Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Subtitle 12 - DIVISION OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Chapter 09.12.83 - Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists › Section 09.12.83.01 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Purpose.
				These regulations establish safety standards for the design, construction,
				installation, operation, inspection, and maintenance of personnel
				hoists.
B. The American National
				Standard Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators for
				Construction and Demolition Operations, ANSI A10.4-1990, is incorporated by
				reference, with the following changes:
(1) On
				page 1, under Section 2.1, Related American National Standards, delete
				reference to ANSI/ASME A17.1-1987 and insert in its place the following:
				American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators,
				and Moving Walks, ASME A17.1, as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and
				Industry.
(2) On page 2, under
				Section 2.3, Referenced Standards, delete reference to ANSI/ASME A17.1-1988 and
				insert in its place the following: American National Standard Safety Code for
				Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Walks, ASME A17.1, as adopted by
				the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
(3) On pages 8 and 9, delete the following
				definitions:
(a) Automatic
				Operation;
(b) Car-Switch Automatic
				Floor-Stop Operation;
(c)
				Nonselective Collective Automatic Operation;
(d) Selective Collective Automatic
				Operation;
(e) Single Automatic
				Operation; and
(f) Single
				Operation.
(4) On page
				11, delete the text under Section 4, Temporary Use of Permanent Elevators for
				Carrying Workers or Materials, and insert in its place the following: Section
				4. Permanent passenger or freight elevators installed in buildings under
				construction, modification, or demolition may be used for carrying workers or
				materials, or both, provided the elevators are approved for such use and a
				temporary permit therefore is issued for the class of service for which
				approval is granted by the department having jurisdiction. Elevators for
				handling personnel during construction that operate in permanent hoistways on
				the permanent guide rails shall conform to the requirements of the current
				edition of the American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators,
				Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Walks, ASME A17.1, as adopted by the
				Commissioner of Labor and Industry, that apply to this type of
				operation.
(5) On page 24, delete
				the text under Section 14.3.1 and insert the following: When oil buffers are
				used they shall comply with Part II, Section 201, Rule 201.4 of ASME A17.1, as
				adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
(6) On page 45, delete Section 24.1.2.1B A
				utomatic Operating Devices.
(7) On
				page 45, delete Section 24.1.2.2B.
(8) On page 46, delete the text under Section
				24.1.3, Top-of-Car Operation During Inspection, and insert the following:
Means shall be provided to operate the elevator from on top
				  of the car during adjustment, inspection, maintenance, and repair. The
				  operating means shall conform to the following:
(1) It shall be of the continuous-pressure
				type;
(2) It shall operate the car
				at a speed not exceeding 150ft/min(0.76m/s);
(3) It may be of the portable type provided
				the extension cord is permanently attached inside the car with enough cord to
				safely access the entire car top;
(4) Except as provided in Rule 210.1d(8) of
				ASME A17.1, it shall be so arranged and connected that when operative, the
				movement of the car shall be solely under the control of this device and power
				door operating devices shall be inoperative, fail safe;
(5) The means for transferring the control of
				the elevator shall be:
(a) An inspection
				control device maintained inside the car; and
(b) Of the manually closed type and be
				positively opened mechanically, and their opening shall not be solely dependent
				on springs. When opened, this switch shall prevent automatic
				operation;
(6) The
				device shall be used only for the purpose of adjustment, inspection,
				maintenance, and repair of the elevator or hoistway equipment; and
(7) Separate additional means of the
				continuous-pressure type may also be provided to make power-door operating
				devices and automatic car-leveling devices operative from the top of the car
				for testing purposes.
(9) On page 46, delete Section 24.1.4.
				Wireless Control.
(10) On page 46,
				delete Section 24.1.5 Design Principle for Wireless Control.
(11) On page 56, delete the text under
				Section 26.3, Acceptance Tests of Buffers for Car and Counterweight, and insert
				the following: No acceptance test shall be required for spring-type buffers.
				Oil buffers shall be tested in the field in accordance with Part X, Section
				1000, Rule 1000.3 of ASME A17.1, as adopted by the Commissioner of Labor and
				Industry.
(12) On page 57, delete
				the text under Section 26.6 Operation and insert the following: Except for
				requirements relating to automatic operation and wireless control, hoists shall
				be operated in compliance with the manufacturing specifications, rules, and
				recommendations, and the same of the governing authority. This shall consist of
				items, functions and criteria pertaining to the hoist use and shall be a part
				of an operational maintenance and inspection log.
(13) On page 57, delete Section
				26.6.1.
(14) On page 59, delete the
				text under Section 29 Posting of Operating Permits and insert the following:
				Permits shall be posted in accordance with Regulation .02 of this
				chapter.