16 Tex. Admin. Code § 74.66 - Responsibilities of the Owner - Equipment Maintenance and Inspections
(a) The owner must:
(1) maintain the equipment in a safe
operating condition and in conformance with the standards and codes adopted in
§ 74.100 and keep the equipment free from reportable conditions;
(2) have an annual inspection of each unit of
equipment to determine compliance with the applicable standards and codes
adopted in §74.100;
(3) obtain
the services of an inspector registered with the department to perform
inspections in accordance with §§74.74 - 74.77 and §
74.100;
(4) have each unit of
equipment tested to determine its safety and compliance with the requirements
of the codes and standards as adopted in §74.100;
(5) ensure that all of the tests required by
the applicable standards and codes adopted in §74.100 are performed;
and
(6) have all violations cited
on an inspection report:
(A) corrected within
60 calendar days of the date of inspection;
(B) have them under contract to be corrected
and all work completed not later than the next inspection due date;
or
(C) have an approved waiver or
delay.
(b)
New equipment installations must have plans and other documents as set forth in
this chapter reviewed by the department and must be inspected and tested to
determine their safety and compliance with the requirements of the codes and
standards as adopted in § 74.100 before being placed in service. The
equipment must be free of any violations, unless a waiver, delay or new
technology variance has been granted by the department in writing, before being
placed back into service.
(c)
Altered equipment must have plans and other documents as set forth in this
chapter reviewed by the department and must be inspected and tested to
determine its safety and compliance with the requirements of the codes and
standards as adopted in §74.100 before being placed back in service. The
equipment must be free of any violations, unless a waiver, delay or new
technology variance has been granted by the department in writing, before being
placed back into service.
(d) When
regulated equipment is inspected:
(1) for the
first time, the owner must display the Proof of Inspection with a Proof of
Inspection Sticker at the location defined in §74.67, selected by the
owner, until a current certificate of compliance is issued by the executive
director.
(2) on an annual basis,
the owner must display the most current certificate of compliance with a Proof
of Inspection Sticker at the location defined in §74.67, selected by the
owner, until a current certificate of compliance is issued by the executive
director.
(e) The owner
must have equipment re-inspected and re-certified if:
(1) the equipment has been altered, including
any alteration made to the interior of the elevator car enclosures or
flooring;
(2) the equipment has
been determined to have a reportable condition; or
(3) the inspection report shows an existing
violation has continued longer than permitted in a delay granted by the
executive director.
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