Full Text of HB0953 096th General Assembly
HB0953 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 HB0953
Introduced 2/10/2009, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - David R. Leitch - Mike Bost SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
|
225 ILCS 312/15 |
|
225 ILCS 312/20 |
|
225 ILCS 312/135 rep. |
|
|
Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Removes references to private residences in the definition of "elevator contractor's license" and in a Section concerning inspector's licenses and inspection company licenses. Repeals Section concerning elevators in private residences. Effective immediately.
|
| |
|
|
A BILL FOR
|
|
|
|
|
HB0953 |
|
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 1 |
| AN ACT concerning elevators.
| 2 |
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 |
| Section 5. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Sections 15 and 20 as follows:
| 6 |
| (225 ILCS 312/15)
| 7 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 8 |
| Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act:
| 9 |
| "Administrator" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
| 10 |
| "ANSI A10.4" means the safety requirements for personnel | 11 |
| hoists, an American
National Standard.
| 12 |
| "ASCE 21" means the American Society of Civil Engineers | 13 |
| Automated People
Mover Standards.
| 14 |
| "ASME A17.1" means the Safety Code for
Elevators and | 15 |
| Escalators, an American National Standard.
| 16 |
| "ASME A17.3" means the Safety Code for
Existing Elevators | 17 |
| and Escalators, an American National Standard.
| 18 |
| "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard for
Platform Lifts | 19 |
| and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.
| 20 |
| "Automated people mover" means an
installation as defined | 21 |
| as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.
| 22 |
| "Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board.
| 23 |
| "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by |
|
|
|
HB0953 |
- 2 - |
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 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.
| 4 |
| "Conveyance" means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, | 5 |
| moving sidewalk,
platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and | 6 |
| automated people movers.
| 7 |
| "Elevator" means an installation defined as an
"elevator" | 8 |
| in ASME A17.1.
| 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,
| 13 |
| constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or | 14 |
| maintaining
elevators or related conveyance covered by this | 15 |
| Act.
| 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 |
|
|
|
HB0953 |
- 3 - |
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 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 ,
| 4 |
| excluding
private residences .
| 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.
| 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.
| 15 |
| "Elevator inspector" means any
inspector, as that term is | 16 |
| defined in ASME QEI, who possesses an elevator inspector's
| 17 |
| license in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
| 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,
| 22 |
| repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance | 23 |
| covered by this Act.
| 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 |
|
|
|
HB0953 |
- 4 - |
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 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
| 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.
| 9 |
| "Escalator" means an installation defined as an | 10 |
| "escalator" in ASME A17.1.
| 11 |
| "Existing installation" means an installation
defined as | 12 |
| an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1.
| 13 |
| "Inspector's license" or "inspection company license"
| 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.
| 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.
|
|
|
|
HB0953 |
- 5 - |
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 1 |
| "Material alteration" means an "alteration", as defined in | 2 |
| the referenced standards.
| 3 |
| "Moving walk" means an installation defined as a "moving | 4 |
| walk"
in ASME A17.1.
| 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.
| 8 |
| "Repair" has the meaning set forth in the referenced | 9 |
| standards. "Repair" does not require a
permit.
| 10 |
| "Temporarily dormant" means an elevator, dumbwaiter, or | 11 |
| escalator:
| 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;
| 15 |
| (2) with a car that is parked and hoistway doors that | 16 |
| are in the closed
and latched position;
| 17 |
| (3) with a wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch | 18 |
| installed by a
licensed elevator inspector;
| 19 |
| (4) that shall not be used again until it has been put | 20 |
| in safe running
order and is in condition for use;
| 21 |
| (5) requiring annual inspections for the duration of | 22 |
| the temporarily
dormant status by a licensed elevator | 23 |
| inspector;
| 24 |
| (6) that has a "temporarily dormant" status that is | 25 |
| renewable on an
annual basis, not to exceed a 5-year | 26 |
| period;
|
|
|
|
HB0953 |
- 6 - |
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 1 |
| (7) requiring the inspector to file a report with the | 2 |
| Administrator describing the current conditions; and
| 3 |
| (8) with a wire seal and padlock that shall not be | 4 |
| removed for any
purpose without permission from the | 5 |
| elevator inspector.
| 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.
| 11 |
| All other building transportation terms are as defined in | 12 |
| the latest edition of ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1.
| 13 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-698, eff. 11-22-05; 95-573, eff. 8-31-07.)
| 14 |
| (225 ILCS 312/20)
| 15 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
| 16 |
| Sec. 20. License or registration required.
| 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,
| 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.
|
|
|
|
HB0953 |
- 7 - |
LRB096 10688 ASK 20862 b |
|
| 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.
| 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
| 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.
| 18 |
| (c) (Blank).
| 19 |
| (Source: P.A. 94-698, eff. 11-22-05; 95-573, eff. 8-31-07.)
| 20 |
| (225 ILCS 312/135 rep.)
| 21 |
| Section 10. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | 22 |
| amended by repealing Section 135.
| 23 |
| Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 24 |
| becoming law.
|
|