Or. Admin. R. 918-400-0280 - Board-Created Definitions
For the purposes of OAR chapter 918, division 400, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions are adopted:
(1) "Alteration" means a change of original
design or operation through modernization, replacement of components or
assemblies, or upgrade to existing equipment.
(2) "ANSI" means the American National
Standards Institute.
(3)
"Apprentice" means any person who is enrolled in an approved elevator
apprenticeship program.
(4) "ASME"
means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
(5) "Board" means the Electrical and Elevator
Board.
(6) "BOLI" means the Bureau
of Labor and Industries Apprenticeship and Training Division.
(7) "Conveyance" is the industry term for
elevator and includes, but is not limited to, escalator, man lift, inclined
elevator, dumbwaiter, lowerator, platform hoist, material lift, moving walk,
platform or wheelchair lift, and chair lift.
(8) "Electrical equipment" means any device
or group of components that is connected to a source of electrical power. Such
devices include, but are not limited to, electro-mechanical switches,
controllers, motors, car and hall fixtures, lighting fixtures, or any other
component that has exposed electrical parts or connections either by design or
when protective covers are removed.
(9) "Elevator Lobby" means the area in front
of an elevator for waiting, boarding, disembarking, loading, and unloading.
(10) "Equipment testing" means
safety tests required by the adopted safety standard and required to be
performed by properly licensed elevator technicians.
(11) "Industrial plant" means a facility
engaged in a manufacturing endeavor to make a finished product using raw
materials, especially on a large industrial scale wherein elevators are located
and maintained by authorized plant personnel.
(12) "Interactive testing and maintenance"
means that which requires interaction with the technical components of
controllers and machinery and except where allowed by law, interactive testing
and maintenance checks must only be performed by licensed elevator personnel.
This includes, but is not limited to, car and counterweight safety tests,
pressure relief tests, buffer tests, brake tests, unintended car movement, and
ascending car over speed tests.
(13) "License" means a document that
signifies competency to install, repair, alter, or maintain elevator mechanical
equipment within a particular field in the elevator industry.
(14) "Maintenance" means the renewal of
operating parts, cleaning, lubricating, and adjusting existing elevator
equipment to ensure proper and safe operation as required by code.
(15) "Mitigating Circumstances" are caused by
a lack of materials or labor and are beyond the reasonable control of a
building owner or contractor.
(16)
"Modernization" means replacing elevator equipment with equipment that is not
of the same design.
(17)
"Operational testing and maintenance" means that which requires measurement,
observation, cleaning, and lubricating equipment that does not require
disassembly or opening the equipment and must be permitted to be performed by
authorized or licensed elevator personnel. This includes, but is not limited
to, fire service tests, step/skirt index tests, cleaning and lubricating
exposed surfaces, starting and stopping of equipment through normal means,
smoke and heat detector tests, relamping and repairing car lighting fixtures,
and monthly monitoring of hydraulic oil levels.
(18) "Operator" means an individual employed
by a general contractor, elevator contractor, or owner to operate an elevator
under a construction use permit.
(19) "Reciprocating conveyor" means:
(a) A self contained, power driven stationary
device that moves objects on a platform equipped with safety guards; or
(b) A prepackaged, self contained
unit, that moves individuals in a residence on a motorized chair, along a
predetermined horizontal, inclined, or vertical path between loading and
discharge points.
(A) "Prepackaged" means a
reciprocating conveyor sold as a unit that:
(i) Requires no electrical installations as
defined by ORS 479.530;
(ii) Requires minimal assembly; and
(iii) Is installed on a straight run
stairway.
(B) For the
purposes of this section, the definition does not include vertical wheelchair
lifts.
(20)
"Repair" means the restoration of an elevator to its original intended design,
but not changing its operation or intended use.
(21) "Term" means a set period for each phase
of training within an approved apprenticeship program.
(22) "Transferable experience" means
experience, knowledge, and aptitude gained on equipment not governed by the
Elevator Safety Law but is similar in construct and application to the types of
equipment associated with the licensing requirements herein.
(23) "Vertical Reciprocating Lift" means a
power driven, isolated, self contained stationary lift that meets the
requirements of the Oregon Elevator Specialty Code, Vertical
Reciprocating Lift Code.
(24)
"Waiver" or "Variance" means a site-specific exception from code requirement
granted under ORS 460.085.
Notes
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 460.085
Stats. Implemented: ORS 460.085
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