Section 12-229-7.1 - Inspections and tests(a) The department shall inspect to ensure compliance with chapter 397, HRS, any activity related to the erection, construction, alteration, demolition, or maintenance of buildings, structure, bridges, highways, roadways, dams, tunnels, sewers, underground buildings or structures, underground pipelines or ducts, and other construction projects or facilities containing elevators or kindred equipment.(b) Elevators and kindred equipment. The following shall apply to inspections and tests: (1) All permit renewal inspections and witnessing of tests of elevators or kindred equipment as required under this chapter shall be performed by qualified inspectors employed by the department;(2) Where notifications of discrepancies, recommendations, or requirements are made, these notations shall refer to the applicable code, rule, or standard;(3) Elevator or kindred equipment regulated under this part shall be inspected and tested in accordance with the schedule in Exhibit C, titled "Inspection and Test Intervals (In Months)", dated January 1, 2017, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter;(A) Internal inspection of escalators and moving walks shall be performed at intervals of thirty-six months;(B) Personnel hoists shall be load tested at intervals of three months;(C) The category 3 test shall be performed on all holed and holeless hydraulic elevator systems. The interval may be extended at the discretion of the department for those hydraulic elevator installations such as holeless hydraulic elevators in which all components are readily accessible for visual inspection; and(D) The period between inspections may be extended by the department for cause. A written application by the owner must be received by the department prior to the expiration date for review;
Any elevator or kindred equipment that is out of service and not continuously maintained for a period exceeding one year or has not been inspected in accordance with paragraph (3) shall be taken out of service by the owner by complying with the following:
(A) Car and counterweight (if any) shall be landed at the bottom of the hoistway and hoisting ropes shall be disconnected at both ends. For hydraulic driven elevators and hydraulic driven kindred equipment, the car shall be lowered to the bottom of the hoistway, oil line disconnected with partial or total oil supply line removal, and oil removed from the tank reservoir;(B) All electric power shall be removed by disconnected and removing the power feeders; and(C) All hoistway entrances or escalator entrances and exits shall be permanently blocked or barricaded to prevent inadvertent entry. The owner or the owner's agent shall submit a certification that the unit has been properly taken out of service as indicated in this paragraph, on a form provided by the department. Prior to placing the elevator or kindred equipment back in service, the department shall be notified and an inspection made; and(4) While conducting tests and inspections required by section 12-229-5.1 for acceptance of new elevators for load testing of elevators, a positive means of communication, such as a walkie-talkie system, between the various testing and witnessing personnel shall be furnished by the elevator maintenance company performing the test or inspection.(c) Amusement rides. The following shall apply to amusement rides: The department shall inspect and witness load tests, in accordance with ASTM-F24 and chapter 12-250 at least semi-annually, for all amusement rides at a carnival, circus, fair, amusement park, or other public venue, for protecting the safety of the public;
(1) After the initial inspection, each amusement ride shall be inspected as often as necessary to ensure safe operation but not less than twice annually at intervals of not less than five months nor greater than seven months;(2) If the department finds, upon inspection, that an amusement ride is in a safe operating condition and meets with the requirements of this chapter and chapter 12250, the department shall affix to the ride in a prominent location a permit to operate bearing upon its face the date of the inspection and the permit expiration date; and(3) No ride shall be operated unless it has affixed to it a current permit to operate.Haw. Code R. § 12-229-7.1
[Eff and comp 6/30/14; am and comp 11/10/16; am and comp 2/15/19; comp 1/31/21] (Auth: § 397-4) (Imp: HRS § 397-4)