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Regulation number	Title
E-6	Elevators and Lifts Act

Under section 19 of the Elevators and Lifts Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:

Citation

1This Regulation may be cited as the Safety Code for Elevating Devices and Amusement Devices - Elevators and Lifts Act.

Definitions and interpretation

2(1)The following definitions apply in this Regulation.

“Act” means the Elevators and Lifts Act.(Loi)

“ASME” means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(ASME)

“ASTM” means the American Society for Testing and Materials International.(ASTM)

“Code” means(Code)

(a) subject to paragraph (a.1), in the case of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, material lifts and incline lifts, CSA Standard ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, entitled Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, except sections 5.3, 5.4 and 5.11,

(a.1) in the case of existing installations of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, material lifts and incline lifts, ASME standard A17.3-2015, entitled Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, except Part 10,

(b) in the case of elevators and escalators, CSA Standard ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07, entitled Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,

(c) in the case of personnel hoists, tower and cantilever type, CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z185-M87 (Reaffirmed 2016), entitled Safety Code for Personnel Hoists,

(d) in the case of construction hoists, CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z256-M87 (Reaffirmed 2016), entitled Safety Code for Material Hoists,

(e) in the case of passenger ropeways, CSA Standard Z98-14, entitled Passenger Ropeways and Passenger Conveyors,

(f) in the case of manlifts, CSA Standard CAN/CSA B311-02 (Reaffirmed 2012), entitled Safety Code for Manlifts,

(g) in the case of elevating devices, CSA Standard C22.1-18, entitled Canadian Electrical Code, Part I (Twenty-fourth Edition), Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, and

(h) in the case of lifts for persons with physical disabilities, CSA Standard B355-15, entitled Lifts for Persons with Physical Disabilities.

“CSA” means the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group).(CSA)

“Department” means the Department of Justice and Public Safety.(ministère)

“existing installation” means an installation, other than an installation moved to a new location, for which, before January 1, 2000,(installation existante)

(a) all work of the installation was completed, or

(b) the plans and specifications were filed with the Department and work started not later than six months after the approval of the plans and specifications.

“factor of safety” means the ultimate breaking strength of the material divided by the maximum design load.(coefficient de sécurité)

“installation” means a complete elevating device and includes its hoistway, hoistway enclosure and related construction and all machinery and equipment necessary for its operation.(installation)

“machine” means an apparatus for applying mechanical power to an elevating device.(machine)

“operator” means a person who operates an elevating device.(préposé)

“passenger ropeway” means a device used to transport passengers and includes a ski lift and ski tow.(remontée mécanique)

“rated speed” means the speed for which the elevating device is designed to operate.(vitesse nominale)

2(2)The definitions listed in the Code apply to this Regulation unless defined in subsection (1) or the Act.

2(3)For the purposes of paragraph c) of the French version of the definition « Code » in subsection (1) and unless the context otherwise requires, references in the French version of CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z185-M87

(a) to “monte-charges pour personnes” shall be read as “monte-personnes”, and

(b) to “monte-charges en porte-à-faux” shall be read as “monte-personnes de type à contilever”.

2(4)For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition “Code” in subsection (1) and unless the context otherwise requires, references to “material hoist” in CSA Standard CAN/CSA Z256-M87 shall be read as “construction hoist”.

2(5)For the purposes of paragraph f) of the French version of the definition « Code » in subsection (1) and unless the context otherwise requires, references to “monte-personnes” in the French version of CSA Standard CAN/CSA B311-02 shall be read as “ascenseurs à courroie sans fin”.

2(6)For the purposes of this Regulation, Annex B of CSA Standard B355-15 is adopted as part of that Standard and as additional requirements to that Standard.

2015-11; 2016, c.37, s.57; 2019, c.2, s.43; 2019-30; 2020, c.25, s.43

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CODE

Code

3Except as provided in this Regulation, the standards governing the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration and repair of passenger ropeways, construction hoists, personnel hoists, elevators, dumbwaiters, material lifts, incline lifts, escalators, manlifts and lifts for persons with physical disabilities, including their hoistways, wells and runways, if any, shall be those set out in the Code.

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GENERAL

Workmanship

4(1)In the installation of all the work governed by this Regulation, special attention shall be paid to the mechanical execution of the work.

4(2)Work badly arranged or poorly executed shall not be approved.

Exceptions

5(1)For the purposes of paragraph 2(f) of the Act, the following classes and sub-classes of elevating devices are excluded from the application of the Act:

(a) wharf ramps;

(b) private residence elevators;

(b.1) private residence lifts for persons with physical disabilities; and

(c) private residence incline lifts.

5(2)Deviations from the requirements of this Regulation in cases of practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship may be made only if it is evident that reasonable safety is assured and only with the written permission of the Chief Inspector.

2019-30

Guards

6(1)If one or more sheaves are installed in the car crosshead for the hoisting ropes, a proper guard shall be installed over and under the sheaves in order to prevent objects or persons from becoming entangled between the ropes and the sheaves.

6(2)A proper guard shall be installed around all openings in the machine room floor to prevent objects from accidentally being dropped down the hoistway.

Inspection and testing

7(1)After the completion of an installation, the elevating device, including safety and electrical protective devices, shall be tested in the presence of an inspector to determine if they are functioning properly.

7(2)An installation shall not be placed into service unless an operating permit has been issued for the installation.

7(3)An operating permit is valid for one year from the date of its issuance or renewal, unless sooner suspended or revoked.

7(4)The owner shall display the operating permit

(a) for an elevator, in a conspicuous position in the car of the elevator, and

(b) for any other elevating device, in a conspicuous position on or adjacent to the elevating device.

Installations

8Before commencing a new installation, the person making the installation shall deliver to the Chief Inspector, not less than 72 hours before starting any work, other than excavation work, written notification of the day that work is to commence.

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EXISTING INSTALLATIONS OF PASSENGER AND FREIGHT ELECTRIC ELEVATORS

Scope

9This Part applies to existing installations of passenger and freight electric elevators.

Hoistways

10(1)Openwork enclosures may be used above the six foot level on the sides not used for loading and unloading, provided that any opening in the openwork enclosure rejects a ball one inch in diameter, but any part of the enclosure within four inches of the counterweight runway shall be solid.

10(2)Openwork enclosures may be constructed of

(a) steel wire grille or expanded metal which shall be at least No. 13 U.S. wire gauge, or

(b) wood slats which shall be mounted vertically and at least one inch thick.

