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Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 1.00 - Scope and Administration › Section 1.13 - Enforcement

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(1)
Violations
. It
			 shall be unlawful for any person to operate, construct, install, repair,
			 relocate, alter, replace, demolish, decommission, or reclassify any elevator or
			 part thereof, or cause same to be done, in conflict with or in violation of any
			 of the provisions of 524 CMR.
(2)
Notice of Violation
. The state elevator inspector is
			 authorized to serve a notice of violation or order on the person responsible
			 for the construction, installation, relocation, alteration, replacement,
			 demolition, decommissioning or reclassification to any elevator regulated by
			 524 CMR. Such order shall direct the discontinuance of the illegal action or
			 condition and the abatement of the violation and further note the availability
			 of an appeal.
(3)
Penalties
. Any person who violates a provision of 524
			 CMR or a directive of the Office shall be subject to penalties as prescribed by
			 the applicable provisions of M.G.L. c. 143, §§ 62 through 71G, M.G.L.
			 c. 22, § 22,
			 520 CMR
			 1.00:
Enforcement of Civil Fines
and
			 16.00:
Enforcement of Civil Fines for Expired Elevator
			 Certificates
and 524 CMR.
(4)
Notice of Dangerous
			 Conditions (Placarding) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, § 65
.
(a)
Issuance
. The
			 placard shall be in writing and shall cite the 524 CMR violations observed and
			 shall be issued to the owner, the owner's agent, or to the person doing the
			 work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, the cited work shall immediately
			 cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order.
(b)
Unlawful
			 Continuance
. Any person who continues any work subject to a stop
			 work order after except such work as that person is directed to perform to
			 remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as
			 prescribed by 524 CMR,
			 520 CMR
			 1.00:
Enforcement of Civil Fines
and
			 16.00:
Enforcement of Civil Fines for Expired Elevator
			 Certificates,
and applicable portions of M.G.L. c. 143, §§62
			 through 71G and other laws.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 1.00 - Scope and Administration › Section 1.14 - Variances

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(1) Elevators shall conform to all
			 requirements of 524 CMR and where such equipment lacks features required by 524
			 CMR or contains features different than those required of 524 CMR, a variance
			 from the Board is required. Variances shall be filed, reviewed and decided in
			 accordance with M.G.L. c. 143, § 70. The Board may grant variances in one
			 of three ways:
(a) Prototype approval
			 (required for product approval).
(b) Product approval (required after
			 prototype approval if more than one installation is sought).
(c) Variance approval (required when one
			 installation is sought).
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 3.00 - Elevator, Escalator, Dumbwaiters and Moving Walks: Definitions

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All definitions are contained in Section 1.3 of ASME
				A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, as amended by
				524 CMR 35.00: Safety Code
				for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts Modifications of
				That Code.
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
524 CMR 3.00: M.G.L. c. 143,
				§§ 62 through 71G.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 4.00 - Accident and injury reporting requirements › Section 4.01 - Reporting Requirements

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(1) Pursuant to
			 M.G.L. c. 143, § 66, the owner, operator or person in charge of an
			 elevator having knowledge of an accident occurring to the elevator, or if such
			 person believes or has reason to believe the elevator is unsafe, shall
			 immediately report such accident to an inspector assigned by the commissioner,
			 who shall forthwith inspect such elevator. Additionally, any person employed to
			 inspect, repair or install an elevator shall immediately report an accident
			 occurring to an elevator during installation or repair or an unsafe condition
			 noticed as a result of such installation or repair.
(2) Reports of accidents or unsafe conditions
			 mandated by M.G.L. c. 143, § 66 are subject to the following requirements:
(a)
Accidents Involving Serious
			 Injury or Serious Mechanical Failure
. All accidents involving
			 serious injury or serious mechanical failure, or both, shall be reported to the
			 Office by telephone within one hour of occurrence or promptly upon first
			 learning of the accident or mechanical failure if beyond that time frame.
			 Notification telephone numbers can be found on the inspection certificates
			 located inside the elevator. If the accident occurs on a weekend, holiday, or
			 between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 9:00 A.M. on a weekday, the accident shall
			 be reported to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency at (508)
			 820-2121.
(b)
Accidents
			 Involving Minor Injury
. Accidents involving minor injury shall be
			 reported by telephone call within 48 hours or promptly upon first learning of
			 the accident. Accidents may also be reported in writing, although the written
			 reports required under 524 CMR 4.01(2)(c) may be filed either by the person
			 reporting the accident or by the Office.
(c)
Written Reports
.
			 Written reports are required for every accident and unsafe condition, and they
			 shall be filed with the Office within 48 hours of the accident or discovery of
			 such condition. The report shall be filed on a form provided by the
			 Office.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 4.00 - Accident and injury reporting requirements › Section 4.02 - Post-accident Requirements

