The following are exempted from the provisions of the Elevator Safety Act: A. material hoists;

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B. boom lifts;

C. mobile scaffolds, towers and platforms;

D. powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance; E. conveyors and related equipment;

F. cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks and slings; G. industrial trucks;

H. portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by the standards;

I. tiering or piling machines that are used to move materials to and from storage and that are located and operating entirely within one story;

J. equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses and similar equipment;

K. furnace hoists;

L. skips or hoists subject to the regulation of the United States department of labor’s mine safety and health administration;

M. wharf ramps;

N. railroad car lifts or dumpers;

O. line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms and similar equipment used for installing a conveyance by a contractor licensed in this state;

P. conveyances within a single family dwelling; and

Q. services provided by a person who is licensed as an architect or engineer in the state.