DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

DIRECTOR’S OFFICE

ELEVATORS

(By authority conferred on the director of the department of licensing and regulatory

affairs by section 8 of 1967 PA 227, MCL 408.808, section 3 of 1976 PA 333, MCL

338.2153, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1996-2, 2003-1, 2008-4 and 2011-4,

MCL 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2025, and 445.2030)

CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

R 408.7001 Scope.

Rule 1. These rules establish administrative and operational procedures for

implementation of the act and shall be known as the Michigan elevator rules. The rules

establish, for protection of the general public, minimum safety requirements for

inspection, construction, installation, alteration, maintenance, repair, and operation of

elevators.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7002 Definitions.

Rule 2. (1) As used in these rules:

(a) "Act" means 1967 PA 227, MCL 408.801 to 408.824.

(b) "Belt manlift" means a power-driven endless belt that has steps and handholds

and is used to transport persons in a vertical direction through successive floors or levels

of a building or structure.

(c) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(d) "Electrical-powered, 1-man elevator" means an elevator that has a car platform

area of not more than 5 square feet, a rated load of not more than 300 pounds, and a rated

speed of not more than 100 feet per minute. It is for the exclusive use of certain

designated operating and maintenance employees and is installed in any of the following

structures:

(i) A grain or feed mill.

(ii) A chemical or alcohol distillery.

(iii) A cement storage tower.

(iv) A radio tower.

(v) A similar structure that is not accessible to the general public.

(e) "Examination" means a survey of the design and construction of elevators or

elevator equipment by a dealer in elevators or elevator equipment or an approved

insurance company.

(f) "Hand-powered, 1-man elevator" means an elevator that has a car platform area

of not more than 5 square feet, has a rated load of not more than 300 pounds, and is

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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,

https://www.asme.org, at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules, as stated in this

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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(iv) ASME A17.6- 2017 standard for elevator suspension, compensation, and

governor systems. Cost $92.00.

(v) ASME A18.1- 2017 safety code standard for platform lifts and stairway

chairlifts, except for sections 2.1.2 to 2.1.2.8, 2.1.3 to 2.1.3.10, 3.10.2 to 3.10.2.4, 10.1.1,

10.1.2 to 10.1.2.3, 10.1.3.3, 10.1.4, and 10.2.1. Cost $98.00.

(vi) ASME A90.1-2009 safety standard for belt manlifts. Cost $59.00.

(b) ANSI A10.4-2016, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), safety

requirements for personnel hoist and employee elevators for construction and demolition

and operations, except for sections 24.1.2.1 and 26.4.8.1, is available from ANSI at 1430

Broadway, New York, New York, 10018, https://www.ansi.org. Cost $110.00.

(c) The following standards are available from American Society for Testing and

Materials, (ASTM), 100 Bar Harbor Drive, 2 Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959,

at a cost as of the time of adoption of these rules, as stated in this subdivision:

(i) ASTM D 2667-2008, standard test method for biodegradability of alkylbenzene

sulfonates. Cost $69.00.

(ii) ASTM E 648-2010, “standard test method for critical radiant flux of floor-

covering systems using a radiant heat energy source”. Cost $69.00.

(iii) ASTM F 714-2012, “standard specification for polyethylene (PE) plastic pipe

(SDR-PR) based on outside diameter”. Cost $69.00.

(d) The standards adopted in this subrule are also available for inspection at the

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction

Codes, 611 W. Ottawa St., 1^stFloor Ottawa Building, Lansing, Michigan 48933.

Direction to the organizations’ website to order the book may be obtained from the

bureau of construction codes. The cost of the individual codes is noted in this subrule.

(e) All references to NFPA 70 mean the current Michigan electrical code. The

Michigan electrical code is available for inspection at the Michigan Department of

Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Construction Codes 611 W. Ottawa St., 1^st

Floor Ottawa Building, Lansing, Michigan 48933, at a cost as of the time of adoption of

these amendatory rules of $89.50.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7004 Registration of elevators.

Rule 4. An elevator shall be registered by the owner or user stating the location,

type, capacity, name of manufacturer, and purpose for which it is used. Regardless of

changes in ownership, the current certificate holder is responsible for submitting this

information and updating this information. The certificate holder shall submit this

information to the department in writing.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7005 Identification plates and tags.

Rule 5. (1) The holder of a certificate of operation shall permanently attach to the

elevator in an approved area an identification plate or an engraving in the car operating

panel, showing the type, the rated load, and the state-assigned serial number of each

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elevator. The assignment of a serial number does not automatically make the unit safe for

public operation. All units shall be inspected before use pursuant to R 408.7010.

(2) One serial number tag must be furnished and permanently attached to the

elevator machine controller.

(3) Identification plates and tags are furnished by the department and remain the

property of the department.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7006 Accident reports.

Rule 6. The holder of a certificate of operation shall notify the department within 48

hours of every accident involving personal injury or damage to the elevator in a manner

and on a form prescribed by the department. The department may investigate any

accidents involving personal injury or damage to the elevator.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7007 Responsibility for elevator operation and maintenance.

Rule 7. (1) Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of elevators is as

follows:

(a) The person, firm, or corporation installing, repairing, relocating, or altering an

elevator is responsible for its operation and maintenance until the certificate of operation

is issued, except as provided for in R 408.7012, and is responsible for all tests of new,

repaired, relocated, and altered equipment until the certificate of operation is issued.

(b) The holder of a certificate of operation or duly appointed agent is responsible

for the safe operation and proper maintenance of the elevator.

(c) The holder of the certificate of operation is responsible for all periodic

inspections and tests, securing the renewal of the certificate of operation, and the

compliance with violation notices.

(d) The licensed contractor holding a temporary certificate of operation is

responsible for the safe operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, testing, and fees of

the elevator during the period that the temporary certificate is in force.

(2) Safety tests must be performed by elevator journeypersons who are licensed in

this state.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7008 Commissions of special elevator inspectors.

Rule 8. (1) A commission to inspect elevators in accordance with section 11 of the

act may be issued by the director to a designated holder of a special certificate of

competency when the fee has been paid and a written request is received from a

company authorized to insure elevators in this state. Such a commission shall not be

transferable. The commission shall be retained by the company and a commission

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credential card shall be issued to the special inspector. The commission and

commission credential card shall be returned when services of the inspector terminate.

(2) A commission shall expire annually on December 31. A commission may be

renewed by payment of a renewal fee and return of the expired card and commission

renewal form.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7009 Examinations by elevator and equipment dealers and insurance

companies.

Rule 9. Nothing in the act shall prevent the examination of elevators by dealers in

elevators or elevator equipment or any approved insurance company.

Such examination shall not be considered an inspection within the provisions of the

act.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7010 New, altered, or relocated elevators; use.

Rule 10. A new, altered, or relocated elevator shall not be placed into service until

it has been inspected by, and tested in the presence of, a general inspector, except as

provided in section 15 of the act.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7011 Frequency of inspections.

Rule 11. All elevators shall be inspected by a general elevator inspector pursuant to

the following schedule:

(a) Passenger, freight, mine, inclined, limited-use/limited application, special

purpose personnel, and rooftop elevators, material lifts, barrier free lifting devices,

escalators, moving walks, belt manlifts, and special elevating devices shall be inspected

at least once every 12 months.

