Jack Day,
Elevator Chief

Greetings,

Thank you for reading The Rising Times. As we begin a new year, I’d like to take a few moments to reflect on last year’s activity. 

The Elevator Program saw an increase in business this past year. It kept us busy, but it also reflects a good economy in the state.

In 2006, the number of conveyance permits increased by a total of 141 over the previous year’s total of 886. This increased the number of annual inspections to 14,103 in 2006 – an increase of 442 conveyance inspections in one year.  

Alteration permits were also on the rise in 2006, with 178 more permits approved than the previous year, for a total of 688.

As I mentioned, this has kept our office and field staff very busy. From what I hear, the elevator companies are getting ready for another increase in business in 2007.

I want to give my thanks to all the elevator staff in the field and central office for the outstanding performance and professionalism they demonstrated throughout the past year. Thank you for a job well done.

Looking ahead, we will have some challenges. With the increase in new installations and alterations expected to continue, we need to keep all the elevator codes up to date. We are preparing to update to the 2004 ASME elevator code, with a goal of completing it by July 1. In addition, we hope to have a new office software program by July. All these items will require training and transition. We’ll work together to keep each other and our customers informed of all the changes.

As always, I want to invite and encourage your participation in the elevator code update process. Participation from the elevator community not only fosters better relations, it also creates an atmosphere of understanding.

As we begin to update the elevator code, we will provide more information on the elevator rules web site.

Please let me know if you have comments or questions. You can contact me at 360-902-6128 or dayl@LNI.wa.gov.

Sincerely,

Jack Day
Chief Elevator Inspector

State of Washington