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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.404 - "Certificate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certificate" means a certificate to work as an elevator
				  mechanic that is issued by the Mechanical Compliance Section pursuant to NAC
				  455C.460.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.406 - "Certificate of competency" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certificate of competency" means a certificate of competency
				  as a special inspector issued by the Mechanical Compliance Section pursuant to
				  NAC 455C.464.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.408 - "Contractor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Contractor" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  624.020.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.410 - "Elevator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Elevator"
				includes, without limitation, an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk,
				platform lift, material lift and related equipment. The term also includes the
				hoistway and hoistway enclosure of the elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving
				walk, platform lift, material lift and related equipment, and all the machinery
				and equipment necessary for the operation of the elevator, dumbwaiter,
				escalator, moving walk, platform lift, material lift and related
				equipment.
2. As used in this
				section, "hoistway enclosure" means a fixed structure, consisting of vertical
				walls or partitions, that isolates the hoistway from all other areas or from an
				adjacent hoistway and in which entrances are installed.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020
NRS
				  455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.412 - "Elevator mechanic" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Elevator mechanic" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  455C.070.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.414 - "Elevator mechanic apprentice" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Elevator mechanic apprentice" means a person who holds a
				  work card that authorizes him or her to work as an elevator mechanic apprentice
				  under the supervision of an elevator mechanic.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.416 - "Elevator mechanic helper" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Elevator mechanic helper" means a person who holds a work
				  card that authorizes him or her to work as an elevator mechanic helper under
				  the supervision of an elevator mechanic.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.418 - "Existing installation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Existing installation" means an elevator that was installed
				  before December 15, 2004.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.420 - "Hoistway" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Hoistway" means
				an opening through a building or structure for the travel of an elevator,
				dumbwaiter or manlift that extends from the floor of the pit to the roof or
				floor above.
2. As used in this
				section, "pit" means:
(a) With regard to an
				elevator, the portion of a hoistway extending from the sill level of the bottom
				terminal landing to the floor at the bottom of the hoistway; and
(b) With regard to a dumbwaiter or manlift,
				the portion of a hoistway extending from the floor level of the bottom terminal
				landing to the floor at the bottom of the hoistway.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.422 - "Inspector" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Inspector" means an elevator inspector employed by the
				  Mechanical Compliance Section.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.423 - "Licensed elevator contractor" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Licensed elevator contractor" means a person properly
				  licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS by the State Contractors' Board to
				  install, maintain, repair or alter an elevator.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R077-14,
					 eff. 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.424 - "Maintenance" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Maintenance" means a process of routine examination,
				  lubrication, cleaning and adjustment of parts, components and subsystems of an
				  elevator to ensure that the elevator satisfies the requirements set forth in
				  NAC 455C.400 to 455C.530,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.426 - "New elevator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"New elevator" means an elevator for which the application
				  for installing or relocating the elevator is filed with the Mechanical
				  Compliance Section on or after December 15, 2004.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.428 - "Operating permit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operating permit" means a permit required by
				  NRS
				  455C.100 and issued by the Mechanical
				  Compliance Section for the operation of an elevator.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.430 - "Person" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Person" means a natural person, any form of business
				  organization and any other legal entity, including, without limitation, a
				  corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization,
				  government or governmental subdivision or instrumentality.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.431 - "Platform lift" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Platform lift" includes a wheelchair lift, stairway lift and
				  chair lift.
(Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
					 455C.442 )
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.432 - "Private residence elevator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Private residence elevator" means an elevator that:
1. Is installed in a private residence as a
				means of access to the residence or any portion thereof; and
2. Is not accessible to the general
				public.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020
NRS
				  455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.434 - "Related equipment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Related equipment" means a manlift, personnel hoist,
				  vertical reciprocating conveyor, shopping cart conveyor or any other related
				  equipment designated by the Mechanical Compliance Section.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020
NRS
				  455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.436 - "Repair" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Repair" means the reconditioning of a part, component or
				  subsystem of an elevator which is necessary to ensure that the equipment of the
				  elevator satisfies the requirements set forth in NAC
				  455C.400 to 455C.530,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.438 - "Replacement" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Replacement" means the substitution of a device, component
				  or subsystem of an elevator, in its entirety, with another device, component or
				  subsystem that is substantially the same as the original device, component or
				  subsystem to ensure that the elevator satisfies the requirements set forth in
				  NAC 455C.400 to 455C.530,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.440 - "Special inspector" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Special inspector" means an elevator inspector who holds a
				  current Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI) certification issued by an
				  organization that holds a QEI Certificate of Accreditation and a certificate of
				  competency and who, on or after July 1, 2015, is employed by or affiliated with
				  an authorized inspection agency to inspect elevators in this State. The term
				  does not include an inspector as defined in NAC
				  455C.422.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R160-08, 12-17-2008; R077-14,
					 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.444 - "Work card" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Work card" means a card to work as an elevator mechanic
				  apprentice or an elevator mechanic helper that is issued by the Mechanical
				  Compliance Section pursuant to NAC
				  455C.468.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.446 - Scope and applicability

