(225 ILCS 312/10)

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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2013)

Sec. 10.

Applicability.

(a) This Act covers the construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways (except as modified by subsection (c) of this Section):

(1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a

    

car or platform, which move between 2 or more landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME A18.1):

(A) Elevators.

(B) Platform lifts and stairway chair lifts.

(2) Power driven stairways and walkways for carrying

    

persons between landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME A17.3):

(A) Escalators.

(B) Moving walks.

(3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a

    

car, which serves 2 or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME A17.3):

(A) Dumbwaiters.

(B) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with

    

    

automatic transfer devices.

(b) This Act covers the construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of automatic guided transit vehicles on guideways with an exclusive right-of-way. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, automated people movers (also see ASCE 21).

(c) This Act does not apply to the following equipment:

(1) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5.

(2) Manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1.

(3) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within

    

the scope of ANSI A92.

(4) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and

    

interior maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1.

(5) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope

    

of ASME B20.1.

(6) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and

    

slings within the scope of ASME B30.

(7) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56.

(8) Portable equipment, except for portable

    

escalators that are covered by ANSI A17.1.

(9) Tiering or piling machines used to move

    

materials to and from storage located and operating entirely within one story.

(10) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials

    

at machine tools, printing presses, etc.

(11) Skip or furnace hoists.

(12) Wharf ramps.

(13) Railroad car lifts or dumpers.

(14) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving

    

platforms, and similar equipment used for installing an elevator by a contractor licensed in this State.

(15) (Blank).

(16) Conveyances located in a private residence not

    

accessible to the public.

(17) (Blank).

(d) This Act does not apply to a municipality with a

    

population over 500,000.

(Source: P.A. 94-698, eff. 11-22-05; 95-573, eff. 8-31-07.)