Section 1000.30  Definitions

For the purposes of this Part, the definitions of terms in Section 15 of the Act and in this Section shall apply.

"Acceptance Inspection" means an inspection performed at the completion of the initial installation or alteration of equipment in accordance with applicable standards.

"Act" means the Elevator Safety and Regulation Act [225 ILCS 312].

"Board" means the Elevator Safety Review Board created by Section 25 of the Act [225 ILCS 312/15].

"Certificate of Operation" means a certificate issued by the OSFM that indicates that the conveyance has passed the required safety inspection and tests and fees have been paid.  [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Code" or "State Code" means the standards and recommendations incorporated by reference in Section 1000.60.

"Contractor License Designee" means an individual designated by a licensed elevator contractor or licensed limited elevator contractor who is the holder of the elevator contractor license or limited elevator contractor license and has the responsibility to ensure that work performed by the contractor is done so in conformance with the Act.  Such person shall have ownership interest, corporate officer status or managerial control over the licensed workforce of the contractor.

"Elevator Contractor" means any person, firm, or corporation who possesses an elevator contractor license in accordance with the provisions of Sections 40 and 55 of the Act and who is engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining and is entitled to perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyances covered by the Act within any building or structure, except exempt private residences.  [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Elevator Helper" means an individual registered with OSFM who works under the general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic or licensed limited elevator mechanic.  Licensure is not required for an elevator helper.  [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Elevator Industry Apprentice" means an individual who is enrolled in an apprenticeship program approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training of the U.S. Department of Labor and who is registered by OSFM and works under the general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic or licensed limited elevator mechanic.  Licensure is not required for an elevator industry apprentice.  [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Elevator Inspector" means any inspector, as that term is defined in ASME QEI, who possesses an elevator inspector license in accordance with the provisions of the Act. [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Elevator Mechanic" means any person who possesses an elevator mechanic license in accordance with the provisions of Section 45 of the Act and who is engaged in erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining elevators or related conveyances covered by the Act. [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Emergency Elevator Mechanic License" means a license issued by OSFM, under Section 45(d) of the Act and Section 1000.80(d) of this Part and based upon the certification of a licensed elevator contractor or licensed limited elevator contractor, whenever an emergency exists in the State due to disaster or work stoppage and the number of persons in the State holding mechanic licenses is insufficient to cope with the emergency. [225 ILCS 312/45(d)]

"Hearing Officer" means the presiding officer or officers at the initial hearing before the Board and each continuation of that hearing.  A hearing officer must be an attorney-at-law licensed to practice in Illinois.

"Inspection Company License" means qualified as a license issued by the Elevator Safety Review Board to any company that is qualified as an ASME QEI inspection company that has proven the company's qualifications and ability and has been authorized by the Elevator Safety Review Board to possess this type of license under the provisions of Section 1000.80(h).

"Limited Elevator Contractor License" means a license issued by OSFM, under Section 1000.80(g), that limits the licensee's business to platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.  (See definition of Elevator Contractor's License at 225 ILCS 312/15.)

"Limited Elevator Mechanic License" means a license issued by OSFM, under Section 1000.80(a), that authorizes the licensee to carry on a business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining platform lifts and stairway chairlifts within any building or structure.  [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Material Alteration" means any change to equipment, including its parts, components, and/or subsystems, other than maintenance, repair, or replacement.  For the purpose of this Part and the Act, this definition will take precedence over similar definitions used in safety codes incorporated by reference in Section 1000.60.

"OSFM" means the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is designated by the Act to be the administrator of the Illinois Elevator Safety and Regulation Program.

"Owner" means any person or authorized agent of that person who owns a device or equipment subject to regulation under the Act, or, in the event the device or equipment is leased, the lessee.

"Private Residence" means a separate dwelling or a separate apartment or condominium unit in a multiple-family dwelling that is occupied by members of a single-family unit and excludes a unit used on a time-share basis by more than one family over a period of time. [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Repair" means reconditioning or renewal of parts, components, and/or subsystems necessary to keep equipment in compliance with applicable code requirements.  Repair includes only such work as is necessary to maintain present equipment in a safe and serviceable condition and to adjust or replace defective, broken, or worn parts with parts made of equivalent material, strength, and design, and where the replacing part performs the same function as the replaced part.  Section 15 of the Act exempts repairs from the Act's permit requirements.  For the purpose of this Part and the Act, this definition will take precedence over similar definitions used in safety codes incorporated by reference in Section 1000.60.

"Temporary Certificate of Operation" means a certificate issued by the OSFM that permits the temporary use of a non-compliant conveyance by the general public for a limited time of 30 days while minor repairs are being completed, or for construction or demolition to provide transportation for construction personnel, tools, and materials only.  [225 ILCS 312/15]

"Temporary Elevator Mechanic License" means a license issued by OSFM, under Section 45(e) of the Act and Section 1000.80(c) of this Part, upon the request and certification of a licensed elevator contractor or licensed limited elevator contractor, when there are no licensed personnel available to perform elevator work [225 ILCS 312/45(e)].

(Source:  Amended at 32 Ill. Reg. 8377, effective May 27, 2008)