Bill Amendment: IL HB4302 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: ELEVATOR SAFETY-SUNSET
Status: 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4302 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB4302-House_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: ELEVATOR SAFETY-SUNSET
Status: 2022-02-18 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB4302 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB4302-House_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4302
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4302 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 4.33 and 4.38 as follows:
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6 | (5 ILCS 80/4.33) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 4.33. Acts repealed on January 1,
2023. The following | ||||||
8 | Acts are
repealed on January 1, 2023: | ||||||
9 | The Dietitian Nutritionist Practice Act. | ||||||
10 | The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act.
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11 | The Fire Equipment Distributor and Employee Regulation Act | ||||||
12 | of 2011. | ||||||
13 | The Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code. | ||||||
14 | The Naprapathic Practice Act. | ||||||
15 | The Pharmacy Practice Act. | ||||||
16 | The Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional |
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1 | Counselor
Licensing and Practice Act. | ||||||
2 | The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. | ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 101-621, eff. 12-20-19.)
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4 | (5 ILCS 80/4.38) | ||||||
5 | Sec. 4.38. Acts repealed on January 1, 2028. The following | ||||||
6 | Acts are repealed on January 1, 2028: | ||||||
7 | The Acupuncture Practice Act. | ||||||
8 | The Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. | ||||||
9 | The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. | ||||||
10 | The Home Medical Equipment and Services Provider License | ||||||
11 | Act. | ||||||
12 | The Illinois Petroleum Education and Marketing Act. | ||||||
13 | The Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | ||||||
14 | Practice Act. | ||||||
15 | The Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007. | ||||||
16 | The Nurse Practice Act. | ||||||
17 | The Nursing Home Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary | ||||||
18 | Act. | ||||||
19 | The Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. | ||||||
20 | The Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 100-220, eff. 8-18-17; 100-375, eff. 8-25-17; | ||||||
22 | 100-398, eff. 8-25-17; 100-414, eff. 8-25-17; 100-453, eff. | ||||||
23 | 8-25-17; 100-513, eff. 9-20-17; 100-525, eff. 9-22-17; | ||||||
24 | 100-530, eff. 9-22-17; 100-560, eff. 12-8-17.)
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1 | Section 10. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | ||||||
2 | amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 25, 35, 95, and 140 as | ||||||
3 | follows:
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4 | (225 ILCS 312/10)
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5 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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6 | Sec. 10. Applicability.
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7 | (a) This Act covers the construction, operation, | ||||||
8 | inspection,
testing,
maintenance, alteration, and repair of | ||||||
9 | the following equipment, its associated
parts, and
its | ||||||
10 | hoistways (except as modified by subsection (c) of this | ||||||
11 | Section):
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12 | (1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a | ||||||
13 | car or platform,
which move between 2 or more landings. | ||||||
14 | This equipment includes, but is not
limited
to, the | ||||||
15 | following (also see ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME | ||||||
16 | A18.1):
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17 | (A) Elevators.
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18 | (B) Platform lifts and stairway chair lifts.
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19 | (2) Power driven stairways and walkways for carrying | ||||||
20 | persons between
landings. This equipment includes, but is | ||||||
21 | not limited to, the following (also
see ASME A17.1 and | ||||||
22 | ASME A17.3):
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23 | (A) Escalators.
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24 | (B) Moving walks.
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25 | (3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a |
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1 | car, which serves
2 or more landings and is restricted to | ||||||
2 | the carrying of material by its
limited
size or limited | ||||||
3 | access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not | ||||||
4 | limited
to, the
following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME | ||||||
5 | A17.3):
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6 | (A) Dumbwaiters.
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7 | (B) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic | ||||||
8 | transfer
devices.
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9 | (b) This Act covers the construction, operation, | ||||||
10 | inspection,
maintenance,
alteration, and repair of automatic | ||||||
11 | guided transit vehicles on guideways with
an
exclusive
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12 | right-of-way. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, | ||||||
13 | automated people
movers (also see ASCE 21).
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14 | (c) This Act does not apply to the following equipment:
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15 | (1) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5.
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16 | (2)
Manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1.
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17 | (3) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the | ||||||
18 | scope of ANSI A92.
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19 | (4) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and | ||||||
20 | interior
maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1.
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21 | (5) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope | ||||||
22 | of ASME B20.1.
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23 | (6) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings
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24 | within the scope of ASME B30.
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25 | (7) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56.