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An elevator involved in an accident involving serious injury or
				serious mechanical failure shall be immediately shut down until express consent
				to resume operation is granted by a supervisor of elevator inspectors employed
				by the Office. In the event of such an accident or mechanical failure, the
				owner, operator, or person in charge of an elevator shall ensure that the
				elevator and area surrounding the elevator are secured and are not disturbed,
				cleaned, or altered in any way until such time as an inspector has completed an
				investigation. The only exception to this requirement shall be acts in
				furtherance of ensuring the safety of the area or a person, or for the
				extraction of an injured person.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 4.00 - Accident and injury reporting requirements › Section 4.03 - Violations

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The Office may immediately shut down an elevator or revoke its
				inspection certificate, for any of the following violations:
(1) Continued operation of an elevator
			 without proper authorization after an accident involving serious injury or
			 serious mechanical failure;
(2)
			 Failure of any responsible party to notify the Office of an accident involving
			 serious injury or serious mechanical failure within an hour of its occurrence,
			 or promptly after first learning of it;
(3) Failure of the responsible party to
			 submit an accident report to the Office within 48 hours of an accident
			 involving serious injury or serious mechanical failure;
(4) Submission of an incomplete accident
			 report by the responsible party to the Office;
(5) Failure to secure an elevator and the
			 area surrounding an elevator subsequent to an accident involving serious injury
			 or serious mechanical failure and prior to the inspection of the elevator and
			 area by an inspector;
(6) A
			 violation of any provision of
			 524 CMR 4.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 4.00 - Accident and injury reporting requirements › Section 4.04 - Shutdown Period and Appeal

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(1) Any elevator
			 shut down due to an unsafe condition shall remain shut down until express
			 written authorization is given to the owner to resume operation from the
			 Office. In determining how long an elevator shall remain shut down or whether
			 to revoke a certificate of inspection, the Office shall consider the
			 seriousness of the violation, any negative effect of the violation on the
			 public, any good faith on the part of the owner, and the owner's history of
			 previous violations.
(2) An owner
			 may appeal a decision to shut down an elevator or revoke an elevator's
			 inspection certificate to the Board. Such appeal shall be made in writing and
			 received by the Board within 30 days of the date of the Office's decision. The
			 Board shall consider the factors outlined in
			 524 CMR
			 4.03 in reviewing the Office's decision.
			 Appeals from the Board's decision shall be to the Board of Elevator Appeals
			 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, § 70.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 4.00 - Accident and injury reporting requirements › Section 4.05 - Violations

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The Department may immediately shut down an elevator or revoke
				its inspection certificate, for any of the following violations:
(1) Continued operation of an elevator
			 without proper authorization after an accident involving serious
			 injury;
(2) Failure of an owner to
			 notify the Department of an accident involving serious injury within an hour of
			 its occurrence, or promptly after first learning of it;
(3) Failure of an owner to submit an accident
			 report to the Department within 48 hours of an accident involving serious
			 injury;
(4) Submission of an
			 incomplete accident report by an owner to the Department;
(5) Failure to secure an elevator and the
			 area surrounding an elevator subsequent to an accident involving serious injury
			 and prior to the inspection of the elevator and area by an inspector;
(6) A violation of any provision of
			 524 CMR 4.00.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 4.00 - Accident and injury reporting requirements › Section 4.06 - Shutdown Period and Appeal

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(1) Any elevator
			 shut down pursuant to
			 524 CMR 4.05 shall
			 remain shut down until express written authorization is given to the owner to
			 resume operation from the Department. In determining how long an elevator shall
			 remain shut down or whether to revoke a certificate of inspection, the
			 Department shall consider the seriousness of the violation, the deleterious
			 effect of the violation on the public, any good faith on the part of the owner,
			 and the owner's history of previous violations.
(2) An owner may appeal a decision made
			 pursuant to
			 524 CMR 4.05 to shut
			 down an elevator or revoke an elevator's inspection certificate to the Board of
			 Elevator Regulations. Such appeal must be made in writing and received by the
			 Board within 30 days of the date of the Department's decision. The Board shall
			 consider the factors outlined in 524 CMR 4.06(1) in reviewing the Department's
			 decision. Appeals from the Board's decision shall be to Superior Court in
			 accordance with M.G.L. c. 30A.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 5.00 - Elevator contractors › Section 5.01 - Scope and Applicability

