(a)"Regulated lifting device" means any part
of the components, enclosures, and equipment necessary for the
operation of the following:
(1)A hoisting and lowering mechanism, equipped with a car or
a platform, that moves between two (2) or more landings,
including the following:
(A)An elevator, as defined in the Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, an American National Standard, as adopted by
ASME A17.1, and the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and
Escalators, an American National Standard, as adopted by
ASME A17.3.
(B)A platform lift and stairway chair lift, as defined in the
Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, an
American National Standard, as adopted by ASME A18.1.
(C)A personnel hoist within the scope of ANSI A10.4 (Safety
Requirements for Personnel H
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(a) "Regulated lifting device" means any part
of the components, enclosures, and equipment necessary for the
operation of the following:
(1) A hoisting and lowering mechanism, equipped with a car or
a platform, that moves between two (2) or more landings,
including the following:
(A) An elevator, as defined in the Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators, an American National Standard, as adopted by
ASME A17.1, and the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and
Escalators, an American National Standard, as adopted by
ASME A17.3.
(B) A platform lift and stairway chair lift, as defined in the
Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, an
American National Standard, as adopted by ASME A18.1.
(C) A personnel hoist within the scope of ANSI A10.4 (Safety
Requirements for Personnel Hoists).
(D) A manlift within the scope of ANSI A90.1 (Safety Code for
Manlifts).
(2) A power driven stairway or walkway equipped to transport
persons between landings, including:
(A) an escalator; and
(B) a moving walk;
as defined in the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an
American National Standard, as adopted by the ASME A17.1, and
the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an
American National Standard, as adopted by the ASME A17.3.
(3) A hoisting and lowering mechanism, equipped with a car or
a platform, that serves two (2) or more landings and is restricted
to the carrying of materials by its limited size or limited access to
the car, including:
(A) a dumbwaiter; and
(B) a material lift and dumbwaiter with an automatic transfer
device;
as defined in the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, and
American National Standard, as adopted by ASME A17.1, and the
Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American
National Standard, as adopted by ASME A17.3.
(4) An automatic guided transit vehicle on a guideway with an
exclusive right-of-way, including an automated people mover, as
defined in the Automated People Mover Standard 21, as adopted
by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
(b) The term does not include the following:
(1) A belt, bucket, roller, or similar type conveyor.
(2) A tiering or piling machine that is used to move materials to
and from storage and located and operated entirely within one (1)
story.
(3) A mobile scaffold, tower, and platform within the scope of
ANSI A92.
(4) A hoist that is used for raising or lowering materials and that
has unguided hooks, slings, or similar means for attaching
materials.
(5) A skip or furnace hoist.
(6) A wharf ramp.
(7) A conveyor and related equipment within the scope of ASME
B20.1.
(8) A stage or orchestra lift.
(9) An industrial truck within the scope of ASME B56.
(10) A railroad car lift or dumper.
(11) A hillside inclined lift.
(12) Any lifting device in a private residence.
(13) A line jack, false car, shafter, moving platform, or similar
equipment used for installing an elevator by an elevator contractor
licensed under IC 22-15-5-7.
(14) A materials conveyor with a platform.
(15) A powered platform and equipment for exterior and interior
maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1.