Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 1.00 - Scope and Administration › Section 1.08 - Permits

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1)
Required
. It shall be unlawful to construct, install,
			 relocate, demolish, decommission, reclassify, or to make alterations or
			 replacements as set forth in
			 524 CMR
			 10.00:
Alterations of Elevators,
as
			 to any elevator without first filing a permit application with the Office. Such
			 permit applications shall be filed by a registered elevator contractor.
EXCEPTION
: Notwithstanding 524 CMR
				1.08(1), repairs conducted on an emergency basis may be made prior to the
				filing of the permit application in accordance with 524 CMR 1.08(2).
(2)
Emergency
			 Repairs
. Where replacements and repairs governed by 524 CMR shall
			 be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application shall be filed
			 no later than close of business on the next business day, and such repairs
			 shall not be conducted without prior notification
via
electronic mail to the Chief or a supervisor within the Division.
(3)
Timing of Elevator Permit
			 Application
. Prior to the commencement of any work requiring a
			 permit, the owner of the elevator or the registered elevator contractor shall
			 apply for and obtain a permit from the Office.
(4)
Action on
			 Application
. The Office shall issue or deny a permit within 30
			 days of receipt of permit application. If the application, construction
			 documents or other submittals do not conform to the requirements of 524 CMR or
			 applicable elevator laws, the Office shall deny such application, stating the
			 reasons therefor. Where proposed work has already received an elevator permit
			 but the scope of work changes, a permit reapplication and attendant fees may be
			 required.
(5)
Validity
			 of Permit
. The issuance of a permit shall not be construed to
			 allow any violation of 524 CMR or to allow a variance from 524 CMR. Any
			 proposed work that deviates from the provisions of 524 CMR shall obtain
			 variance approval prior to permitting. Upon discovering errors in the
			 construction documents or other information offered in support of a permit
			 application, the Office may take any action supported by law or regulation in
			 addition to suspending or revoking a permit, requiring the errors to be
			 corrected, and preventing the use of the elevator.
(6)
Expiration
. Work
			 authorized by a permit shall be completed within 365 days of permit issuance.
			 The Office may grant, in writing, one or more extensions of time for periods
			 not more than 180 days each. The extension shall be requested in writing and
			 justifiable cause demonstrated.
EXCEPTION
: In large projects where it
				is known at the time of permitting that project completion will exceed 365
				days, the Office may consider the expected duration of the project in allowing
				an expiration date in excess of 365 days.
(7)
Inspections of Elevators
			 Under Permit
. Periodic inspections are required according to the
			 expiration date on the certificate if permitted work has not commenced and also
			 proceeded in good faith prior to the certificate expiration date.
(8)
Suspension or
			 Revocation
. The inspector is authorized to suspend or revoke a
			 permit wherever the permit is issued in error or on the basis of incorrect,
			 inaccurate or incomplete information, or when the work performed is in
			 violation of 524 CMR or other regulation, law or ordinance.
(9)
Posting of
			 Permit
. The permit or copy shall be kept on the site and posted in
			 plain sight for the duration of the permitted work.
(10)
Date of
			 Construction
. The permit application date is the date of
			 installation, relocation, or alteration for that equipment for the purposes of
			 determining the applicable version of 524 CMR.