982
HAR Chapter 230
1981
1990
HAR Chapter 230
1987
1993
HAR Chapter 230
1990
1998
HAR Chapter 230
1996
2000
HAR Chapter 230
1996
2014
HAR Chapter 230.1
2010
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 232.1 - PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 12-232.1-1 - Code adoption

Current through June,
				  2024
American National Standards Institute/Arnerican Society of
					 Safety Engineers A10.4-2007, is adopted by reference and made a part of this
					 chapter and applies to all new and existing personnel hoists.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 232.1 - PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 12-232.1-2 - Existing personnel hoists

Current through June,
				  2024
Where the application for the installation of a personnel
					 hoist was filed with the department before the effective date of this chapter
					 and the applicant is unable to comply with the current requirements, the
					 director may grant a temporary variance without publication of a legal notice
					 provided the applicant meets all other requirements of section
					 12-229-16.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 234.1 - PLATFORM LIFTS AND STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS › Section 12-234.1-1 - Code adoption

Current through June,
				  2024
American Society of Mechanical Engineers A18.1-2011, is
					 adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter and applies to all new
					 platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 234.1 - PLATFORM LIFTS AND STAIRWAY CHAIRLIFTS › Section 12-234.1-2 - Existinq platform lifts and stairway chairlifts

Current
				  through June, 2024
(a)
				  Existing platform lifts and stairway chairlifts shall comply with American
				  Society of Mechanical Engineers A18.1 - 1999, Safety Standard for Platform
				  Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, as copyrighted and published in 1999 by the
				  American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, NY
				  10016-5990.
(b) Where the
				  application for the installation of a platform lift or stairway chairlift was
				  filed with the department before the effective date of this chapter and the
				  applicant is unable to comply with the current requirements, the director may
				  grant a temporary variance without publication of a legal notice provided the
				  applicant meets all other requirements of section 12-229-16.1.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-1 - General

Current through June, 2024
Passenger elevators which have had their architectural
					 plans reviewed for installation permit after December 6, 1990, shall have
					 accessible elevators on an accessible route and shall comply with American
					 National Standards Institute specifications for making buildings and facilities
					 accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities (ANSI A117.1-1986) and
					 with the American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters,
					 Escalators, and Moving Walks, ASME A17.1 1996. This standard does not preclude
					 the use of residential or fully enclosed wheelchair lifts when appropriate and
					 approved by administrative authorities. Freight elevators shall not be
					 considered as meeting the requirements of this section, unless the only
					 elevators provided are used as combination passenger and freight elevators for
					 the public and employees.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-2 - Automatic operation

Current through June,
				  2024
Elevator operation shall be automatic. Each car shall be
					 equipped with a self-leveling feature that will automatically bring the car to
					 floor landings within a tolerance of one-half (1/2) inch or thirteen (13)
					 millimeters under rated loading to zero loading conditions. This self-leveling
					 feature shall be automatic and independent of the operating device and shall
					 correct the overtravel or under travel.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-3 - Hall call buttons

Current through June,
				  2024
Call buttons in elevator lobbies and halls shall be
					 centered at approximately forty-two (42) inches (1065 millimeters) above the
					 floor. When situations prohibit mounting at forty-two (42) inches, in
					 conjunction with ICC A117.1-2009, hall buttons maybe be mounted between fifteen
					 (15) inches and forty-eight (48) inches for unobstructed forward reach, and
					 between twenty-five (25) inches and forty-eight (48) inches for obstructed
					 forward reach. Such call buttons shall have visual signals to indicate when
					 each call is registered and when each call is answered. Call buttons shall be a
					 minimum of three-fourths (3/4) inch or nineteen (19) millimeters in the
					 smallest dimension. The button designating the up direction shall be on top as
					 shown in Figure
					 240-1,
					 titled, "Hoistway and Elevator Entrances", dated December 6, 1990, which is
					 made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter. Buttons
					 shall be raised or flush. Objects mounted or placed beneath hall call buttons
					 shall not project into the elevator lobby more than four (4) inches or 100
					 millimeters.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-4 - Hall lanterns