(b) Dumbwaiters, stairway chairlifts, 1-person elevators, hand-powered; 1-person

elevators, electric-powered; platform lifts; and power sidewalk elevators shall be

inspected at least once every 24 months.

(c) Personnel hoists shall be inspected at least once every 30 days.

(d) Elevating devices in private residences shall be inspected only at the discretion

of the department or owner.

(e) Private residence inclined elevators installed under the requirements of the act

for use by multiple residences, shall be inspected at least once every 24 months.

(f) More frequent inspections may be scheduled at the discretion of the department

or owner.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

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R 408.7012 Temporary use of permanent elevators during construction.

Rule 12. (1) A licensed elevator contractor may request a temporary certificate of

operation to permit the use of a passenger or freight elevator before its completion. The

passenger or freight elevator must not be used until it has been approved by a general

inspector, the required fee has been paid, and a temporary certificate of operation has

been obtained. This certificate must be issued for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days.

Renewals under this subrule may be granted at the discretion of the department as

follows:

(a) Permanent elevators used temporarily during construction to move workers,

authorized personnel, and materials must have maintenance performed every 30 calendar

days by a licensed elevator journeyperson. These elevators must be inspected by a

general elevator inspector employed by the department every 90 calendar days.

(b) Periodic inspections may be conducted by a general inspector every 30 calendar

days. The fees are cited in R 408.7019 and may be assessed at the discretion of the

department based upon the frequencies in this rule.

(2) A licensed elevator contractor may also request an inspection and temporary

certificate of operation to allow the use of a passenger or freight elevator by the public

before its completion. This elevator must not be used until it is inspected by a general

inspector; the required fee, listed in R 408.7019, is paid; and a temporary certificate of

operation is issued by the department to the licensed elevator contractor. The certificate

must be issued for a period not to exceed 90 calendar days. Renewals under this subrule

may be granted at the discretion of the department as follows:

(a) Permanent elevators used temporarily by the public must have maintenance

performed by a licensed elevator journeyperson every 30 calendar days.

(b) Periodic inspections may be conducted by a general inspector every 30 calendar

days and the appropriate fees assessed at the discretion of the department.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7013 Discontinuance of operation.

Rule 13. A general inspector may seal an elevator out of service and void the

certificate of operation as provided in section 19 of the act or if any of the following

conditions exist:

(a) The holder of the certificate of operation fails to pay the required fee.

(b) The holder of the certificate of operation fails to report an accident as required

by these rules.

(c) The elevator has been constructed, installed, altered, maintained, or repaired by

a person, firm, or corporation not approved by the department.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7014 Inspection reports and certificates of operation.

Rule 14. (1) A general inspector shall provide a report to the department of each

inspection stating the condition of the elevator within 2 business days of the inspection.

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(2) A report indicating an elevator has been sealed out of service must be forwarded

to the department within 48 hours of being sealed.

(3) The director shall issue a certificate of operation for a capacity not to exceed the

capacity named in the inspection report.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7015 Violation notices.

Rule 15. (1) If upon inspection an elevator is determined to be in an unsafe

condition, or if the owner or user has not complied with these rules, then the general

inspector shall issue to the holder of the certificate of operation a violation notice stating

corrections required and a time limit within which the owner or user must comply with

the violation notice. The owner or user shall notify the department in writing as soon as

he or she has complied with the corrections stated in the violation notice and full

compliance is affected. Notification must be on forms furnished by the department.

(2) If in the judgment of the general inspector failure to make these corrections

would endanger human life, then compliance with the violation notice may be required

immediately.

(3) Noncompliance with the violation notice may subject the holder of the

certificate of operation to the penalty provisions of the act.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7016 Special elevating devices.

Rule 16. (1) Special elevating devices within the scope of the act shall meet the

requirements established by the department and the rules promulgated by the board.

(2) The devices specified in subrule (1) of this rule shall receive special

consideration from the department as to the safety features incorporated into them

before they may be approved for installation. A permit to install a special elevating

device shall be obtained from the department in accordance with section 15 of the act.

(3) Stagelifts are special elevating devices and shall meet the requirements of

this rule.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7017 Examination for license or certificate of competency;

journeyperson.

Rule 17. The board may delegate to the elevator division the authority to

administer the written or oral examinations, or both, required for a journeyperson's

license. The minimum passing grade for an applicant for a license or a certificate of

competency shall be 70%. An applicant who fails to attain the minimum passing grade

is not eligible for reexamination for 60 days after the examination, except as otherwise

required by the act or by special permission of the board. A new application form and

payment of the prescribed fee is required each time an applicant is examined.

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History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7018 Elevator contractors' and journeypersons' licenses; type;

classification.

Rule 18. (1) Elevator contractors' licenses and elevator journeypersons' licenses

are classified as follows:

(a) Type A, which covers the construction, repair, installation, alteration, and

maintenance of any type of elevating device within the scope of the act.

(b) Type B, which covers the repair and maintenance of any type of elevating

device within the scope of the act.

(c) Type C, which covers specific installations designed for particular and special

purposes for which the applicant proves that he or she is qualified.

(2) More than 1 type of device may be combined or added to 1 Class C elevator

contractor's license if the applicant has passed a written examination for each type

of device.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7019 Fees.

Rule 19. (1) All fees are subject to a 2% to 3% increase per annum at the discretion of

the department. All fee amounts are in effect as of the effective date of these rules and are

approved for 1 calendar year. After this first calendar year, the department must issue and

enforce an updated fee schedule each calendar year. Fees must be paid in accordance

with the following schedule:

Commissions to inspect elevators

Commission ................................................................................................................... $50.00.

Commission renewal...................................................................................................... $50.00.

Examination for certificates of competency

Certificate of competency examination (nonrefundable) .............................................. $50.00.

Elevator contractors and journeyperson examination and licenses

Elevator contractor’s license and renewal (nonrefundable)......................................... $100.00.

Elevator contractor’s examination (nonrefundable) .................................................... $100.00.

Elevator journeyperson license and renewal (nonrefundable)....................................... $40.00.

Elevator journeyperson examination (nonrefundable)................................................. $100.00.

Installation permits fees

Application fee all devices (nontransferable and nonrefundable) ............................... $100.00.

Base permit fee for the following devices: .................................................................. $300.00.

Passenger elevator

Freight elevator

Inclined elevator

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Limited-use/limited application elevator

Private residence elevator

Private residence inclined elevator

Special purpose personnel elevator

Dumbwaiter

Material lift

Power sidewalk elevator

Rooftop elevator

Belt manlift

Special elevating device

Personnel hoist

For these installations, an additional amount of $50.00 is charged for each hoistway

opening or for each floor traveled without a hoistway opening, or both.

Base permit fee: escalators and moving walks ........................................................... $360.00.

Base permit fee: private residence platform lift and private residency stairway

chairlift………………………………………………………………. $250.00.

Base permit fee: platform lift and stairway chairlift ………………….…..$100.00.

Alteration, replacement, and dormant elevator permit fees

Application fee: all devices, excluding emergency permits, nontransferable and

nonrefundable. ………………………………………………………………… $100.00.

Alteration personnel hoist …………………………………………………. $150.00.