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The requirements
				of NAC 455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20, apply to the installation, relocation, use,
				maintenance, alteration or repair of an elevator as specified in this
				section.
2. All new elevators must
				be designed and installed in accordance with the requirements of NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20.
3. All
				relocations of elevators made on or after December 15, 2004, must satisfy the
				requirements of NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20.
4. An
				existing installation may be used without being reconstructed to comply with
				the requirements of NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20, except for those sections which specifically refer
				to such existing installations. Every existing installation must be maintained
				in a safe operating condition and must comply with the applicable provisions of
				the edition of each publication adopted by reference in NAC
				455C.500 that was in effect at
				the time the elevator was installed and the
Safety Code for Existing
				Elevators and Escalators
, A17.3, as adopted by reference in
				NAC 455C.500.
5. Except as otherwise provided in this
				subsection, an alteration or repair to an existing installation must satisfy
				the requirements set forth in NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20. If the Mechanical Compliance Section grants an
				exemption from any of those requirements pursuant to subsections 1 to 6,
				inclusive, of NAC
				455C.448, the alteration or
				repair must satisfy the requirements of the applicable provisions of the
				edition of each publication adopted by reference in NAC
				455C.500 that was in effect at
				the time the elevator was installed.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020; A
				  by
				  R034-21A,
				  eff. 7/26/2023
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › General Provisions › Section 455C.448 - Procedure to obtain exemption for certain conditions or practices; grant of certain exemptions by Chief

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A person
				responsible for the operation of an elevator pursuant to NAC
				455C.504, or an agent of such a
				person, who wishes to obtain an exemption from a requirement set forth in NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20, for a condition or practice that is not consistent
				with the requirement must submit an application for an exemption to the
				Mechanical Compliance Section on a form prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance
				Section.
2. If a condition or
				practice for which the person requests an exemption does not affect the safe
				operation of an elevator or related system, the Mechanical Compliance Section
				may approve the exemption from the requirement if the exemption is in the best
				interests of the general public and:
(a) Such
				an exemption is necessary to allow the operation of the elevator or related
				system and compliance with the requirement is not practicable; or
(b) The elevator or related system complies
				with the codes or standards adopted by the local jurisdiction within which the
				elevator or related system is located.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Elevator Mechanics › Section 455C.460 - Certificate: Application and prerequisites; issuance; expiration; restriction