Current through June,
				  2024
A visible and audible signal shall be provided at each
					 hoistway entrance to indicate which car is answering a call. Audible signals
					 shall sound once for the up direction and twice for the down direction or shall
					 have verbal annunciators that say "up" or "down." Visible signals shall have
					 the following features:
(1) Hall
				  lantern fixtures shall be mounted so that their centerline is at least
				  seventy-two (72) inches or 1830 millimeters above the lobby floor;
(2) Visual elements shall be at least two and
				  a half (2.5) inches or sixty-four (64) millimeters in the smallest dimension;
				  and
(3) Signals shall be visible
				  from the vicinity of the hall call button. In-car, lanterns located in cars,
				  visible from the vicinity of hall call buttons, and confirming to the above
				  requirements, shall be acceptable as shown in Figure
				  240-1,
				  titled, "Hoistway and Elevator Entrances," dated December 6, 1990, which is
				  made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-5 - Raised characters on hoistway entrances

Current through
				  June, 2024
All elevator hoistway entrances shall have raised floor
					 designations provided on both jambs. The centerline of the characters shall be
					 sixty (60) inches (1525 millimeters) from the floor. Such characters shall two
					 (2) inches or fifty (50) millimeters high and shall comply with ANSI
					 A117.1-1986 Rule 1.30. Permanently applied plates are acceptable if they are
					 permanently fixed to the jambs as shown in Figure
					 240-1,
					 titled, "Hoistway and Elevator Entrances", dated December 6, 1990, which is
					 made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this
					 chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-6 - Door protective and reopening device

Current through June,
				  2024
Elevator doors shall open and close automatically. They
					 shall be provided with a reopening device that will stop and reopen a car door
					 and hoistway door automatically if the door becomes obstructed by an object or
					 person. The device shall be capable of completing these operations without
					 requiring contact for an obstruction passing through the opening at heights of
					 five (5)inches and twenty-nine (29) inches or 125 and 735 millimeters,
					 respectively, from the floor as shown in Figure
					 240-1,
					 titled, "Hoistway and Elevator Entrances", dated December 6, 1990, which is
					 made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter. Door
					 reopening devices shall remain effective for at least twenty (20) seconds.
					 After such an interval, doors may close in accordance with the requirements of
					 ANSI A17.1b-1989.
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Current through June,
				  2024
The minimum acceptable time from notification that a car is
					 answering a call until the doors of that car start to close shall be calculated
					 from the following equation:
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where T = total time in seconds and D = distance (in feet
					 or millimeters) from a point in the lobby or corridor sixty (60) inches or 1525
					 millimeters directly in front of the farthest call button controlling that car
					 to the centerline of its hoistway door as shown in Figure
					 240-2, titled
					 "Graph of Timing Equation", dated December 6, 1990, which is made a part of
					 this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter. For cars with in-car
					 lanterns, T begins when the lantern is visible from the vicinity of hall call
					 buttons and an audible signal is sounded. The minimum acceptable notification
					 time shall be five (5) seconds.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-8 - Door delay for car calls

Current through June,
				  2024
The minimum time for elevator doors to remain fully open in
					 response to a car call shall be three (3) seconds.
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Current through June,
				  2024
The floor area of elevator cars shall provide space for
					 wheelchair users to enter the car, maneuver within reach of controls, and exit
					 from the car. Acceptable door opening and inside dimensions shall be as shown
					 in Figure 240-3, titled "Minimum Dimensions of Elevator Cars", dated December
					 6, 1990, which is made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this
					 chapter. The clearance between the car platform sill and the edge of any
					 hoistway landing shall be no greater than one and one-fourth inch or thirty-two
					 (32) millimeters.
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Current through June,
				  2024
Floor surfaces shall comply with ANSI A117.1-1980 Rule 4.5.
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Current through June,
				  2024
The level of illumination at the car controls, platform,
					 and car threshold and landing sill shall be at least five (5) foot candles
					 (53.8 lux).
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Current through June,
				  2024
Elevator control panels shall have the following
					 features:
(1) Buttons. All control
				  buttons shall be at least three fourths (3/4) inch or nineteen (19) millimeters
				  in their smallest dimension. They may be raised or flush;
(2) Tactile and visual control indicators.
				  All control buttons shall be designated by raised standard alphabet characters
				  for letters, Arabic characters for numerals, or standard symbols as shown in
				  Figure 240-4(a), titled "Car Controls", dated December 6, 1990, which is made a
				  part of this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter, and as required
				  in ANSI A17.1-1989. Raised characters and symbols shall comply with ANSI
				  A117.1-1986 Rule 4.30. The call button for the main entry floor shall be
				  designated by a raised star at the left of the floor designation as shown in
				  Figure 240-4(a), titled "Car Controls", dated December 6, 1990, which is made a
				  part of this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter. All raised
				  designations for control buttons shall be placed immediately to the left of the
				  button to which they apply. Applied plates, permanently attached, are an
				  acceptable means to provide raised control designations. Floor buttons shall be
				  provided with visual indicators to show when each call is registered. The
				  visual indicators shall be extinguished when each call is answered;
(3) Height. All floor buttons shall be no
				  higher than fifty-four (54) inches or 1220 millimeters, above the finish floor
				  for side approach and forty-eight (48) inches for front approach. Emergency
				  controls, including the emergency alarm and emergency stop, shall be grouped at
				  the bottom of the panel and shall have their centerlines no less than
				  thirty-five (35) inches or 890 millimeters above the floor as shown in Figures
				  240-4(a) and (b), entitled "Car Controls", dated December 6, 1990, which is
				  made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this chapter. The
				  emergency alarm bell shall be operable under normal power as well as for a
				  minimum of one (1) hour on auxiliary power in the event of the loss of normal
				  power; and
(4) Location. Controls
				  shall be located on a front wall if cars have center opening doors, and at the
				  side wall or at the front wall next to the door if cars have side opening doors
				  as shown in Figures 240-4(c) and (d), entitled "Car Controls", dated December
				  6, 1990, which is made a part of this chapter, and located at the end of this
				  chapter.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-13 - Car position indicators