For the specified alteration fees, an additional amount is charged for each additional

alteration and or personnel hoist tower rise at $75.00.

Dormant elevator ………………………………………………………….. $100.00.

For alterations, excluding personnel hoist, and dormant elevators, an additional amount

of $25.00 is charged for each hoistway opening or for each floor traveled without a

hoistway opening, or both.

Emergency permit fee, maximum 2 items and not applicable for installations. $500.00.

Certificate of operation

Biennial and annual certificate of operation………………………………………..$60.00.

Temporary certificate of operation ……………………………………………….$250.00.

Inspection by general inspector

Biennial inspection for devices complying with R 408.7011(b)………………….$125.00.

Annual and biennial inspection for all other devices……………………………...$175.00.

The items listed under “Inspection by general inspector” also have an additional amount

of $25.00 that will be charged for each hoistway opening or for each floor traveled

without a hoistway opening, or both.

Temporary certificate of operation inspection……………………………………$200.00.

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The temporary certificate of operation inspection has an additional amount of $35.00 that

will be charged for each hoistway opening or for each floor traveled without a hoistway

opening, or both.

Reinspection or violation notice follow-up for devices complying with R

408.7011(b)………………………………………………………………………..$125.00.

Reinspection or violation notice follow-up for all other devices………………….$175.00.

(2) A final inspection fee is included in the installation and alteration permit fee. If a

scheduled final inspection is canceled without 24 hours notice to the department, or if the

elevator is not complete in the judgment of the general elevator inspector, then an

additional fee must be charged to the elevator contractor as follows:

(a) $450.00 for private residence elevator, dumbwaiter, platform lift, or stairway

chairlift.

(b) $750.00 for all other devices.

(3) A written request for a refund on a permit must be made within 1 year from the

application date. An issued permit becomes invalid unless the work on the site

authorized by the permit is commenced within 180 days after issuance, or if the work

authorized on the site by the permit is suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days

after work is commenced. A 1-time 180-day permit extension must automatically be

granted when a building permit for the same project remains valid.

(4) The department may provide, upon written request, special services that are not otherwise

covered in the fee structure. The charge for this service $150.00 per hour including

travel time, any overnight accommodations, or special traveling needs, such as flights, if

required. Fees that are required pursuant to the provisions of the act must be paid to the

department. Checks or money orders must be made payable to the "State of Michigan."

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2008 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7020 Licensed elevator contractor and elevator contracting company.

Rule 20. (1) If an elevator contracting company’s ability to apply for permits is

based on the qualification of employing an individual who works full-time and is licensed

in this state as an elevator contractor, the termination or separation of employment of the

licensed elevator contractor must result in the immediate suspension of the elevator

contracting company’s ability to obtain new permits. An elevator contracting company’s

ability to request permits remains suspended until another licensed elevator contractor is

working full time for the elevator contracting company. Upon separation from the

elevator contracting company, the licensed elevator contractor and the elevator

contracting company shall each immediately notify the department in writing when the

termination or separation of the employment occurs. The notification to the department of

a new licensed elevator contractor working for an elevator contracting company must be

submitted in writing by the licensed elevator contractor and the elevator contracting

company within 5 business days of hiring. Failure to notify the department of separation

or hiring may result in a $50.00 fine to be paid by either or both parties found not to have

notified the department.

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(2) A person serving as the licensed elevator contractor of an elevator contracting

company may not concurrently serve as a licensed elevator contractor for another

elevator contracting company. A licensed elevator contractor must be employed on a

full-time basis by the elevator contracting company for whom the elevator contractor

requests permits.

(3) The elevator contracting company and the licensed elevator contractor are

jointly and separately responsible for exercising the supervision and control of the

elevator operations necessary to secure full compliance with the act, the rules

promulgated under the act, and all other laws and rules related to elevating devices.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7021 Renewal of contractor’s licenses and commissions.

Rule 21. A contractor’s license and a commission which has expired may be

renewed within 60 days after the date of expiration without examination upon payment of

the required renewal fee and late fee of $20.00. A contractor’s license and a commission

which is not so renewed is considered revoked. The revoked contractor’s license or

commission may be reinstated if approved by the elevator safety board, and upon

payment of the required renewal fee and reinstatement fee of $100.00.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7022 Violations; penalties.

Rule 22. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall refuse to comply with, or who

shall assist in the violation of, any of the provisions of these rules, or who, in any

manner hinders, obstructs, resists, prevents, causes unreasonable delay, or in any

manner interferes with the inspectors in the performance of any duty herein imposed,

or shall refuse to permit such inspectors to perform their duty by refusing them

entrance at reasonable hours to buildings or places for the purpose of enforcement of

these rules, shall be subject to the fines and penalties as provided by the act.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7023 Appeals to the board.

Rule 23. (1) Any person, firm, or corporation aggrieved by any decision, ruling, or

order of the director or of the department may appeal 1 time. The appeal must be made

in writing within 15 calendar days from date of mailing of the decision, ruling, or order to

the board, for a hearing before the board pursuant to section 8(1)(d) of the act, MCL

408.808. An appeal must specify the reasons and the relief sought and be submitted to

the director for presentation to the board. All submissions must include but not limited to

make, model, and drawings detailing top, side, front and orthographic views of

equipment including detailed documentation specific to affected systems, parts,

assemblies and devices as well as any connected equipment subject to the discretion of

the department and board.

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(2) A $250.00 nonrefundable fee must be made to the department at the time the

appeal is filed. Checks, money orders, e-checks, cashier’s checks, or credit card charges

must be made payable to the "State of Michigan."

(3) The board shall set a time for hearing of the appeal and provide written notice to

the appellant at least 10 days before the date set for hearing.

(4) A request for an adjournment must be filed in writing at least 5 days before the

date set for hearing. The board or the director may, for good cause, grant an

adjournment.

(5) If the appellant fails to appear at the time set for hearing, the board may proceed

with the hearing and decide the case in the absence of the appellant. The board may

affirm, modify, or set aside the ruling of the department and shall notify the director and

the appellant in writing of its decision.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7023a Variance requests.

Rule 23a. (1) A person, firm, or corporation upon application in specific cases, may

request a variation of the requirements of the rules when it is clearly evident that

exceptions or variations are necessary to prevent undue hardship or when existing

conditions prevent compliance with the requirements of the act and these rules. The

request must be on a form prescribed by the department. A person, firm, or corporation

shall specify on the form the reasons for the variance and the relief sought. The form

must be submitted to the department for review.

(2) A $100.00 nonrefundable fee must be paid to the department at the time the

variance request is filed. Checks, money orders, e-checks, cashier’s checks, or credit

card charges must be made payable to the “State of Michigan”.

(3) The department may submit the variance request to the board for its action. The

department shall set a time for reviewing a request submitted to the board and provide

written notice to the appellant at least 10 days before the date set for the review.

(4) A request for an adjournment must be filed in writing by the appellant at least 5

days before the date set for the review. The department or the board may, for good cause,

grant an adjournment.

(5) If the appellant fails to appear at the time set for the variance request, the action

may continue and the board may decide the request in the absence of the appellant. The

request may be approved, denied, modified, or set aside. The department shall notify the

appellant in writing of the decision.

History: 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7023b Product acknowledgement.