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Unless specified elsewhere in 524 CMR, the provisions of
				524 CMR
				5.00 shall govern the registration, duties,
				responsibilities, and discipline of registered elevator contractors. No person
				or entity shall employ a Massachusetts licensed elevator mechanic, or be issued
				a permit in accordance with
				524 CMR 1.08:
Permits,
for purposes of performing installation, alteration,
				modification, decommissioning maintenance, servicing, or repair of an elevator
				without being registered with the Office, on behalf of the Board, as an
				elevator contractor.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 5.00 - Elevator contractors › Section 5.02 - Registration

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(1) An application for a registration as an
			 elevator contractor shall be made in writing on a form provided by the Office.
			 No registration shall be issued unless the applicant has submitted a completed
			 application evidencing all requirements of
			 524 CMR
			 5.00.
(2)
			 An application for registration as an elevator contractor shall include:
(a) The official name of the elevator
			 contractor, the permanent business address of the contractor, applicable
			 contact information, and the name of a contact person(s) authorized to speak on
			 behalf of the contractor.
(b)
For Corporations
. An official document which lists the
			 names and addresses of officers, directors, and major stockholders such as: a
			 copy of the articles of incorporation, a current annual report as filed with
			 the Secretary of the Commonwealth, a copy of the registration as a foreign
			 corporation filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth, or any other official
			 documentation which lists the names and addresses of officers, directors, and
			 major stockholders.
(c)
For Partnerships
. Either a copy of the current
			 partnership agreement containing the requested information, or listing of the
			 names and addresses of all partners on the application form.
(d)
For Applicants Using a
			 DBA
. A copy of the DBA certificate filed with a city or town
			 pursuant to M.G.L. c. 110, § 5.
(e) The applicable registration fee as set in
			 accordance with M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 5.00 - Elevator contractors › Section 5.04 - Discipline

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(1)
Complaints
. Any
			 person may file a complaint against a registered elevator contractor. All
			 complaints relative to a registrant shall be in writing on a form provided by
			 the Board. All complaints shall be received by the Board within one year of the
			 date of the alleged wrongdoing. The Board may itself initiate a complaint at
			 any time.
(2)
Basis of
			 Complaint
. A complaint shall allege wrongdoing by a registrant in
			 the form of a violation of
			 524 CMR
			 5.00 or M.G.L. c. 143.
(3)
Review and Investigation of
			 Complaints
. The Board may, in its discretion, investigate a
			 complaint to determine whether a hearing will be held.
(4)
Notice of
			 Hearing
. If the Board determines that a hearing shall be held to
			 resolve a complaint, reasonable notice shall be provided to the complainant and
			 the registrant. Mailing of notice to the address on record with the Board, and
			 emailing the notice to the contact person identified by the registrant on the
			 application for registration, shall be deemed satisfactory notice. The notice
			 of hearing shall contain:
(a) The name of the
			 complainant (if provided).
(b) The
			 date, time, and place of said hearing.
(c) The location of the incident giving rise
			 to the complaint.
(d) A description
			 of the situation giving rise to the complaint.
(e) A copy of the complaint filed with the
			 Board.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 8.00 - Practical tests and inspections › Section 8.01 - General

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524 CMR 8.00 prescribes the
				practical tests and inspections for elevators and supplements testing and
				inspection requirements of ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13:
Safety Code for
				Elevators and Escalators.
Where
				524 CMR 8.00 requirements
				conflict with ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13:
Safety Code for Elevators and
				Escalators
requirements, the provisions of
				524 CMR 8.00 shall
				prevail.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 8.00 - Practical tests and inspections › Section 8.03 - Power to Seal Equipment

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The state elevator inspector in addition to any other penalties
				herein provided, shall have the power to seal out of service any device or
				equipment under his jurisdiction, covered by 524 CMR when in the case of
				emergency in the opinion of the state elevator inspector, such device is in a
				condition to render it unsafe for operation; or for willful failure to comply
				with 524 CMR.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 8.00 - Practical tests and inspections › Section 8.04 - Notice of Sealing Out of Service

