S.C. Code Regs. § § 71-5000

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024

Section 71-5000 - Purpose and Definitions

1. Chapter 16 of Title 41, South Carolina Code of Laws, 1976 (as amended) provides that the Commissioner of Labor promulgate regulations governing maintenance, construction, alteration, and installation of elevator facilities and the inspection and testing of new and existing elevator installations so as to provide for the public safety and protect the public welfare. It is the purpose of these regulations to set minimum acceptable safety standards for the construction, alteration, maintenance, inspection, testing and operation of elevator facilities in South Carolina.

2. All definitions found in Section 41-16-20 apply to these regulations.

A. "Serious injury" means an injury that results in death or which requires immediate in-patient hospitalization. Fractures and disfigurements are considered serious injuries, even where no hospitalization is required.

B. "Imminent danger" means a condition which exists due to a design, mechanical, structural or electrical defect which presents an excessive risk of serious injury to passengers, operators, or the general public.

S.C. Code Regs. § 71-5000

Added by State Register Volume 10, Issue No. 6, dated June 27, 1986, eff July 1, 1986. Amended by State Register Volume 12, Issue No. 5, eff May 27, 1988; State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 5, Part 3, eff May 28, 1997; State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 6, eff June 25, 1999.