10(3)The height of a landing opening shall not exceed the height from the car floor to the top of the car enclosure or the underside of the crosshead and, if there is no top, the width of a landing opening shall not exceed that of the corresponding car opening.

Hoistway enclosures

11No hoistway enclosure on the sides used for loading or unloading shall be more than five inches from the edge of the car platform, except if the elevator car is equipped on that side with a door or gate having an interlocking device.

Clearances

12(1)The minimum clearance between a side of a car and a hoistway enclosure shall be ¾″ and the clearance between the car and counterweight shall be one inch.

12(2)The minimum clearance between a car platform and a landing sill shall be at least ½″ for an elevator car having a side-post construction and ¾″ for an elevator having a corner-post construction.

12(3)The maximum clearance between a car platform and a landing sill shall be 1 ½″.

Machine rooms and overhead machines

13(1)Safe and convenient access to a machine room and overhead machines shall be provided by a stair with handrails or by a fixed ladder not located in the hoistway.

13(2)Every machine room and machinery space shall be enclosed to a height of at least six feet so that unauthorized persons cannot have access to them.

13(3)Every machine room and machinery space shall be guarded from adjacent portions of the hoistway.

Machinery supports

14All elevator machinery shall be supported so as not to endanger the safety of persons in or adjacent to the elevator and to prevent any part of the elevator from becoming displaced.

Factors of safety and load on overhead beams and supports

15The factors of safety, safe working stresses and allowable deflections of overhead beams and their supports to be used when computing the maximum capacity of the elevator shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector.

Pits

16(1)Every elevator shall have a pit that, when four or more feet in depth, shall

(a) be provided with an access ladder of steel construction located so that it is easily accessible from the bottom landing opening, and

(b) run from the pit floor to a height of not less than four feet above the sill of the bottom landing opening.

16(2)If structurally possible, a clearance of at least 24 inches between the underside of a car platform and the floor of the pit vertically below it shall be provided when the car has fully compressed its buffers or is resting on its bumpers.

Separate pit access door

17If a separate pit access door is provided,

(a) it shall be

(i) self-closing;

(ii) self-locking; and

(iii) electronically interlocked with the safety circuit, and

(b) an electric contact shall be provided to prevent operation of the elevator when the door is open if the lowest structural or mechanical part, equipment or device installed beneath the car platform, except guide shoes, roller guides or safety jaw assemblies, projects below the top of the access door opening when the car is level with the bottom landing.

Maintenance of the pit

18Every pit shall be kept clean and reasonably dry.

Car clearances overhead

19(1)A clearance of at least two feet between the crosshead, or from the top of the car if there is no crosshead, and the bottom of any part of the hoistway or elevator machinery vertically above it shall be provided

(a) on a traction elevator when the counterweight has fully compressed the counterweight buffer,

(b) on a winding-drum elevator when the car has been stopped by the top final terminal stopping device, or

(c) on a hydraulic plunger elevator equipped with a ring or similar device when the plunger is in its fully extended position.

19(2)The clearance required by subsection (1) may be omitted if a manually-operated disconnecting switch, conveniently located on top of the car, will prevent operation of the elevator by a person not on top of the car.

Counterweight clearances overhead

20Every elevator shall have a clearance between the top of the counterweight and the bottom of any part of the hoistway, or elevator machinery, vertically above it, when the car is stopped at the lowest point to which it can safely travel.

Disconnecting switch

21(1)Every elevator shall have an externally operated, fused, lockable, multipole disconnecting switch for the conductors supplying current to it and the switch shall be properly designated.

21(2)The disconnecting switch shall be readily available and visible from the elevator machine or motor generator set.

Hoistway doors and gates for passenger elevators

22Every hoistway door or gate of a passenger elevator shall be solid or, if it has openings, shall reject a ball one inch in diameter.

Hoistway openings of freight elevators

23Every hoistway opening of a freight elevator shall be guarded by a wood or metal door or gate.

Landing gates for freight elevators

24A landing gate in the closed position shall extend downwardly from a height of not less than 66 inches to the landing sill.

Force landing doors and gates to withstand

25A landing door or gate shall withstand a force of 75 pounds applied perpendicularly to it at any point without causing permanent damage to the door or its mechanism.

Car enclosures for passenger elevators

26(1)The sides of a passenger elevator car shall be enclosed with solid or perforated materials to a height of six feet above the car floor, except at an entrance opening, under the following conditions:

(a) any part of the car side that is within four inches of a counterweight runway shall be solid;

(b) subject to paragraph (c), any opening in the sides shall reject a ball two inches in diameter; and

(c) any opening in any side installed after March 6, 1973, shall reject a ball ½″ in diameter.

26(2)The car enclosure shall be made of metal, wood or other suitable material capable of safely withstanding any load to which it may likely be subjected.

Tops for passenger elevators

27(1)Subject to subsection (2), every passenger elevator car shall have an unperforated top.

27(2)An unperforated and removable panel for an emergency exit may be installed in the top.

Entrances to and headroom clearances for passenger elevators

28(1)The entrance to a passenger elevator car shall have a door or gate extending the full width of the entrance opening.

28(2)A car door or gate shall provide a minimum headroom clearance of six feet six inches, unless structural conditions prevent the clearance.

28(3)Any opening in a closed entrance door or gate less than six feet above the car floor shall reject a ball two inches in diameter, except that

(a) a collapsible gate may have openings which reject a ball 3 ½″ in diameter, and

(b) every other type of door or gate installed after March 6, 1973, shall be solid or have openings which reject a ball ½″ in diameter.

Car enclosures for freight elevators

29(1)The sides of a freight elevator car shall be enclosed with solid or perforated materials to a height of six feet above the car floor, except at an entrance opening, under the following conditions:

(a) any part of the car side that is within four inches of a counterweight runway shall be solid;

(b) subject to paragraph (c), any opening in the sides shall reject a ball two inches in diameter; and

(c) any opening in any side installed after March 6, 1973, shall reject a ball ½″ in diameter.

29(2)The car enclosure shall be made of metal, wood or other suitable material capable of safely withstanding any load to which it may likely be subjected.

Tops for freight elevators

30(1)Every car of a freight elevator, except when its travel does not exceed 15 feet, shall be fully covered by a substantial top that is securely fastened, except a portion adjacent to a car entrance that may be hinged.

30(2)Every car top of a freight elevator shall be either solid or perforated and, if perforated, the openings shall reject a ball one inch in diameter.

