The Rising Times: June 2004 :: Edition 11
 
June 2004 - Edition 11Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Elevator Program
The Rising Times - A monthly look at elevator operations, maintenance and safety
From the Chief
Left to right, top row: Carrie Anderson, Elevator Chief Inspector Dotty Stanlaske (as Safe-T-Rider) and Cynthia Nordquist, Carrie's mother. Bottom row: Molly Anderson and Clara Van Orman.

We need to make some adjustments to recently completed rule changes for elevator licensing. An error occurred that left out two sections of the rule when the proposal was filed. The Office of the Code Reviser alerted us about the error and, as a result, we are filing additional rulemaking that will address the requirements for these two items, which address the following changes:

  • Clarifying that special purpose and residential elevators are exempt from installation requirements and operation requirements relating to hall buttons.
  • Adding a new section for requirements that apply to hydraulic elevators without safety bulkheads.

We will hold a public hearing in the Tumwater office June 22 to address these issues. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Christine Swanson or me prior to June 22. Christine may be reached at 360-902-6411 or copc235@LNI.wa.gov.

Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience during this process.

I can be reached by e-mail at sdot235@LNI.wa.gov or by phone at 360-902-6128.

- Dotty Stanlaske, Elevator Chief
Hot Topics

Reporting accidents: It is the responsibility of the building owner and/or the owner's representative to report all accidents involving a conveyance to the Department of Labor and Industries' elevator section. Failure to notify L&I of each accident to a person requiring the service of a physician or resulting in a disability exceeding one day may result in a $500 penalty. If an accident occurs, the conveyance must be removed from service until L&I authorizes operation to resume. This may require an inspection, for which applicable fees will be applied.
Events Calendar

June 2004

June 8: Elevator stakeholder meeting, L&I Tukwila office, 9 a.m. to noon. Meeting is for those involved in development of the licensing test.

June 15-16: Statewide elevator inspectors' meeting/training (not a public meeting), L&I Tukwila office.

June 17: Stakeholders' meeting to discuss licensing requirements, L&I Tukwila office, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

June 22: Public hearing on proposed rule changes, Tumwater L&I office, 9 a.m.

July 2004

July 1: Effective date for implementation of A17.1 2000 code and addenda, and effective date for implementation of licensing requirements.
Events Calendar

You can now use a credit or debit card to pay fees for installation and alteration applications, operating permits and penalties. This service is available only through L&I's regional and field offices right now, and we're working to make this service available online in the future.

New invoices have been developed and mailed out for annual operating permits. These invoices are provided with a perforated section that will allow you to tear off this section and return it to L&I with the appropriate fee. Our goal is to make it more convenient for you to pay your annual operating permit and to make it easier for us to maintain accurate records.
 










   
Question of the Month

Q. Can smoke or heat detectors be used to "monitor" elevator hoistways?

A. To answer this question, I will paraphrase from the ASME A17 code for 2000. This approach is already L&I policy, and will be adopted by L&I along with the rest of the 2000 ASME code as of July 1 of this year:

Fire alarm initiating devices shall be installed in conformance with the requirements of NFPA 72, and shall be located at each floor served by the elevator, in the associated elevator machine room and in the elevator hoistway, when required. Although the devices are not required in hoistways, the local fire department may request that an initiating device be installed in the hoistway for monitoring purposes. The activation of this device shall cause all elevators having any equipment in that hoistway, and any associated elevators of a group automatic operation, to be returned nonstop to the designated level, except that initiating devices installed at or below the lowest landing of recall shall cause the car to be sent to the upper recall level. (Reference: 2000 ASME A17, sections 227.3.2.1 and 227.3.2.3c)
 

 

June 2004
Edition 11
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