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Before sealing any device out of service, the state elevator
				inspector, except in the case of emergency, shall serve written notice upon the
				building owner or lessee stating intention to seal the equipment out of service
				and the reasons therefore.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 8.00 - Practical tests and inspections › Section 8.05 - Unlawful to Remove Seal

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Any device sealed out of service by the state elevator
				inspector shall be plainly marked with a sign or tag indicating the reason for
				such sealing. Any tampering with, concealing, defacing, or removal of the sign
				tag or seal without approval of the state elevator inspector shall constitute a
				violation 524 CMR.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 8.00 - Practical tests and inspections › Section 8.06 - Matters Not Provided For

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If upon inspection by a state elevator inspector, any equipment
				covered by 524 CMR is determined to be in an unsafe or atypical state due to a
				condition not specifically provided for in 524 CMR or ASME A17.1, the inspector
				may, in their discretion take whatever action is deemed necessary in the
				interest of public safety. If any action is taken pursuant to 524 CMR 8.06, the
				inspector shall provide written notice to the owner or the person in charge of
				the equipment clearly describing the malady and otherwise follow the
				requirements of M.G.L. c.143, § 65. The inspector shall notify the Board
				of any action taken pursuant to 524 CMR 8.06 within 48 hours.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 9.00 - Operation of Non-automatic Elevators › Section 9.01 - License Required

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No person, owner, lessee, employer or his or her agent shall
				operate or permit to be operated any non-automatic elevator except by a person
				duly licensed pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, § 71G by the Commissioner,
				except:
(1) In case of emergency, such
			 operation by a competent unlicensed person may be permitted for a period not
			 exceeding two consecutive days, provided the Office is immediately notified.
			 Such periods may be extended by the Office where necessary to avoid undue
			 hardship, but no single extension shall exceed a period of more than seven
			 consecutive days.
(2) Licensed
			 operators are not required for automatic operation or continuous pressure
			 operation passenger or freight elevators or existing shipper rope elevators,
			 when equipped with the proper safeguards. Where an operator has been designated
			 to be in permanent charge of such elevators or where a car switch is employed,
			 said operator shall be licensed.
(3) An operator's license shall not be
			 required of an elevator contractor or of a qualified mechanic engaged in the
			 construction, maintenance, or repair of elevators or elevator hoistways, or of
			 an inspector having authority to inspect elevators.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 9.00 - Operation of Non-automatic Elevators › Section 9.02 - Granting of Licenses

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(1) Whoever desires
			 to act as operator of elevators shall make application to the Office. A license
			 shall not be granted to a person younger than 18 years old.
(2) The applicant shall be given a practical
			 examination as to his or her knowledge of the operation of elevators,
			 particularly as to the safeguarding of passengers and the requirements of
			 524 CMR
			 9.00, by an inspector or examiner having jurisdiction,
			 and if found competent shall be granted a license by the Office.
(3) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, § 71G,
			 licenses shall be issued until the date of birth of the licensee occurring more
			 than 12 months but not more than 24 months after the effective date of such
			 license. If any such license or the renewal thereof expires in an even year,
			 any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next anniversary of the licensee's
			 date of birth occurring in an even year. If any such license or renewal thereof
			 expires in an odd year, any subsequent renewal shall expire on the next
			 anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring in an odd year. A license
			 issued to a person born on February 29th shall, for
			 the purposes of 524 CMR 9.02(3), expire on March
			 1st. If a license has not been renewed within three
			 years from the date of issuance, a re-examination shall be required.
(4) Should a license become lost, a duplicate
			 thereof shall be granted upon application to the Office.
(5) The applications and a record of the
			 licenses issued shall be kept by the Office.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 9.00 - Operation of Non-automatic Elevators › Section 9.03 - Display of Licenses

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A licensed operator shall at all times when operating an
				elevator be prepared to display his or her license on demand of the owner or
				tenant of the building, or of any person authorized to inspect the elevator, or
				of any police officer.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 9.00 - Operation of Non-automatic Elevators › Section 9.04 - Revocation and Suspension of Licenses

