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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL AND THIRD-PARTY ENFORCEMENT FOR NONCOMPLIANCE › Section 403.85 - Release, retention and sharing of commercial construction records

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(a) A building code
				  official shall keep records of all applications received, permits issued,
				  reviewed building plans and specifications, certificates issued, fees
				  collected, reports of inspections, notices and orders issued for all commercial
				  buildings and structures under the Uniform Construction Code. A building code
				  official shall retain these records as long as the related building, structure
				  or equipment remains in existence.
(b) A building code official shall reproduce
				  records kept in an electronic format to a hard-copy format upon request. A
				  building code official may charge for the reproduction costs.
(c) A municipality that discontinues
				  enforcing the Uniform Construction Code shall keep records of previous Uniform
				  Construction Code enforcement. A municipality shall make these records
				  available to the Department.
(d)
				  The Department will make its records available to a municipality that elects to
				  enforce the Uniform Construction Code under section 501 of the act
				  (35
				  P. S. §
											7210.501).
(e) The Department, a municipality and a
				  third-party agency acting on behalf of a municipality may prohibit release of
				  applications received, building plans and specifications, inspection reports
				  and similar documents to the public under the act of June 21, 1957 (P. L. 390,
				  No. 212) known as the Right-to-Know Law (65 P. S.
				  §§
											66.1-66.9). The Department, the
				  municipality or the third-party agency may release these documents to the
				  building owner of record, the permit holder, the design professional of record
				  or a third party authorized by the building owner in writing to receive the
				  documents upon presentation of valid identification.
(f) The Department, a municipality and a
				  third-party agency acting on behalf of a municipality may release any document
				  obtained under this chapter to the following:
(1) The Department.
(2) The Department of General
				  Services.
(3) Law enforcement or
				  emergency response entities.
(4)
				  Federal, State or local health entities.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › DEPARTMENT, MUNICIPAL AND THIRD-PARTY ENFORCEMENT FOR NONCOMPLIANCE › Section 403.86 - Right of entry to inspect

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(a) A
				  construction code official may enter a building, structure or premises during
				  normal business hours or at a time agreed to by the owner or owner's agent to
				  perform inspections under the Uniform Construction Code, to enforce Uniform
				  Construction Code provisions or if there is reasonable cause to believe a
				  condition on the building, structure or premises violates the Uniform
				  Construction Code or which constitutes an unsafe condition.
(b) A construction code official may enter a
				  building, structure or premises when the official presents credentials to the
				  occupant and receives permission to enter.
(c) A construction code official may not
				  enter a building, structure or premises that is unoccupied or after normal
				  business hours without obtaining permission to enter from the owner or the
				  owner's agent.
(d) A construction
				  code official may seek the assistance of a law enforcement agency to gain entry
				  to enforce the Uniform Construction Code when the construction code official
				  has reasonable cause to believe that the building, structure or premises is
				  unsafe.
(e) This section shall be
				  used in conjunction with the Fire and Panic Act.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												403.45 (relating to
						inspections).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › MUNICIPAL ELECTION › Section 403.101 - Effective date

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(a) The Fire and
				  Panic Act, the act of September 1, 1965 (P. L. No. 235) (71 P. S.
				  §§
											1455.1-1455.3b), known as the
				  Universal Accessibility Act and a locally-enacted building code shall remain in
				  effect until the date that one of the following has transpired:
(1) A municipality enacts an ordinance
				  adopting the Uniform Construction Code and the municipality provides written
				  notification to the Department of the adopted ordinance before August 7,
				  2004.
(2) The initial election and
				  notification period ended on August 7, 2004, and the municipality has not
				  provided written notification to the Department.
(3) The municipality elects not to adopt an
				  ordinance enforcing the Uniform Construction Code and provides written
				  notification to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › MUNICIPAL ELECTION › Section 403.102 - Municipalities electing to enforce the Uniform Construction Code

