Code of Maine Rules › 02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION › 041 - OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION (OPOR) › Chapter 501 - Definitions › Section 041-501-2 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As used in the Program's rules, unless the context otherwise
				  indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:
A. ASME. "ASME" means the American Society of
				Mechanical Engineers.
B. ANSI.
				"ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute.
C. Chief Inspector. "Chief Inspector" means
				the Chief Inspector or the Chief Inspector's designee.
D. Declare Idle. "Declare idle" means to
				place out of service.
E. Elevator.
				"Elevator" means a guided hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car,
				platform or load-carrying unit, including the doors, well enclosures, means and
				appurtenances required by the rules adopted by the Director. "Elevator"
				includes vertical lifts, incline lifts, escalators and manlifts.
F. Elevator Mechanic. "Elevator mechanic"
				means a person who is licensed by the Director to install, service, repair or
				alter an elevator.
G. Lift. "Lift"
				means a platform lift as defined in ASME A18.1.
H. Lift Mechanic. "Lift mechanic" means a
				person who is licensed by the Director to install, service, repair or alter a
				lift.
I. Place Out of Service.
				"Place out of service" means to render an elevator, unit or device safe and
				completely inoperable, other than for the purpose of making repairs, for an
				indefinite period.
J. Program.
				"Program" means the Elevator and Tramway Safety Program as administered by the
				Director of the Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
K.
				Maximum Load. With respect to elevators, "maximum load" means rated load. With
				respect to tramways, "maximum load" means design capacity.
L.
				Reportable Accident. "Reportable accident" means an incident that is caused by
				equipment failure or results in significant injury or death to a person or that
				results in substantial damage to equipment.
M. Significant Injury
				(tramways). With respect to tramways, significant injury includes, but is not
				limited to, an injury arising out of the use of a tramway that reasonably
				requires emergency or immediate medical attention but does not include injuries
				sustained during the process of loading or unloading the tramway that are not
				the result of equipment failure.
N. Suspend Operation.
				"Suspend operation" means to not use the elevator, unit or device for any
				purpose, other than to make repairs, for a limited period of time.
O.
				Take Out of Operation or Service. "Take out of operation or service" means to
				suspend operation.
P. Tramway Equipment Failure. With respect to
				tramways, for purposes of the Program's rules, equipment failure includes, but
				is not limited to:
(1) Any malfunction that
				results in damage to or failure of, tramway components such as wire rope
				support structures, gear box, motor, bullwheel and bearings, brakes, roll back
				equipment shafts or couplings;
(2)
				Any deropement of an aerial tramway or lift;
(3) Any deropement of a surface lift or tow
				not caught by designed rope catchers or, if the surface lift or tow is not
				equipped with rope catchers, any deropement in which the wire rope leaves the
				tower support or bullwheel and reaches within 2 feet of the surface;
(4) Any failure of aerial lift carrier grips
				resulting in the slippage on the haul rope or detachment of the carrier from
				the main haul rope; and
(5) Any
				fire damage to mechanical equipment, control building, drive building or any
				structure close enough to the tramway to interfere with proper operation of the
				tramway.