Current through June,
				  2024
In elevator cars, a visual car position indicator shall be
					 provided above the car control panel or over the door to show the position of
					 the elevator in the hoistway. As the car passes or stops at a floor served by
					 the elevators, the corresponding numerals shall illuminate, and an audible
					 signal shall sound. Numerals shall be a minimum of one-half (1/2) inch or
					 thirteen (13) millimeters high. The audible signal shall be no less than twenty
					 (20) decibels with a frequency no higher than 1500 Hertz.. An automatic verbal
					 announcement of the floor number at which a car stops or which a car passes may
					 be substituted for the audible signal.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 240 - ELEVATOR REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES › Section 12-240-14 - Emergency communications

Current through June,
				  2024
If provided, emergency two-way communication systems
					 between the elevator and a point outside the hoistway shall comply with ANSI
					 A17.1-1989. The highest operable part of a two-way communication system shall
					 be a maximum of forty-eight (48) inches or 1220 millimeters from the floor of
					 the car. It shall be identified by a raised or recessed symbol and lettering
					 complying with ANSI A117-1986 Rule 4.30 and located adjacent to the device. If
					 the system uses a handset, then the length of the cord from the panel to the
					 handset shall be at least twenty-nine (29) inches or 735 millimeters. If the
					 system is located in a closed compartment, the compartment door hardware shall
					 conform to ANSI A117.1-1980 Rule 4.27, Controls and Operating Mechanisms. The
					 emergency intercommunication system shall not require voice communication.
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Current through June, 2024
This chapter shall apply to amusement rides installed on a
					 temporary or permanent basis at carnivals, circuses, fairs, amusement parks, or
					 other locations available to the public. It shall not apply to small rides such
					 as a single animal figure or three-car carousel, usually coin operated, which
					 are designed for use by small children.
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Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Accident" means an unexpected happening causing loss or
					 injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the person
					 injured but from consequences of which the person has no control of and may be
					 entitled to some legal relief.
"Amusement ride" means a mechanically or electrically
					 operated device designed to carry passengers in various modes and used for
					 entertainment and amusement.
"Manager" means a person having possession, custody, or
					 managerial control of an amusement ride or its temporary structure at any
					 location available to the public whether as owner, lessee, agent, or
					 otherwise.
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Current through June,
				  2024
(a) All amusement
				  rides and their structures shall be designed, constructed, and installed so as
				  to carry safely all loads and withstand any normal stresses to which they may
				  be subjected.
(b) All amusement
				  rides shall be so placed or secured with blocking, cribbing, outriggers, guys,
				  or other means as to be stable under all operating condition.
(c) The interior and exterior parts of all
				  amusement rides with which a passenger may come in contact shall be smooth and
				  rounded, free from sharp, rough, or splintered edges and corners with no
				  protruding studs, bolts, screws, or other projections which might cause injury.
				  Interior parts on or against which a person may be forcibly thrown by the
				  action of the ride shall be adequately padded. Any ride which is self-powered
				  and which is operated by a passenger shall have the driving mechanism guarded
				  and locked in place to prevent the passengers from gaining access into the
				  mechanism. Belts, bars, foot rests, and other equipment shall be provided when
				  necessary for safe entrance, exit, and for support while the device is in
				  operation. Equipment and fastenings shall be of sufficient strength to retain
				  the passengers. The fastenings shall be of a type which cannot be inadvertently
				  or accidentally released.
(d) An
				  amusement ride shall be provided with an automatic maximum speed limiting
				  device if capable of exceeding its maximum safe operating speed.
(e) If cars or other components of an
				  amusement ride may collide in such a way as to cause personal injuries upon
				  failure of normal controls, emergency brakes sufficient to prevent the
				  collision shall be provided.
(f) On
				  rides which make use of inclined tracks, automatic anti-rollback devices shall
				  be installed to prevent backward movement of the passenger carrying unit in
				  case of power loss or failure of the propelling mechanism.
(g) Machinery used in or with an amusement
				  ride shall be enclosed, barricaded, or otherwise effectively guarded against
				  contact. Guards removed for maintenance purposes shall be replaced before
				  normal operation is resumed.
(h)
				  Areas in which persons may be endangered by the movement or operation of an
				  amusement ride shall be fenced, barricaded, or otherwise guarded against public
				  intrusion.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 250 - AMUSEMENT RIDES › Section 12-250-4 - Access to and egress from amusement rides