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26 | (8) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators |
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1 | that are covered by ANSI A17.1.
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2 | (9) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials | ||||||
3 | to and from
storage located and operating entirely within | ||||||
4 | one story.
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5 | (10) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at | ||||||
6 | machine tools,
printing presses, etc.
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7 | (11) Skip or furnace hoists.
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8 | (12) Wharf ramps.
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9 | (13) Railroad car lifts or dumpers.
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10 | (14) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving | ||||||
11 | platforms, and similar
equipment used for installing an | ||||||
12 | elevator by a contractor licensed in this
State.
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13 | (15) (Blank).
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14 | (16) Conveyances located in a private residence not | ||||||
15 | accessible to the public. | ||||||
16 | (17) Special purpose personnel elevators within the | ||||||
17 | scope of ASME A17.1 and used only by authorized personnel. | ||||||
18 | (18) Personnel hoists within the scope of
ANSI A10.4. | ||||||
19 | (19) Wind turbine tower elevators within the scope of | ||||||
20 | ASME A17.8. | ||||||
21 | (d) This Act does not apply to a municipality with a | ||||||
22 | population over 500,000.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 95-573, eff. 8-31-07; 96-54, eff. 7-23-09; | ||||||
24 | 96-342, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10 .)
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25 | (225 ILCS 312/15)
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1 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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2 | Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act:
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3 | "Administrator" means the Office of the State Fire | ||||||
4 | Marshal.
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5 | "Alteration" means any change to equipment, including its | ||||||
6 | parts, components, or subsystems, other than maintenance, | ||||||
7 | repair, or replacement of the equipment, including its parts, | ||||||
8 | components, or subsystems. | ||||||
9 | "ANSI A10.4" means the safety requirements for personnel | ||||||
10 | hoists, an American
National Standard.
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11 | "ASCE 21" means the American Society of Civil Engineers | ||||||
12 | Automated People
Mover Standards.
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13 | "ASME A17.1" means the Safety Code for
Elevators and | ||||||
14 | Escalators, an American National Standard, and CSA B44, the | ||||||
15 | National Standard of Canada.
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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 A17.7" means the Performance-Based Safety Code for | ||||||
19 | Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard, and | ||||||
20 | CSA B44.7, the National Standard of Canada. | ||||||
21 | "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard for
Platform Lifts | ||||||
22 | and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.
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23 | "Automated people mover" means an
installation as defined | ||||||
24 | as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.
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25 | "Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board.
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26 | "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by |
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1 | the Administrator or the Local Administrator
that indicates | ||||||
2 | that the conveyance : has passed the required safety inspection
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3 | and tests ; has been registered; and fees have been paid as set | ||||||
4 | forth in this Act.
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5 | "Conveyance" means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, | ||||||
6 | moving sidewalk,
platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and | ||||||
7 | automated people movers.
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8 | "Elevator" means an installation defined as an
"elevator" | ||||||
9 | in ASME A17.1.
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10 | "Elevator contractor" means any person, firm, or | ||||||
11 | corporation who possesses
an elevator contractor's license in | ||||||
12 | accordance with the provisions of Sections
40 and 55 of this | ||||||
13 | Act and who is engaged in the business of erecting,
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14 | constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or | ||||||
15 | maintaining
elevators or related conveyance covered by this | ||||||
16 | Act.
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17 | "Elevator contractor's license" means a license issued to | ||||||
18 | an elevator
contractor who has proven his or her | ||||||
19 | qualifications and ability and has been
authorized by the | ||||||
20 | Administrator to work on conveyance equipment. It shall | ||||||
21 | entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of
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22 | constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, | ||||||
23 | repairing,
or maintaining and performing electrical work on | ||||||
24 | elevators or related conveyances
covered by this Act within | ||||||
25 | any building or structure, including, but not limited to, | ||||||
26 | private residences. The
Administrator may issue a limited |
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1 | elevator contractor's license authorizing a
firm or company | ||||||
2 | that employs individuals to carry on a business of erecting,
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3 | constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or | ||||||
4 | maintaining
a specific type of conveyance within any building | ||||||
5 | or structure,
excluding
private residences.
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6 | "Elevator helper" means an individual registered with the | ||||||
7 | Administrator who works under the general direction of a | ||||||
8 | licensed elevator mechanic.
Licensure is not required for an | ||||||
9 | elevator helper.