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for a certificate to work as
				an elevator mechanic must submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
(a) An application on a form prescribed by
				the Mechanical Compliance Section;
(b) The fee for the issuance of a certificate
				set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
(c) A clear photograph of the face of the
				applicant;
(d) The statement
				required by NAC
				455C.474; and
(e) Proof satisfactory to the Mechanical
				Compliance Section that the applicant:
(1)
				Has successfully completed a formal educational program or an apprenticeship,
				recognized by a state or federal apprenticeship program, in the construction,
				installation, alteration and repair of elevators;
(2) Has at least 12,000 hours of working
				experience in the construction, installation, alteration and repair of
				elevators;
(3) Has at least 10,000
				hours of working experience in the construction, installation, alteration and
				repair of elevators and holds a current Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI)
				certification issued by an organization that holds a QEI Certificate of
				Accreditation;
(4) Has at least
				8,000 hours of working experience in the construction, installation, alteration
				and repair of elevators, has successfully completed at least 60 semester hours
				or 90 quarter hours of course work from an accredited college or university in
				an engineering field relating to the construction, installation, alteration and
				repair of elevators and holds a current Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI)
				certification issued by an organization that holds a QEI Certificate of
				Accreditation; or
(5) Has at least
				6,000 hours of working experience in the construction, installation, alteration
				and repair of private residence elevators.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Elevator Mechanics › Section 455C.460 - Certificate: Application and prerequisites; issuance; expiration; restrictions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
				a certificate to work as an elevator mechanic must submit to the Mechanical
				Compliance Section:
(a) An application on a
				form prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance Section;
(b) The fee for the issuance of a certificate
				set forth in NAC
				455C.450; and
(c) Proof satisfactory to the Mechanical
				Compliance Section that the applicant:
(1)
				Has successfully completed a formal educational program or an apprenticeship,
				recognized by a state or federal apprenticeship program, in the construction,
				installation, alteration and repair of elevators;
(2) Has at least 12,000 hours of working
				experience in the construction, installation, alteration and repair of
				elevators;
(3) Has at least 10,000
				hours of working experience in the construction, installation, alteration and
				repair of elevators and holds a current Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI)
				certification issued by an organization that holds a QEI Certificate of
				Accreditation;
(4) Has at least
				8,000 hours of working experience in the construction, installation, alteration
				and repair of elevators, has successfully completed at least 60 semester hours
				or 90 quarter hours of course work from an accredited college or university in
				an engineering field relating to the construction, installation, alteration and
				repair of elevators and holds a current Qualified Elevator Inspector (QEI)
				certification issued by an organization that holds a QEI Certificate of
				Accreditation; or
(5) Has, on
				December 15, 2004, at least 6,000 hours of working experience in the
				construction, installation, alteration and repair of private residence
				elevators.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Elevator Mechanics › Section 455C.462 - Certificate: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To renew a certificate, an elevator
				mechanic must, before the expiration of the certificate, submit to the
				Mechanical Compliance Section:
(a) An
				application on a form prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance
				Section;
(b) The fee for the
				renewal of a certificate set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
(c) A clear photograph of the face of the
				applicant;
(d) The statement
				required by NAC
				455C.474; and
(e) Proof satisfactory to the Mechanical
				Compliance Section that the applicant has completed, in the calendar year
				immediately preceding the application for renewal, 8 hours of educational
				training in the construction, installation, alteration and repair of elevators
				from a nationally accredited educational program.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Elevator Mechanics › Section 455C.462 - Certificate: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
To renew a certificate, an elevator mechanic must, on or
				  before September 1, submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
1. An application on a form prescribed by the
				Mechanical Compliance Section; and
2. The fee for the renewal of a certificate
				set forth in NAC
				455C.450.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015;
				  R077-14, 1-16-2015, eff. upon the date of the repeal of the federal law
				  requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and
				  restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child
				  support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to
				  paternity or child support proceedings
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.464 - Certificate of competency: Application and prerequisites; issuance; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for a certificate of
				competency as a special inspector must:
(a)
				Submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
(1) An application on a form prescribed by
				the Mechanical Compliance Section;
(2) The fee for the issuance of a certificate
				of competency set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
(3) A clear photograph of the face of the
				applicant; and
(4) The statement
				required by NAC
				455C.474;
				and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.464 - Certificate of competency: Application and prerequisites; issuance; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An
				applicant for a certificate of competency as a special inspector must:
(a) Submit to the Mechanical Compliance
				Section:
(1) An application on a form
				prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance Section; and
(2) The fee for the issuance of a certificate
				of competency set forth in NAC
				455C.450; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.466 - Certificate of competency: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To renew a
				certificate of competency, a special inspector must, before the expiration of
				the certificate, submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
(a) An application on a form prescribed by
				the Mechanical Compliance Section;
(b) The fee for the renewal of a certificate
				of competency set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
(c)  A clear photograph of the face of the
				applicant; and
(d) The statement
				required by NAC
				455C.474.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.466 - Certificate of competency: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
To renew a certificate of competency, a special inspector
				  must, on or before September 1, submit to the Mechanical Compliance
				  Section:
1. An application on a form
				prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance Section; and
2. The fee for the renewal of a certificate
				of competency set forth in NAC
				455C.450.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015, eff. upon
				  the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish
				  procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,
				  occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
				  noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support
				  proceedings
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.468 - Work card: Application; issuance; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
				a work card must submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
(a) A letter certifying that the applicant is
				currently employed by or under contract with a licensed elevator
				contractor;
(b) The fee for
				issuance of a work card set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
(c) A clear photograph of the face of the
				applicant; and
(d) The statement
				required by NAC
				455C.474.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.468 - Work card: Application; issuance; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
				a work card must submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
(a) A letter certifying that the applicant is
				currently employed by or under contract with a licensed elevator contractor;
				and
(b) The fee for issuance of a
				work card set forth in NAC
				455C.450.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.470 - Work card: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To renew a work card, an elevator mechanic
				apprentice or elevator mechanic helper must, before the expiration of the work
				card, submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section:
(a) A letter certifying that he or she is
				currently employed by or under contract with a licensed elevator
				contractor;
(b) The fee for the
				renewal of a work card set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
(c) A clear photograph of the face of the
				applicant; and
(d) The statement
				required by NAC
				455C.474.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.470 - Work card: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
To renew a work card, an elevator mechanic apprentice or
				  elevator mechanic helper must, on or before September 1, submit to the
				  Mechanical Compliance Section:
1. A
				letter certifying that he or she is currently employed by or under contract
				with a licensed elevator contractor; and
2. The fee for the renewal of a work card set
				forth in NAC
				455C.450.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015, eff. upon
				  the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish
				  procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,
				  occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
				  noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support
				  proceedings
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.472 - Applications: Inclusion of social security number