Entrances to and headroom clearances for freight elevators

31(1)A door or gate shall be provided at each entrance to the car, if practicable, or the entire hoistway facing the car entrances shall be sheathed, to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector, with a substantial, smooth material, including proper toe guards where required, and the maximum clearance between the car platform and the hoistway shall be 1 ½″.

31(2)A car door or gate shall guard the entire width of the entrance opening to a height of at least five feet six inches above the car floor.

31(3)A car door or gate shall provide a minimum headroom clearance of six feet six inches, unless structural conditions prevent the clearance.

Car safeties and governors

32(1)Every passenger elevator, except for a plunger hydraulic elevator, shall have a car safety actuated by an overspeed governor.

32(2)Overspeed governors shall be set to trip at the speeds indicated in the following table:


Rated Speed	Maximum Trip Speed	Maximum Speed at Which Governor Switch Operates
0 - 150(x)	185	185*
150	210	210*
175	250	250*
200	280	280*
225	308	277
250	337	303
300	395	355
350	452	407
400	510	459
450	568	512
500	625	563
600	740	703

* Governor Overspeed Switch Not Required

(x) When used with type A safeties

Governor ropes

33If the governor rope of an elevator shows any sign of becoming unsafe for use, it shall be replaced.

Machines

34(1)No friction gearing or clutch mechanism shall be used to connect the main driving gear to the drum or sheave of an elevator.

34(2) Every power elevator, except a hydraulic elevator, shall be equipped with an electric brake that shall be capable of stopping and supporting the car and its maximum capacity if applied.

Hydraulic elevators

35(1)Every cylinder of a hydraulic elevator shall be provided with the means to vent air or other gas.

35(2)Every pump connected to a pressure tank of a hydraulic elevator shall be equipped with a relief valve that is capable of safely passing the full discharge of the pump and installed so that it cannot be made inoperative.

35(3)Every pump of a hydraulic elevator shall be equipped with a device to automatically cut off the motive power to the pump at a safe maximum pressure, unless the pump is equipped with a relief valve fulfilling the requirements of subsection (2).

Tanks of hydraulic elevators

36Every tank of a hydraulic elevator shall be provided with means for checking the oil level.

Idem

37Every tank of a hydraulic elevator not subject to a pressure above atmospheric pressure in normal operation shall have an open vent pipe without a valve that discharges into a safe location.

Terminal stopping devices

38(1)Every electric elevator shall be equipped with the following:

(a) an electric brake;

(b) a reverse phase and phase failure relay on drum machines;

(c) a potential switch;

(d) an electric slack rope switch on drum machines;

(e) a stop motion switch on drum machines;

(f) a v-belt drive or directly driven machine; and

(g) motor overload protective devices.

38(2)Despite subsection (1), every electric hydraulic elevator shall have a potential switch and motor overload protection.

38(3)Every elevator shall have normal terminal stopping devices which will stop the car at its top and bottom landings.

38(4)A hand rope type of control may be used if the devices referred to in subsection (1) are installed and

(a) any opening in the entrance gates, hoistway or car enclosures for the operation of the hand rope is not larger than five inches wide by 36 inches high, with the bottom approximately 30 inches above the floor, and

(b) a person is not required to reach across or through any part of the car enclosure to operate the hand rope from outside the hoistway.

Final terminal stopping devices

39(1)Every elevator shall have a final terminal stopping device to prevent the car from over-running its safe limits of travel.

39(2)A final terminal stopping device of an electric elevator

(a) operated by a hand rope or similar device shall prevent the operating device from causing the car or counterweight to continue in the same direction as when the final terminal stopping device was engaged, or

(b) not operated by a hand rope or similar device shall prevent the operating device from causing the car or the counterweight to move in either direction.

39(3)The operation of the final terminal stopping device of an elevator shall cause the brake on the machine to automatically apply.

39(4)The normal and final terminal stopping device shall not control the same controller switches unless two or more separate and independent switches are provided, two of which shall be closed to complete the driving machine motor and brake circuit in either direction of travel.

39(5)If a two or three phase alternating current driving machine motor is used, these switches shall be of the multipole type.

39(6)The control circuit shall be designed and installed so a single ground or short circuit may prevent either the normal or final stopping devices from stopping the car, but it shall not prevent both.

39(7)An elevator provided with a winding-drum machine shall be provided with a final stopping device, a stop motion switch, that

(a) automatically opens the main current supply circuit to the elevator motor, and

(b) automatically applies the electric brake.

Safety devices for winding-drum elevators

40Every winding-drum elevator having a poly-phase motor shall be provided with a device that prevents the motor from operating if

(a) the phase rotation is in the wrong direction, or

(b) there is failure in any phase.

Safety devices for elevator motors

41 If there is excessive current due to single-phase operation from a mechanical cause, every elevator motor shall be so protected that the current to the motor is cut off before the windings are damaged.

Terminal limit devices for winding-drum elevators

42No winding-drum elevator shall have a terminal limit device driven by a chain, rope or belt from the machine.

Devices to cut off the power for winding-drum elevators

43Every winding-drum elevator shall be provided with a device to cut off the power to the machine and automatically apply the brake, regardless of the position of the car in the hoistway, where any hoisting rope becomes slack or breaks and the power shall remain cut off until the device is manually reset.

Safety devices for hydraulic elevators

44Every hydraulic elevator shall be so constructed that the elevator car will be prevented from over-running its safe limits of travel independently of the operating device.

Operating devices

45(1)If an operating device of an electric elevator has a handle, the handle shall automatically return to the “stop” position when the hand of the operator is removed from the handle.

45(2)If the rated speed of the elevator exceeds 100 feet per minute, an elevator shall not have an operating device requiring a hand rope, cable or rod.

Ropes

46 Every elevator car, except that of a plunger hydraulic elevator, and every counterweight shall be hoisted by one or more steel or iron wire ropes without any covering, except where the hazard of excessive corrosion or any other hazard exists, in which case the Chief Inspector may permit the use of a wire rope covered with marlin or other material.

Rope lays and rope replacement

47(1)The inspection of ropes is determined by the number of broken wires in a rope lay or the loss of rope diameter.

47(2)A rope lay is one complete turn of a rope strand around the rope core.

47(3)In rope length a rope lay is approximately 3 ¼″ for ½″ rope, 3 ⅝″ for 9/16″ rope, 4 1/16″ for ⅝″ rope, 4 ½″ for 11/16″ rope, and 4 ⅞″ for ¾″ rope.

