Section 455C.526 - Accidents: Notification of Enforcement Section; investigation; inspection and report; subsequent use or removal of equipment1. Before an initial operating permit has been issued for an elevator, the licensed elevator contractor who installed, relocated or altered the elevator shall notify the Mechanical Compliance Section of every accident involving the elevator: (a) In the case of a bodily injury, within 8 hours after the accident; and(b) In all other cases, by noon on the next business day after the accident.2. After an operating permit has been issued for an elevator, the owner of the elevator or his or her agent shall notify the Mechanical Compliance Section of every accident involving the elevator:(a) In the case of a bodily injury, within 8 hours after the accident; and(b) In all other cases, by noon on the next business day after the accident.3. The elevator mechanic, licensed elevator contractor or owner of the elevator or his or her agent shall provide any assistance required by the Mechanical Compliance Section for the investigation of an accident or for any inspection relating to an accident.4. The Mechanical Compliance Section shall, as soon as practicable after receiving notification of an accident, make an inspection and keep in its files a complete report of its findings, including a detailed list of all material facts and information available and the cause, as far as it can be determined, for the accident.5. If an accident may have been caused by the failure, malfunction or destruction of any part of an elevator, the elevator must be shut down immediately, must be barricaded and cannot be restored to service until:(a) The Mechanical Compliance Section has been notified;(b) The elevator has been made safe;(c) The elevator has been inspected by the Mechanical Compliance Section and, if necessary, tested by an elevator mechanic; and(d) Any repairs, changes or alterations have been approved by the Mechanical Compliance Section.6. If an accident involves the failure of an elevator, no part of the elevator may be removed or disturbed on the elevator car, machine room or hoistway until the Mechanical Compliance Section authorizes that removal, unless human life is endangered or the removal is necessary to limit further damage.7. As used in this section, "accident" means an event resulting from the operation of an elevator that: (a) Causes serious bodily injury;(b) Causes a person or persons to be evacuated from the elevator; or(c) Requires an alteration, repair or replacement of the elevator.Nev. Admin. Code § 455C.526
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