Section 1.06 - Registration Numbers RequiredTo provide a uniform system of identification of all elevators, the following is required:
(1) Every elevator shall be issued a unique registration number by the Office of Public Safety and Inspections, which shall be permanent unless the Office shall change a registration number for administrative purposes. This number shall be noted on the approved layout or drawings and on all other documents pertaining to the unit during its life, e.g., data, records, permit applications, operating certificates, accident reports, decommissioning records.(2) A permanent record of the assigned registration number or numbers for every elevator shall be maintained by the Office.(3) Registration numbers shall be permanently affixed to the following: (a) Car crosshead front and center so as to be visible when the hoistway door is opened;(b) Machine, pump unit or drive unit;(c) Certificate of inspection;(d) Main line disconnect switch; and(e) For escalators, the plate shall be located near the handrail entrance brush on the side of the unit containing the stop/start section at each end of the unit and on the disconnect switch, controller or machine.(4) Registration numbers shall be a minimum of Vi" in height and of a contrasting color from the background color on which it is applied or mounted. This identification number shall be applied in the form of a metal or plastic plate only.(5) Elevators shall be registered with the following class codes: TABLE 1.06 Elevator Class Codes |
Auto Park Device | A | Outside Hoist | H | Passenger | P |
Chair Lift | C | Industrial Lift | I | Single Family Owner Occupied (SFOO) | R |
Dumbwaiter | D | Shipboard | J | Sidewalk | S |
Escalator | E | Stage/Organ | K | Turbine | T |
Freight | F | Limited Use/Limited Application (LULA) | L | VRCs | V |
Casket Lift | G | Moving Walks | M | Wheel Chair Lift | W |
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1366, eff. 6/1/2018.