47(4)Hoisting and counterweight ropes shall be replaced when conditions are equal to or in excess of those given in the following tables:


DISTRIBUTED BREAKS IN A ROPE LAY
Drum Machines	Traction Machines
		(6 × 19)
12 breaks any rope	24 breaks	(6 × 21)	ropes
		(6 × 25)
		(8 × 19)
	32 breaks	(8 × 21)	ropes
		(8 × 25)

UNEQUAL OR BROKEN WIRE IN ONE OR TWO STRANDS IN A ROPE LAY
Drum Machines	Traction Machines
		(6 × 19)
8 breaks any rope	8 breaks	(6 × 21)	ropes
		(6 × 25)
		(8 × 19)
	10 breaks	(8 × 21)	ropes
		(8 × 25)


LOSS OF ROPE DIAMETER
Size of Rope	Loss of Diameter
1/2″	1/32″
9/16″	1/32″
5/8″	3/64″
11/16″	3/64″
3/4″	3/64″
1″	1/16″

CORROSION (RUST, RED DUST, ROUGE)

For corrosion, replace ropes if broken wires exceed 50% of the above values.

Splicing ropes

48A rope, chain or belt for an elevator car, counterweight or governor shall not be spliced.

Ropes fastened inside a winding-drum

49If a rope is fastened inside a winding-drum, the rope shall pass around the drum shaft before being fastened or, if the drum revolves in a direction opposite to the shaft, be fastened to a clevice passing around the shaft.

Hoisting ropes for a car or counterweight

50Every hoisting rope for a car or counterweight shall be securely and individually fastened at each end by babbitt-filled sockets or by

(a) two clips for ropes not over ⅜″ in diameter,

(b) three clips for ropes over ⅜″ but not over ⅝″ in diameter, and

(c) four clips for ropes over ⅝″ in diameter.

Illumination

51A permanent lighting fixture that provides an illumination of not less than five foot-candles at the pit floor shall be provided in all pits.

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EXISTING INSTALLATIONS OF
ELECTRIC DUMBWAITERS

Scope

52This Part applies to existing installations of electric dumbwaiters.

Openwork enclosures and landing openings

53(1)Openwork enclosures may be used above the six foot level on the sides not used for loading and unloading, provided that any opening in the openwork enclosure rejects a ball one inch in diameter, but any part of the enclosure within four inches of the counterweight runway shall be solid.

53(2)Openwork enclosures may be constructed of

(a) steel wire grille or expanded metal that shall be at least No. 13 U.S. wire gauge, or

(b) wood slats that shall be mounted vertically and at least one inch thick.

53(3)The height of a landing opening shall not exceed the height from the car floor to the underside of the car crosshead and the width of a landing opening shall not exceed the width of a car opening adjacent to that landing opening.

Hoistway doors and gates

54(1)No person shall install a hoistway door or gate unless it is vertically sliding.

54(2)No person shall install a hoistway door unless it is provided with a vision panel of clear wired glass, except if “Car Here” lights or other similar devices are installed.

Passage under hoistway

55Unless the Chief Inspector is satisfied that provision has been made to prevent injury to a person in the passageway or habitable space, there shall be no passageway or habitable space under a hoistway or pit.

Access to machine rooms and overhead machines

56Safe and convenient access to a machine room and overhead machines shall be provided by a stair with handrails or by a fixed ladder not located in the hoistway.

Enclosure of machine rooms and machinery spaces

57(1)Every machine room and machinery space shall be enclosed so that unauthorized persons cannot have access to them.

57(2)Every machine room and machinery space shall be enclosed and guarded from adjacent portions of the hoistway.

Lighting

58Every machine room and machinery space shall be lighted artificially to a minimum intensity of ten foot-candles.

Supports

59(1)All dumbwaiter machinery shall be supported so as not to endanger the safety of persons adjacent to the dumbwaiter and to prevent any part of the dumbwaiter from becoming displaced

59(2)The factors of safety, safe working stresses and allowable deflections of overhead beams and their supports to be used when computing the maximum capacity of the dumbwaiter shall be to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector.

Brakes

60Every dumbwaiter shall have an electric brake that shall

(a) stop and support the car with its load, and

(b) automatically apply when the power is cut off.

Slack rope device

61Every dumbwaiter having a winding-drum machine or other positive method of hoisting shall have a slack rope device.

Terminal stopping device for dumbwaiters

62Every dumbwaiter shall have a terminal stopping device to automatically stop the car at its terminal landings.

Operating device of dumbwaiters

63The operating device of a dumbwaiter shall be located so that it may be operated safely.

Disconnecting switch for dumbwaiters

64Every dumbwaiter shall have an externally operated, fused, multipole disconnecting switch readily available and visible from the machine.

Ropes

65The rope or other means of hoisting a car or a counterweight shall

(a) not be spliced, and

(b) be securely and individually fastened at each end by babbit-filled sockets, clamps or shackle-pins.

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EXISTING INSTALLATIONS OF HAND POWER ELEVATORS

Scope

66(1)This Part applies to existing installations of hand power elevators.

66(2)Hand power elevators shall be used for freight only and no person shall be allowed to ride on them.

Construction of hoistways and hoistway enclosures

67(1) Except at the landing openings, every elevator hoistway shall be fully enclosed with an unperforated material.

67(2)Openwork enclosures may be used above the six foot level, provided that any opening in the openwork enclosure rejects a ball one inch in diameter, but any part of the enclosure within four inches of the counterweight runway shall be solid.

67(3)Openwork enclosures may be constructed of

(a) steel wire grille or expanded metal which shall be at least No. 13 U.S. wire gauge, or

(b) wood slats which shall be mounted vertically and at least one inch thick.

67(4)The entire hoistway facing the car entrance shall be sheathed with a substantial smooth material to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector, including proper toe guards if required.

Machine rooms

68Hand power elevator machinery may be located inside the hoistway enclosure, at the top or bottom, without intervening enclosures or platforms.

Lighting

69(1)Permanent electric lighting shall be provided in all machine rooms and machinery spaces.

69(2)The light control switch shall be located within easy reach of the access to machine rooms or machinery spaces.

Pits

70A suitable pit shall be provided to prevent the car from bottoming.

Car top overtravel

71A substantial coil spring car buffer shall be installed at the top of the hoistway and located to prevent the bottom edge of the car platform from travelling more than eight inches above the top landing when the buffer is fully compressed.

Habitable space under hoistways

72There shall be no habitable space below the elevator or the counterweight, unless the floor is supported to withstand an impact caused by the car with rated load or counterweight dropping freely onto the floor.

Protection of hoistway landing openings

73(1)The distance between the hoistway side of a door or gate and the hoistway edge of the landing sill shall be not more than four inches.