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(a) A municipality
				  which elects to enforce the Uniform Construction Code shall enact an ordinance
				  adopting the Uniform Construction Code as its municipal building code under
				  section 501(a) of the act (35 P. S. §
											7210.501(a)).
(b) The initial election period is from April
				  9, 2004, through July 8, 2004. A municipality shall enact an ordinance adopting
				  the Uniform Construction Code by July 8, 2004.
(c) A municipality shall submit written
				  notification to the Department of adoption of the ordinance and the following
				  information within 30 days of its adoption:
(1) The number and date of adoption of the
				  ordinance.
(2) The name of building
				  code official.
(3) The business
				  address of building code official.
(4) The business phone number of building
				  code official.
(5) The electronic
				  mail address of building code official, if available.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › MUNICIPAL ELECTION › Section 403.103 - Municipalities electing not to enforce the Uniform Construction Code

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(a) A municipality
				  shall provide written notification to the Department before August 7, 2004, if
				  it elects not to administer and enforce the Uniform Construction
				  Code.
(b) An applicant for a
				  residential building permit shall obtain the services of a third-party agency
				  certified in the appropriate categories to conduct the plan review and
				  inspections under §§
										403.61-403.66 (relating to permit and
				  inspection process for residential buildings).
(c) A building code official shall approve an
				  alternative material, design or method of construction if the proposed design
				  is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the Uniform Construction Code
				  and the offered material, method or work is equivalent to Uniform Construction
				  Code requirements for its intended purpose. The building code official shall
				  accept compliance with the "International Performance Code of 2018" as an
				  alternative to compliance with the Uniform Construction Code.
(d) A building code official shall determine
				  the climatic and geographic design criteria contained in Table R301.2(1) of the
				  "International Residential Code of 2018" for residential
				  construction.
(e) A third-party
				  agency which conducts plan review and inspection of residential buildings and
				  utility and miscellaneous use structures shall retain copies of all final
				  inspection reports relating to Uniform Construction Code compliance.
(f) A third-party agency shall send a copy of
				  the final inspection report to the property owner, builder, and a lender
				  designated by the builder.
(g) A
				  municipality shall provide written notification to a permit applicant for
				  buildings and structures other than residential buildings that the applicant
				  shall obtain the Department's services for plan review and inspection. The
				  municipality shall send a copy of the notice to the Department. The notice
				  shall contain the following information:
(1)
				  The name of the applicant.
(2) The
				  address of the applicant.
(3) The
				  name of the building or structure.
(4) The address of the building or
				  structure.
(5) Proposed occupancy
				  or use of building or structure under the Uniform Construction Code.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › MUNICIPAL ELECTION › Section 403.104 - Department review

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(a) The
				  Department will investigate written and signed complaints concerning the
				  enforcement and administration of the Uniform Construction Code under section
				  105(a) of the act (35 P. S. §
											7210.105(a)). The Department
				  will make a report to the governing body of the municipality or third-party
				  agency that was the subject of the review and provide recommendations to
				  address any deficiencies found by the Department.
(b) The Department will review each municipal
				  enforcement program at least once every 5 years unless a complaint is received
				  under section 105(a) of the act to ensure that code administrators are
				  adequately administering and enforcing the provisions of Chapter 11
				  (Accessibility) of the Uniform Construction Code and any other accessibility
				  requirements contained in or referenced by the Uniform Construction Code. The
				  Department will submit a written report to the municipality of its findings.
				  The municipality may submit a written response to the Department.
(c) The Department may take any of the
				  following actions for violations of the act or to obtain compliance with the
				  act:
(1) Initiate proceedings in Commonwealth
				  Court under section 105(a)(3) of the act.
(2) Initiate proceedings against code
				  administrators under section 701 of the act (35 P. S. §
												7210.701) and §
											401.14 (relating to
				  decertification or refusal to certify).
(3) Initiate prosecutions under section 903
				  of the act (35 P. S. §
												7210.903).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › BOARD OF APPEALS › Section 403.121 - Board of appeals