Current through June 11, 2024
An application for the issuance of a certificate of
				  competency or work card must include the social security number of the
				  applicant.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.474 - Payment of child support: Required statement; grounds for denial of certificate, certificate of competency or work card; duty of Mechanical Compliance Section

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a certificate, certificate of
				competency or work card must submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section the
				statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the
				Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to
				NRS
				425.520. The statement must be completed and
				signed by the applicant.
2. The
				Mechanical Compliance Section shall include the statement required pursuant to
				subsection 1 in:
(a) The application or any
				other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the
				certificate, certificate of competency or work card; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the
				Mechanical Compliance Section.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certificates of Competency and Work Cards › Section 455C.476 - Suspension of certificate, certificate of competency or work card for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Mechanical Compliance Section
				receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to
				NRS
				425.540 that provides for the suspension of
				all professional, occupational and recreational licenses, certificates and
				permits issued to the holder of a certificate, the Mechanical Compliance
				Section shall deem the certificate, certificate of competency or work card
				issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date
				on which the court order was issued unless the Mechanical Compliance Section
				receives a letter issued to the holder of the certificate, certificate of
				competency or work card by the district attorney or other public agency
				pursuant to NRS
				425.550 stating that the holder of the
				certificate, certificate of competency or work card has complied with the
				subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to
				NRS
				425.560.
2. The Mechanical Compliance Section shall
				reinstate a certificate, certificate of competency or work card that has been
				suspended by a district court pursuant to
				NRS
				425.540 if the Mechanical Compliance Section
				receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public agency
				pursuant to NRS
				425.550 to the person whose certificate,
				certificate of competency or work card was suspended stating that the person
				whose certificate, certificate of competency or work card was suspended has
				complied with the subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant
				to NRS
				425.560.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Authorized Inspection Agencies › Section 455C.480 - Certificate of accreditation: Application and prerequisites; issuance; expiration

Current through June 11, 2024
1. On or after July
				1, 2015, a person shall not employ or be affiliated with a special inspector to
				inspect elevators in this State unless the person holds a certificate of
				accreditation as an authorized inspection agency issued by the Mechanical
				Compliance Section.
2. An applicant
				for a certificate of accreditation as an authorized inspection agency must:
(a) Submit to the Mechanical Compliance
				Section:
(1) An application on a form
				prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance Section; and
(2) The fee for the issuance of a certificate
				of accreditation set forth in NAC
				455C.450;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Authorized Inspection Agencies › Section 455C.484 - Certificate of accreditation: Renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
To renew a certificate of accreditation as an authorized
				  inspection agency, an authorized inspection agency must, not more than 45
				  calendar days before the expiration of the certificate, submit to the
				  Mechanical Compliance Section:
1. A
				renewal application on a form prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance
				Section;
2. The fee for the renewal
				of a certificate of accreditation set forth in NAC
				455C.450; and
3. All the information required to be
				submitted for the issuance of a certificate of accreditation pursuant to NAC
				455C.480.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R077-14,
					 eff. 1-16-2015
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Authorized Inspection Agencies › Section 455C.488 - Certificate of accreditation: Additional prerequisites to apply for issuance or renewal

