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1 | AN ACT concerning elevators.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Sections 15 and 20 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 312/15)
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7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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8 | Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act:
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9 | "Administrator" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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10 | "ANSI A10.4" means the safety requirements for personnel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | hoists, an American
National Standard.
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12 | "ASCE 21" means the American Society of Civil Engineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Automated People
Mover Standards.
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14 | "ASME A17.1" means the Safety Code for
Elevators and | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Escalators, an American National Standard.
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16 | "ASME A17.3" means the Safety Code for
Existing Elevators | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | and Escalators, an American National Standard.
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18 | "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard for
Platform Lifts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.
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20 | "Automated people mover" means an
installation as defined | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.
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22 | "Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board.
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23 | "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by |
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1 | the Administrator
that indicates that the conveyance has passed | ||||||
2 | the required safety inspection
and tests and fees have been | ||||||
3 | paid as set forth in this Act.
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4 | "Conveyance" means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, | ||||||
5 | moving sidewalk,
platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and | ||||||
6 | automated people movers.
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7 | "Elevator" means an installation defined as an
"elevator" | ||||||
8 | in ASME A17.1.
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9 | "Elevator contractor" means any person, firm, or | ||||||
10 | corporation who possesses
an elevator contractor's license in | ||||||
11 | accordance with the provisions of Sections
40 and 55 of this | ||||||
12 | Act and who is engaged in the business of erecting,
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13 | constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or | ||||||
14 | maintaining
elevators or related conveyance covered by this | ||||||
15 | Act.
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16 | "Elevator contractor's license" means a license issued to | ||||||
17 | an elevator
contractor who has proven his or her qualifications | ||||||
18 | and ability and has been
authorized by the Elevator Safety | ||||||
19 | Review Board to work on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle | ||||||
20 | the holder thereof to engage in the business of
constructing, | ||||||
21 | installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing,
or | ||||||
22 | maintaining and performing electrical work on elevators or | ||||||
23 | related conveyances
covered by this Act within any building or | ||||||
24 | structure , including, but not limited to, private residences . | ||||||
25 | The
Administrator may issue a limited elevator contractor's | ||||||
26 | license authorizing a
firm or company that employs individuals |
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1 | to carry on a business of erecting,
constructing, installing, | ||||||
2 | altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining
platform lifts | ||||||
3 | and stairway chairlifts within any building or structure ,
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4 | excluding
private residences .
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5 | "Elevator helper" means an individual registered with the | ||||||
6 | Administrator who works under the general direction of a | ||||||
7 | licensed elevator mechanic.
Licensure is not required for an | ||||||
8 | elevator helper.
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9 | "Elevator industry apprentice" means an individual who is | ||||||
10 | enrolled in an apprenticeship program approved by the Bureau of | ||||||
11 | Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor and | ||||||
12 | who is registered by the Administrator and works under the | ||||||
13 | general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic.
Licensure is | ||||||
14 | not required for an elevator industry apprentice.
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15 | "Elevator inspector" means any
inspector, as that term is | ||||||
16 | defined in ASME QEI, who possesses an elevator inspector's
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17 | license in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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18 | "Elevator mechanic" means any person who possesses an | ||||||
19 | elevator mechanic's
license in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
20 | of Sections 40 and 45 of this Act and
who is engaged in | ||||||
21 | erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
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22 | repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance | ||||||
23 | covered by this Act.
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24 | "Elevator mechanic's license" means a license issued to a | ||||||
25 | person who has
proven his or her qualifications and ability and | ||||||
26 | has been authorized by the
Elevator Safety Review Board to work |
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1 | on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle
the holder thereof to | ||||||
2 | install, construct, alter, service, repair, test,
maintain, | ||||||
3 | and perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyance
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4 | covered by this Act. The Administrator may issue a limited | ||||||
5 | elevator mechanic's license authorizing an individual to carry | ||||||
6 | on a business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, | ||||||
7 | servicing, repairing, or maintaining platform lifts and | ||||||
8 | stairway chairlifts within any building or structure.
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9 | "Escalator" means an installation defined as an | ||||||
10 | "escalator" in ASME A17.1.
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11 | "Existing installation" means an installation
defined as | ||||||
12 | an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1.
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13 | "Inspector's license" or "inspection company license"
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14 | means a license issued to an ASME QEI certified elevator | ||||||
15 | inspector or inspection company that has proven the inspector's | ||||||
16 | or the company's qualifications and ability and has been | ||||||
17 | authorized by the Elevator
Safety Review Board to possess this | ||||||
18 | type of license. It shall entitle the
holder thereof to engage | ||||||
19 | in the business of inspecting elevators or related
conveyance | ||||||
20 | covered by this Act.