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(1) A willful
			 falsification in an application shall be deemed sufficient cause for the
			 revocation at any time of a license.
(2) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, 71G, a license
			 may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner if the holder is incompetent,
			 untrustworthy or fails to comply with 524 CMR or M.G.L. c. 143, §§ 62
			 to 71G, as applicable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 10.00 - Requirements for Permits and Inspections of Existing Elevators Undergoing Alterations and Replacements › Section 10.01 - General

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(1)
								524 CMR
			 10.00 describes those activities for which an elevator
			 permit is required, those activities for which a permit and follow-on testing
			 are required, and for which a permit, testing, and an upgrade of unrelated
			 components to the current edition of 524 CMR are required. For permit and
			 permit inspection purposes,
			 524 CMR
			 10.00 replaces the applicable portions of ASME
			 A17.1-2013/CSAB44-13:
Safety Code for Elevators and
			 Escalators,
Parts 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, and 8.10.
(2) Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 143, §§
			 71B through 71D, no person shall perform construction, maintenance, repair,
			 alteration, or replacement on an elevator unless he or she holds a license
			 therefor granted by the Board.
(3)
			 Any alteration listed in
			 524
			 CMR 10.02 through 10.04 shall conform to the
			 requirements of ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13:
Safety Code for Elevators
			 and Escalators,
Part 8.7 as modified by 524 CMR, and be inspected
			 pursuant to the version of 524 CMR in effect at the time the permit for said
			 alteration was filed.
(4)
			 Replacements of elevator parts or components as part of routine maintenance and
			 general repair as described in ASME A17.1-2013/CSA B44-13:
Safety Code
			 for Elevators and Escalators,
Part 8.6 as modified by 524 CMR with
			 identical older, discontinued, or refurbished parts or components still
			 suitable for use is expressly allowed and, where installed by a licensed
			 elevator mechanic, shall be permitted and inspected under the version of 524
			 CMR in effect at the time that the original part or component was
			 installed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 10.00 - Requirements for Permits and Inspections of Existing Elevators Undergoing Alterations and Replacements › Section 10.02 - Alterations and Replacements Requiring a Permit

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(1) Alterations
			 of or to any of the following elevator systems, parts or components thereof
			 governed by 524 CMR, shall require a permit:
(a) hoistway door locking devices;
(b) car door or gate locking
			 devices;
(c) rope
			 equalizers;
(d) rope fastening
			 devices;
(e) hoistway door
			 operating devices;
(f) roller guide
			 shoes;
(g) car
			 enclosures;
(h) car floors and
			 coverings;
(i) interior
			 panels;
(j) escalator deck
			 barricades; and
(k) hoistway and
			 machinery space ventilation.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 10.00 - Requirements for Permits and Inspections of Existing Elevators Undergoing Alterations and Replacements › Section 10.03 - Alterations and Replacements Requiring a Permit and Test

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(1)
			 Alterations of or to any of the following elevator systems, parts or components
			 thereof governed by 524 CMR, shall require a permit and an acceptance test
			 witnessed by a state elevator inspector:
(a)
			 increase in dead weight of car;
(b)
			 fire fighter emergency operations controls;
(c) hoistway access switches;
(d) car top operating devices;
(e) truck zoning devices;
(f) change in type of operation or
			 control;
(g) change in type of
			 car;
(h) change in type of
			 counterweight safety;
(i) increase
			 in dead weight of counterweight; and
(j) car door operating devices.
Note
: alterations listed in 524 CMR
				10.03(b), (c), (d), and (j) shall not require a contract load test at governing
				tripping speed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 10.00 - Requirements for Permits and Inspections of Existing Elevators Undergoing Alterations and Replacements › Section 10.04 - Alterations and Replacements Requiring Plans, Permit, Test, and Complete Installation Upgrade

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(1) Any one of the
			 following alterations to an elevator system governed by 524 CMR shall require
			 that the complete installation comply with the version of 524 CMR for new
			 installations in effect at the time the permit is filed. The complete
			 installation incorporates all elevator related systems including, but not
			 limited to, ventilation, electrical supply, hoistway structures, machine rooms,
			 machine room access, lighting and fire alarm systems.
(a) The speed of the elevator is
			 increased;
(b) The capacity of the
			 elevator is increased;
(c) The
			 travel of an existing elevator is extended;
(d) The machine room of an existing elevator
			 is relocated;
(e) The
			 classification of an elevator is changed from freight to passenger;
			 and
(f) The loading classification
			 of an existing freight elevator is changed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 11.00 - Elevators Placed Out of Service or Decommissioned › Section 11.01 - Scope