73(2)Every hoistway landing door shall guard the full height and width of the opening and be one of the following types:

(a) self-closing horizontally sliding or swinging;

(b) manually operated vertically sliding counterweighted, single or double section; or

(c) manually operated vertically sliding bi-parting counter-balanced.

73(3)Every hoistway landing gate shall guard the full width of the opening and, when in the closed position, shall extend downwardly from a height of not less than five feet six inches to the landing sill, unless lack of headroom at the bottom landing opening makes such protection impracticable, in which case a gate may extend downwardly to a point not higher than eighteen inches above the landing sill.

73(4)The headroom clearance of a landing entrance opening shall be the same as the inside car clear height.

73(5)Every hoistway landing door shall be provided with a vision panel of clear wired glass not over six inches wide and eighty square inches in area.

Devices to close hoistway landing openings

74(1)Hoistway landing doors shall be provided with a device which will close the doors automatically if released.

74(2)Hoistway landing gates shall be provided with a device which will close the gates automatically when the car leaves the landing.

Car construction

75(1)Cars shall be fully enclosed on the sides not used for entrances to a height of at least six feet with a material capable of rejecting a ball two inches in diameter.

75(2)Every car shall have a top capable of rejecting a ball one inch in diameter.

75(3)The deflection of the enclosures shall not be more than ¼″ when subjected to a force of 175 pounds applied perpendicularly to the enclosure at any point.

75(4)A door or gate is not required on the car entrances.

Capacity and notice plates

76(1)A capacity plate indicating the rated load shall be posted in a conspicuous place inside the car and at each landing entrance.

76(2) A notice plate shall be fastened in a conspicuous place in the elevator car and at every landing entrance and shall bear the following information in letters not less than ½″ high:

FOR FREIGHT ONLY NO PERSON SHALL RIDE ON ELEVATOR

Guide rails

77Every elevator shall have at least two guide rails for the car that

(a) extend at least six inches beyond the maximum possible travel of the car,

(b) are securely fastened by through bolts or lag screws to their continuous support for their full length, and

(c) have smooth and even joints.

Counterweights

78Sections of counterweights, whether carried in frames or not, shall be secured by at least two tie rods passing through holes in the sections or by an arrangement approved by the Chief Inspector.

Driving machine brakes

79(1)Driving machines shall be equipped with a hand brake or an automatic brake operating in either direction of motion of the elevator and capable of stopping and holding the car with its rated load.

79(2)When the brake is applied, it shall remain locked in the “ON” position until released by the operator.

Suspension means

80The hoisting ropes shall be fastened to the car crosshead and counterweight by babbitting or by a proper equalizing arrangement using suitable thimbles and at least three or more clips with the “U” of the clip bearing on the dead end of the rope.

Operating and brake ropes

81(1)The operating hand rope and brake rope shall be located outside the hoistway.

81(2)The operating rope shall be of soft hemp at least ⅝″ in diameter and securely fastened at each end and be in proper vertical alignment to prevent bending or cutting where it passes through an opening in a floor.

Lighting

82Adequate lighting shall be provided at each landing entrance.

Hoistway clearances

83(1)The minimum clearance between the side of the car and the hoistway enclosure shall be one inch.

83(2)The clearance between the car platform and the landing sill shall be not less than ½″ and not more than 1 ½″.

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EXISTING INSTALLATIONS OF HAND POWER DUMBWAITERS

Scope

84This Part applies to existing installations of hand power dumbwaiters.

Construction of hoistways and hoistway enclosures

85(1)Openwork enclosures may be used above the six foot level, provided that any opening in the openwork enclosure rejects a ball one inch in diameter, but any part of the enclosure within four inches of the counterweight runway shall be solid.

85(2)Openwork enclosures may be constructed of

(a) steel wire grille or expanded metal which shall be at least No. 13 U.S. wire gauge, or

(b) wood slats which shall be mounted vertically and at least one inch thick.

85(3)The entire hoistway facing the car entrance shall be sheathed with a substantial smooth material to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector, including proper toe guards where required.

Dumbwaiter machinery

86(1)Dumbwaiter machinery may be located inside the hoistway enclosure, at the top or bottom, without intervening enclosures or platforms.

86(2)All dumbwaiter machinery shall be supported so as not to endanger the safety of persons adjacent to the dumbwaiter and to prevent any part of the dumbwaiter from becoming displaced.

Lighting

87(1)Permanent electric lighting shall be provided in all machine rooms and machinery spaces.

87(2)The light control switch shall be located within easy reach of the access to machine rooms or machinery spaces.

Pits

88Pits are not required for dumbwaiters.

Habitable space under hoistway

89There shall be no habitable space below the dumbwaiter or counterweight, unless the floor is supported to withstand an impact caused by the car with rated load or counterweight dropping freely onto the floor.

Protection of hoistway landing openings

90All dumbwaiter hoistway landing openings shall be provided with hoistway doors that guard the full height and width of the landings and be one of the following types:

(a) manually operated vertically sliding counterweighted, single or double section; or

(b) horizontal swing doors equipped with automatic door closers.

Hoistway doors

91Hoistway doors shall be provided with spring type latches to hold them in the closed position.

Car construction

92(1)Cars shall be enclosed, except at the entrances, with an unperforated material.

92(2)Doors or gates are not required at the car entrances.

92(3)A capacity plate indicating the rated load shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the elevator car and at each landing entrance.

Driving machine brakes

93(1)Driving machines shall be equipped with a hand brake or an automatic brake that will sustain the car with its rated load.

93(2)When the brake is applied, it shall remain locked in the “ON” position until released by the operator.

Power attachments not permitted

94Dumbwaiters shall not be equipped with any means or attachments for applying electric or other power unless the dumbwaiter is permanently and completely converted into an electric dumbwaiter complying with all requirements for electric dumbwaiters.

Lighting

95Adequate lighting shall be provided at each landing entrance.

Hoistway clearances

96(1)The minimum clearance between the side of the car and the hoistway enclosure shall be one inch.

96(2)The clearance between the car platform and the loading sill shall be not less than ½″ and not more than 1 ½″.

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CHAIN OR ROPE HOIST ELEVATORS

Scope

97(1)This Part applies to chain or rope hoist elevators.

97(2)Chain or rope hoist elevators shall be used for freight only and no person shall be allowed to ride on them.

Construction of hoistways and hoistway enclosures

98(1) Except at the landing openings, every hoistway of an elevator shall be fully enclosed with an unperforated material.

