operated from the car only by pulling on a stationary rope that is located in the hoistway
and passing through or adjacent to the car platform. The elevator is for the exclusive use
of certain designated operating and maintenance employees and is installed in a grain or
feed mill or a similar structure that is not accessible to the general public.
(g) "Inspection" means the official determination by a general inspector of the
condition of all parts of equipment on which the safe operation of an elevator depends.
(h) "Private residence elevator" means any elevating device installed in or at a
private residence or installed in a building as a means of access to a private residence
within such building, provided the elevator is installed so that it is not accessible to the
general public or to other occupants in the building. The use is restricted to the owner
and the owner's immediate family and nonpaying guests. All other elevating device
installations must be classified as commercial.
(i) "Special elevating device" includes another lifting or lowering apparatus that is
guided as provided in section 3 of the act, MCL 408.803.
(j) "Temporary inspection" means the inspection of a permanent elevator that is to
be used on a temporary basis.
(k) “Maintenance” means the process of routine examination, lubrication, cleaning,
and adjustment of parts components or subsystems, or both, to ensure performance
pursuant to these rules and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
A17.1.
(2) Terms defined in the act have the same meanings when used in these rules.
History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.
R 408.7003 Applicability of national standards.
Rule 3. The following standards are adopted by reference.
(a) The following standards are available from the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), 22 Law Drive, Box 2900, Fairfield, New Jersey 07007-2900,
subdivision:
(i) ASME A17.1- 2016 safety code for elevators and escalators, except for
sections, 1.2.1(b), 1.2.1(c), 2.5.1.5.3, 2.8.3.3.2, 2.8.6, 2.11.1.3, 2.11.1.4, 2.11.7.2,
2.11.7.2.1, 2.11.7.2.2, 2.11.7.2.3, 2.11.7.2.4, 2.11.7.2.5, 2.12.7.2.1(c), 2.12.7.2.2,
2.14.2.2(f), 2.14.2.6, 2.14.5.9.2, 2.22.2, 2.27.3.1.6(c), 3.18.3.8.3, 3.19.5.2, 3.22.1.6,
5.3.1.1.1, 5.3.1.1.2, 5.3.1.2.1, 5.3.1.14.3, 5.4.10.1, 5.4.10.2, 5.11, 5.12, 5.12.1, 5.12.1.1,
5.12.1.2, 5.12.1.3, 5.12.1.4, 5.12.2, 5.12.3, 8.6.1.7.1, 8.6.4.19.12 (b), 8.6.4.20.1(b),
8.6.4.20.1(b)(1), 8.6.4.20.1(b)(2), 8.6.4.20.3(a)(2), 8.6.4.20.3 (2)(b), 8.6.4.20.3 (g),
8.6.4.20.4 (b), 8.6.4.20.4 (b)(1), 8.6.4.20.4 (b)(2), 8.6.4.20.10(b), 8.6.4.20.10(b)(1),
8.6.4.20.10(b)(2), 8.6.5.8, 8.6.7.11 to 8.6.7.11.3, 8.6.7.12, 8.6.7.12.1, 8.6.7.12.2, 8.6.11.5
to 8.6.11.5.6, 8.6.11.10 to 8.6.11.10.4, 8.7.2.14.5.2, 8.10.1.1.3, 8.10.1.2, 8.11.1.1,
8.11.1.1.1, 8.11.1.1.2, 8.11.5.14 to 8.11.5.16. Cost $252.00.
(ii) ASME A17.2- 2017 guide for inspection of elevators, escalators, and moving
walks. Cost $195.00.
(iii) ASME A17.3-2017 safety code for existing elevators and escalators. Cost
$168.00.
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