Full Text of HB2350 94th General Assembly
HB2350 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB2350
Introduced 2/16/2005, by Rep. David R. Leitch SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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225 ILCS 312/15 |
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225 ILCS 312/20 |
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225 ILCS 312/45 |
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Amends the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act. Provides that the Administrator shall (now, may) issue a limited elevator contractor's license authorizing a firm or company that employs individuals to carry on a business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, requiring, or maintaining certain items (now, just platform lifts and chairlifts). Makes a change concerning the qualifications for an elevator mechanic's license. Requires the Administrator to issue a limited elevator mechanic's license to a person who has demonstrated the ability to construct, install, alter, service, repair, or maintain certain items; makes corresponding changes. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Elevator Safety and Regulation Act is | 5 |
| amended by changing Sections 15, 20, and 45 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 312/15)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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| Sec. 15. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act:
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| "Administrator" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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| "ANSI A10.4" means the safety requirements for personnel | 11 |
| hoists, an American
National Standard.
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| "ASCE 21" means the American Society of Civil Engineers | 13 |
| Automated People
Mover Standards.
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| "ASME A17.1" means the Safety Code for
Elevators and | 15 |
| Escalators, an American National Standard.
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| "ASME A17.3" means the Safety Code for
Existing Elevators | 17 |
| and Escalators, an American National Standard.
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| "ASME A18.1" means the Safety Standard for
Platform Lifts | 19 |
| and Stairway Chairlifts, an American National Standard.
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| "Automated people mover" means an
installation as defined | 21 |
| as an "automated people mover" in ASCE 21.
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| "Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board.
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| "Certificate of operation" means a certificate issued by | 24 |
| the Administrator
that indicates that the conveyance has passed | 25 |
| the required safety inspection
and tests and fees have been | 26 |
| paid as set forth in this Act. The Administrator
may issue a | 27 |
| temporary certificate of operation that permits the temporary | 28 |
| use
of a non-compliant conveyance by the general public for a | 29 |
| limited time of 30
days while minor repairs are being | 30 |
| completed.
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| "Conveyance" means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, | 32 |
| moving sidewalk,
platform lifts, stairway chairlifts and |
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| automated people movers.
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| "Elevator" means an installation defined as an
"elevator" | 3 |
| in ASME A17.1.
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| "Elevator contractor" means any person, firm, or | 5 |
| corporation who possesses
an elevator contractor's license in | 6 |
| accordance with the provisions of Sections
40 and 55 of this | 7 |
| Act and who is engaged in the business of erecting,
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| constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or | 9 |
| maintaining
elevators or related conveyance covered by this | 10 |
| Act.
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| "Elevator contractor's license" means a license issued to | 12 |
| an elevator
contractor who has proven his or her qualifications | 13 |
| and ability and has been
authorized by the Elevator Safety | 14 |
| Review Board to possess this type of
license. It shall entitle | 15 |
| the holder thereof to engage in the business of
erecting, | 16 |
| constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, | 17 |
| repairing,
or maintaining elevators or related conveyance | 18 |
| covered by this Act. The
Administrator shall
may issue a | 19 |
| limited elevator contractor's license authorizing a
firm or | 20 |
| company that employs individuals to carry on a business of | 21 |
| erecting,
constructing, installing, altering, servicing, | 22 |
| repairing, or maintaining
any of the following:
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| (1) platform lifts and stairway chairlifts as defined | 24 |
| by ASME A18.1; | 25 |
| (2) limited use, limited application elevators as | 26 |
| defined by ASME A17.1, Part 5.2; | 27 |
| (3) private residence elevators as defined by ASME | 28 |
| A17.1, Part 5.3; or | 29 |
| (4) dumbwaiters without automatic transfer devices as | 30 |
| defined by ASME A17.1, Parts 7.1 and 7.2
within any | 31 |
| building or structure,
including but not limited to private | 32 |
| residences .
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| "Elevator inspector" means any person who possesses an | 34 |
| elevator inspector's
license in accordance with the provisions | 35 |
| of this Act or any person who
performs the duties and functions | 36 |
| of an elevator inspector for any unit of
local government with |
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| a population greater than 500,000 prior to or on the
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| date of this Act.
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| "Elevator mechanic" means any person who possesses an | 4 |
| elevator mechanic's
license in accordance with the provisions | 5 |
| of Sections 40 and 45 of this Act and
who is engaged in | 6 |
| erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing,
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| repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyance | 8 |
| covered by this Act.
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| "Elevator mechanic's license" means a license issued to a | 10 |
| person who has
proven his or her qualifications and ability and | 11 |
| has been authorized by the
Elevator Safety Review Board to work | 12 |
| on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle
the holder thereof to | 13 |
| install, construct, alter, service, repair, test,
maintain, | 14 |
| and perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyance
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| covered by this Act.
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| "Escalator" means an installation defined as an | 17 |
| "escalator" in ASME A17.1.
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| "Existing installation" means an installation
defined as | 19 |
| an "installation, existing" in ASME A17.1.
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| "Inspector's license" means a license issued to a person | 21 |
| who has proven his
or her qualifications and ability and has | 22 |
| been authorized by the Elevator
Safety Review Board to possess | 23 |
| this type of license. It shall entitle the
holder thereof to | 24 |
| engage in the business of inspecting elevators or related
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| conveyance covered by this Act.
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| "License" means a written license, duly issued by the | 27 |
| Administrator,
authorizing a person, firm, or company to carry | 28 |
| on the business of erecting,
constructing, installing, | 29 |
| altering, servicing, repairing, maintaining, or
performing | 30 |
| inspections of elevators or related conveyance covered by this | 31 |
| Act.