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10 | "Elevator industry apprentice" means an individual who is | ||||||
11 | enrolled in an apprenticeship program approved by the Bureau | ||||||
12 | of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor | ||||||
13 | and who is registered by the Administrator and works under the | ||||||
14 | general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic.
Licensure | ||||||
15 | is not required for an elevator industry apprentice.
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16 | "Elevator inspector" means any
inspector, as that term is | ||||||
17 | defined in ASME QEI, who possesses an elevator inspector's
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18 | license in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
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19 | "Elevator mechanic" means any person who possesses an | ||||||
20 | elevator mechanic's
license in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
21 | of Sections 40 and 45 of this Act and
who is engaged in | ||||||
22 | erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
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23 | repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance | ||||||
24 | covered by this Act.
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25 | "Elevator mechanic's license" means a license issued to a | ||||||
26 | person who has
proven his or her qualifications and ability |
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1 | and has been authorized by the Administrator
to work on | ||||||
2 | conveyance equipment. It shall entitle
the holder thereof to | ||||||
3 | install, construct, alter, service, repair, test,
maintain, | ||||||
4 | and perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyance
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5 | covered by this Act. The Administrator may issue a limited | ||||||
6 | elevator mechanic's license authorizing an individual to carry | ||||||
7 | on a business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, | ||||||
8 | servicing, repairing, or maintaining a specific type of | ||||||
9 | conveyance within any building or structure.
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10 | "Escalator" means an installation defined as an | ||||||
11 | "escalator" in ASME A17.1.
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12 | "Existing installation" means an installation
defined as | ||||||
13 | an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1.
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14 | "Inspector's license" or "inspection company license"
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15 | means a license issued to an ASME QEI certified elevator | ||||||
16 | inspector or inspection company that has proven the | ||||||
17 | inspector's or the company's qualifications and ability and | ||||||
18 | has been authorized by the Administrator to possess this type | ||||||
19 | of license. It shall entitle the
holder thereof to engage in | ||||||
20 | the business of inspecting elevators or related
conveyance | ||||||
21 | covered by this Act.
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22 | "License" means a written license, duly issued by the | ||||||
23 | Administrator,
authorizing a person, firm, or company to carry | ||||||
24 | on the business of erecting,
constructing, installing, | ||||||
25 | altering, servicing, repairing, maintaining, or
performing | ||||||
26 | inspections of elevators or related conveyance covered by this |
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1 | Act. New and renewed licenses issued after January 1, 2010
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2 | will include a photo of the licensee. | ||||||
3 | "Local Administrator" means the municipality or | ||||||
4 | municipalities or
county or counties that entered into a local | ||||||
5 | elevator agreement with the
Administrator to operate its own | ||||||
6 | elevator safety program in
accordance with this Act and the | ||||||
7 | adopted administrative rules.
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8 | "Material alteration" means an "alteration", as defined in | ||||||
9 | the referenced standards.
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10 | "Moving walk" means an installation defined as a "moving | ||||||
11 | walk"
in ASME A17.1.
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12 | "Owner" means the owner of the conveyance, which could be | ||||||
13 | an individual, a group of individuals, an association, trust, | ||||||
14 | partnership, corporation, or person doing business under an | ||||||
15 | assumed name. The owner may delegate his, her, or its | ||||||
16 | authority to manage the day-to-day operations of the | ||||||
17 | conveyance to another party, but may not delegate his, her, or | ||||||
18 | its responsibilities and duties under this Act and the | ||||||
19 | administrative rules. | ||||||
20 | "Private residence" means a separate dwelling or a | ||||||
21 | separate apartment or condominium unit in
a multiple-family
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22 | dwelling that is occupied by members of a single-family unit.
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23 | "Repair" has the meaning set forth in the referenced | ||||||
24 | standards. "Repair" does not require a
permit.
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25 | "Temporarily dormant" means an elevator, dumbwaiter, or | ||||||
26 | escalator:
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1 | (1) with a power supply that has been disconnected by | ||||||
2 | removing fuses and
placing a padlock on the mainline | ||||||
3 | disconnect switch in the "off" position;
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4 | (2) with a car that is parked and hoistway doors that | ||||||
5 | are in the closed
and latched position;
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6 | (3) with a wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch | ||||||
7 | installed by a
licensed elevator inspector;
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8 | (4) that shall not be used again until it has been put | ||||||
9 | in safe running
order and is in condition for use;
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10 | (5) requiring annual inspections for the duration of | ||||||
11 | the temporarily
dormant status by a licensed elevator | ||||||
12 | inspector;
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13 | (6) that has a "temporarily dormant" status that is | ||||||
14 | renewable on an
annual basis, not to exceed a 5-year | ||||||
15 | period;
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16 | (7) requiring the inspector to file a report with the | ||||||
17 | Administrator describing the current conditions; and
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18 | (8) with a wire seal and padlock that shall not be | ||||||
19 | removed for any
purpose without permission from the | ||||||
20 | elevator inspector.