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(a) A
				  municipality which has adopted an ordinance for the administration and
				  enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code or is a party to an agreement for
				  the joint administration and enforcement of the Uniform Construction Code shall
				  establish and appoint members to serve on a board of appeals under section
				  501(c) of the act (35 P. S. §
											7210.501(c)).
(b) The board of appeals shall hear and rule
				  on appeals, requests for variances and requests for extensions of time. An
				  application for appeal shall be based on a claim that the true intent of the
				  act or Uniform Construction Code has been incorrectly interpreted, the
				  provisions of the act or Uniform Construction Code do not fully apply or an
				  equivalent form of construction is to be used.
(c) The composition of a board of appeals is
				  governed by all of the following:
(1) A member
				  of the board of appeals shall be qualified by training and experience to pass
				  on matters pertaining to building construction. Training and experience may
				  consist of licensure as an architect or engineer, experience in the
				  construction industry, and training or experience as an inspector or plan
				  reviewer.
(2) A member of the board
				  of appeals holds office at the pleasure of the municipality's governing
				  body.
(3) Members of a
				  municipality's governing body and its code administrators may not serve on a
				  board of appeals.
(4) A
				  municipality may fill a position on the board of appeals with a qualified
				  person who resides outside of the municipality when it cannot find a person
				  within the municipality who satisfies the requirements of this
				  section.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › BOARD OF APPEALS › Section 403.122 - Appeals, variances and extensions of time

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(a) An owner or owner's agent may seek a
				  variance or extension of time or appeal a building code official's decision by
				  filing a petition with the building code official or other person designated by
				  the board of appeals on a form provided by the municipality.
(b) The postmark date or the date of personal
				  service will establish the filing date of the appeal and request for variance
				  or extension of time.
(c) An appeal
				  or request for variance or extension of time to a board of appeals will
				  automatically suspend an action to enforce an order to correct until the matter
				  is resolved. An action under §
										403.84 (relating to unsafe
				  building, structure or equipment) may not be stayed.
(d) A board of appeals shall decide an
				  appeal, variance request or request for extension of time by reviewing
				  documents and written brief or argument unless the owner or owner's agent
				  requests a hearing.
(e) A board of
				  appeals shall hold a hearing within 60 days from the date of an applicant's
				  request unless the applicant agreed in writing to an extension of time. A board
				  of appeals shall convene a hearing within 30 days of receipt of an appeal or
				  request for variance or extension of time involving the construction of a one-
				  or two-family residential building.
(f) A board of appeals shall only consider
				  the following factors when deciding an appeal under section 501(c)(2) of the
				  act:
(1) The true intent of the act or Uniform
				  Construction Code was incorrectly interpreted.
(2) The provisions of the act do not
				  apply.
(3) An equivalent form of
				  construction is to be used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT › Section 403.141 - Enforcement by the Department

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(a) The
				  Department will conduct plan and specification review and inspections for all
				  State-owned buildings under section 105(b) of the act (35 P. S. §
											7210.105(b)). The Department
				  will notify municipalities of all inspections of State-owned buildings and
				  provide municipalities the opportunity to observe inspection of the
				  buildings.
(b) The Department will
				  retain jurisdiction over the provisions of Chapter 11 (Accessibility), and any
				  other accessibility requirements contained in or referenced by the Uniform
				  Construction Code, until a municipality administering and enforcing the Uniform
				  Construction Code obtains the services of a code administrator certified as an
				  accessibility specialist.
(c) The
				  Department will enforce the Uniform Construction Code for all buildings and
				  structures except for residential buildings and utility and miscellaneous use
				  structures in municipalities that have not adopted an ordinance to enforce the
				  act under section 501(a)(1) of the act (35 P. S. §
											7210.501(a)(1)).
(d) The Industrial Board will decide
				  petitions for variances and extensions of time and appeals of Department
				  decisions under the Uniform Construction Code. The Industrial Board will hold
				  the first hearing on a petition within 45 days of receipt of the
				  petition.
(e) An owner or owner's
				  agent may file a petition for variance or extension of time or an appeal with
				  the Industrial Board under §
										403.122 (relating to appeals,
				  variances and extensions of time). An owner or owner's agent may file an appeal
				  concerning technical infeasibility under Chapter 11 (Accessibility) of the
				  Uniform Construction Code and other accessibility requirements contained in or
				  referenced by the Uniform Construction Code with the Accessibility Advisory
				  Board under §
										403.142 (relating to Accessibility
				  Advisory Board).
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												401.2 (relating to Department
						fees).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 403 - ADMINISTRATION › DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT › Section 403.142 - Accessibility Advisory Board