Current through June,
				  2024
(a) Safe and
				  adequate means of access to and egress from amusement rides shall be provided.
				  The means of access and egress shall have:
(1) Protection of users from adjacent hazards
				  or from falling by the use of rails, enclosures, barriers, or similar
				  means;
(2) Secure treading and
				  supporting surface free from debris, obstruction, projection and slipping,
				  tripping, and other hazards;
(3)
				  Adequate clearance;
(4) Stairways
				  or ramps provided when the difference between two levels exceeds 8 inches (20
				  cm); and
(5) Sufficient
				  illumination by natural or artificial means to prevent tripping or exposure to
				  other hazards.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 250 - AMUSEMENT RIDES › Section 12-250-5 - Load test

Current through June, 2024
(a) Amusement rides having suspended
				  passenger seats or spaces, amusement rides normally operated at speeds or with
				  movements creating severe centrifugal force, and amusement rides so elevated
				  that a structural failure will likely cause injury shall be required to undergo
				  and withstand the following load test without failure in any material respect:
				  Each passenger seat or space shall be weighted with at least 150 pounds dead
				  weight except that in a ride intended only for small children each seat or
				  space shall be weighted with at least 100 pounds (45.4 kg); and while so
				  loaded, the ride shall be operated at a maximum normal speed to test the full
				  operation of all control devices, speed limiting devices, brakes, and other
				  equipment provided for safety.
(b)
				  A ride is unsafe if it fails to withstand the load test. If the ride has
				  withstood a load test without failure in any material respect, it shall be
				  required to be so tested again only if rebuilt, modified, or if there are
				  reasonable grounds to believe that a further test is necessary to ensure safety
				  and the department orders such test to be made.
(c) The load test shall be made in the
				  presence of and under the supervision of an inspector from the department. Load
				  test results witnessed and certified by a professional engineer or by a safety
				  specialist approved by the department may be accepted in lieu of a test
				  witnessed by an inspected from the department.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 250 - AMUSEMENT RIDES › Section 12-250-6 - Identification and rating plates

Current through June,
				  2024
Every amusement ride shall be identified by a trade or
					 descriptive name and an identification number and there shall be firmly
					 attached in a readily visible location a metal plate upon which there is
					 legibly impressed the name and number of the ride, its model number if any, and
					 the name and address of its manufacturer. Upon the same or another attached
					 metal plate there shall be legibly impressed the maximum safe number of
					 passengers and the maximum safe speed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS › Subtitle 8 - HAWAII OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH DIVISION › Part 11 - ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS › Chapter 250 - AMUSEMENT RIDES › Section 12-250-7 - Rebuilt and modified rides

Current through June,
				  2024
If an amusement ride has undergone and passed the required
					 load test and is rebuilt or modified changing its original action, the ride
					 shall be:
(1) Re-identified by a
				  different name, identification number, or both; and
(2) Subjected to all other provisions of this
				  chapter as if it were a new ride not previously used, including a load
				  test.