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| "Material alteration" means an "alteration" as defined by | 33 |
| the Board.
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| "Moving walk" means an installation as defined as a "moving | 35 |
| walk"
in ASME A17.1.
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| "Private residence" means a separate dwelling or a separate |
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| apartment in
a multiple dwelling that is occupied by members of | 2 |
| a single-family unit.
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| "Repair" has the meaning defined by the Board, which does | 4 |
| not require a
permit.
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| "Temporarily dormant" means an elevator, dumbwaiter, or | 6 |
| escalator:
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| (1) with a power supply that has been disconnected by | 8 |
| removing fuses and
placing a padlock on the mainline | 9 |
| disconnect switch in the "off" position;
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| (2) with a car that is parked and hoistway doors that | 11 |
| are in the closed
and latched position;
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| (3) with a wire seal on the mainline disconnect switch | 13 |
| installed by a
licensed elevator inspector;
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| (4) that shall not be used again until it has been put | 15 |
| in safe running
order and is in condition for use;
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| (5) requiring annual inspections for the duration of | 17 |
| the temporarily
dormant status by a licensed elevator | 18 |
| inspector;
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| (6) that has a "temporarily dormant" status that is | 20 |
| renewable on an
annual basis, not to exceed a one-year | 21 |
| period;
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| (7) requiring the inspector to file a report with the | 23 |
| chief elevator
inspector describing the current | 24 |
| conditions; and
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| (8) with a wire seal and padlock that shall not be | 26 |
| removed for any
purpose without permission from the | 27 |
| elevator inspector.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03; revised 1-20-03.)
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| (225 ILCS 312/20)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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| Sec. 20. License required.
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| (a) After July 1, 2003, no person shall erect, construct, | 33 |
| wire, alter,
replace,
maintain, remove, or dismantle any | 34 |
| conveyance contained within buildings or
structures
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| jurisdiction of this State unless he or she possesses an |
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| elevator
mechanic's license
or a limited elevator mechanic's | 2 |
| license under this Act and unless he or she works under the | 3 |
| direct supervision of a
person,
firm, or
company having an | 4 |
| elevator contractor's license in accordance with Section 40
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| this Act or exempted by that Section or having a limited | 6 |
| elevator contractor's license .
However, a licensed elevator | 7 |
| contractor is not required for removal or
dismantling of | 8 |
| conveyances that are destroyed as a result of a complete
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| demolition of a secured building or structure or where the | 10 |
| hoistway or wellway
is demolished back to the basic support | 11 |
| structure and where no access is
permitted that would endanger | 12 |
| the safety and welfare of a person.
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| (b) After July 1, 2003, no person shall inspect any | 14 |
| conveyance within
buildings
or structures, including, but not | 15 |
| limited, to private residences, unless he or
she has an
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| inspector's license.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
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| (225 ILCS 312/45)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)
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| Sec. 45. Qualifications for elevator mechanic's license ; | 21 |
| qualifications for limited elevator mechanic's license .
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| (a) No license shall be granted to any person who has not | 23 |
| paid the required
application fee.
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| (b) No license shall be granted to any person who has not | 25 |
| proven his or her
qualifications and abilities. Applicants for | 26 |
| an elevator mechanic's license
must
demonstrate one of the
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| following qualifications:
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| (1) an acceptable combination of documented experience | 29 |
| and education
credits consisting of: (A) not less than 3 | 30 |
| years work experience in the
elevator
industry, in | 31 |
| construction, maintenance, and service or repair, as | 32 |
| verified by
current and previous employers licensed to do | 33 |
| business in this State; and (B)
satisfactory completion of | 34 |
| a written examination administered by the Elevator
Safety | 35 |
| Review Board on the adopted rules, referenced codes, and |
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| standards;
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| (2) acceptable proof that he or she has worked as an | 3 |
| elevator constructor,
maintenance, or repair person; | 4 |
| acceptable proof shall consist of documentation
that he or | 5 |
| she worked without direct and immediate supervision for an | 6 |
| elevator
contractor who has worked on elevators in this | 7 |
| State for a period of not less
than
3
years immediately | 8 |
| prior to the effective date of rules that are adopted to | 9 |
| implement this Act; the person must make
application within | 10 |
| one year of the effective date of this Act;
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| (3) a certificate of successful completion of the | 12 |
| mechanic examination
of a
nationally recognized training | 13 |
| program for the elevator industry such as the
National | 14 |
| Elevator Industry Educational Program or its equivalent;
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| (4) a certificate of completion of an elevator mechanic | 16 |
| apprenticeship
program with standards substantially equal | 17 |
| to those of this Act and
registered
with the Bureau of | 18 |
| Apprenticeship and Training, U.S. Department of Labor, or a
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| State apprenticeship council; or
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| (5) a valid license from a state having standards | 21 |
| substantially equal to
those of this State.
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| (c) The Administrator shall issue a limited elevator | 23 |
| mechanic's license to a person who has demonstrated the ability | 24 |
| to construct, install, alter, service, repair, or maintain any | 25 |
| of the following: | 26 |
| (1) platform lifts and stairway chairlifts as defined | 27 |
| by ASME A18.1; | 28 |
| (2) limited use application elevators as defined by | 29 |
| ASME A17.1, Part 5.2; | 30 |
| (3) private residence elevators as defined by ASME | 31 |
| A17.1, Part 5.3; or | 32 |
| (4) dumbwaiters without automatic transfer devices as | 33 |
| defined by ASME A17.1, Parts 7.1 and 7.2.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-873, eff. 6-1-03.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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