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524 CMR 11.00 sets minimum
				requirements for elevators taken out of service, decommissioned or both, and
				with or without intention to demolish said elevators.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 11.00 - Elevators Placed Out of Service or Decommissioned › Section 11.02 - Elevators Placed Out of Service

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All elevators placed out of active service for a period not
				exceeding one year shall comply with the following:
(1) The owner or his or her agent shall
			 notify the Office in writing, giving the date when the elevator will be placed
			 out of service, the reason for removal from service, and the date of return to
			 service. A current inspection certificate shall be required in accordance with
			 M.G.L. c.143, § 65 when placing it back in service during that
			 year.
(2) The elevator main line
			 disconnects shall be secured in an off position with the fuses removed. The
			 registered elevator contractor shall certify to the Office in writing that the
			 elevator was properly placed out of service by securing the main line
			 disconnects in an off position and removing the fuses.
(3) At the expiration of the one year period,
			 the owner shall either decommission the elevator in accordance with 524 CMR
			 11.03 or file a variance application with the Board.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 11.00 - Elevators Placed Out of Service or Decommissioned › Section 11.03 - Decommissioning

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All elevators not in operation or properly placed out of
				service in accordance with
				524 CMR
				11.02 shall be decommissioned.
				Decommissioning shall consist of the following, where applicable:
(1) A decommissioning permit shall be
			 required.
(2) The car and
			 counterweight shall be lowered to the lowest landing.
(3) All ropes removed.
(4) Main line fuses removed.
(5) Service switch opened and the cabinet
			 sealed with a padlock.
(6) Where
			 landing doors remain in place, the doors shall be bolted securely in the closed
			 position from the hoistway side.
(7) When landing gates are in place, the
			 landing openings shall be totally enclosed and strongly reinforced.
EXCEPTION
: The lowest landing door
				shall be locked from the landing side.
(8) When a hydraulic elevator is
			 decommissioned the oil pipe line from the hoistway to the power unit, and the
			 oil in the tank will be removed from the premises. The supply wires shall be
			 disconnected at the main line switch and at the power unit.
(9) Any escalator which is permanently
			 removed from service shall have the electrical power supply disconnected by
			 removing the fuses and disconnecting the wiring on the load side of the
			 disconnect switch. A permanent barricade shall be erected at each landing of
			 said escalator to prevent access. Means in addition to the brake shall be
			 employed to permanently prevent escalator movement.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 11.00 - Elevators Placed Out of Service or Decommissioned › Section 11.04 - Inspection Required

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Following decommissioning as described in 524 CMR 11.03, the
				decommissioned elevator shall be inspected by a state elevator inspector to
				ensure that the components in the machine room and hoistway have been safely
				decommissioned.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.01 - General

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
524 CMR 26.00 has been
				developed in response to demands for a separate section of 524 CMR to cover the
				installation of certain elevator equipment used exclusively for the parking of
				motor vehicles.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.02 - Reference to Safety Codes

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Installations shall be in accordance with accepted standards of
				engineering practice and, except as provided in
				524 CMR 26.00, shall conform
				to the minimum requirements of 524 CMR, as applicable.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.03 - Scope

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524 CMR 26.00 applies only to
				elevators used exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles, such as elevators
				where, during the parking process, each motor vehicle is moved either under its
				own power, or by means of a power driven parking device onto and off the
				elevator directly into parking spaces or cubicles in line with the elevator, as
				well as devices used exclusively for the raising or lowering of motor vehicles
				for storage on the device itself.
EXCEPTION
:
				524 CMR 26.00 does not apply
				to the design of the structure of a crane or similar device on which the
				elevator may be mounted, or the design of any motor vehicle parking dolly or
				mechanism, except the interlocking of the control of such device with the
				elevator control.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.04 - Classification

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Elevators subject to
				524 CMR 26.00 shall be
				classified as follows:
(1)
Class I
. Elevators on which, during the parking
			 process, one attendant rides for the purpose of operating the elevator and a
			 power driven parking device or dolly to move the motor vehicle onto and off the
			 elevator, but is not required to get off the elevator.
(2)
Class II
.
			 Elevators on which, during the parking process, one attendant rides for the
			 purpose of operating the elevator and driving the motor vehicle, under its own
			 power, onto and off the elevator.
(3)
Class III
Elevators operated from a central dispatching station or stations and on which
			 the garage attendants do not ride during the parking process, and the operation
			 of the elevators and the entire process of parking the motor vehicle is
			 automatically controlled.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.05 - Construction of Hoistways and Hoistway Enclosures

