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Our
administrative
staff
members work
in the L&I
Tumwater
office. They
help folks
with
questions on
penalties,
building
owner
changes and
other
program
questions.
From left: Danielle Rau, Secretary/Admin
(360-902-6129), Cindy Morgan, Office Assistant
(360-902-6131) and Rebecca
Llewellyn, Office Assistant
(360-902-5898).
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New elevator
laws promote
worker and
public
safety
A bill
recently
passed the
Legislature
and was
signed by
the Governor
on May 7.
This bill
gives L&I
the
necessary
flexibility
and
authority to
develop
rules and
licensing
requirements
on or after
March 1,
2004, to
ensure a
greater
level of
worker and
public
safety by
providing
more
assurance
that
individuals
working on
elevators
and other
conveyances
are
qualified to
do so.
Engrossed
Substitute
Senate Bill
5942 will
replace the
existing
legislation
that was to
take effect
July 1. In
upcoming
editions of
The Rising
Times, we
will
highlight
the major
differences
of this bill
compared to
HB2629 that
was passed
last year.
ESSB 5942,
Section 8
requires the
Elevator
Safety
Advisory
Committee to
study
licensing as
it pertains
to
private-residence
units. A
subcommittee
has been
formed to
work in
conjunction
with the
Elevator
Safety Advisory
Committee to
study this
issue. The committee
must report
its findings
and
recommendations
to the
Legislature
by January 1.
Licensing
requirements
for
installers
and
mechanics
working on
private
residential
units will
be postponed
until this
study is
completed
and the
Legislature
makes a
determination.
If the
Legislature
takes no
action, a
sunset
clause has
been
included in
this
legislation
to require
licensing of
contractors
and
mechanics
who work on
these
conveyances
to comply
with
licensing
provisions
by July 1,
2004.
Members
of the
subcommittee
are: Jim
Bender,
International
Union of
Elevator
Constructors
(IUEC);
Charlie Val,
IUEC; Bill
Morrell,
Adaptive
Installations;
Kevin
Morris,
Access
Elevator;
Scott
Sprague,
Accumar; Bob
McLaughlin,
Tramway
Users Group;
Eric
Hamilton,
Hillside
Elevator;
Frank
Regalado;
IUEC; Gary
Shackleford,
Vertical
Transportation
Systems;
Jack Carr,
Boeing; Josh
Swanson,
L&I; and
Dotty Stanlaske,
L&I.
All meetings
will be held
in the
Tukwila L&I
office from
9 a.m. to
noon.
Meetings are
scheduled as
follows:
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Monday, June
16
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Wednesday,
July 16
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Tuesday,
Aug. 19*
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Wednesday,
Sept. 3
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Tuesday,
Oct. 7
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Tuesday,
Nov. 18*
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Wednesday,
Dec. 10
*Subcommittee
will meet
with
Elevator
Safety
Advisory
Committee
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July 16:
Subcommittee
on
residential
units, 9
a.m. to
noon,
Tukwila L&I
office
July
22-24:
Elevator
inspectors
meeting/training
(not a
public
meeting),
Tukwila L&I
office
Aug. 19:
Advisory
Committee
meeting
(subcommittee
on
residential
units to
also meet at
this time),
9 to 11
a.m.,
Tukwila L&I
office
Aug. 19:
Industry
meeting
(industry
participants
only; not a
public
meeting), 11 a.m.
to noon,
Tukwila L&I
office
Aug.
26-28:
Elevator
inspectors
meeting/training
(not a
public
meeting),
Tukwila L&I
office
Sept. 3:
Subcommittee
on
residential
units, 9
a.m. to
noon,
Tukwila L&I
office
Sept.
16-18:
Elevator
inspectors
meeting/training
(not a
public
meeting),
L&I Tukwila
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 Each
month we will feature a question that was posed to our Technical
Specialist, Becky Ernstes. This month's question:
Q: What equipment is allowed in machine rooms?
A: The
American
Society of
Mechanical
Engineers
code
states that
only
machinery
and
equipment
used in
conjunction
with the
function or
use of the
elevator
should be
permitted in
the elevator
machine
room. (ASME
A17.1 1996
Rule 101.2)
In addition,
Washington's
Administrative
Code states
that pipes
(including
piping for
the elevator
pit
sprinkler)
and ducts
can be
located in a
fire-rated
space above
the machine
room, as
long as they
are above
the
seven-foot
clearance
required and
are encased
in a
non-combustible
secondary
pipe without
joints, or a
moisture
barrier
without
penetrations.
(WAC Rule
296-96-02280)
Fire alarm
panels,
air-conditioners
and security-
card readers
may also be
installed in
the machine
room,
provided
they are
used solely
in
connection
with the
elevator and
do not
supply
service to
any other
equipment in
the
building.
Machine
rooms are
dedicated to
equipment
used for
elevators.
This is to
keep people
not familiar
with the
equipment
out of
harm's way.
If you would like to submit a question, please contact Becky at
360-902-6132, or e-mail
ernb235@lni.wa.gov.
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The top 10 items our inspectors cite:
- Phones:
inoperative,
stating wrong
location
- Test logs:
missing, incomplete
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Failure to
test smoke alarm system
annually
- Operating Permits:
not posted,
expired
- Wet pits
- Emergency lights/alarm inoperative
- Door detector edges not functioning
properly
- Materials stored in
machine rooms
- Keys for elevator operation not on
job site
- Intercom not working properly
You can eliminate citations and perhaps
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June 2003
Edition 1 |
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