98(2)Openwork enclosures may be used above the six foot level, provided that any opening in the openwork enclosure rejects a ball one inch in diameter, but any part of the enclosure within four inches of the counterweight runway shall be solid.

98(3)Openwork enclosures may be constructed of

(a) steel wire grille or expanded metal which shall be at least No. 13 U.S. wire gauge, or

(b) wood slats which shall be mounted vertically and at least one inch thick.

98(4)The entire hoistway facing the car entrances shall be sheathed with a substantial smooth material to the satisfaction of the Chief Inspector, including proper toe guards where required.

Machine rooms

99Elevator machinery may be located inside the hoistway enclosure at the top without intervening enclosures or platforms.

Lighting

100(1)Permanent electric lighting shall be provided in all machine rooms and machinery spaces.

100(2)The light control switch shall be located within easy reach of the access to machine rooms or machinery spaces.

Supports

101All elevator machinery shall be supported so as not to endanger the safety of persons in or adjacent to the elevator and to prevent any part of the elevator from becoming displaced.

Pits

102A suitable pit shall be provided to keep the car from bottoming.

Habitable space under hoistways

103There shall be no habitable space below the elevator or counterweight, unless the floor is supported to withstand an impact caused by the car with rated load or counterweight dropping freely onto the floor.

Hoistway doors or gates for elevator landing openings

104(1)All elevator hoistway landing openings shall be provided with hoistway doors or gates.

104(2)The distance between the hoistway side of a door or gate and the hoistway edge of the landing sill shall be not more than four inches.

104(3)Every hoistway landing door shall guard the full height and width of the openings and be one of the following types:

(a) self-closing horizontally sliding or swinging, single or double section;

(b) manually operated vertically sliding counterweighted, single or double section; or

(c) manually operated vertically sliding bi-parting counter-balanced.

104(4)Every hoistway landing gate shall guard the full width of the opening and, when in the closed position, shall extend downwardly from a height of not less than five feet six inches to the landing sill.

104(5)The headroom clearance of a landing entrance opening shall be the same as the inside clear car height.

104(6)Any opening in a hoistway landing gate shall reject a ball two inches in diameter.

104(7)Every hoistway landing door shall be provided with a vision panel of clear wired glass not over six inches wide and eighty square inches in area.

104(8)A hoistway landing door or gate shall be built to withstand a force of seventy-five pounds applied perpendicularly to it at any point without permanently deforming it or leaving its guides.

Interlocking device for freight elevator hoistway landing doors and gates

105Every freight elevator hoistway landing door or gate shall be provided with an interlocking device that shall prevent the car from moving until the door or gate is closed and prevent the door or gate from being opened from the landing side unless the car is within the landing zone.

Car construction

106(1)Cars shall be fully enclosed on the sides not used for entrances.

106(2)Every car shall have a solid or perforated top and, if a perforated material is used, it shall reject a ball one inch in diameter.

106(3)The deflection of the enclosures shall not be more than ¼″ when subjected to a force of 75 pounds applied perpendicularly to the enclosure at any point.

106(4)The car enclosure shall be secured to the car platform or frame in a manner that it cannot work loose or become displaced in ordinary service.

106(5)A door or gate is not required on the car entrances.

Capacity and notice plates

107(1)A capacity plate indicating the rated load shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the elevator car and at each landing entrance.

107(2)A notice plate shall be fastened in a conspicuous place in the elevator car and at every landing entrance and shall bear the following information in letters not less than ½″ high:

FOR FREIGHT ONLY NO PERSON SHALL RIDE ON ELEVATOR

Guide rails

108Every elevator shall have at least two guide rails for the car that

(a) extend at least six inches beyond the maximum possible travel of the car,

(b) are securely fastened by through bolts or lag screws to their continuous support for their full length, and

(c) have smooth and even joints.

Counterweights

109(1)Sections of counterweights, whether carried in frames or not, shall be secured by at least two tie rods passing through holes in the sections or by an arrangement approved by the Chief Inspector.

109(2)The counterweight tie rods shall have lock nuts at each end secured by cotter pins.

Control

110(1)Driving machines shall be controlled by push button or, subject to the approval of the Chief Inspector, a hand rope.

110(2)Machines that are controlled by a hand rope shall have such an arrangement that the rope shall return to the neutral position and shut off the electrical power to the machine if released.

110(3)Hand control ropes shall be located outside the hoistway and be inaccessible from inside the car.

Suspension means

111(1)Suspension means shall consist of not less than two wire ropes or one roller chain.

111(2)Hooks on the ends of the chains or rope shall be provided with a device which will prevent the hook from accidentally slipping off its connection on the car crosshead and overhead connection.

Lighting

112(1)Adequate lighting shall be provided at each landing entrance.

112(2)A proper light with switch shall be provided inside every car.

Hoistway clearances

113(1)The minimum clearance between the side of the car and the hoistway enclosure shall be one inch.

113(2)The clearance between the car platform and the landing sill shall be not less than ½″ and not more than 1 ½″.

Normal terminal stopping switches

114(1)Upper and lower normal terminal stopping switches shall be provided and arranged to slow down and stop the car automatically at or near the top and bottom terminal landings with any load up to and including rated load in the car and from any speed attained in normal operation.

114(2)Normal terminal stopping switches shall

(a) be located on the car or in the hoistway, and

(b) be operated by the movement of the car.

114(3)All lifting chains or ropes shall be provided with mechanical stops to actuate the final limit switch on the machine.

Main line disconnecting means

115A main line fused disconnect switch shall be provided and installed outside the hoistway in the proximity of the hoisting machine.

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NEW INSTALLATIONS, ALTERATIONS, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS

Approval and installation permit

116No person shall commence a new installation or an alteration of an elevating device to which this Regulation applies unless

(a) the drawings and specifications of them have been approved by the Chief Inspector, and

(b) that person has been issued an installation permit by the Chief Inspector.

Drawings, specifications and specification forms

117The drawings and specifications and the specification forms supplied by the Department shall be submitted and furnish full information as to the size, composition and arrangement of the proposed new installation or the specifications of the alteration.

Requirements respecting drawings

118The drawings submitted for approval shall

(a) be clear prints, other than photocopies, and

(b) be prepared in conformity with good drafting practices.

Top sheet of each set of drawings

119The top sheet of each set of drawings shall set forth the following details:

(a) the name and address of the owner of the building or premises where the new installation or the alteration of the elevating device is to be made;

(b) information as will enable an inspector to conveniently locate that building or premises;

(c) the name, address and qualifications of the person who prepared the drawings;

(d) indication as to whether passengers or freight or both are to be lifted or lowered;

(e) the maximum capacity of the elevating device; and

(f) information respecting the rise and speed of the elevator.