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(a) The
				  Secretary has the exclusive power to grant modifications and extensions of time
				  and decide issues of technical infeasibility under Chapter 11 (Accessibility)
				  of the Uniform Construction Code and other accessibility requirements contained
				  in or referenced by the Uniform Construction Code for individual projects under
				  section 301(a)(3) of the act (35 P. S. §
											7210.301(a)(3)).
(b) The Accessibility Advisory Board is
				  created with the following powers and duties under section 106 of the act
				  (35
				  P. S. §
											7210.106):
(1) Review all proposed regulations under the
				  act and offer comment and advice to the Secretary on all issues related to
				  accessibility by persons with physical disabilities and enforcement of
				  accessibility requirements.
(2)
				  Review all applications for modifications or variances of Chapter 11
				  (Accessibility) of the Uniform Construction Code and any other accessibility
				  requirements contained in or referenced by the Uniform Construction Code. The
				  Accessibility Advisory Board will advise the Secretary whether modification or
				  variance should be granted or whether compliance is technically
				  feasible.
(3) Hear appeals from
				  decisions of building code officials and recommend modifications, variances or
				  extensions of time. An appeal of a decision of a building code official shall
				  be based on a claim that the true intent of the act or the Uniform Construction
				  Code was incorrectly interpreted, the act does not apply or an equivalent form
				  of construction is to be used.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.1 - Scope

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(a)
Application of chapter.
This chapter constitutes the Uniform
				  Construction Code technical requirements for elevators and other lifting
				  devices. This chapter applies to the construction, alteration, addition,
				  repair, movement, equipment, removal, maintenance, use and change in use of
				  every elevator and lifting device after April 9, 2004.
(b)
Exceptions
. The Uniform
				  Construction Code does not apply to:
(1) New
				  elevators and lifting devices or renovations to existing elevators and lifting
				  devices for which a permit application was made to the Department before April
				  9, 2004.
(2) New elevators and
				  lifting devices or renovations to existing elevators and lifting devices for
				  which a contract for design or construction was signed before April 9,
				  2004.
(3) Elevators and lifting
				  devices solely in residential buildings used by the occupants of a dwelling
				  unit except where the lifting device is used or accessible by the occupants of
				  more than 1 dwelling unit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.2 - Standards

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(a) The following
				  standards are adopted as part of the Uniform Construction Code and apply to the
				  listed type of elevator or other lifting device. Other authorities referenced
				  in the standards are adopted if the authority is not excluded in subsection
				  (b):
(1) "ASME A17.1-2000" with "A17.1a-2002"
				  addenda:
(i) Part 1 (General).
(ii) Part 2 (Electric elevators).
(iii) Part 3 (Hydraulic elevators).
(iv) Part 4 (Elevators with other types of
				  driving machines).
(v) Part 5
				  (Special application elevators).
(vi) Part 6 (Escalators and moving
				  walks).
(vii) Part 7 (Dumbwaiters
				  and material lifts).
(viii) Part 8
				  (General requirements).
(ix) Part 9
				  (Standard codes and specifications).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.3 - Permit application

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(a) An
				  owner of an elevator or lifting device or an authorized agent shall apply to
				  the Department for a permit before the construction, alteration, replacement or
				  repair of an elevator or lifting device.
(b) An owner or owner's agent shall submit
				  four copies of a permit application and supporting documents to the Department
				  for review. The application and supporting construction documents shall be
				  submitted in Department-approved media and clearly detail the location, nature
				  and extent of the proposed construction and its compliance with the Uniform
				  Construction Code.
(c) The
				  Department may suspend or revoke a permit when the permit was issued
				  erroneously, on inaccurate, incorrect or incomplete information or issued in
				  violation of the Uniform Construction Code. The Department may charge an
				  applicant a new application and inspection fee when a previous permit was
				  suspended or revoked based upon inaccurate, incomplete or incorrect information
				  provided by the permit applicant.
(d) A permit becomes invalid unless
				  construction work is commenced within 180 days after its issuance or if the
				  work is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days after it is commenced.
				  The Department may grant written extensions of time for periods of 180 days
				  each. A permit remains valid for no more than 5 years.
(e) The Department will grant or deny a
				  permit in whole or in part within 30 business days of the filing date of a
				  complete application. The Department will provide written notification to the
				  applicant for applications denied in whole or in part.
(f) The Department will place the written or
				  stamped notation "Reviewed and Approved for Code Compliance" on the documents
				  accompanying the permit application. The Department will keep three sets of the
				  construction documents and send one set of construction documents to the permit
				  applicant.
(g) An owner or owner's
				  agent may request a variance or appeal the code administrator's decision to the
				  Industrial Board under §
										403.122 (relating to appeals,
				  variances and extensions of time). The appeal shall be based on a claim that
				  the true intent of the act or the Uniform Construction Code were incorrectly
				  interpreted, the act does not fully apply or an equivalent form of construction
				  is to be used.
(h) A permit is not
				  valid until the Department collects the required fees under §
										401.2 (relating to Department
				  fees).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.4 - Approved designs, equipment and devices