Rule 23b. (1) All elevating devices, equipment, systems, subsystems, components,

and functions must be reviewed for compliance with the current elevator requirements

and approved by the department before use in this state. An initial $100.00

nonrefundable application fee must be made to the department at the time of application.

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(2) All product acknowledgement requests must be on a form prescribed by the

department and accompanied by a compliance document that reflects compliance with

the corresponding requirements and supporting documents, including, but not limited to,

make, model, and wiring diagram; factor of safety calculations; certifications; drawings

detailing top, side, front, and orthographic views of equipment, including detailed

documentation specific to affected systems, parts, assemblies and devices; and any other

information the department finds necessary for the specific review.

(3) A letter on the manufacturer’s letterhead, signed by an engineer who is

employed by the manufacturer, must accompany the documentation. The letter must state

that when installed per manufacturer specifications, the unit will comply with the

applicable standards or codes, or both, that are adopted by reference in R 408.7003.

Equipment not covered by codes and standards in accordance with R 408.7003 must not

be installed until approved in accordance with this rule.

(4) A rate of $100.00 per hour may be charged for special services of a product

review. The total charges are determined on an hourly basis for the review upon

completion. An acknowledgement may not be granted until full payment of these

services has been received.

History: 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7024 Applicability of rules and manual.

Rule 24. Elevators that were installed before the effective date of this code edition

must comply with this state's elevator laws and rules in effect at the time of installation.

The alteration of elevators installed before the effective date of this code must comply

with the state’s elevator laws and rules in effect at the time of alteration. All other

approved existing features or components of the elevator must comply with these rules

and be maintained as described in the ASME safety code for existing elevators and

escalators ASME A 17.3, which is adopted by reference in R 408.7003.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7025 Maintenance of power elevators; frequency; exceptions.

Rule 25. (1) A power elevator, except a private residence elevator, private residence

inclined elevator, private residence platform lift, or private residence stairway chairlift,

must be maintained at least once every 90 days by an elevator journeyperson who is

licensed in this state, except for the following devices, which must be maintained at least

once every 180 days:

(a) Dumbwaiters.

(b) One-person elevators, electric and hand-powered.

(c) Platform lifts and stairway chairlifts in buildings other than private residences.

(d) Private residences inclined elevators installed under the requirements of the act

for use by multiple residences.

(2) An ongoing written record of all maintenance, repairs, replacements, inspection,

callbacks, and testing must be kept in the machine room or on-site if a machine room

does not exist.

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History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

CHAPTER 2. ALL ELEVATORS

R 408.7026 Disconnecting means for new and altered elevators.

Rule 26. The disconnecting means for all elevators and escalators that have 208

volts alternating current (VAC) nominal, shall be a heavy-duty type means and feature a

dual cover interlock or a circuit breaker capable of being locked in the open position.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7027 Elevators operated from car only.

Rule 27. All existing or new elevators operated from the car only shall be provided

with an approved means of opening the landing door, from the landing side, when the car

is in the unlocking zone.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7028 Buffers and bumpers.

Rule 28. Buffers of the spring, oil, or equivalent type shall be installed under cars

and counterweights of all elevators. Bumpers or solid stops are prohibited.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7029 Dormant elevators.

Rule 29. (1) An elevator, escalator, or moving walk that is inactive for 1 year must

be classified as dormant and placed out of service in compliance with section 8.11.1.4(b)

of the ASME A17.1 code.

(2) A permit must be obtained and the elevator must not be placed into service until

it has been inspected and tested by a general inspector, except as provided in section 15

of the act, MCL 408.815.

(3) A platform lift or stairway chairlift that is inactive for 1 year must be classified

as dormant and placed out of service as follows:

(a) The device must be lowered and any suspension means removed.

(b) The power feed lines must be disconnected from the machine disconnect switch

ensuring all circuit parts or conductors are deenergized. The platform lift or stairway

chairlift must comply with section 10.1.6 of the ASME A18.1 code, as adopted by

reference in R 408.7003.

(c) All landing entrances must be secured in a closed position from inside the

runway or hoistway.

(d) Folding type devices must be secured against movement.

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(4) Before a dormant elevating device may be placed in service, an alteration permit

must be applied for and approved by the department. The dormant elevating device must

be inspected by the department and conform to these rules and the applicable section of

the standard.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7030 Elevator and escalator monitoring.

Rule 30. All elevators and escalators may be monitored from a remote location.

Monitoring must consist of passing information from the elevator control to a remote

location for the collection of information. A device may not have the capability to adjust,

alter, change, or reset any switch, parameter, or system of the elevator control from any

location except the corresponding car, hoistway, machine room, lobby panel, or fire

command center. The device must not be capable of bypassing or resetting any safety or

electrical protective device. The monitoring means may be used to initiate car and hall

landing calls or to secure floors from access. Information collected must be made

available to the department upon request. A system related to the operation of an elevator

or escalator that interfaces and communicates with the device and any other device must

also comply with this rule. Remote connections found to be in violation of the above

requirements must be removed and prohibited from future use.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7031 Existing elevator and barrier free lifting device, door, and

clearance requirements.

Rule 31. Existing elevator and barrier free lifting devices shall comply with

sections 2.11.4 and 2.14.4 of the ASME A17.1 code.

History: 2003 AACS.

CHAPTER 3. ASME A17.1 MODIFICATIONS

R 408.7031a Automated equipment utilizing elevator.

Rule 31a. (1) Not more than 1 elevator in a bank may be occupied by an automated

device at any 1 time. If a single elevator bank is selected due to normal power supply

loss, automated devices may not utilize that car. General public passenger cars may not

be used to transport automated devices.

(2) A maintenance program for devices must be instituted by the building owner

and be available to the requestor upon request.

(3) Devices that utilize multiple carts must be tested annually with all possible

variations of carts. Records must be kept onsite and be available to the requestor upon

request.

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(4) All circuitry and controllers must be kept out of elevator machine rooms and

control spaces.

(5) Proper signage must be posted at each elevator connected to the automated

devices. Signs must include both of the following language:

(a) Do not enter or use elevator if automated carts are entering, exiting, or on the

car.

(b) Service elevator interfaced with automated carts, “Stand clear!”

(6) Any interfacing must comply with R 408.7030.

History: 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7031b Guards between adjacent pits.

Rule 31b. Section 2.2.3 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.2.3.1 Guards must be provided between adjacent pits. The guard must be of

noncombustible material. The guard, if of openwork material, must reject a ball 25 mm (1

inch) in diameter. The guard must be supported such that when subjected to a force of

450 N (100 lbf) applied over an area of 100 mm by 100 mm (4 inches by 4 inches) at any

location, the deflection must not reduce the clearance between the guard and the adjacent

pit below 25 mm (1 inch). Guards must extend not less than 2000 mm (79 inches) above

the level of the higher pit floor. Where a ladder is installed adjacent to a guard, the guard

must extend not less than 2000 mm (79 inches) above the top rung or rungs used as

handgrips. A single horizontal structural element at the top of a pit ladder, used to

stabilize the vertical side rails, is not considered a rung or handgrip.

2.2.3.2 Where access to pits of elevators in a multiple hoistway is by means of a

separate pit access door (see 2.2.4.5) and not by a pit access ladder, adjacent pits must:

(a) Be guarded as required by 2.2.3.1.