Information

120The drawings shall have the information prescribed in the Code.

Drawings and specifications submitted to Department

121All drawings and specifications submitted to the Department shall be stamped and endorsed by a registered professional engineer.

Issuance of installation permit

122If the proposed new installation or alteration complies with this Regulation, and subject to section 123 and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may issue to that person an installation permit.

Powers respecting the issuance of installation permits

123(1)The Chief Inspector may only issue an installation permit to the holder of a valid elevator contractor licence class A or B issued or renewed under this Regulation.

123(2)The Chief Inspector may defer issuing an installation permit to a person who has failed to comply with an order made by an inspector under the Act or this Regulation until the person has complied with the order.

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Installation permit to be displayed

124The person who is issued an installation permit shall display the installation permit in a conspicuous location at the installation site.

Definition of “Type B material lift”

125In section 126, “Type B material lift” means a Type B material lift under CSA Standard ASME A17.1-2016/CSA B44-16, entitled Safety Code for Elevators.

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Prohibitions

126(1)Subject to subsection (2), no person shall undertake to install, alter, maintain or repair elevating devices, including dumbwaiters, freight platform lifts, Type A or B material lifts or construction hoists, unless the person is the holder of a valid elevator contractor licence class A.

126(2)No person shall undertake to install, alter, maintain or repair lifts for persons with physical disabilities unless the person is a holder of a valid elevator contractor licence class A or B.

126(3)Repealed: 2019-30

126(4)Subject to subsection (5), no person shall install, alter, maintain or repair elevating devices, including dumbwaiters, freight platform lifts, Type A or B material lifts or construction hoists, unless the person is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic licence class A.

126(5)No person shall install, alter, maintain or repair lifts for persons with physical disabilities unless the person is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic licence class A or B.

126(6)Repealed: 2019-30

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Issuance of certain licences

127(1)On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may issue an elevator contractor licence class A to a person or to the employer of a person who is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic licence class A.

127(2)On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may issue an elevator contractor licence class B to a person or to the employer of a person who is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic licence class B.

127(3)Repealed: 2019-30

127(4) On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may issue an elevator mechanic licence class A to a person who is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic’s card issued by an institution recognized by the Chief Inspector.

127(5) On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may issue an elevator mechanic licence class B to a person who is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic’s card issued by an institution recognized by the Chief Inspector.

127(6)Repealed: 2019-30

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128(1)An elevator contractor licence class A or B is valid for one year from the date of its issuance or renewal.

128(2)On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may renew an elevator contractor licence class A or B.

128(3)A person applying for an elevator contractor licence class A or B, or the renewal of the licence, shall complete an application form provided for that purpose by the Chief Inspector and forward the application form together with the prescribed fee to the Chief Inspector.

128(4)An elevator mechanic licence class A or B is valid for one year from the date of its issuance or renewal.

128(5)On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may renew an elevator mechanic licence class A or B.

128(6)A person applying for an elevator mechanic licence class A or B, or for the renewal of that licence, shall complete an application form provided for that purpose by the Chief Inspector and forward the application form together with the prescribed fee to the Chief Inspector.

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Fees

129(1)The fee for the issuance or renewal of an elevator contractor licence class A or B is $400.

129(2)The fee for the issuance or renewal of an elevator mechanic licence class A or B is $40.

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Suspension or revocation of licences

130(1)The Chief Inspector may suspend or revoke an elevator contractor licence, elevator mechanic licence or industrial site elevator mechanic licence if, in the opinion of the Chief Inspector, the holder of the licence

(a) has obtained his or her licence through misrepresentation or fraud,

(b) is incompetent or grossly negligent in the discharge of his or her duties,

(c) has performed or engaged in an activity that is not authorized by his or her licence, or

(d) has violated or failed to comply with any provision of this Regulation.

130(2)In addition to the reasons set out in subsection (1), the Chief Inspector may suspend or revoke an elevator contractor licence if

(a) the holder of the elevator contractor licence is also the holder of a valid elevator mechanic licence of the same class as the elevator contractor licence and the Chief Inspector suspends or revokes the elevator mechanic licence, or

(b) the holder of the elevator contractor licence no longer employs a person who is the holder of a valid elevator mechanic licence of the same class as the elevator contractor licence.

Industrial site elevator mechanic licence

131(1)On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may issue an industrial site elevator mechanic licence to a person

(a) who, immediately before the commencement of this section, maintained elevating devices that

(i) are located at an industrial site, and

(ii) are not available to the public,

(b) who has experience in and understands

(i) the operational and safety functions of all the components of the elevating devices maintained by the industrial site elevator mechanic, and

(ii) the safety hazards that the industrial site elevator mechanic and any person who uses the elevating devices maintained by the industrial site elevator mechanic may be exposed to as a result of any maintenance procedure, and

(c) who is able to reasonably assess the compatibility of replacement components for the elevating devices maintained by the industrial site elevator mechanic.

131(2)An industrial site elevator mechanic licence is valid for one year from the date of its issuance or renewal.

131(3)On payment of the prescribed fee, the Chief Inspector may renew an industrial site elevator mechanic licence.

131(4)A person applying for an industrial site elevator mechanic licence, or for the renewal of that licence, shall complete an application form provided for that purpose by the Chief Inspector and forward the application form together with the prescribed fee to the Chief Inspector.

131(5)The fee for the issuance and renewal of an industrial site elevator mechanic licence is $40.

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FEES FOR ELEVATING DEVICES

Fees for elevating devices

132(1)The fee for the issuance of an operating permit for an elevating device is $100 per hour, or any part of an hour, required to perform an initial inspection of the elevating device, with a minimum charge of $100.

132(2)The fee for the renewal of an operating permit

(a) for an elevator

(i) servicing more than ten floors is $400;

(ii) servicing ten floors or less is $300,

(b) for a dumbwaiter is $210,

(c) for an escalator is $400,

(d) for a manlift is $300,

(e) for a material lift is $300,

(f) for a chair or gondola lift is $900,

(g) for a T-Bar, J-Bar or platter pull is $400,

(h) for a rope tow is $300,

(i) for a construction hoist is $100 per hour, or any part of an hour, required to perform an inspection of the construction hoist, with a minimum charge of $100, and

(j) for a lift for persons with physical disabilities is $165.

