Section 455C.516 - Inspections: Initial and periodic; private residence elevator; initial inspection for new operating permit after certain emergency orders1. An elevator located in this State must be inspected in accordance with the codes, manuals and standards adopted by reference in NAC 455C.500: (a) Upon construction, installation or alteration by an inspector and annually thereafter by an inspector or special inspector for a:(4) Platform lift, other than a platform lift installed in a private residence.(b) Upon construction, installation or alteration by an inspector and every 6 months thereafter by an inspector or special inspector for an escalator, moving walk or manlift.(c) Upon construction, installation or alteration by an inspector and every 3 months thereafter by an inspector for an elevator or personnel hoist that is used during construction.(d) Upon construction, installation or alteration by an inspector, and the inspection must include a preliminary and a final inspection for a private residence elevator. All cab materials must, in their end-use configuration and based on tests conducted in accordance with the requirements of ASTM E84, ANSI/UL 723 or CAN/ULC-S102 as adopted by reference in NAC 455C.500, indicate a flame spread rating of 0 to 75, a smoke development of 0 to 450 and, for floor coverings and underlayment and its adhesive, a critical radiant flux of not less than 0.45 W/cm2, as measured by ASTM E648 as adopted by reference in NAC 455C.500. A private residence elevator must be inspected by an inspector or special inspector before any transfer of title for a property on which a private residence elevator is located to a new owner. Any subsequent inspection of a private residence elevator must be performed by an inspector or special inspector.2. The initial inspection for a new operating permit after an emergency order has been issued pursuant to NAC 455C.530 must be conducted by an inspector.3. If a building is located more than 25 miles from an office of the Mechanical Compliance Section and the owner of the building provides written documentation that a special inspector has declined to conduct the inspection, the owner may submit to the Mechanical Compliance Section a written request for an inspector to perform the inspection.Nev. Admin. Code § 455C.516
Added to NAC by Div. of Industrial Relations by R101-02, eff. 12-15-2004; A by R077-14, 1-16-2015; A by R045-20A, eff. 10/26/2020