Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 19 - Department of Insurance › Part 8 › Chapter 1 - Rules Regarding the Mississippi Conveyance Safety Act › Rule 19-8-1.4 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
For purposes of this Regulation, the following terms are
				  defined as follows, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(a) "Administrator" means the person or
				person designated by the Commissioner of Insurance.
(b) "ANSI" means the American National
				Standards Institute.
(c) "ASCE"
				means the American Society of Civil Engineers.
(d) "ASCE 21" means the American Society of
				Civil Engineers Automated People Mover Standards.
(e) "ASME" means the American Society of
				Mechanical Engineers.
(f) "ASME
				A17.1/CSA B44" means the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American
				National Standard.
(g) "ASME A17.3"
				means the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American
				National Standard.
(h) "ASME
				A17.7/CSA B44.7" means the Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and
				Escalators, an American National Standard.
(i) "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard
				for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.
(j) "Automated people mover" means
				an installation defined as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.
(k) "Building Owner" means the person or
				persons, company, corporation, authority, commission, board, governmental
				entity, institution, owner, lessee, or any other entity that holds title to the
				subject building or facility. For the purposes of this Regulation an owner may
				designate an agent.
(l)
				"Certificate of Operation" means a document that indicates that the conveyance
				has had the safety inspection and tests required by this Regulation.
(m) "Commissioner" means Commissioner of
				Insurance.
(n) "Conveyance" means
				any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk, platform lift, stairway
				chairlift or automated people mover.
(o) "Department" means the Mississippi
				Department of Insurance.
(p)
				"Elevator" means an installation defined as an "elevator" in ASME A17.1/CSA
				B44.
(q) "Elevator contractor"
				means any sole proprietor, firm, corporation or other business entity engaged
				in the business of erecting, construction, installing, altering, servicing,
				repairing or maintaining elevators and other conveyances.
(r) "Elevator helper or apprentice" means a
				person who works under the general direction of a licensed elevator
				mechanic.
(s) "Elevator inspector"
				means any person who specializes in the design, testing and maintenance
				inspection of elevators and other conveyances. An elevator inspector does not
				perform maintenance on elevators or other conveyances.
(t) "Elevator mechanic" means any person who
				is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
				repairing, testing or maintaining elevators or other conveyances. For the
				purposes of this chapter, a certified elevator technician is considered an
				elevator mechanic.
(u) "Escalator"
				means an installation as defined as an "escalator" in ASME A17.1/CSA
				B44.
(v) "Existing installation"
				means an installation defined as an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1/CSA
				B44.
(w) "License" means a written
				license issued under this Regulation.
(x) "Licensee" means the elevator mechanic,
				elevator contractor or elevator inspector who possesses a license issued under
				this Regulation.
(y) "Limited
				Elevator Contractor" means any sole proprietor, firm or company who employs
				individuals to carry on a business of erecting, constructing, installing,
				altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining platform lifts and stairway
				chairlifts within any building or structure.
(z) "Limited Elevator Mechanic" means any
				person who is engage in erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
				servicing, repairing or maintaining platform lifts and stairway
				chairlifts.
(aa) "Moving walk" or
				moving sidewalk" means an installation defined as a "moving walk" in ASME
				A17.1/CSA B44.
(bb) "Variance -
				Historical Character" means the approval of a different solution to compliance
				with the intent of this Regulation, including consideration of the impact to
				the historical character of the conveyance and/or building.
(cc) "Variance - New Technology" means the
				deferral of compliance with a requirement of A17.1/B44 ASME/ASCE Safety Codes
				and in conformance with A17.7/B44.7 ASME/ASCE Safety Codes to allow the
				installation of new technology if the component, system, sub-system, function
				or device is found to be equivalent or superior to the standards adopted in
				this Regulation. A new technology variance, once granted, may be applied to all
				like equipment installed in the state and a separate variance is not required
				for each installation. A variance applies to only one component, system,
				sub-system, function, or device. For example, one seeking a variance for a door
				system, a control system, and a suspension system would be required to file
				three separate variance application.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										45-45-9
				  (Rev. 2015); 83-5-1 (Rev. 2011)