(b)The guards may be omitted if the clearance between the bottom of the car or

counterweight, including any equipment attached thereto, while resting on a fully

compressed buffer and the bottom of the pit is not less than 2,130 mm (84 inches)

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7032 Machinery space, machine rooms, control spaces, and control

rooms.

Rule 32. Section 2.7 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.7. A machinery space outside the hoistway containing an electric driving machine

and an elevator controller shall be a machine room. The electric driving machine shall be

located in a machinery space within the elevator hoistway or outside the hoistway in an

elevator machine room. A controller shall be accessible only from a machinery space,

machine room, control room, or hoistway.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7033 Drains and sump pumps.

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Rule 33. Section 2.2.2.4 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.2.2.4 Drains and sump pumps, where provided, shall comply with the

Michigan plumbing code, R 408.40701 et seq. and shall be provided with a positive

means to prevent water, gases, and odors from entering the hoistway.

Subsoil drains shall not be connected or discharged to elevator pits or sumps.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7033a Sumps and sump pumps.

Rule 33a. Section 2.2.2.6 of ASME A17.1 is amended to read as follows: Sumps and

sump pumps in pits, where provided, must be covered. Covers must be secured and level

with the pit floor and be either a recessed grate type or solid. If solid, it must have means

to permit water flow to comply with section 2.2.2.5 of ASME 17.1.

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7034 Enclosure of machine rooms and machinery spaces.

Rule 34. Section 2.7.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.7.1. Machines, control equipment, sheaves, and other machinery may not be

exposed to the weather. Machine room, control room, and machinery-space enclosures

must conform to section 2.7.1.1 or 2.7.1.2, and also conform to 2.7.1.3 of the ASME

A17.1 code, as applicable.

Machine rooms and control rooms must be located at a hoistway landing associated

with the equipment within the room. Elevator machine and control rooms may be located

overhead, adjacent to, underneath the hoistway, or at a remote location. The entrance to

the machine room or control room may be not more than 25 feet, clear unobstructed

walking pathway from the elevator hoistway door. The distance from the machine room

door to the hoistway door may be over 25 feet when the machine room is located directly

above the hoistway in a conventional layout. Pit and hoistway access doors may not be a

direct access between a hoistway enclosure and machine room or control room.

Elevators installed without a machine room or control room must locate the required

disconnecting means outside of the hoistway in a separate dedicated control space that is

readily accessible and adjacent to the control space that contains the control.

The disconnecting means must be in a single dedicated space or dedicated room,

intended with or without full body entry, at a distance not to exceed 25 feet from the

landing that contains the elevator control, inspection, or test panel. The disconnecting

means must be secured so that only elevator journeyman and qualified personnel may

gain access. If the controller is within an entrance assembly, signage must be placed at or

near the frame with the specific location of the disconnecting means.

Access to machine rooms, control rooms, machine spaces, or control spaces may not

be through restrooms, lavatories, locker rooms, or associated vestibules. Where enclosed

ceilings are required or provided, they must be of a solid type with no access panels.

Drop type ceilings are not permitted. Machine rooms, control rooms, machinery spaces,

and control spaces may not be used as a pass through or for access to other areas.

Building access panels or doors are prohibited in these areas.

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History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7034a Location of equipment.

Rule 34a. Section 2.7.6.3.2 of the ASME A 17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

2.7.6.3.2 The motor controller must be located in a machinery space within the

hoistway, a machine room, or control room. A motor controller may not be located

outside the specified rooms or spaces. Regardless of location, illumination of 19 fc,

meaning foot candles, must be provided where controller work is to be performed.

History: 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7035 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7036 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7037 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7037a Illumination of cars and lighting fixtures.

Rule 37a. Section 2.14.7.1.4 of ASME A17.1 is amended to read as follows:

2.14.7.1.4 Each elevator must be provided with at least 2 electric light fixtures and

a ground fault circuit interrupter duplex receptable on the car top. The 2 light fixtures

combined must provide an illumination level of not less than 10 fc at any point on the car

top. The light fixtures must be permanent and be of the fixed or portable type and be

equipped with guards.

History: 2005 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7038 Overloading of freight elevators.

Rule 38. Section 2.16.6 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.16.6 Freight elevators shall not be loaded in excess of their rated load as specified

on the capacity plate required by section 2.16.3 of the ASME A17.1 code.

Exceptions:

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(a) Static loads on elevators loaded and unloaded by industrial trucks as noted on

capacity or separate plate shall comply with sections 2.16.2.2.3 and 2.16.3.2.1(b) of the

ASME A17.1 code.

(b) Elevators designed and installed in compliance with section 2.16.7 of the

ASME A17.1 code to carry 1-piece loads exceeding their rated load.

If the department determines that safe operation requires it, a load-weighing

device shall be installed. The load weighing device shall prevent operation of the

elevator in the down direction only when the load on the platform is in excess of 125% of

the rated load as determined by the requirements of section 2.16.3 of the ASME A17.1

code. Such devices shall prevent operation of the elevator in the up direction when the

load on the car is in excess of the rated load.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7039 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS.

R 408.7040 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS. .

R 408.7040a Phase I emergency recall operation.

Rule 40a. Section 2.27.3.1.5 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

All “ FIRE RECALL” switches must be provided with an illuminated visual

signal. The visual signal must be 1 of the symbols shown in Fig.2.27.3.1.6(h) to indicate

when Phase I Emergency Recall Operation is in effect.

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7041 Machinery spaces, machine rooms, control spaces, and control

rooms.

Rule 41. Sections 3.7 and 3.7.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

3.7. A machinery space outside the hoistway containing a hydraulic machine and an

elevator controller must be a machine room. The hydraulic machine must be located in

the hoistway or outside the hoistway in an elevator machine room. Hydraulic machines

being installed in the line of movement of an elevator car or where an affected person is

required to work in the line of movement of an elevator car must be prohibited. The

elevator controller must be accessible only from a machine room, control room, or

hoistway.

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3.7.1. Hydraulic machines, control equipment, sheaves, and other machinery may

not be exposed to the weather. Machine room, control room, and machinery-space

enclosures must conform to the requirements of sections 2.7.1 to 2.7.7 and 2.7.9 of the

ASME A17.1 code and the following:

Machine rooms and control rooms must be located at a hoistway landing associated

with the equipment within the room. Elevator machine and control rooms may be located

overhead, adjacent to, underneath the hoistway, or at a remote location. The entrance to

the machine room or control room must be not more than 25 feet, clear unobstructed

walking pathway from the elevator hoistway door. The distance from the machine room

door to the hoistway door may be over 25 feet when the machine room is located directly

above the hoistway in a conventional layout. Pit and hoistway access doors may not be

for direct access between a hoistway enclosure and machine room or control room.

Regardless of location, illumination of 19 fc, meaning foot candles, must be provided

where controller and machinery work is to be performed.

Elevators installed without a machine room or control room must locate the required

disconnecting means outside of the hoistway in a separate dedicated control space,

readily accessible and adjacent to the control space that contains the control.

