Section 1000.140  Conveyance Inspection

a)         Acceptance Inspections

All new conveyance installations shall be inspected and, based on that inspection, shall, prior to initial use, receive a Certificate of Operation from the OSFM.  All new conveyance installations shall be performed by a licensed elevator contractor who shall, subsequent to inspection, certify compliance with the applicable Sections of the Act and this Part.  [225 ILCS 312/95(a)]

b)         Periodic Inspections and Tests

1)         It shall be the responsibility of the owner of all new and existing conveyances located in any building or structure to have the conveyance inspected annually.  [225 ILCS 312/120(a)]  It shall be the responsibility of the owner to insure that the inspections and tests are performed at the prescribed intervals.

2)         All inspections and tests shall be conducted in accordance with the State code listed in Section 1000.60 that applies to the conveyance being inspected.

3)         Subsequent to inspection, the licensed elevator inspector must supply the property owner and the OSFM with a written inspection report describing any and all violations.

4)         Property owners shall have 30 days from the date of the published inspection report to be in full compliance by correcting any violations.  [225 ILCS 312/120(a)]  Existing conveyances shall comply with the time limits provided in Section 1000.60(a)(1)(C).  The licensed inspector will review the actions taken by the property owner and, if the corrections are adequate, will issue a follow-up inspection report indicating adequate remediation of the violations.

5)         The OSFM may extend the compliance dates for good cause, provided that the violations are minor and pose no threat to public safety.  [225 ILCS 312/120(a)]

6)         All tests shall be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic or licensed limited elevator mechanic who is licensed to perform work on that particular type of conveyance.  [225 ILCS 312/120(c)]

c)         Random Inspections

As authorized by Section 105(a) of the Act, the OSFM may conduct random on-site inspections and tests on existing installations.

d)         Conflict of Interest

1)         No individual licensed as both an elevator mechanic (regular or limited) and elevator inspector may inspect his/her own work, the work of his/her company, or the work of a company affiliated with his/her company.  

2)         The Board may grant exceptions for governmental, academic, and other institutions that maintain their own personnel licensed as elevator inspectors and as elevator mechanics to allow those personnel to inspect conveyances owned or leased by the institutions as long as they are not inspecting their own work.

3)         The Board may grant exceptions and allow Category 1 Pressure Tests (see ASME A17.1) of elevators to be witnessed by a licensed inspector employed by a licensed contractor, provided that a separate licensed mechanic performs the tests, in the event that there are insufficient independent licensed inspectors available.

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