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A platform, car, cabin or chair safety device may be
					 installed after it receives a Department-issued certificate of acceptance. An
					 applicant for a certificate of acceptance shall meet the following
					 requirements:
(1) The manufacturer,
				  designer or engineer of the platform, car, cabin or chair safety device shall
				  submit the design to the Department.
(2) The Department will observe the operation
				  of the device for compliance with the Uniform Construction Code before use of
				  the device in this Commonwealth.
(3) The Department will issue a certificate
				  of acceptance after it observes successful testing of the device.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.5 - Acceptance inspection

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The Department will conduct an acceptance inspection to
					 confirm compliance with the Uniform Construction Code before a new elevator or
					 lifting device or an elevator or lifting device under repair is put into
					 service.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.6 - Certificate of operation

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(a) An
				  elevator or lifting device may not be operated unless the Department issues a
				  certificate of operation for the elevator or other lifting device. The
				  Department will issue a certificate of operation for the elevator or other
				  lifting device if it passes inspection.
(b) A certificate of operation is valid for
				  24 months from the issue date for equipment that requires a 6-month periodic
				  inspection under §
										405.7 (relating to periodic
				  inspections). A certificate of operation is valid for 48 months from the issue
				  date for equipment requiring a 12-month periodic inspection cycle under §
				  405.7.
(c) A certificate of
				  operation may remain valid for an additional 30 days after its expiration date
				  if a periodic inspection is conducted within 30 days of the certificate's
				  expiration date. A certificate of operation is not valid until the Department
				  collects the required fee under §
										401.2 (relating to Department
				  fees).
(d) The certificate of
				  operation or a copy of the certificate of operation for equipment with a
				  machine room shall be posted in the elevator car or other lifting device
				  enclosure, or attached to the controller in the machine room. The certificate
				  of operation for escalators, moving walks and other equipment without a machine
				  room shall be made available to a construction code official during a periodic
				  inspection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.7 - Periodic inspections

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(a) A
				  construction code official of the Department or a third-party agency shall
				  conduct periodic inspections and document compliance with the Uniform
				  Construction Code at intervals that do not exceed 6 months for the following
				  equipment:
(1) Electric elevator.
(2) Hydraulic elevator.
(3) Escalator.
(4) Belt man-lift.
(5) Lumber elevator.
(6) Moving walk.
(7) Orchestra elevator.
(8) Organ elevator.
(9) Limited use/limited application
				  elevator.
(10) Special purpose
				  personnel elevator.
(11) Stage
				  elevator.
(12) Power sidewalk
				  elevator.
(13) Elevators used for
				  construction.
(14) Inclined
				  elevator.
(15) Rooftop
				  elevator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.8 - Periodic testing