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21 | "License" means a written license, duly issued by the | ||||||
22 | Administrator,
authorizing a person, firm, or company to carry | ||||||
23 | on the business of erecting,
constructing, installing, | ||||||
24 | altering, servicing, repairing, maintaining, or
performing | ||||||
25 | inspections of elevators or related conveyance covered by this | ||||||
26 | Act.
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1 | "Material alteration" means an "alteration", as defined in | ||||||
2 | the referenced standards.
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3 | "Moving walk" means an installation defined as a "moving | ||||||
4 | walk"
in ASME A17.1.
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5 | "Private residence" means a separate dwelling or a separate | ||||||
6 | apartment or condominium unit in
a multiple-family
dwelling | ||||||
7 | that is occupied by members of a single-family unit.
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8 | "Repair" has the meaning set forth in the referenced | ||||||
9 | standards. "Repair" does not require a
permit.
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10 | "Temporarily dormant" means an elevator, dumbwaiter, or | ||||||
11 | escalator:
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12 | (1) with a power supply that has been disconnected by | ||||||
13 | removing fuses and
placing a padlock on the mainline | ||||||
14 | disconnect switch in the "off" position;
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15 | (2) with a car that is parked and hoistway doors that | ||||||
16 | are in the closed
and latched position;
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17 | (3) with a wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch | ||||||
18 | installed by a
licensed elevator inspector;
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19 | (4) that shall not be used again until it has been put | ||||||
20 | in safe running
order and is in condition for use;
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21 | (5) requiring annual inspections for the duration of | ||||||
22 | the temporarily
dormant status by a licensed elevator | ||||||
23 | inspector;
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24 | (6) that has a "temporarily dormant" status that is | ||||||
25 | renewable on an
annual basis, not to exceed a 5-year | ||||||
26 | period;
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1 | (7) requiring the inspector to file a report with the | ||||||
2 | Administrator describing the current conditions; and
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3 | (8) with a wire seal and padlock that shall not be | ||||||
4 | removed for any
purpose without permission from the | ||||||
5 | elevator inspector.
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6 | "Temporary certificate of operation" means a temporary | ||||||
7 | certificate of operation issued by the Administrator that | ||||||
8 | permits the temporary use
of a non-compliant conveyance by the | ||||||
9 | general public for a limited time of 30
days while minor | ||||||
10 | repairs are being completed.
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11 | All other building transportation terms are as defined in | ||||||
12 | the latest edition of ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 94-698, eff. 11-22-05; 95-573, eff. 8-31-07.)
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14 | (225 ILCS 312/20)
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15 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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16 | Sec. 20. License or registration required.
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17 | (a) After July 1, 2003 through the effective date of this | ||||||
18 | amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and after July 1, | ||||||
19 | 2006, no person shall erect, construct, wire, alter,
replace,
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20 | maintain, remove, or dismantle any conveyance contained within | ||||||
21 | buildings or
structures
in the jurisdiction of this State | ||||||
22 | unless he or she possesses an elevator
mechanic's license
under | ||||||
23 | this Act and unless he or she works under the direct | ||||||
24 | supervision of a
person,
firm, or
company having an elevator | ||||||
25 | contractor's license in accordance with Section 40
of this Act.
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1 | A licensed or limited licensed elevator mechanic employed by an | ||||||
2 | entity exempted from contractor licensure under subsection (a) | ||||||
3 | of Section 40 of this Act is exempt, with respect to work | ||||||
4 | performed for that employer, from the requirement that he or | ||||||
5 | she work under the direct supervision of an elevator contractor | ||||||
6 | licensee. A licensed elevator contractor is not required for | ||||||
7 | removal or
dismantling of conveyances that are destroyed as a | ||||||
8 | result of a complete
demolition of a secured building or | ||||||
9 | structure or where the hoistway or wellway
is demolished back | ||||||
10 | to the basic support structure and where no access is
permitted | ||||||
11 | that would endanger the safety and welfare of a person.
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12 | (b) After July 1, 2003 through the effective date of this | ||||||
13 | amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and after July 1, | ||||||
14 | 2006, no person shall inspect any conveyance within
buildings
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15 | or structures, including, but not limited to, private | ||||||
16 | residences, unless he or
she has an
inspector's license or an | ||||||
17 | inspection company license.
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18 | (c) (Blank).
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19 | (Source: P.A. 94-698, eff. 11-22-05; 95-573, eff. 8-31-07.)
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20 | (225 ILCS 312/135 rep.)
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21 | Section 10. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | ||||||
22 | amended by repealing Section 135.
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23 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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