Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-71.5

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 8, October 30, 2024

Rule 875-71.5 - Installation permits

(1) Installation shall not begin until an installation permit has been issued by the division. A separate installation permit shall be issued for each conveyance, except that a single installation permit shall cover all identical wind tower lifts installed as the result of one construction contract in identical wind towers in a single wind farm.

(2) Application for an installation permit shall be accompanied by the fee specified in rule 875-71.16(89A), shall be in the format required by the labor commissioner, and shall include the following, as applicable:

a. Sectional plan of car and hoistway.

b. Sectional plan of machine room.

c. Sectional elevation of hoistway and machine room including the pit, bottom and top clearance of car and counterweights.

d. Size and weight of rails and guide rail bracket spacing.

e. The estimated maximum vertical forces on the guide rails on application of the safety device.

f. In the case of freight elevators for class B or class C loading, the horizontal forces on the guide rail faces during loading and unloading and the estimated maximum horizontal forces in a post-wise direction on the guide rail faces on the application of the safety device.

g. The size and weight per foot of any rail reinforcements where rail reinforcements are provided.

h. Job specifications.

i. For a conveyance covered by ASME A17.7, a complete copy of the CCD with attachments and a complete copy of the Certificate of Conformance with attachments as described by ASME A17.7, Appendix I, Section 4.5.

j. For a CPH, the number of CPH jumps planned, the planned dates for each CPH jump, and the change in the number of floors anticipated with each CPH jump.

(3) A CPH installation permit issued in response to an application submitted in full compliance with this subrule permits each planned CPH jump. Each CPH jump shall be considered an alteration. The fee submitted for a CPH installation permit shall be the total of the CPH installation permit fee as set forth in subrule 71.16(3) and the CPH alteration permit fee as set forth in subrule 71.16(4).

(4) Issuance of an installation permit shall not be construed as a waiver of any requirement of law.

(5) The installation permit or a copy of the installation permit shall be conspicuously posted at the worksite. All the wind towers covered by a single installation permit shall be considered a single worksite, and posting one copy of the installation permit at the construction project office shall be sufficient compliance with this subrule.

(6) Except as described in paragraphs 71.5(6)"a" and"b," the installation permit shall expire upon the earlier of the completion of the installation as described in the permit application or one year after issuance.

a. For a CPH, the installation permit shall expire upon completion of the last CPH jump.

b. For any conveyance, during the tenth month after issuance, and upon submission to the labor commissioner of sufficient justification, the fee established by this chapter, and other required information, an extension may be granted at the discretion of the labor commissioner.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 875-71.5

ARC 7840B, lAB 6/17/09, effective 7/22/09; ARC 9221B, lAB 11/17/10, effective 12/22/10

Amended by IAB April 21, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 22, effective 6/1/2021