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(a) The
				  following periodic testing under "ASME A17.1-2000" with "A17.1a-2002" addenda
				  is required. A construction code official shall witness all of the testing:
(1) Category One under section
				  8.11.2.2 at 5-year
				  intervals.
(2) Category Five under
				  section 8.11.2.3 at 5-year
				  intervals.
(3) Category One under
				  section 8.11.3.2 at 3-year intervals.
				  Periodic inspection and testing shall be phased in over a 3-year period as
				  follows:
(i) Elevators installed before 1973
				  shall receive periodic inspection and testing on or before April 9,
				  2005.
(ii) Elevators installed
				  between 1973 and 1992 shall receive periodic inspection by April 9,
				  2006.
(iii) Elevators installed
				  after 1992 shall receive periodic inspection and testing by April 9,
				  2007.
(4) Category Three
				  under section
				  8.11.3.3 at 5-year
				  intervals.
(5) Category Five under
				  section 8.11.3.4 at 5-year
				  intervals.
(6) Category One under
				  section 8.11.4.2 at 3-year
				  intervals.
(7) Other equipment
				  under section
				  8.11.5 at 5-year intervals as
				  follows:
(i) Sidewalk elevators under section
				  8.11.5.1.
(ii) Hand elevators under
				  section 8.11.5.3.
(iii) Dumbwaiters
				  under section 8.11.5.4.
(iv)
				  Special purpose personnel elevators under section 8.11.5.6.
(v) Inclined elevators under section
				  8.11.5.7.
(vi) Screw column
				  elevators under section 8.11.5.9.
(vii) Rooftop elevators under section
				  8.11.5.10.
(viii) Rack and pinion
				  elevators under section 8.11.5.11.
(ix) Limited use and limited application
				  elevators under section 8.11.5.12.
(x) Elevators used for construction under
				  section 8.11.5.13.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.9 - Periodic dynamic testing

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(a) The
				  following periodic dynamic testing shall be conducted under "ANSI B77.1-1999":
(1) Aerial tramways dynamic testing under
				  section 2.3.3.1.2.
(2) Detachable
				  grip aerial lifts dynamic testing under section 3.3.3.1.2.
(3) Fixed grip aerial lifts dynamic testing
				  under section 4.3.3.1.2.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.10 - Major repairs, replacements and alterations

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(a) Repairs, replacement and alterations of
				  elevators or other lifting devices shall comply with the following sections of
				  "ASME A17.1-2000" with "A17.1a-2002" addenda:
(1) Section 8.6.2 (Repairs).
(2) Section 8.6.3 (Replacements)
(3) Section 8.7 (Alterations).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.11 - Accident report

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(a) An owner of
				  an elevator or lifting device or an authorized agent shall submit an accident
				  report to the Department if the elevator or lifting device is involved in an
				  accident resulting in any of the following:
(1) Fatal injury or hospitalization to a
				  person.
(2) Damage to the elevator
				  or lifting device rendering it unsafe under §
											403.84 (relating to unsafe
				  building, structure or equipment).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › GENERALLY › Section 405.12 - Lumber elevators

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(a) A
				  lumber elevator is a platform that is used to raise or lower stacked lumber
				  under the requirements of this section. An individual may not ride a lumber
				  elevator.
(b) The shaftway is
				  enclosed on all sides that are not used for loading or unloading with flush
				  partitions that are at least 6 feet high. Movable bars or railings are required
				  to protect all points of loading and unloading, unless gates are provided.
				  Flaring is at an angle of at least 75° from the horizontal and shall
				  protect all shearing points in the shaftway excluding each loading and
				  unloading landing.
(c) Gates are
				  required to protect all points of loading and unloading when the platform's
				  vertical travel exceeds 6 feet or when there are two or more landings. The
				  following types of automatic and semiautomatic gates may be used:
(1) Semiautomatic vertical-rising
				  gates.
(2) Fully automatic
				  vertical-rising gates only at terminal landings.
(3) Manually operated swinging or horizontal
				  gates with locking devices and electric brakes.
(4) Department-approved, power-operated
				  horizontal gates.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.31 - Applicability

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The following types of elevators shall meet the
					 requirements of this section and §§ 405.32-405.41:
(1) A stage elevator consisting of a section
				  of the stage arranged to be raised and lowered above and below the stage in a
				  vertical direction.
(2) An
				  orchestra elevator consisting of a platform arranged to be raised and lowered
				  in a vertical direction.
(3) An
				  organ console elevator used for raising and lowering an organ console,
				  including the organist in a vertical direction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.32 - Platforms

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(a) A stage,
				  orchestra or organ console elevator platform shall be comprised of steel frame
				  construction and designed with a safety factor of at least six based on the
				  highest rating of either the rated lifting load or the rated static load
				  uniformly distributed.
(b) When the
				  travel of a stage, orchestra or organ console elevator extends above the top of
				  the shaftway enclosure, the platform shall be equipped with an apron at least
				  as deep as the space between the top of the shaftway enclosure and the
				  underside of the platform when the platform is at its limit of
				  travel.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												405.31 (relating to
						applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.33 - Shaftway requirements

