Rule 120-3-25-.03 - Definitions(1) Accident means an unplanned or unscheduled event that results in property damage and/or personal injury.(2) Act is Part 6 of Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 8 of the Official Code of Georgia, O.C.G.A. Sections 8-2-100 through 8-2-109.1.(3) Approved means that which is acceptable to the Office.(4) Board is the Advisory Committee as described in Section 8-2-109 of the Act.(5) Certified Inspector is an inspector, by reason of experience and knowledge, considered qualified by the Office. The minimum experience shall be established by these rules. Knowledge shall be evidenced by approved written and oral examinations, acceptable to and administered by the Office.(6) Cessation order is the official order stopping an action by an individual or company.(7) Citation is the written document by which a person or company is summoned or cited.(8) The Commissioner is the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire, and.(9) the Office is the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire.(10) Dormant Elevator means an elevator that is intact and on the premises and the equipment is entirely disconnected in an approved manner.(11) Elevators as used in these Rules means, Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Material lifts, Manlifts, Moving Walks, or Platform Lifts (Wheelchair Lifts) or Stairway Chairlifts where the Rule is applicable in accordance with the adopted Codes and Standards.(12) Hand powered one-man elevator is an elevator having a car platform area of not more than five square feet and a rated load of not more than three hundred pounds and which is operated from the car only by pulling on a stationary rope located in the hoistway and passing through or adjacent to the car platform. It is for the exclusive use of certain designated operating and maintenance employees and installed in a grain or feed mill or similar structure not accessible to the general public.(13) Inspection means the official determination by a certified inspector of the condition of all parts of the equipment meet the applicable code which determines the safe operation of an elevator.(14) Personnel Hoist is those elevators used during construction to carry workers. Such elevators are temporary and shall not become a permanent part of the structure.(15) Personal Injury, as used in O.C.G.A. § 8-2-106(a), means bodily injury, sickness, or disease sustained by any person by reason of the operation or malfunction of an elevator, escalator, manlift moving walk or power dumbwaiter, platform lifts or stairway chairlifts including death at any time resulting therefrom. Personal Injury does not include false arrest, detention, imprisonment, confinement, slander, libel, violation of privacy or any mental disease, disability or disorder not accompanied by physical injury at the time of the incident. (16) Property Damage, as used in O.C.G.A. § 8-2-106(b), means physical injury to, or destruction of tangible property to the structure or operational parts (including safety equipment and devices) of an elevator, escalator, manlift, moving walk or power dumbwaiter, sustained by reason of accident or malfunction, other than routine wear and tear.(17) Special Purpose Personnel Elevator is an elevator permanently installed to provide vertical transportation of authorized personnel. Such elevators are typically installed in Grain Elevators, Radio Antennas and Bridge Towers.(18) Deleted for future use.(19) Temporary Inspection is the inspection by a certified inspector of an elevator to be used on a temporary basis.(20) Elevator Contractor - Any person, firm, or corporation who possesses an "Elevator Contractor's Certification" in accordance with the provisions of Rule 120-3-25-.21 and who is engaged in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this chapter.(21) Elevator Mechanic - Any person who possesses an elevator mechanic certification in accordance with the provisions of Rule 120-3-25-.21.(22) Certification, Elevator Contractor (Class I, Class IR) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.(23) Certification, Elevator Contractor (Class II) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by this Office to possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.(24) Certification, Elevator Contractor, Limited (Class III) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining residential dumbwaiters, elevators, platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.(25) Certification, Elevator Contractor, Limited (Class IIIR) - A certification issued to an elevator contractor who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to possess this type of Certification. It shall entitle the holder thereof to engage in the business of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, testing, repairing or maintaining residential platform lifts and stairway chairlifts.(26) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class I, Class IR) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle the holder to install, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work on elevators or related conveyance equipment covered by this Chapter.(27) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class II) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on conveyance equipment. It shall entitle the holder to service, repair, test and maintain elevators or other conveyance equipment covered in this Chapter. The Class II Mechanic shall be employed by a Class II Elevator Contractor or owner user.(28) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class III) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on residential platform lifts and stair chairlifts. It shall entitle the holder to install, alter, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work on residential elevators, platform lifts and stair chairlifts.(29) Certification, Elevator Mechanic (Class IIIR) - A certification issued to a person who has proven qualifications and ability, and who has been authorized by the Office to work on residential platform lifts and stair chairlifts. It shall entitle the holder to install, alter, service, repair, test, maintain and perform electrical work on residential elevators, platform lifts and stair chairlifts.(30) Private Residence - A single unit of a multiple facility or a detached dwelling designed for, inhabited by, and accessible only to one person or that person's family.(31) LULA Elevator - A passenger elevator limited in size, capacity, travel and speed. These elevators shall comply with ASME A17.1, Section 5.2 (Capacity, Speed, Travel, Etc.) and ICC/ANSI A117.1, Section 407.4 (Car Size, Power Operation, Signal Location, Etc.).Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 120-3-25-.03
O.C.G.A. §§ 8-2-100 to 8-2-102, 8-2-104.
Original Rule entitled "Jurisdiction Numbered Tags" adopted. F. Sep. 4, 2013; eff. Sept. 24, 2013.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Dec. 12, 2014; eff. Jan. 1, 2015.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Dec. 4, 2020; eff. Dec. 29, 2020, as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. June 10, 2022; eff. July 1, 2022, as specified by the Agency.Note: Correction of non-substantive typographical error in paragraph (2), "82-109 .1 " to " 8-2-109.1," as requested by Agency. Effective August 12, 2022.