The disconnecting means must be in a single dedicated space or dedicated room,

intended with or without full body entry, at a distance not to exceed 25 feet from the

landing that contains the elevator control, inspection, or test panel. The disconnecting

means must be secured so that only elevator journeyman and qualified personnel may

gain access. If the controller is within an entrance assembly, signage must be placed in

plain view, at or near the controller, and state the location of the disconnecting means.

Access to machine rooms, control rooms, machine spaces, or control spaces may

not be through restrooms, lavatories, locker rooms, or associated vestibules. Where

enclosed ceilings are required or provided, they must be of a solid type with no access

panels. Drop type ceilings are not permitted. Machine rooms, control rooms, machinery

spaces, and control spaces may not be used as a pass through or for access to other areas.

Building access panels or doors are prohibited in these areas.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7041a. Fire extinguishers.

Rule 41a. Section 8.6.1.6.5 of ASME A17.1 is amended to read as follows: In

jurisdictions not enforcing the National Building Code of Canada, Class “ABC” fire

extinguishers must be provided in elevator machine rooms, control rooms, and control

spaces outside the hoistway intended for full bodily entry, and walk-in machinery spaces

and control rooms for escalators and moving walks; and they must be located convenient

to the access door.

For machine-room-less (MRL) installations, Class “ABC” fire extinguishers must be

conspicuously located where they are readily accessible outside of the elevator hoistway

within 21 feet (6.4m) of the centerline of each elevator entrance associated with the

controller. In the event of side or rear elevator entrance assemblies a Class “ABC” fire

extinguisher must be conspicuously located in accordance with this rule.

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

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R 408.7042 Car safeties.

Rule 42. Section 3.17.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

3.17.1 Car safeties shall be provided for roped-hydraulic elevators and shall be

permitted to be provided for direct-acting hydraulic elevators.

When provided, car safeties shall comply with section 2.17 and sections 3.17.1.1

to 3.17.1.3 of the ASME A17.1 code.

Car safeties shall be installed if the department determines they are necessary for

safe operation.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7043 Cylinder protection.

Rule 43. Section 3.18.3.8.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

3.18.3.8.1 Cylinders not completely exposed above ground shall be monitored

by an approved means and protected from corrosion due to galvanic or electrolytic

action, salt water, or other underground conditions. An outer protective cylinder

casing of high density poly ethylene (HDPE) or poly vinyl chloride (PVC) is required on

a new hydraulic elevator or where a cylinder is being replaced. PVC protective

casings shall be a minimum of schedule 40 and comply with ASTM D 2667, HDPE

casings shall be a minimum of DR 32.5 and comply with ASTM F 714. The bottom of

the protective casing shall be sealed with a cap of the same material and schedule, and

shall be properly installed, and water removed. The casing and monitoring system

shall be installed by a licensed elevator journeyperson. The company installing the

cylinder and monitoring system shall provide to the owner the specific monitoring

procedures and log. A copy of the monitoring procedure and log shall be maintained in

the elevator machine room. At any time it is determined the HDPE or PVC protective

casing is damaged or leaking, it shall be removed and replaced.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.

R 408.7043a Cylinders buried in the ground

Rule 43a. Section 3.18.3.8.2 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

3.18.3.8.2 The methods specified in 3.18.3.8.1 shall be considered acceptable,

provided that they meet all the following:

(a) Are designed and installed with means for monitoring and maintaining them in

accordance with recognized industry standards applicable to the methods.

(b) Are effective for specific conditions where the cylinder is installed.

(c) Provide means for checking ongoing compliance with 3.18.3.8.1.

History: 2010 AACS.

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R 408.7044 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7045 Shutoff valves; gauge snaps; underground piping; tags.

Rule 45. Section 3.19.4.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

3.19.4.1 A shutoff valve must be provided on a new or altered hydraulic

elevator and be installed in the pressure piping within the elevator machine room. If the

hoistway is remotely located from the machine room, then a shutoff valve must also be

provided in the elevator pit.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7046 Pressure gauge fittings.

Rule 46. Section 3.19.4.5 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

3.19.4.5 A new hydraulic machine must be provided with the necessary

permanent pressure gauge snap-on fittings or permanent gauges, with a shut off valve

to allow pressure readings at each pump for checking operating pressures. The gauge

or fitting must be located on the jack side of the check valve or immediately adjacent to

the hydraulic control valve.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7047 Underground piping.

Rule 47. Section 3.19.5.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

3.19.5.1 Underground piping in connection with a new hydraulic elevator is

prohibited. If a cylinder is replaced on an existing hydraulic elevator, then the

corresponding piping, if underground, is prohibited unless approved by the department.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7047a Car safeties.

Rule 47a. Section 4.3.15 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

4.3.15 Elevators shall be provided with a car safety, attached to the underside of

the car frame, capable of stopping and sustaining the car with rated load.

The car safety device is not required to be operated by a speed governor, and may

be of the instantaneous type operated as a result of the breaking or slackening of the

suspension members.

Where the rise exceeds 12.5m (40 ft), driving machines having hand-operated

brakes shall also be equipped with an automatic speed retarder.

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History: 2010 AACS.

R 408.7047b Capacity.

Rule 47b. Section 5.3.1.10.1 of the ASME A17.1 is amended to read as follows:

5.3.1.10.1. The maximum inside net platform area shall not exceed 1.7m²(18 ft²).

The minimum rated load shall be not less than the following:

(a) For net platform areas up to and including 1.1 m²(12 ft²), the rated load shall be

not less than 195 kg/m²(40 lb/ft²) or 159 kg (350 lb), whichever is greater.

(b) For net platform areas greater than 1.1 m²(12 ft²), the rated load shall be based

upon 305 kg/m²(62.5 lb/ft²).

History: 2014 AACS.

R 408.7048 Buffers and buffer supports.

Rule 48. Section 5.3.1.14.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

5.3.1.14.1 The car and counterweight shall be provided with spring or equivalent

type buffers. They shall be designed and installed so that they will not be fully

compressed when struck by car with its rated load or by the counterweight traveling at

125% of the rated speed, or at governor tripping speed where a governor-operated safety

is used.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.

R 408.7048a. Rupture or overspeed valve.

Rule 48a. Section 5.3.2.2.2 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

A pressure switch must be provided to remove power from the pump motor and the

control valve unless there is positive pressure at the control valve.

A rupture or overspeed valve must be provided on all roped hydraulic jacks, either

cable or chain, to stop the flow of fluid and arrest the descent of the car in the event of

line or pipe rupture.

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7049 Buffers.

Rule 49. Section 5.4.10.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

5.4.10.1 For rated speeds not exceeding 0.25 m/s (50 ft/min), spring or equivalent

type buffers are required. Bumpers or solid stops shall not be permitted.

History: 2003 AACS.

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R 408.7050 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7051 Type of operation.

Rule 51. Section 5.4.15.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

5.4.15.1. The inclined elevator shall be operated by weatherproof constant pressure

key switches or constant pressure switch or button at each landing and on the car. Key-

operated switches shall be of the spring-return type and shall be operated by a cylinder

type lock having not less than 5-pin or 5-disk combination with the key removable only

when the switch is in the off position. Constant pressure switches and buttons shall be

hand operated and controlled by an adjacent on-off key switch with the key removable

only when the key is in the off position. The key shall be group 4 security in compliance

with section 8.1 of the ASME A17.1 code.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7052 Electrical equipment and wiring requirements.