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21 | "Temporary certificate of operation" means a temporary | ||||||
22 | certificate of operation issued by the Administrator or the
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23 | Local Administrator that permits the temporary use
of a | ||||||
24 | non-compliant conveyance by the general public for a limited | ||||||
25 | time of 30
days while minor repairs are being completed.
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26 | All other building transportation terms are as defined in |
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1 | the latest edition of ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1.
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2 | "Temporary limited authority" means an authorization | ||||||
3 | issued, for a period
not to exceed one year, by the | ||||||
4 | Administrator to an individual
that the Administrator deems | ||||||
5 | qualified to perform work on a
specific type of conveyance. | ||||||
6 | (Source: P.A. 99-22, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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7 | (225 ILCS 312/25)
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8 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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9 | Sec. 25. Elevator Safety Review Board.
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10 | (a) There is hereby created within the Office of the State | ||||||
11 | Fire Marshal
the Elevator Safety Review Board, consisting of | ||||||
12 | 17 members. The Administrator
shall appoint 3 members who | ||||||
13 | shall be representatives
of fire
service communities. The | ||||||
14 | Governor shall appoint the remaining 14 members of
the Board | ||||||
15 | as follows: one representative from a major elevator | ||||||
16 | manufacturing
company or its authorized representative; one | ||||||
17 | representative from an elevator
servicing company; one | ||||||
18 | representative of the architectural design
profession; one | ||||||
19 | representative of the general public; one representative of an | ||||||
20 | advocacy group for people with physical disabilities; one | ||||||
21 | representative of an advocacy group for senior citizens; one | ||||||
22 | representative nominated by
a municipality in this State with | ||||||
23 | a population under 25,000; one
representative nominated by a | ||||||
24 | municipality in this State with a population of 25,000 or
over | ||||||
25 | but under 50,000; one representative nominated by a |
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1 | municipality in this State with
a population of 50,000 or over | ||||||
2 | but under 500,000; one
representative of an advocacy group for | ||||||
3 | condominium owners;
one representative of an institution of | ||||||
4 | higher education that
operates an in-house elevator | ||||||
5 | maintenance program; one representative of a
building owner or | ||||||
6 | manager; and 2 representatives of labor, one from Cook County | ||||||
7 | and one from a county in the State other than Cook County, | ||||||
8 | involved in the
installation, maintenance, and repair of | ||||||
9 | elevators.
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10 | (b) The members constituting the Board shall be appointed | ||||||
11 | for initial terms
as follows:
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12 | (1) Of the members appointed by the Administrator, 2 | ||||||
13 | shall serve
for a term of 2 years, and one for a term of 4 | ||||||
14 | years.
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15 | (2) Of the members appointed by the Governor, 2 shall | ||||||
16 | serve for a term
of one year, 2 for terms of 2 years, 2 for | ||||||
17 | terms of 3 years, and 4 for terms of
4 years. The | ||||||
18 | representative of the advocacy group for senior
citizens | ||||||
19 | shall serve an initial term of 4 years. The representative | ||||||
20 | of an advocacy
group for condominium owners, the | ||||||
21 | representative of
the institution of higher education that | ||||||
22 | operates an in-house
elevator maintenance program, and | ||||||
23 | both representatives of labor involved in the | ||||||
24 | installation, maintenance, and repair of elevators shall | ||||||
25 | serve an initial
term of 4 years.
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26 | At the expiration of their initial terms of office, the |
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1 | members or their
successors shall be appointed for terms of 4 | ||||||
2 | years each. Upon the expiration
of a member's term of office, | ||||||
3 | the officer who appointed
that member shall reappoint that | ||||||
4 | member or appoint a successor who is a
representative of the | ||||||
5 | same interests with which his or her predecessor was
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6 | identified. A member shall serve until his or her successor is | ||||||
7 | appointed and qualified. The Administrator and the Governor | ||||||
8 | may at any time remove any
of their respective appointees for | ||||||
9 | inefficiency or neglect of duty in office.
