(A) An application for a permit under
section 4105.16 of the Revised Code for the erection, repair, or removal to a
different location of an elevator shall consist of the following:
(1) A completed
application form designated by the superintendent;
(2) Plans and
specifications giving information, adequate to the division, concerning the
construction, alteration, or repair of the elevator; and
(3) Any applicable fee
assessed by the board of building standards in accordance with section 4105.17
of the Revised Code, which fee shall be nonrefundable.
(B) An application for a certificate of
operation for an elevator under section 4105.15 of the Revised Code shall
consist of the following:
(1) A completed
application form designated by the superintendent of industrial
compliance;
(2) A permit for the
erection or repair of the elevator issued in conformity with section 4105.16 of
the Revised Code;
(3) The fee for issuance
of a certificate of operation in accordance with section 4105.17 of the Revised
Code, the amount of which shall be as follows:
(a) The nonrefundable fee for issuing or renewing a certificate
of operation under section 4105.15 of the Revised Code for an elevator that is
inspected twice every twelve months in accordance with division (A) of section
4105.10 of the Revised Code is two hundred ninety-five dollars plus sixteen
dollars for each floor where the elevator stops, except where the elevator has
been inspected by a special inspector in accordance with section 4105.07 of the
Revised Code.
(b) The nonrefundable fee for issuing or renewing a certificate
of operation under section 4105.15 of the Revised Code for an elevator that is
inspected at least once every twelve months in accordance with division (B) of
section 4105.10 of the Revised Code is seventy-two dollars plus thirteen
dollars for each floor where the elevator stops, except where the elevator has
been inspected by a special inspector in accordance with section 4105.07 of the
Revised Code.
(c) The nonrefundable fee for issuing or renewing a certificate
of operation under section 4105.15 of the Revised Code for an escalator or
moving walk is three hundred ninety-five dollars, except where the escalator or
moving walk has been inspected by a special inspector in accordance with
section 4105.07 of the Revised Code.
(4) Evidence of having
passed a final inspection before operation of an elevator as required by
section 4105.16 of the Revised Code.
(C) A certificate of operation for an
elevator shall be renewed, subject to denial as set forth in this rule, in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4745. of the Revised Code, on or
before a renewal expiration date for that certificate of operation for an
elevator established by the superintendent of industrial compliance. The
current certificate of operation shall be posted in the elevator or a copy
shall be made available upon request.
(D) An application for a permit under
section 4105.16 of the Revised Code for the erection, repair or removal to a
different location of an elevator may be denied, suspended, or revoked, in
accordance with Chapters 119. and 4105. of the Revised Code, for the
following:
(1) Failure to submit a
complete application as required by this rule;
(2) Failure to conform to
the applicable standards for the construction, maintenance, and repair of
elevators as established by the board of building standards under the authority
granted in section 4105.011 of the Revised Code; or
(3) Falsification of any
matter contained in the application.
(E) An application for a certificate of
operation for an elevator may be denied, and a certificate of operation for an
elevator may be suspended or revoked in accordance with Chapters 119. and 4105.
of the Revised Code for the following:
(1) Failure to submit a
complete application as required by this rule;
(2) Falsification of any
matter contained in an application for the issuance or renewal of a certificate
of operation for an elevator; or
(3) Failure to pass an
inspection as required by Chapter 4105. of the Revised Code.
(F) The superintendent of industrial
compliance may, upon written request by an applicant for a certificate of
operation, issue a temporary certificate of operation for a period not to
exceed ninety days. A temporary certificate of operation issued by the
superintendent shall specify the terms and limitations on the use of the
elevator under the temporary certificate.
(G) A permit issued for installation or
alteration of an elevator shall automatically expire eighteen months from the
date of issuance with no action taken from the elevator section unless the
physical installation or alteration started before the end of the eighteenth
month. One six-month permit extension may be granted upon a written request by
the elevator owner, if the extension is requested prior to the permit
expiration date. Upon expiration of a permit, a new application, new plans,
pertinent data, and associated fees are required. Fees shall not be refunded
for expired or canceled permits.
(H) An owner may take an elevator
permanently out of service by completing each of the following:
(1) Disable the elevator
as an "installation placed out of service," as described in the
"Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators," ASME A17.1-2016,
section 8.11.1.1.4 or the edition most recently adopted by the board of
building standards.
(2) Within thirty days of
disabling an elevator as an " installation placed out of service"
according to paragraph (H)(1) of this rule, notification shall be sent to the
elevator section of the date of completion on a form prescribed by the elevator
section.
(3) The owner shall not
return the elevator to service until the elevator has passed a reinspection by
the elevator section.