Rule 52. Section 5.4.15.5.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

5.4.15.5.1. All electrical equipment and wiring shall conform to the requirements of

the Michigan electrical code and ASME A17.1 sections 5.3.1.18.4, 5.3.1.18.5 and

5.3.1.18.6. A fused disconnect switch or a circuit breaker shall be installed within the

machine enclosure and connected to the power supply line to each electric motor. A

hoisting motor shall have a manually reset type of electrical overload device.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7053 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.

R 408.7054 Skirt deflector devices.

Rule 54. Section 6.1.3.3.10 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

6.1.3.3.10 Deflector devices are permitted. Where provided, deflector devices must

extend from skirt panels parallel to the escalator path of travel. Means to secure these

deflector devices may be on the exposed surface of the skirt. All fasteners must be of

steel with machine screw threads. Any exposed fastener heads shall be of the tamper-

resistant type and flush to within 1 mm, or 0.04 inch.

(1) Rigid elements must comply with the following conditions:

(a) Horizontal protrusions extending above the step must be 18 mm, or 0.75 inch

maximum. Corners or changes in profile must be rounded or beveled.

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The exposed surfaces of such elements must be smooth and permanently treated

with a low-friction material.

(b) On the incline, the area of any protrusion must lie entirely offset outward from

a line beginning on the vertical portion of the skirt panel measured 25 mm, or 1 inch

vertically above the step nose line. The lower surface must be beveled not less than 10

degrees upward and the upper surface must be beveled not less than 15 degrees

downward in compliance with Figure 6.1.3.3.10 of the ASME A17.1 code.

(c) At the upper and lower landing, any protrusion must lie entirely above a line

beginning on the vertical portion of the skirt panel 50 mm, or 2 inches, above the step

nose line. The lower surface must be beveled not less than 10 degrees upward and the

upper surface must be beveled not less than 15 degrees downward. Any rigid elements at

the landings must smoothly blend into the rigid elements along the incline in accordance

with the radius of curvature of the transition zone.

(d) If attached to the skirt, rigid elements must withstand a force of 900 N (200

lbf) perpendicular to the line of attachment of the element without detachment or

permanent deformation. The force shall be applied to an area of 645 mm² (1 inch²).

(2) Flexible elements must comply with the following conditions:

(a) The horizontal protrusion extending from the skirt surface above the step must

be 50 mm, or 2 inches, maximum.

(b) Must be capable of deflecting to an angle of 10 degrees or greater above the

horizontal protrusion.

(c) Noncontinuous flexible elements are allowed to deflect to allow a maximum of

9.5 mm, or 0.375 inch interference with any point on the step surface.

(d) Continuous flexible elements may not deflect such that they can contact the

steps.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7054a Rescinded.

History: 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7054b Listed and certified devices.

Rule 54b. Section 8.6.3.7.2 is amended to the ASME A17.1 code to read as

follows:

8.6.3.7.2 Where a listed or certified device or component is replaced, the

replacement shall be manufactured to the specifications at the time the device or

component was originally certified, engineering tested or type tested in accordance

with section 8.3 of the ASME A17-1 code. Upon request, the contractor shall provide

the department supporting documentation of compliance with the original

specifications. Documents shall be signed and sealed by a licensed professional

engineer acting within his or her discipline.

History: 2010 AACS.

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R 408.7055 Record of oil usage.

Rule 55. Section 8.6.5.7 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.6.5.7. For systems where part of the cylinder or piping, or both, are not exposed

for visible inspection, a written record shall be kept of the quantity of hydraulic fluid

added to the system and emptied from leakage collection containers and pans. The

written record shall be kept in the machine room. If the quantity of hydraulic fluid loss

cannot be accounted for, then the test specified in section 8.6.5.15.3 of R 408.7060 shall

be done.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7055a Periodic test.

Rule 55a. Section 8.6.7.4.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.6.7.4.1. (1) Private residence inclined elevators and lifts should be subject to the

periodic tests specified in 8.6.4.19, 8.6.4.20, and 8.6.4.14 to 8.6.5.16. The test

requirements shall apply to the corresponding requirements in 5.4. Any additional

requirements for this equipment should also be checked during these tests.

(2) Private residence inclined elevators installed under the requirements of the act

for use by multiple, shall be subject to the periodic tests specified in 8.6.4.19, 8.6.4.20,

and 8.6.5.14 to 8.6.5.16. The test requirements shall apply to the corresponding

requirements in 5.4. Any additional requirements for this equipment shall also be

checked during these tests.

History: 2014 AACS.

R 408.7056 Firefighters' emergency operation.

Rule 56. Section 8.6.11.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.6.11.1. All elevators provided with firefighters' emergency operation shall be

subjected quarterly to phase I recall by use of the key switch, and a minimum of 1-floor

operation on phase II. Deficiencies shall be corrected. An accessible written record of

test results shall be maintained in the machine room.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7057 Applicability of alteration requirements.

Rule 57. Section 8.7.1.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.7.1.1 (1) If an alteration is performed to the elevator or any of its subsystems,

regardless of any other requirements of section 8.7 of the ASME A17.1 code, then the

alteration, at a minimum, must conform to both of the following requirements:

(a) This state’s elevator laws and rules at the time of installation.

(b) This state’s elevator laws and rules for the alteration at the time of any

alteration.

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(2) A permit must be obtained and the elevator may not be placed into service until

it has been inspected and tested in the presence of a general inspector, except as provided

in section 15 of the act, MCL 408.815.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7057a Bottom car clearances.

Rule 57a. Section 2.15.9.2(c) of ASME A17.1 is amended to read as follows:

2.15.9.2(c). Where the installation is the result of replacement or alteration utilizing

an existing hoistway and pit, the toe guard may be reduced in length utilizing an existing

hoistway and pit, provided the car speed does not exceed 150 feet per minute. The toe

guard may be reduced in length proportionate to the maximum length the pit depth will

allow complying with section 2.4.1.5. At no time may the toe guard be shorter than the

leveling or truck zone plus 75mm, or 3 inches.

History: 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7058 Cylinders.

Rule 58. Section 8.7.3.23.3 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.7.3.23.3. Where a cylinder is installed, replaced, or altered, it shall conform to

section 3.18.3 of the ASME A17.1 code. Sleeving of a cylinder shall not be permitted. If

the plunger is not equipped with a stop ring conforming to section 3.18.4.1 of the ASME

A17.1 code, the installation shall also conform to sections 3.18.1.2 and 3.18.2 of the

ASME A17.1 code.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7058a Escalator electrical protective devices.

Rule 58a. Section 6.1.6.3 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

6.1.6.3. Electrical protective devices must be provided pursuant to 6.1.6.3 through

6.1.6.3.16 and be the manually resetting type. Automatic resetting of a safety device

within these codes is prohibited.

History: 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7058b Moving walk electrical protective devices.

Rule 58b. Section 6.2.6.3 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

6.2.6.3. Electrical protective devices must be provided pursuant to 6.2.6.3.1

through 6.2.6.3.12 and be the manually resetting type. Automatic resetting of a safety

device within these codes is prohibited.

History: 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

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R 408.7058c Escalator handrail speed-monitoring device.