132(3)If the inspection is not related to the issuance or renewal of an operating permit for the elevating device, the fee for the inspection of an elevating device is $100 per hour, or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.

132(4)The fee for the issuance of an installation permit

(a) for an elevator is $300,

(b) for a dumbwaiter is $300,

(c) for an escalator is $300,

(d) for a manlift is $300,

(e) for a material lift $300,

(f) for a chair or gondola lift is $500,

(g) for a T-Bar, J-Bar or platter pull is $300,

(h) for a rope tow is $300,

(i) for a construction hoist is $300, and

(j) for a lift for persons with physical disabilities is $300.

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AMUSEMENT DEVICES

Definitions

133The following definitions apply in this Part.

“amusement park” means a tract of land used as a temporary or permanent location for amusement devices and includes a place where amusement devices are installed or are in operation.(parc d’attractions)

“owner” means any person, syndicate, association, corporation or club operating, conducting or managing an amusement device or amusement park.(propriétaire)

Scope

134This Part applies to any amusement device except

(a) a coin operated children’s amusement device that is on a nonmoving base and that is designed to accommodate one child, or

(b) an amusement device not operated for profit or reward.

Standards

135(1)Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Part, all of the standards set out in ASTM Standard F2783-14: Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices, in Canada govern the design, manufacture, construction, testing, assembling and erection, dismantling, inspection, operation, alteration and maintenance of amusement devices except for

(a) ASTM Standard F2007-12: Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, and Operation of Concession G-Karts and Facilities, and

(b) ASTM Standard F2376-13: Standard Practice for Classification, Design, Manufacture, Construction, and Operation of Water Slide Systems.

135(2)For the purposes of subsection (1), the following standards shall be deemed to be set out in ASTM Standard F2783-14: Standard Practice for Design, Manufacture, Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection of Amusement Rides and Devices, in Canada:

(a) ASTM Standard F2460-11: Standard Practice for Special Requirements for Bumper Boats;

(b) ASTM Standard F2960-15: Standard Practice for Permanent Amusement Railway Ride Tracks and Related Devices; and

(c) ASTM Standard F3054-15: Standard Practice for Operations of Amusement Railway Rides, Devices, and Facilities.

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Registration and schedule of set-up

136(1)Before the commencement of the season for the operation of that device, each year an amusement device shall be registered with the Department and inspected by an inspector.

136(2)Before the commencement of the season for the operation of that device, each year the owner of an amusement device shall file a schedule of set-up with the Department.

Installation number data plate

137(1)At the time of the registration of the amusement device, an installation number data plate for the amusement device shall be issued.

137(2)The owner shall affix the plate referred to in subsection (1) to the amusement device in a conspicuous location acceptable to the inspector.

Issuance of Certificate of Inspection

138(1)The Chief Inspector may issue a Certificate of Inspection to the owner of an amusement device if satisfied that an amusement device

(a) has been registered,

(b) has been inspected, and

(c) complies with the standards prescribed by the Act and this Part.

138(2)A Certificate of Inspection shall designate the amusement device for which it is issued and the maximum capacity and speed the device.

138(3)A Certificate of Inspection shall not be issued until the prescribed fee for registration has been paid by the owner of the amusement device.

138(4) A Certificate of Inspection shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of the year of issuance unless

(a) sooner suspended or revoked, or

(b) otherwise expressly indicated on the Certificate.

138(5)A Certificate of Inspection shall be posted by the owner of the amusement device in a conspicuous location acceptable to the inspector.

138(6)If the Certificate of Inspection of an amusement device is suspended or revoked, the Chief Inspector may cause such things to be done as he or she considers necessary to ensure that it will not be operated contrary to the Act or this Part.

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Certificate of Inspection

139No owner of an amusement device shall cause or permit the device to be operated, unless the owner is the holder of a valid Certificate of Inspection.

Prohibitions

140No owner of an amusement device shall cause or permit the device to be operated, unless the owner ensures that

(a) all equipment, materials and safeguards used comply with the standards prescribed by the Act and this Part,

(b) all equipment, materials and safeguards used are maintained in good condition,

(c) the amusement device is operated by a competent person,

(d) the amusement device is maintained by a competent person,

(e) the amusement device is examined daily by a competent person, and

(f) a log book approved by an inspector is maintained.

Additional requirements

141Despite a Certificate of Inspection being issued respecting the amusement device, the owner of an amusement device shall ensure that the amusement device

(a) is properly assembled,

(b) is not defective, and

(c) is safe in all parts, components, controls and safety equipment.

Notice following occurrence

142(1)The owner of the amusement device shall give notice with full particulars to the Chief Inspector within twenty-four hours of the occurrence if

(a) an amusement device is taken out of operation due to a broken weld, structural or mechanical failure, or

(b) an accident occurs in connection with the operation of an amusement device that causes injury to any person.

142(2)No owner shall use or cause or permit the device referred to in subsection (1) to be used until the device is inspected.

Suspension or revocation of Certificate of Inspection

143The Chief Inspector may suspend or revoke a Certificate of Inspection issued under this Part if the Chief Inspector is satisfied on reasonable grounds that there is evidence of

(a) a violation of the Act or this Part, or

(b) failure to comply with a direction of an inspector.

Duties of an inspector

144(1)Pursuant to his or her duties, an inspector may

(a) enter at any time on the premises where an amusement device is being operated and inspect the device in order to ensure that the device and the operation of the device complies with the Act and this Part,

(b) question the owner of or an employee of the owner of an amusement device or any person operating an amusement device, and

(c) direct the adjustment of any amusement device or procedure that, in the opinion of the inspector, is not in accord with the Act or this Part.

144(2)If the inspector finds that an amusement device or any procedure does not comply with the Act or this Part, the inspector shall advise the owner immediately.

Fees for registration

145The fee for the registration of an amusement device is $125.

Other fees

146(1)In this section, “overtime” means time worked on a Saturday or holiday and any time worked after 5 p.m. of any day and before 8 a.m. of the following day.

146(2)Subject to subsection (4), the fee for an inspection done under section 142 is $100 per hour, or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.

146(3)Subject to subsection (4), the fee for an inspection done under section 144 is $100 per hour, or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $100.

146(4)The fees under subsections (2) and (3) for inspections done during overtime are $150 per hour, or any part of an hour, with a minimum charge of $150.

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REPEAL

Repeal

147New Brunswick Regulation 84-181 under the Elevators and Lifts Act is repealed.

N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to December 18, 2020.

2014-147 - Safety Code for Elevating Devices and Amusement Devices

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