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Hoistway and hoistway enclosures shall be constructed as
				follows:
(1) Where hoistway enclosures
			 are provided, regardless of classification under
			 524 CMR 26.04, they
			 shall be provided at all portions of the hoistway accessible to the public,
			 including but not limited to all floors at which the customer delivers or
			 receives his or her motor vehicle.
Note
: Enclosures may be perforated for
				their entire height and need not be higher than six feet.
(2) For hoistway opening protection at floors
			 where patrons deliver or receive motor vehicles, hoistway gates conforming to
			 524 CMR
			 26.06 shall be provided at each hoistway
			 opening.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.06 - Hoistway Gates in Non-fire-resistive Hoistways

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Hoistway gates in non-fire-resistive hoistways shall conform as
				follows:
(1) Gates shall be power
			 operated, or they may be opened under power and may close by gravity if means
			 are provided to limit the closing speed. Power opening and closing devices
			 shall conform to the requirements of
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code.
(2) Gates may be perforated for their entire
			 height, and need not be higher than six feet.
(3) Hoistway gates on shall be provided with
			 interlocks, mechanical locks and contacts, or separate mechanical locks.
EXCEPTION
: Locking devices are not
				required on vertically sliding gates for which the unbalanced weight is 65 lbs.
				or more when the car is not at the landing.
(4) Means shall be provided to prevent
			 movement of the car in either the vertical or horizontal direction away from a
			 landing unless the gate at that landing is in the closed position.
EXCEPTION
: The means provided may
				permit horizontal movement of the car with the gate open in a zone of not more
				than two feet in either direction, provided that protective guards not less
				than six feet high and the width of the zone are installed on each side of the
				tower.
(5) For cars having
			 more than one hoistway or runway opening at a given loading position, a
			 separate closing means shall be provided for each car door or gate and its
			 corresponding hoistway or runway door or gate.
(6) The vertical clearance beneath the lower
			 edge of the gate and the landing shall be not more than eight inches.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.07 - Protection at Other Levels

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
At levels other than floors where patrons deliver or receive
				motor vehicles, hoistway opening protection shall conform to the
				following:
(1) Adequate means shall be
			 provided to retain the motor vehicles in the parking cubicles against the force
			 of the wind or of gravity.
(2)
			 Ropes or other dividers not less than 42" high shall be provided between the
			 parking cubicles.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.08 - Guide Rails, Guide Rail Supports, and Fastenings

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
Guide rails, guide rail supports and fastenings shall conform
				to
				524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
				Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
				Modifications of That Code.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.09 - Car and Counterweight Buffers, Counterweights

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(1)
			 Car and counterweight buffers shall conform to the following:
(a) For Class I and II elevators, the car and
			 counterweight buffers shall be installed in accordance with the requirements of
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code.
EXCEPTION
: Spring buffers may be used
				under the following conditions:
1. For
			 electric elevators whose rated speed is not more than 300' per
			 minute.
2. For hydraulic elevators
			 whose maximum speed in the down direction with rated load is not more than 300'
			 per minute.
3. The stroke of spring
			 buffers for car speeds exceeding 200' per minute shall be equal to or greater
			 than the following:
a. 201 to 250 ft. per
			 min.: 6¼"
b. 251 to 300 ft.
			 per min.: nine inches
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.10 - Car Frames and Platforms

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
In Class I, n, and in elevators, car frames, car platforms, and
				their guiding members shall conform to the requirements of
				524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
				Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
				Modifications of That Code.
EXCEPTIONS
:
(a) The flooring may be of Class I, II, and
			 HI elevators perforated provided that the openings will reject a ball having a
			 diameter of two inches or more.
(b)
			 Where a parking dolly is used, the portion of the floor where the dolly travels
			 may be depressed.
(c) Four corner
			 suspension roped hydraulic elevators are not required to have car
			 crossheads.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.11 - Car Enclosures and Car Gates

