Alaska Administrative Code › Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development › Part 4 - Occupational Safety and Health Division › Chapter 77 - Elevator Safety Standards › Article 2 - Inspection, Registration, and Certificate of Operation › 8 AAC 77.025 - Elevator and escalator inspection

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				  specified in (b) of this section, an elevator will be inspected by the
				  department on a biennial basis. However, the department may reinspect an
				  elevator on a random basis between biennial inspections on the department's own
				  initiative or on the complaint of a person to assure continued compliance with
				  applicable safety standards or if the department has reason to believe the
				  condition complained of poses a present danger to persons in or about the
				  elevator.
(b) An escalator will be
				  inspected by the department on an annual basis. However, the department may
				  reinspect an escalator on a random basis between annual inspections based on
				  the department's own initiative or on the complaint of a person to assure
				  continued compliance with applicable safety standards or if the department has
				  reason to believe the condition complained of poses a present danger to persons
				  in or about the escalator. If reasonable advance notice of the inspection is
				  given, an escalator owner must have qualified personnel available to open up
				  the devices for inspection and to perform the required inspection testing. A
				  routine maintenance visit may be performed during the inspection visit if the
				  maintenance function does not interfere or prolong the state inspection. During
				  an inspection all records reflecting the daily startup and shut down procedures
				  and the applicable logs must be available for review, including the maintenance
				  control program required on each device.
(c) An owner who intends to install or alter
				  an elevator shall ensure that the elevator contractor that will install or
				  alter the elevator submits a working layout of the equipment or apparatus to
				  the department before equipment is installed so that the department may
				  determine whether the installation will meet the minimum safety standards
				  established by
				  AS
				  18.60.800(a) and this
				  chapter. Before the device is placed in service, the owner shall arrange for
				  inspection by an authorized inspector of the department. The inspection is a
				  special inspection and billed in one-hour minimum increments for work
				  associated with the inspection and evaluation of inspection reports.
(d) An owner or operator shall report any
				  entrapment or accident that results in the injury of a person and that involves
				  an elevator or escalator, to the director in detail, within 48 hours from the
				  time of the occurrence. If the deadline falls on a weekend or state holiday,
				  the report must be made at the beginning of the next state working day. The
				  report shall be in the form of a written narrative to the director.
(e) The owner of an elevator or escalator
				  shall immediately, by telephone, report to the department's mechanical
				  inspection section any accident involving an elevator or escalator that results
				  in a fatality or an injury that requires a person to receive a doctor's care.
				  If the section's office is closed, the owner shall notify the local police or
				  local office of the Department of Public Safety, division of state troopers.
				  Within 48 hours after the accident, the owner shall mail a written report of
				  the accident to the department's mechanical inspection section. The scene of
				  the accident must be secured and not disturbed to any greater extent than is
				  necessary to prevent additional injuries and to remove the deceased or injured
				  person. If, in order to secure the area, the device is removed from service,
				  the department will conduct an immediate investigation. The device may not be
				  repaired or operated until the investigation is completed.
(f) The owner of an elevator or escalator
				  must establish a maintenance control program that conforms to Sections 8.6 and
				  8.11 of the current A17.1
Safety Code for Elevators and
				  Escalators
adopted by reference under
				  8 AAC 77.005, and that at a minimum includes
(1) maintenance records;
(2) qualifications of elevator maintenance
				  personnel, employed by the owner or contractor personnel if maintenance for the
				  device is performed by an authorized elevator contractor personnel;
(3) quarterly Fire Emergency Service Phase 1
				  testing, if an elevator;
(4)
				  responsible evacuation personnel listing;
(5) wiring diagrams;
(6) oil usage log;
(7) security, including keys;
(8) code data plates;
(9) approval of persons authorized to perform
				  periodic testing; and
(10) periodic
				  test forms.