Upon the death or | ||||||
10 | incapacity of a member, the officer who appointed that member
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11 | shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the vacated term by | ||||||
12 | appointing a
member who is a representative of the same | ||||||
13 | interests with which his or her
predecessor was identified. | ||||||
14 | The members shall serve without salary, but shall
receive from | ||||||
15 | the State expenses necessarily incurred by them in performance
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16 | of their duties. The Governor shall appoint one of the members | ||||||
17 | to serve as
chairperson. The chairperson shall be the deciding | ||||||
18 | vote in the event of a tie
vote.
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19 | Nine Board members shall constitute a quorum. A quorum is | ||||||
20 | required for all Board decisions. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 95-573, eff. 8-31-07; 96-54, eff. 7-23-09 .)
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22 | (225 ILCS 312/35)
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23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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24 | Sec. 35. Powers and duties of the Board and Administrator.
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25 | (a) The Board shall consult with engineering authorities |
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1 | and organizations
and
adopt rules consistent with the | ||||||
2 | provisions of this Act for the
administration and
enforcement | ||||||
3 | of this Act. The Board may prescribe forms to be issued in
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4 | connection with
the administration and enforcement of this | ||||||
5 | Act. The rules shall establish
standards and
criteria | ||||||
6 | consistent with this Act for licensing of elevator mechanics,
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7 | inspectors, and installers of
elevators,
including the | ||||||
8 | provisions of the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators | ||||||
9 | (ASME
A17.1),
the provisions of the Performance-Based Safety | ||||||
10 | Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.7), the Standard | ||||||
11 | for the
Qualification
of Elevator Inspectors (ASME QEI-1), the | ||||||
12 | Automated People Mover Standards
(ASCE 21), the Safety | ||||||
13 | Requirements for Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators
(ANSI | ||||||
14 | A10.4), and the Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and | ||||||
15 | Stairway Chairlifts (ASME A18.1). The Board shall adopt or | ||||||
16 | amend and adopt the latest editions of the standards | ||||||
17 | referenced in this subsection within 12 months after the | ||||||
18 | effective date of the
standards.
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19 | The Board shall make determinations authorized by this Act | ||||||
20 | regarding variances, interpretations, and the installation of | ||||||
21 | new technology. Such determinations shall have a binding | ||||||
22 | precedential effect throughout the State regarding equipment, | ||||||
23 | structure, or the enforcement of codes unless limited by the | ||||||
24 | Board to the fact-specific issues. | ||||||
25 | (b) The Administrator or Local Administrator shall have | ||||||
26 | the authority to grant exceptions and
variances from
the |
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1 | literal requirements of
applicable State codes, standards, and | ||||||
2 | regulations in cases where such
variances
would not
jeopardize | ||||||
3 | the public
safety and
welfare. The Administrator has the right
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4 | to review and object to any exceptions or variances granted by
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5 | the Local Administrator. The Board shall have the authority to | ||||||
6 | hear appeals, for any denial by the Local Administrator or
for | ||||||
7 | any denial or objection by the Administrator. The Board
shall | ||||||
8 | hold hearings, and
decide
upon such within 30 days of the | ||||||
9 | appeal.
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10 | (c) The Board shall establish fee schedules for licenses, | ||||||
11 | and registrations issued by the Administrator. The Board
shall | ||||||
12 | also establish fee schedules for permits and
certificates for | ||||||
13 | conveyances not under a Local
Administrator. The fees shall be | ||||||
14 | set at an amount necessary to cover the actual
costs and | ||||||
15 | expenses to operate
the Board
and to conduct the duties as | ||||||
16 | described in this Act.
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17 | (d) The Board shall be authorized to recommend the | ||||||
18 | amendments of applicable
legislation, when appropriate, to | ||||||
19 | legislators.
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20 | (e) The Administrator may solicit the advice and expert | ||||||
21 | knowledge of
the
Board on any matter relating to the | ||||||
22 | administration and enforcement of this Act.
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23 | (f) The Administrator may employ professional, technical,
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24 | investigative, or
clerical help, on either a full-time or | ||||||
25 | part-time basis, as may be necessary
for the
enforcement of | ||||||
26 | this Act.
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1 | (g) (Blank).