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(a) The
				  inside surface of a shaftway shall have a smooth finish within the limits of
				  travel without any projections or recesses except for landing entrances, guides
				  and guide brackets, vertical slots required for concealed guides, junction
				  boxes and conduits for wiring, seating cart storage areas, orchestra areas and
				  piano storage areas.
(b) Shaftway
				  guide rails shall be made of steel.
(c) Adjacent lift sides shall be equipped
				  with aprons, railings and toeboards and pressure-sensing strips that are
				  necessary to avoid shearing and fall hazards when elevators or other lifts
				  under this section are installed in the same shaftway.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												405.31 (relating to
						applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.34 - Projections and recesses

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Projections or recesses for landing entrances, junction
					 boxes and conduits for wiring, seating cart storage areas, orchestra areas and
					 piano storage areas shall have the following protection:
(1) Metal bevel plates shall protect the
				  underside and topside of projections and the underside of all recesses. The
				  plates shall extend from the edge of the projection or recess to the wall. The
				  beveled angle may not be less than 75° relative to a horizontal position.
				  Instead of plates, the bevel surfaces may be made of concrete and troweled to a
				  smooth finish. Pressure sensing strips meeting the requirements in paragraph
				  (2) may be used instead of beveled plates.
(2) Pressure sensing strips shall be placed
				  on the underside of the platform on sides where there is a projection or
				  recessed opening and on an apron attached to the platform. Pressure sensing
				  strips shall meet the following requirements:
(i) A strip shall be interconnected to the
				  operating and controlling circuit of the elevator.
(ii) A strip shall detect an obstruction that
				  exerts a force of 5 pounds or greater per square inch.
(iii) The elevator shall immediately stop and
				  automatically reverse direction for travel of 2-4 inches when a strip detects
				  an obstruction. The pressure strips may automatically reset once the elevator
				  has stopped its reverse travel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.35 - Landing doors

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(a) Swinging
				  doors installed at the bottom landing of the shaftway shall open
				  outward.
(b) Shaftway landing doors
				  shall be equipped with a Department-approved interlock. The interlock shall:
(1) Secure the platform in the stop position
				  or place the power of controlling the elevator beyond the operator's control
				  while any landing door is open.
(2)
				  Operate in conjunction with a normally closed electrical valve operating system
				  when used for maintained pressure hydraulic elevators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.36 - Lifting capacity

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(a) The
				  lifting capacity of an orchestra or organ console elevator shall equal a live
				  load of at least 25 pounds per square foot of floor area of the
				  platform.
(b) The lifting capacity
				  of a stage elevator shall equal a live load of at least 75 pounds per square
				  foot of floor area of the platform.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												405.31 (relating to
						applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.37 - Operating speed

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Operating speed of an orchestra or organ console elevator
					 may not exceed 30 feet per minute.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												405.31 (relating to
						applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.38 - Operating controls

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Operating controls shall be located so that the operator
					 may view the platform and load throughout their entire travel. Operating
					 controls are governed by the following:
(1) Operating controls shall be continuous
				  pressure switches.
(2) Detachable
				  pendent switches that plug into the platform or at an area other than the
				  platform may be installed as operating controls if the operator can view the
				  platform and load throughout their entire travel.
(3) Emergency stop switches that comply with
				  all of the following:
(i) Manually operated
				  emergency stop switches shall be located adjacent to the operating controls,
				  driving machines, pit entrances, machine controller, orchestra areas and
				  recessed storage areas located within the shaftway.
(ii) Emergency stop switches shall be
				  manually reset and not depend upon springs for proper operation.
(iii) Emergency stop switches shall be red.
				  No other switch may be red.
(iv) An
				  emergency stop switch shall be installed on an organ console elevator in a
				  location accessible to the organist.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.39 - Switches

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(a) An elevator
				  shall be equipped with normal terminal limit switches located in the shaft way
				  or a stop motion device on the operating machine. The switches or device shall
				  automatically bring the platform to rest at either terminal landing.
(b) Final terminal limit switches shall be
				  installed in the shaftway and meet the following requirements:
(1) The switches shall be connected so that
				  the functioning of the switch will occur if the elevator runs by the normal
				  terminal limit switch.
(2) A final
				  terminal limit switch is to automatically shut off power, apply the brake and
				  prevent the operation of the elevator in either direction until adjustments are
				  made to return the elevator to normal operation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.40 - Pit and pit access