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(1) Cars shall be
			 enclosed on all sides not used for entrance and exit, with enclosures
			 conforming to
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code
provided that the enclosure need be only
			 six feet high, may be of openwork construction for its entire height, and no
			 car top shall be required.
EXCEPTIONS
(a) For Class I and n Elevators the
			 enclosures may be omitted, provided that:
1.
			 The car can be operated from the car only, and the car operating device is
			 permanently located and will return automatically to the stop
			 position.
2. The operator's station
			 is protected on the outside with an openwork metal enclosure at least six feet
			 high which will reject a ball 1½" in diameter, and, where no car gate is
			 provided, the enclosure is located not less than four feet from the nearer end
			 of the platform.
3. A metal railing
			 at least 42" high is provided, on the sides of the car not used for entrance
			 and exit.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.12 - Car and Counterweight Safeties and Speed Governors

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(1)
			 Car safeties conforming to
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code
shall be provided. All operating parts of
			 the safety shall be protected from the elements.
EXCEPTIONS
:
(a) Car safeties may be omitted on:
1. Direct plunger elevators.
2. Class HI elevators where there is no
			 occupied space or passageway underneath the hoistway.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.13 - Driving Machines

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Electric driving machines shall conform to the requirements of
				524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
				Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
				Modifications of That Code.
Hydraulic driving machines, valves,
				piping, connections and tanks shall conform to the requirements of
				524 CMR 35.00.
EXCEPTION
: Roped hydraulic driving
				machines may be used provided that they conform to the applicable requirements
				of
				524 CMR
				26.14.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.14 - Roped Hydraulic Elevators

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(1) Piston rods of
			 roped hydraulic elevators shall be so constructed and so roped that the piston
			 shall be stopped before the car can be drawn into the overhead structure.
			 Travel limiting stops of ample strength shall be provided in the cylinder to
			 bring the piston to rest under full pressure without damage to the cylinder
			 assembly or hydraulic system. Such stops shall be of the solid metal to metal
			 type.
(2) Traveling sheaves of
			 roped hydraulic elevators shall be guided in metal guides. Sheave frames, where
			 used, shall be of structural or forged steel having an elongation of not less
			 than 14% in a length of two inches and shall be designed and constructed with a
			 factor of safety of at least eight. A single continuous strap shall not be used
			 for the sheave frame.
(3)
			 Cylinders, valves, piping, connections and tanks shall conform to the
			 requirements of
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code.
Piston rods of roped hydraulic elevators
			 shall conform to the following:
(a) Piston
			 rods in compression shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the
			 applicable formula for plungers,
(b) Piston rods in tension shall be designed
			 and constructed in accordance with the following formula:
W = 7500A
Where: W =Allowable gross load, pounds applied to piston
				rod
A = Net cross sectional area at root of threads in square
				inches
(c) Means shall be
			 provided to prevent eccentric loading on piston rods and to equalize loading on
			 piston rods where two or more are used.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.15 - Requirements for Capacity and Loading

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(1) The capacity
			 and loading requirements of
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code
shall be met, provided that the minimum
			 rated load shall be based on the maximum weight of the motor vehicles to be
			 parked and shall in no case be less than 5,000 lbs. per vehicle to be
			 carried.
(2) In addition to the
			 information required by
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code,
the crosshead data plate or a separate
			 plate attached to the crosshead shall indicate the maximum speed of the car in
			 the down direction with rated load on the platform for which the elevator is
			 designed.
Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 26.00 - Certain Elevator Equipment Used as Motor Vehicle Parking Devices › Section 26.16 - Terminal Stopping Devices and Operating and Control Devices

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(1) Terminal
			 stopping devices shall conform to the requirements of
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code
for hydraulic elevators, provided that
			 roped hydraulic elevators shall have a separate automatic stop valve that is
			 both independent of the normal control valve and mechanically operated directly
			 by the movement of the car.
(2)
			 Operating and control devices shall conform to the requirements of
			 524 CMR 35.00:
Safety
			 Code for Elevators and Escalators Al 7.1-2013 and the Massachusetts
			 Modifications of That Code
for electric elevators and for hydraulic
			 elevators in addition to the following:
(a)
			 Roped hydraulic elevators may have lever type operating devices provided that
			 they are self-centering when released by the operator.
(b) The following types electrical protective
			 devices shall not be required:
1. Top of car
			 operating device.
2. Stop switch on
			 top of a car.
3. Hoistway door
			 interlocks or electric contacts.
4.
			 Car door or gate electric contacts.
5. Stop switch in pit.
6. Car emergency stop switch for roped
			 hydraulic elevators with lever type operating devices.