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2 | (h) Notwithstanding anything else in this Section, the | ||||||
3 | following upgrade requirements of the 2007 edition of the | ||||||
4 | Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (ASME A17.1) and the | ||||||
5 | 2005 edition of the Safety Code for Existing Elevators (ASME | ||||||
6 | A17.3) must be completed by January 1, 2015, but the | ||||||
7 | Administrator or Local Administrator may not require their | ||||||
8 | completion prior to January 1, 2013: | ||||||
9 | (i) (blank); | ||||||
10 | (ii) car illumination; | ||||||
11 | (iii) emergency operation and signaling devices; | ||||||
12 | (iv) phase reversal and failure protection; | ||||||
13 | (v) reopening device for power operated doors or | ||||||
14 | gates; | ||||||
15 | (vi) stop switch pits; and | ||||||
16 | (vii) pit ladder installation in accordance with | ||||||
17 | Section 2.2.4.2 of ASME A17.1-2007. | ||||||
18 | (h-5) Notwithstanding anything else in this Section, the | ||||||
19 | upgrade requirements for the restricted opening of hoistway | ||||||
20 | doors or car doors on passenger elevators as provided for in | ||||||
21 | the 2007 edition of the Safety Code for Elevators and | ||||||
22 | Escalators (ASME A17.1) and the 2005 edition of the Safety | ||||||
23 | Code for Existing Elevators (ASME A17.3) must be completed by | ||||||
24 | January 1, 2014. | ||||||
25 | (i) In the event that a conveyance regulated by this Act is | ||||||
26 | altered, the alteration shall comply with the edition of ASME |
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1 | A17.1 currently adopted by the Board . Notwithstanding anything | ||||||
2 | else in this Section, the firefighter's emergency operation, | ||||||
3 | and the hydraulic elevator cylinder or cylinders , including | ||||||
4 | the associated safety devices outlined in Section 4.3.3(b) of | ||||||
5 | ASME A17.3-2005, are not required to comply with the edition | ||||||
6 | of ASME A17.1 currently adopted by the Board be upgraded | ||||||
7 | unless: (1) there is an alteration of the controller affecting | ||||||
8 | operation control, motion control, or combination of the 2 | ||||||
9 | types of control, (1.1) the operation control, motion control, | ||||||
10 | or combination of the 2 types of control are replaced, (1.2) | ||||||
11 | there is an alteration to the hydraulic cylinder , (2) the
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12 | equipment fails, or (3) failing to replace the equipment | ||||||
13 | jeopardizes the public safety and welfare as determined by the | ||||||
14 | Local Administrator or the Board. | ||||||
15 | (j) The Administrator may choose to require the inspection
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16 | of any conveyance to be performed by its own inspectors or by
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17 | third-party licensed inspectors employed by the Administrator. | ||||||
18 | (k) The Board shall prescribe an inspection form, which | ||||||
19 | shall be the only inspection form used by a licensed inspector | ||||||
20 | in the inspection of a conveyance under this Act. | ||||||
21 | (Source: P.A. 99-22, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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22 | (225 ILCS 312/95)
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23 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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24 | Sec. 95. New installations; annual inspections and | ||||||
25 | registrations.
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1 | (a) All new conveyance installations regulated by this Act
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2 | shall be performed by a person, firm, or
company to which a | ||||||
3 | license to install or service conveyances has been issued.
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4 | Subsequent
to installation, the licensed person, firm, or | ||||||
5 | company must certify compliance
with the
applicable Sections | ||||||
6 | of this Act. Prior to any conveyance being used, the
property | ||||||
7 | owner or
lessee must obtain a certificate of operation from | ||||||
8 | the Administrator or Local Administrator , except that the | ||||||
9 | conveyance may be used by the public for up to 30 days after | ||||||
10 | the initial passed acceptance inspection while the property | ||||||
11 | owner or lessee is in the process of obtaining an initial | ||||||
12 | certificate of operation . A
fee as authorized by Section 35 of | ||||||
13 | this Act or as set by the Local Administrator shall be paid for | ||||||
14 | the certificate of operation. It shall be
the responsibility
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15 | of the owner to complete and submit first time
registration | ||||||
16 | for new
installations and to pay the fee for registration, | ||||||
17 | prior to the issuance of the initial certificate of operation .
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18 | (b) (Blank).