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(a) The pit
				  shall be equipped with stone or masonry piers or columns or buffers capable of
				  absorbing the impact of a fully loaded platform while maintaining a minimum
				  refuge space of 2 feet throughout the pit area.
(b) A pit access door has to meet all of the
				  following requirements:
(1) A pit access door
				  shall be a minimum of 30 inches by 30 inches in size, self-closing and
				  self-locking.
(2) Have a switch to
				  prevent the operation of the elevator while the pit access door is
				  open.
(3) An emergency stop switch
				  shall be installed on the strike side of each pit access door.
(4) A switch for operating the pit lights
				  shall be installed on the strike side of each pit access door.
(5) Contain a sign located on the exterior
				  strike side of all pit access doors with the notation, "CAUTION-Elevator Pit
				  Access Door-Authorized Personnel Only." The sign lettering is to be a minimum
				  of 1/4 inch in width and 1 1/2 inches in height. The color of the lettering
				  shall contrast with the color of the access door.
(6) An owner or owner's agent shall have sole
				  possession of keys to each access door.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.41 - Single operator requirement

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A single operator is required to control operation of a
					 stage, orchestra or organ console elevator under all of the following
					 conditions:
(1) The operator and
				  designated material handlers are the only persons that may ride on a stage or
				  orchestra elevator.
(2) The
				  operator and organist are the only persons that may ride on an organ console
				  elevator. An organist may be the operator of the elevator if he receives
				  adequate training on the operation of the elevator and all its
				  controls.
(3) An operator is
				  required to work with an assistant when using a stage, orchestra or organ
				  console elevator that intersects with another stage, orchestra, organ console
				  elevator, storage areas or orchestra areas below the stage level. The assistant
				  shall insure that there are no obstructions in the path of the elevator being
				  operated. The assistant shall always use a two-way communication device with
				  the operator.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
												405.31 (relating to
						applicability).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part XIV - Uniform Construction Code › Chapter 405 - ELEVATORS AND OTHER LIFTING DEVICES › STAGE, ORCHESTRA AND ORGAN CONSOLE ELEVATORS › Section 405.42 - Additional requirements

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(a)
				  Railings and toeboards shall be provided at floor levels when the elevator is
				  not at floor level. The railing and toeboard are to be interconnected to the
				  operating circuit so that if any portion of the rail and toeboard is not in its
				  proper placement, the elevator cannot operate.
(b) A key shall be located at the lowest
				  floor in a container with a glass surface. This key shall open a landing door
				  regardless of the location of the platform.
(c) A plate attached to the equipment
				  controller shall contain the manufacturer's listed rated lifting capacity and
				  maximum static load.
(d) The gross
				  weight of the movable platform shall be posted on the controller and will
				  include railings, aprons, wiring, conduits, outlets or an item that is
				  permanently attached to the platform and related lifting capacity.
(e) Reverse phase protection shall be
				  provided when alternating current is used.
(f) Elevator screws are to be directly
				  connecting with worm or beveled gears. Gears shall be enclosed in a
				  housing.
(g) A stage, orchestra or
				  organ console elevator that is not supported or operated by screws, plungers or
				  similar means shall have platform safeties capable of stopping and holding the
				  platform with a full-rated load at any point of its travel.
(h) The motor controller and brake shall be
				  located in a lighted room outside the shaftway, unless the devices are located
				  in the pit.
(i) A slack cable or
				  slack chain device shall be installed on all winding drum or sprocket
				  power-driven stage, orchestra or organ console elevator machinery. The device
				  shall automatically shut off the power, apply the brake and stop the machinery
				  when the platform is obstructed in its descent.
(j) A motor or controller shall be equipped
				  with a second device for disconnection when the motor or controller is not
				  visible from the mainline disconnect switch.
(k) Lighting shall be provided in all machine
				  spaces, pits, storage areas, orchestra areas and landings within the shaftway.
				  A light switch shall be mounted at the entryway to each area.