Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 40 - Division of Fire Safety › Chapter 5 - Elevators › Section 11 CSR 40-5.175 - Elevator Contractor

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule describes the scope of work and
				  eligibility requirements to obtain an elevator contractor I or II
				  license.
(1) No sole
				proprietor, partnership, corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or firm
				shall erect, construct, alter, replace, test, relocate, maintain, remove,
				dismantle, or wire any conveyance from the mainline feeder terminals on the
				controller of any equipment covered by sections
				701.350 to
				701.383,
				RSMo, and
				11 CSR 40-5.010 to
				11 CSR
				40-5.150 except those sole proprietors, partnerships,
				corporations, LLC, or firms who solely install and maintain equipment covered
				by American National Standard Institute (ANSI) A10.4 and ANSI A90.1 unless they
				possess a Missouri Elevator Contractor License as described in this rule and
				either possess a Missouri Elevator Mechanic License or employ licensed elevator
				mechanics. Use of a licensed contractor is not required for removing or
				dismantling equipment covered by sections
				701.350 to
				701.383,
				RSMo, and
				11 CSR 40-5.010 to
				11 CSR
				40-5.150 which is destroyed as a result of a complete
				demolition of a secured structure or where the hoist-way or well-way is
				demolished back to the basic support structure, as long as no access is
				permitted therein to endanger the safety and welfare of a person. A licensed
				contractor who performs work on any equipment not currently registered with the
				department shall report such non-registered equipment to the department as soon
				as possible, but not to exceed five (5) business days after performing work
				thereon. Failure to provide notification to the department may result in
				disciplinary action against the contractor's license. No future work on such
				equipment shall be performed until such equipment is registered with the
				department.
(A) An elevator contractor
				license may be granted by the board to an elevator contractor who provides the
				board with acceptable proof it employs state licensed elevator mechanics, is a
				business in good standing with the secretary of state, and provides
				verification of no retail sales tax due.
(B) A licensed elevator contractor shall have
				in its employment state licensed elevator mechanic(s) who perform the work
				described in this rule.
(C) No plan
				review for new installation or alteration will be conducted or no permit
				application will be accepted unless submitted to the department by a state
				licensed elevator contractor.
(D)
				No elevator contractor shall have any installation or alteration approved by a
				state licensed elevator inspector unless the elevator contractor was licensed
				at the time the installation or alteration was made.
(E) All applicants for an elevator contractor
				license shall submit the following;
1. A
				completed Application for Elevator Contractor, a copy of the Application for
				Elevator Contractor form may be obtained from the Missouri Division of Fire
				Safety, PO Box 844, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0844 and online at
www.dfs.dps.mo.gov
;
2. The applicable fee, as set out in
				11 CSR 40-5.195;
				and
3. Evidence the applicant is
				covered by general liability, personal injury, and property damage insurance in
				an amount of at least one (1) million dollars for injury or death of any number
				of persons in any one (1) occurrence with the coverage of at least five hundred
				thousand dollars ($500,000) for property damage in any one (1) occurrence and
				statutory worker's compensation insurance coverage.
(F) Upon approval of an application by the
				board, the contractor shall be issued a license in effect for a two- (2-) year
				period from date of issuance or renewal, unless thereafter revoked or
				suspended.