Current through June 11, 2024
Before applying for the issuance or renewal of a certificate
				  of accreditation as an authorized inspection agency, an authorized inspection
				  agency shall develop and implement:
1.
				An operations manual setting forth specific instructions that each special
				inspector employed by or affiliated with the authorized inspection agency must
				follow while completing each inspection;
2. A written policy for the continuing
				education of special inspectors, including, without limitation, a system for
				tracking the continuing education completed by each special inspector employed
				by or affiliated with the authorized inspection agency;
3. A written program for quality assurance
				that describes the authorized inspection agency's organization, programs,
				document routing and control procedures, recordkeeping and corrective action
				for any failure to comply with any element of the program for quality
				assurance; and
4. A program for
				internal audits which documents compliance with the operations manual, policy
				for the continuing education of special inspectors and program for quality
				assurance.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R077-14,
					 1-16-2015, eff. 7-1-2016
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Certification of Authorized Inspection Agencies › Section 455C.492 - Mechanical Compliance Section authorized to request authorized inspection agency to provide certain information for audit purposes; authorized inspection agency required to provide certain information upon request; penalties for certain violations by authorized inspection agency or special inspector; appeal

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Mechanical
				Compliance Section may request that an authorized inspection agency provide the
				following information for audit purposes:
(a)
				Proof of the availability of code books and Mechanical Compliance Section
				checklists for each special inspector employed by or affiliated with the
				authorized inspection agency;
(b)
				Forms used for inspection checklists;
(c) Forms for reporting notices of
				violations;
(d) A log of activity
				for each special inspector; and
(e)
				Proof that the authorized inspection agency maintains the insurance required by
				NAC 455C.480.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.502 - Compliance with publications adopted by reference

Current through June 11, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				  455C.446, an elevator in this
				  State must be designed, constructed, installed, operated, inspected, tested,
				  maintained, altered and repaired in a manner that satisfies the requirements
				  set forth in the publications adopted by reference in NAC
				  455C.500.
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02,
					 eff. 12-15-2004
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.503 - Elevator with 55 feet or less of travel not required to have Phase II Emergency In-Car Operation installed; exception (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R077-14,
					 eff. 1-16-2015
;	R
				  by
				  R025-23A,
				  eff. 6/4/2024
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.504 - Responsibilities of licensed elevator contractor and owner or owner's agent; written maintenance control program required to be filed with Mechanical Compliance Section and kept at certain locations; availability and retention of maintenance records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The licensed
				elevator contractor is responsible for ensuring that the operation, maintenance
				and testing of the elevator comply with the requirements of NAC 455C. 400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of this regulation until an initial operating permit has been
				issued.
2. The owner of an elevator
				is responsible for ensuring the safe operation and proper maintenance of the
				elevator after the initial operating permit has been issued.
3. The owner of an elevator is responsible
				for ensuring that the maintenance control program and written maintenance
				records required by the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.1, as
				adopted by reference in NAC
				455C.500, are available at the
				location of the elevator for review by elevator personnel, inspectors and
				special inspectors at the time of inspection. The maintenance control program
				and all maintenance records for each piece of equipment are the property of the
				owner of the elevator.
4. The owner
				of an elevator shall keep the written maintenance control program required by
				the
Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
, A17.1, as
				adopted by reference in NAC
				455C.500, in the building or
				structure where the elevator is located or at a central location in a complex
				of buildings which is owned or operated by one entity.
5. The owner of an elevator or his or her
				agent must file a copy of the maintenance control program for the elevator with
				the Mechanical Compliance Section before an operating permit may be issued
				pursuant to NAC
				455C.510.
6. The owner of an elevator shall keep the
				maintenance records required by the
Safety Code for Elevators and
				Escalators
, A17.1, as adopted by reference in NAC
				455C.500, in the building or
				structure where the elevator is located or at a central location in a complex
				of buildings which is owned or operated by one entity. The maintenance records
				may be kept electronically and must be made immediately available upon request
				to elevator personnel, inspectors or special inspectors. If the maintenance
				records are kept electronically, the maintenance records must be complete and
				current and allow for appropriate entries to be made by an inspector or special
				inspector. The owner of an elevator shall retain the maintenance records for at
				least 5 years.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020
NRS
				  455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.506 - Permit for construction, installation, alteration or repair; performance of work by or under supervision of certified elevator mechanic

