Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-03-04-.04 - DESIGN, INSTALLATION, AND ALTERATIONS

(1) New Installations and Relocations.

(a) All new installations and relocations of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other lifts shall be designed and installed in accordance with the requirements of The Elevator Safety Code. The design of each new installation or relocation shall be in accordance with the edition of The Elevator Safety Code adopted by the Board and effective as of the date that such design plan is approved by the Board.

(b) New installations and relocations failing to meet the requirements, as set out in the Elevator Safety Code, shall only be altered pursuant to exceptions granted by the Board. All requests for exceptions shall be submitted to the Board in writing no later than 30 days prior to the next regularly scheduled or called meeting of the Board. All duly filed requests for exceptions shall be considered by the Board at the next regularly scheduled or called meeting of the Board.

(2) Existing Installations.

(a) Existing elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and other lifts at a minimum shall meet the requirements of the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.3 - 1996, Fourth Edition as defined by paragraph (16) of Rule 0800-03-04-.02 except as modified herein. Rule 211.3 Firefighters' Service - Automatic Elevators shall read as follows: All automatic (nondesignated attendant) operation elevators installed after 1960 having a travel of 70 feet or more above or below the designated level shall conform to the requirements of this Rule. See ASME A17.3 - 1996, Rule 3.11.3 and Rule 4.7.8. If an existing installation installed after 1960 does not meet the requirements of the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, as modified, it shall be upgraded. If an existing installation was required to meet more stringent requirements, it shall continue to meet those requirements. Every installation shall be maintained in a safe operating condition and shall be subject to inspections and tests specified in this Chapter.

(b) All modifications as required to comply with subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2) shall be initiated as soon as possible, and shall be completed no later than June 30, 2010.

(3) Alteration of Existing Installations.

(a) Any alteration made to existing installations shall meet the requirements as set out in the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators as modified by subparagraph (a) of paragraph (2), or must be altered in accordance with exceptions granted by the Board. All requests for exceptions shall be submitted to the Board in writing no later than thirty (30) days prior to the next regularly scheduled or called meeting of the Board. All duly filed requests for exceptions shall be considered by the Board at the next regularly scheduled or called meeting of the Board. All modifications as required to comply with this subparagraph shall be subject to the initiation period stated in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (2) of this rule.

(b) A permit is required for the replacement elevator controllers and driving machines requiring the replaced components to meet as a minimum ASME A17.3 - 1996 or the code under which it was originally inspected. If speed, stop, rise, or capacity is changed, this would require a permit and be inspected under ASME A17.1.

(c) Other combinations of elevator replacement and repair of existing installations shall be considered a minor alteration, and shall at all times comply with Part 8, General Requirements of the Elevator Safety Code. If the contractor or owner determines that an inspection of a minor alteration pursuant to Rule 0800-03-04-.04 of this Chapter is appropriate, the contractor or owner shall direct such request for inspection to the local state elevator inspector, and pay the applicable fee provided in Rule 0800-03-04-.25.

(4) Repairs and Replacements. Repairs and replacements of damaged, broken, or worn parts shall conform to Requirement 8.6 Maintenance, Repair and Replacement of the Elevator Safety Code.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0800-03-04-.04

Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Amendment filed March 29, 1978; effective April 28, 1978. Amendment filed February 5, 1991; effective May 29, 1991. Amendment filed July 24, 2000; effective November 28, 2000. Amendment filed December 13, 2001; effective April 30, 2002. Amendment filed May 7, 2004; effective September 28, 2004 Amendment filed July 17, 2006; effective November 28, 2006. Amendment filed July 17, 2006; effective November 28, 2006. Amendment filed February 27, 2007; effective June 28, 2007. Amendments filed April 19, 2021; effective 7/18/2021.

Authority: T.C.A. § 68-121-103.