Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-25-.03 - Definitions
(1) Accident means
an unplanned or unscheduled event that results in property damage and/or
personal injury.
(2) Act is Part 6
of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia,
O.C.G.A. Sections
8-2-100 through
8-2-109.1.
(3) Approved means that
which is acceptable to the Office.
(4) Board is the Advisory Committee as
described in Section
8-2-109 of the
Act.
(5) Certified Inspector is an
inspector, by reason of experience and knowledge, considered qualified by the
Office. The minimum experience shall be established by these rules. Knowledge
shall be evidenced by approved written and oral examinations, acceptable to and
administered by the Office.
(6)
Cessation order is the official order stopping an action by an individual or
company.
(7) Citation is the
written document by which a person or company is summoned or cited.
(8) The Commissioner is the Commissioner of
Insurance and Safety Fire, and.
(9)
the Office is the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety
Fire.
(10) Dormant Elevator means
an elevator that is intact and on the premises and the equipment is entirely
disconnected in an approved manner.
(11) Elevators as used in these Rules means,
Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Material lifts, Manlifts, Moving Walks, or
Platform Lifts (Wheelchair Lifts) or Stairway Chairlifts where the Rule is
applicable in accordance with the adopted Codes and Standards.
(12) Hand powered one-man elevator is an
elevator having a car platform area of not more than five square feet and a
rated load of not more than three hundred pounds and which is operated from the
car only by pulling on a stationary rope located in the hoistway and passing
through or adjacent to the car platform. It is for the exclusive use of certain
designated operating and maintenance employees and installed in a grain or feed
mill or similar structure not accessible to the general public.
(13) Inspection means the official
determination by a certified inspector of the condition of all parts of the
equipment meet the applicable code which determines the safe operation of an
elevator.
(14) Personnel Hoist is
those elevators used during construction to carry workers. Such elevators are
temporary and shall not become a permanent part of the structure.
(15) Personal Injury, as used in
O.C.G.A. §
8-2-106(a),
means bodily injury, sickness, or disease sustained by any person by reason of
the operation or malfunction of an elevator, escalator, manlift moving walk or
power dumbwaiter, platform lifts or stairway chairlifts including death at any
time resulting therefrom. Personal Injury does not include false arrest,
detention, imprisonment, confinement, slander, libel, violation of privacy or
any mental disease, disability or disorder not accompanied by physical injury
at the time of the incident.
(16)
Property Damage, as used in O.C.G.A. §
8-2-106(b),
means physical injury to, or destruction of tangible property to the structure
or operational parts (including safety equipment and devices) of an elevator,
escalator, manlift, moving walk or power dumbwaiter, sustained by reason of
accident or malfunction, other than routine wear and tear.
(17) Special Purpose Personnel Elevator is an
elevator permanently installed to provide vertical transportation of authorized
personnel. Such elevators are typically installed in Grain Elevators, Radio
Antennas and Bridge Towers.
(18)
Deleted for future use.
(19)
Temporary Inspection is the inspection by a certified inspector of an elevator
to be used on a temporary basis.
(20) Elevator Contractor - Any person, firm,
or corporation who possesses an "Elevator Contractor's Certification" in
accordance with the provisions of Rule
120-3-25-.21
and who is
engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
servicing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance equipment
covered by this chapter.
(21)
Elevator Mechanic - Any person who possesses an elevator mechanic certification
in accordance with the provisions of Rule
120-3-25-.21
.
(22) Certification, Elevator Contractor
(Class I, Class IR) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has
proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to
possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance
equipment covered by this Chapter.
(23) Certification, Elevator Contractor
(Class II) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has proven
qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by this Office to
possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
engage in the business of servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining
elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.
(24) Certification, Elevator Contractor,
Limited (Class III) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has
proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to
possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining residential dumbwaiters,
elevators, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.
(25) Certification, Elevator Contractor,
Limited (Class IIIR) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has
proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to
possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to
engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering,
servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining residential platform lifts and
stairway chairlifts.
(26)
Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class I, Class IR) - A certification issued
to a person who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been
authorized by the Office to work on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle the
holder to install, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work
on elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.
(27) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class
II) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and
ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on conveyance
equipment. It shall entitle the holder to service, repair, test and maintain
elevators or other conveyance equipment covered in this Chapter. The Class II
Mechanic shall be employed by a Class II Elevator Contractor or owner
user.
(28) Certification, Elevator
Mechanic (Class III) - A certification issued to a person who has proven
qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work
on residential platform lifts and stair chairlifts. It shall entitle the holder
to install, alter, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work
on residential elevators, platform lifts and stair chairlifts.
(29) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class
IIIR) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and
ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on residential
platform lifts and stair chairlifts. It shall entitle the holder to install,
alter, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work on
residential elevators, platform lifts and stair chairlifts.
(30) Private Residence - A single unit of a
multiple facility or a detached dwelling designed for, inhabited by, and
accessible only to one person or that person's family.
(31) LULA Elevator - A passenger elevator
limited in size, capacity, travel and speed. These elevators shall comply with
ASME A17.1, Section 5.2 (Capacity, Speed, Travel, Etc.) and ICC/ANSI A117.1,
Section 407.4 (Car Size, Power Operation, Signal Location, Etc.).
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