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in
				[subsection] subsections 3 and 4, a licensed elevator contractor must obtain a
				permit from the Mechanical Compliance Section for construction, installation or
				alteration of an elevator before such work is begun. Only one active permit may
				exist at any time for each elevator.
2. A contractor who is required to obtain a
				permit pursuant to subsection 1 must submit to the Mechanical Compliance
				Section not less than 10 business days before commencing the construction,
				installation or alteration a request for the permit that is accompanied by
				plans, drawings, a maintenance control program and specifications in the form
				prescribed by the Mechanical Compliance Section. Except as otherwise provided
				in subsections 3 and 4, if the plans, drawings and specifications indicate the
				construction, installation or alteration will comply with the provisions of NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20, and the contractor does not have an outstanding debt
				owing to the Mechanical Compliance Section, the Mechanical Compliance Section
				shall issue a permit to the contractor.
3. A permit is not required for repairs and
				replacement that are necessary for the maintenance of an elevator if parts of
				equivalent materials, strength and design as that used in the original
				construction are used.
4. A permit
				is not required for the installation of cosmetic wraps on elevator hoistway
				doors, on doors of cars or on interior panels of cars if the installation:
(a)  Does not exceed 90 days in
				duration;
(b) Does not obscure any
				required marking, control, light, key switch or access point;
(c) Does not cover any operating panel of a
				car;
(d) Uses materials that
				comply with adopted codes; and
(e) 
				Is not made on an escalator.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.508 - Installation, relocation or alteration: Notification of Mechanical Compliance Section; testing and inspection of new, altered or relocated elevators

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A licensed elevator contractor who
				installs, relocates or alters an elevator shall notify the Mechanical
				Compliance Section, in writing, at least 3 business days before completion of
				the work, and an elevator mechanic shall test the new, moved or altered
				portions of the elevator as required by NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of this regulation.
2. All new,
				altered or relocated elevators must be inspected for compliance with the
				requirements of NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of this regulation by an inspector. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				455C.512, the inspector shall
				witness the tests required by NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of this regulation.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020
NRS
				  455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.510 - Operating permits: Requirements for issuance; location; limited permit; denial, suspension or revocation; operation before issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Mechanical Compliance Section shall
				issue an operating permit to the owner of an elevator within the period set
				forth in subsection 2 if the written report of inspection indicates the
				elevator is in compliance with NAC
				455C.400 to
				455C.530, inclusive, and section
				1 of LCB File No. R045-20. The operating permit must set forth the number
				assigned by the Mechanical Compliance Section and the serial number assigned by
				the manufacturer of the elevator. The operating permit must be retained on the
				premises where the elevator is installed. The owner shall post in each elevator
				information regarding the operating permit as required by the Mechanical
				Compliance Section.
2. The
				Mechanical Compliance Section shall issue an operating permit within:
(a) Thirty calendar days for existing
				installations; and
(b) Fifteen
				calendar days for new elevators,
ïfS after the date of the inspection, unless the time is
				  extended by the Mechanical Compliance Section. An elevator for which a permit
				  is required must not be operated unless the operating permit has been
				  issued.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.512 - Periodic maintenance and tests: Notification of Enforcement Section; performance; authority of inspector or special inspector

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Any periodic tests performed on an elevator must comply with the requirements
				of NAC 455C.400  to 455C.530, inclusive.
2. An inspector or special inspector must
				witness any periodic tests performed on an elevator.
Added to NAC by Div. of
				  Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by
				  R045-20A,
				  eff. 10/26/2020;	A
				  by
				  R025-23A,
				  eff. 6/4/2024
NRS 455C.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.514 - Escalators and moving walks: Tests relating to step and skirt performance index

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For an escalator
				or moving walk for which the application for installing or relocating the
				escalator or moving walk is filed with the Mechanical Compliance Section on or
				after December 15, 2004:
(a) As required by
				the
Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
, as adopted by
				reference in NAC
				455C.500, the tests relating to
				the step and skirt performance index as set forth in rule 8.11.4.2.19 of that
				code must be performed at the time of manufacture or installation of the
				escalator or moving walk; and
(b)
				Subsequent tests relating to the step and skirt performance index as set forth
				in rule 8.11.4.2.19 of the
Safety Code for Elevators and
				Escalators
, as adopted by reference in NAC
				455C.500, must be performed on
				those escalators or moving walks when an inspector or special inspector
				requires the tests to be performed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 455C - Boilers, Elevators and Pressure Vessels › ELEVATORS › Requirements, Standards and Procedures › Section 455C.516 - Inspections: Initial and periodic; private residence elevator; initial inspection for new operating permit after certain emergency orders

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An elevator located in this State must be
				inspected in accordance with the codes, manuals and standards adopted by
				reference in NAC
				455C.500:
(a) Upon construction, installation or
				alteration by an inspector and annually thereafter by an inspector or special
				inspector for a:
(1) Passenger
				elevator;
(2) Freight
				elevator;
(3) Dumbwaiter;
				or
(4) Platform lift, other than a
				platform lift installed in a private residence.