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19 | (c) A certificate of operation is renewable annually, | ||||||
20 | except that a certificate of operation is renewable every 3 | ||||||
21 | years for a conveyance (i) that is located in a building owned | ||||||
22 | and occupied by any church, synagogue, or other building, | ||||||
23 | structure, or place used primarily for religious worship and | ||||||
24 | is the only conveyance in the building, (ii) that is under the | ||||||
25 | jurisdiction of the Administrator, (iii) that is limited in | ||||||
26 | use to 2 levels, and (iv) for which the church, synagogue, or |
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1 | other building, structure, or place used primarily for | ||||||
2 | religious worship has an annual maintenance examination that | ||||||
3 | includes the applicable category tests. For these occupancies, | ||||||
4 | on-site witnessing of the category test shall be witnessed | ||||||
5 | every 3 years. Records of the applicable maintenance checks | ||||||
6 | and elevator category test results shall be maintained on-site | ||||||
7 | by the building owner. The certificates
of operation
or copy | ||||||
8 | thereof, must be clearly displayed in the conveyance for
the | ||||||
9 | benefit of code enforcement staff.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 96-54, eff. 7-23-09; 97-310, eff. 8-11-11 .)
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11 | (225 ILCS 312/140)
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12 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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13 | Sec. 140. Local Administrator; home rule.
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14 | (a) The Administrator may enter into a local elevator | ||||||
15 | agreement with municipalities or counties under which the | ||||||
16 | Local Administrator shall (i) issue construction permits and | ||||||
17 | certificates of operation, (ii) provide for inspection of | ||||||
18 | elevators , including temporary operation inspections, (iii) | ||||||
19 | grant
exceptions and variances from the literal requirements | ||||||
20 | of
applicable State codes, standards, and regulations in cases
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21 | where such variances would not jeopardize the public safety
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22 | and welfare, and (iv) enforce the applicable provisions of the | ||||||
23 | Act, and levy fines in accordance with the Municipal Code or | ||||||
24 | Counties Code. The Local Administrator may choose to require | ||||||
25 | that inspections be performed by its own inspectors or by |
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1 | private certified elevator inspectors. The Local Administrator | ||||||
2 | may assess a reasonable fee for permits, exceptions, | ||||||
3 | variances,
certification of operation, or inspections | ||||||
4 | performed by its inspectors. Each agreement shall include a | ||||||
5 | provision that the Local Administrator shall maintain for | ||||||
6 | inspection by the Administrator copies of all applications for | ||||||
7 | permits issued, grants or denials of
exceptions or variances, | ||||||
8 | copies of each inspection report issued, and proper records | ||||||
9 | showing the number of certificates of operation issued. Each | ||||||
10 | agreement shall also include a provision that each required | ||||||
11 | inspection be conducted by a certified elevator inspector and | ||||||
12 | any other provisions deemed necessary by the Administrator.
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13 | Any safety standards or regulations adopted by a municipality | ||||||
14 | or county under this
subsection must be at least as stringent | ||||||
15 | as those provided for in this Act and
the rules adopted under | ||||||
16 | this Act.
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17 | (b) A
home rule unit may not
regulate the inspection or | ||||||
18 | licensure of, or
otherwise regulate, elevators and devices | ||||||
19 | described in Section 10 of this Act
in a manner less | ||||||
20 | restrictive than the regulation by the State of those matters
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21 | under this Act.
This subsection is a limitation under | ||||||
22 | subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article
VII of the Illinois | ||||||
23 | Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units
of | ||||||
24 | powers and functions exercised by the State.
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25 | (c) (Blank).
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26 | (d) The Administrator shall be notified of any
exception |
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1 | or variance granted. The Administrator may object
to such | ||||||
2 | exception or variance within 7 business days of
receipt of the | ||||||
3 | notice. Should the Administrator and Local
Administrator not | ||||||
4 | reach agreement on the exception or
variance, the matter shall | ||||||
5 | be directed to the Board to hear
and decide. | ||||||
6 | (e) The Local Administrator shall issue the inspection | ||||||
7 | form prescribed by the Board pursuant to subsection (k) of | ||||||
8 | Section 35 of this Act or an inspection form identical to the | ||||||
9 | form prescribed by the Board, which shall be the only | ||||||
10 | inspection form used by a person, firm, or company licensed to | ||||||
11 | inspect conveyances under this Section. A Local Administrator | ||||||
12 | that chooses to require that inspections be performed by its | ||||||
13 | own inspectors shall also use the inspection form prescribed | ||||||
14 | by the Board or an inspection form that is identical to the | ||||||
15 | form prescribed by the Board. | ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 99-22, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.".
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