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| Public Act 096-0342 |
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AN ACT concerning elevator regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 312/10)
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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Sec. 10. Applicability.
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(a) This Act covers the construction, operation, | ||||
inspection,
testing,
maintenance, alteration, and repair of | ||||
the following equipment, its associated
parts, and
its | ||||
hoistways (except as modified by subsection (c) of this | ||||
Section):
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(1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a | ||||
car or platform,
which move between 2 or more landings. | ||||
This equipment includes, but is not
limited
to, the | ||||
following (also see ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME | ||||
A18.1):
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(A) Elevators.
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(B) Platform lifts and stairway chair lifts.
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(2) Power driven stairways and walkways for carrying | ||||
persons between
landings. This equipment includes, but is | ||||
not limited to, the following (also
see ASME A17.1 and ASME | ||||
A17.3):
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(A) Escalators.
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(B) Moving walks.
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(3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a | ||
car, which serves
2 or more landings and is restricted to | ||
the carrying of material by its
limited
size or limited | ||
access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not | ||
limited
to, the
following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME | ||
A17.3):
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(A) Dumbwaiters.
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(B) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic | ||
transfer
devices.
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(b) This Act covers the construction, operation, | ||
inspection,
maintenance,
alteration, and repair of automatic | ||
guided transit vehicles on guideways with
an
exclusive
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right-of-way. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, | ||
automated people
movers (also see ASCE 21).
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(c) This Act does not apply to the following equipment:
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(1) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5.
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(2)
Manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1.
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(3) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the | ||
scope of ANSI A92.
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(4) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and | ||
interior
maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1.
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(5) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope of | ||
ASME B20.1.
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(6) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings
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within the scope of ASME B30.
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(7) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56.
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(8) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators | ||
that are covered by ANSI A17.1.
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(9) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials | ||
to and from
storage located and operating entirely within | ||
one story.
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(10) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at | ||
machine tools,
printing presses, etc.
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(11) Skip or furnace hoists.
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(12) Wharf ramps.
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(13) Railroad car lifts or dumpers.
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(14) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving | ||
platforms, and similar
equipment used for installing an | ||
elevator by a contractor licensed in this
State.
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(15) (Blank).
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(16) Conveyances located in a private residence not | ||
accessible to the public. | ||
(17) Special purpose personnel elevators within the | ||
scope of ASME A17.1 and used only by authorized personnel | ||
(Blank). | ||
(d) This Act does not apply to a municipality with a | ||
population over 500,000.
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(Source: P.A. 94-698, eff. 11-22-05; 95-573, eff. 8-31-07.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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