(A) This chapter shall be used to regulate the individuals and entities performing construction, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, associated parts, and hoistways:

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Terms Used In Ohio Code 4785.02

  • Belt manlifts safety standards: means the safety standards adopted by the American society of mechanical engineers commonly referred to as ASME A90. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Conveyance: means any means of transportation subject to the jurisdiction of this chapter, as described in division (A) of section 4785. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator: means a conveyance defined as an elevator in the elevators and escalators safety code. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevators and escalators safety code: means the safety code adopted by the American society of mechanical engineers commonly referred to as ASME A17. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Material hoists safety requirements: means the safety requirements adopted by the American national standards institute commonly referred to as ANSI/ASSP A10. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Powered industrial trucks safety standards: means the safety standards adopted by the American national standards institute commonly referred to as ANSI/ITSDF B56. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Powered platforms for building maintenance safety standards: means the standards adopted by the American society of mechanical engineers commonly referred to as ASME 120. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Repair: means a repair as defined in the appropriate reference standard that does not require a permit. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms standards: means the standards adopted by the American national standards institute and commonly referred to as ANSI/SAIA A92. See Ohio Code 4785.01

(1) Elevators;

(2) Power-driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings, including both of the following:

(a) Escalators;

(b) Moving walks.

(3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car that serves two or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car, including both of the following:

(a) Dumbwaiters;

(b) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices.

(4) Automatic guided transit vehicles on guideways with an exclusive right-of-way, including automated people movers.

(B) This chapter shall not be used to regulate any of the following:

(1) Material hoists within the scope of the material hoists safety requirements;

(2) Manlifts within the scope of the belt manlifts safety standards;

(3) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the scope of the vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms standards;

(4) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance within the scope of the powered platforms for building maintenance safety standards;

(5) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope of the conveyors, cableways, and related equipment safety code;

(6) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings within the scope of cableways, cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings safety standards;

(7) Industrial trucks within the scope of the powered industrial trucks safety standards;

(8) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators which are covered by the elevators and escalators safety code;

(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, and similar machines;

(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) Platform lifts and stairway chairlifts within the scope of the safety standard adopted by the American society of mechanical engineers commonly referred to as ASME A18.1 ;

(16) Any conveyance installed in a showroom that is for demonstration purposes only.

Last updated March 21, 2023 at 3:40 PM