Rule 58c. Requirement 6.1.6.4 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

A handrail speed monitoring device must be provided that will cause the activation of

the alarm required by 6.1.6.3.1(b) without any intentional delay, whenever the speed of

either handrail deviates from the step speed by 15% or more. The device must also cause

electric power to be removed from the driving-machine motor and brake when the speed

deviation of 15% or more is continuous within a 2 s to 6 s range. The device must be of

the manual reset type. Automatic resetting of a safety device within these codes is

prohibited.

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7058d Moving walk handrail speed-monitoring device.

Rule 58d. Requirement 6.2.6.4 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

A Handrail Speed Monitoring Device must be provided that will cause the activation

of the alarm required by 6.2.6.3.1(b) without any intentional delay whenever the speed of

either handrail deviates from the treadway speed by 15% or more. The device must also

cause electric power to be removed from the driving-machine motor and brake when the

speed deviation of 15% or more is continuous within a 2 s to 6 s range. The device must

be of the manual reset type. Automatic resetting of a safety device within these codes is

prohibited.

History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7059 Acceptance inspection and tests.

Rule 59. Section 8.10.1.1.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.10.1.1.1. The acceptance inspection shall be made by an inspector employed by

the authority having jurisdiction. All parts of the installation shall be inspected for

conformity with the requirements of the Michigan elevator laws and rules and section

8.10 of the ASME A17.1 code. The American society of mechanical engineers A17.2-

2012, guide for inspection of elevators, escalators, and moving walks, ASME, a copy of

which is adopted by reference in R 408.7024, is recommended as a guide in making the

inspection. Balance load and maximum normal speeds with maximum rated load and no

load shall be determined and recorded on forms furnished by the department.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7059a Periodic test tags.

Rule 59a. Section 8.10.1.1.1 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as

follows:

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8.10.1.1.1. The acceptance inspection must be made by an inspector employed by the

authority having jurisdiction. All parts of the installation must be inspected for

conformity with the requirements of this state’s elevator laws, these rules, and section

8.10 of the ASME A17.1 and ASME 17.2. An approved paper tag must be installed in the

machine room or machine space for all periodic tests.

History: 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7060 Three-year inspection and test requirements.

Rule 60. Section 8.6.5.15.3 is added to the ASME A17.1 code to read as follows:

8.6.5.15.3. (1) Cylinders must be tested at intervals of not more than 36 months.

(2) Three-year inspection and test requirements are as follow:

(a) The relief valve setting must comply with section 3.19.4.2 of the ASME A17.1

code. The relief valve must be resealed if the relief valve setting is altered or if the seal is

broken.

(b) Test the relief valve setting by first inching the empty car upward to engage the

plunger stop ring or to engage other suitable blocking provided and then apply

pressure

from the pump to check the setting. A copy of test forms must be maintained on site

in the machine room or space available to elevator personnel pursuant to section

8.6.1.4.1 of ASME A17.1. Procedures for set test are as follows:

(i) Put rated load in the car and locate it at any convenient level.

(ii) Open the disconnect switch and locate the elevation of the platform with respect

to a convenient reference.

(iii) For cylinders that are not completely exposed, after not less than 2 hours, note

the position of the platform with respect to the chosen reference. For cylinders that

are

completely exposed, after not less than 30 minutes, note the position of the platform

with

respect to the chosen reference. A change in the car position during a cylinder test

that

cannot be accounted for by visible oil leakage or temperature change of the oil

indicates

a failure of some type requiring further inspections, tests, or repairs. An accessible

written record of all oil levels and all oil added must be maintained in the machine

room.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7060a Private residence elevators and private residence inclined

elevators.

Rule 60a. Section 8.11.5.2 of the ASME A17.1 code is amended to read as follows:

8.11.5.2. (1) Private residence elevators should be subject to the periodic

inspections specified in 8.11.2 and 8.11.3. The inspection requirements shall apply to the

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corresponding requirements in 5.3 and 5.4. Any additional requirements for this

equipment should also be checked during these inspections.

(2) Private residence inclined elevators installed under the requirements of the act

for use by multiple residences, shall be subject to the periodic inspections specified in

8.11.2 and 8.11.3. The inspection requirements shall apply to the corresponding

requirements in 5.3 and 5.4. Any additional requirements for this equipment shall also be

checked during these inspections.

History: 2014 AACS.

CHAPTER 4. ASME A18.1 MODIFICATIONS

R 408.7061 Runway enclosure.

Rule 61. Section 2.1.1.1 of the ASME A18.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.1.1.1 The runway shall be guarded by a solid enclosure extending from the

lowest landing to a height at least equal to the height of the platform enclosure above the

uppermost landing, in no case less than 42 inches (1067 mm) above the uppermost

landing. The enclosure shall withstand, without permanent deformation, a force of

125 lbf (556 n) applied on any 4 inch (102 mm) by 4 inch (102 mm) area. The interior

of the runway enclosure shall present a smooth surface.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7062 Runway entrance.

Rule 62. Section 2.1.1.2 of the ASME A18.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.1.1.2 The runway entrance must be guarded at the upper landing by a door of

unperforated construction not wider than the platform plus 1 inch, or 25.4 millimeters.

The door must be self-closing or power operated and guard the entire opening to a height

equal to or higher than the height of the platform enclosure. The openings created in the

runway by these doors must provide a minimum vertical clearance of 6 feet 8 inches.

The doors must guard the entire area of the openings except for space necessary for

operation. Space necessary for operation must reject a ball 12 mm, or 0.5 inches, in

diameter. The lift side of the landing doors and sill must present a smooth surface

located not closer than 10 mm, or 0.375 inches, or more than 20 mm, or 0.75 inches, from

the platform floor.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7062a Portable and temporary vertical platform lifts.

Rule 62a. Section 2.1.3 of the ASME A18.1 code is amended to read as follows:

2.1.3 Portable and temporary vertical platform lifts may only be installed for

temporary use and shall meet all of the following conditions:

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(a) The portable or temporary platform lift may only be in place and in use for a

maximum of 14 days. The 14 days begin on the date of the approval, which is given at

the time of the installation inspection by the elevator safety division. The lift shall be

removed from the site on or before the 16th day. In special situations a 1 time renewal

may be granted by the department.

(b) The lift shall be attendant-operated in accordance with the requirements

of 2.10.2.

(c) A key operated switch shall be provided at the operator station which will allow

the up and down control switches to become effective only when the key is in the on

position. The key operated switch shall be operated by a lock having 5-pin or 5-disk

combination with a key removable only in the off position. Anytime the lift is not being

operated, the key switch shall be in the off position and the key shall be removed.

(d) The platform lift shall be positioned to prevent lateral movement during use.

(e) Site specific drawings, which clearly show the location of the lift with regards

to the area to be accessed, shall be submitted with the permit application.

History: 2010 AACS.

R 408.7063 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7064 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7065 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7066 Guarding.

Rule 66. Section 5.1.1.2 of the ASME A18.1 code is amended to read as follows:

5.1.1.2 A smooth vertical fascia of unperforated construction shall be provided

from the top terminal landing sill and any intermediate landing sill to the level of the

bottom terminal landing sill. Openings necessary for operation shall reject a ball 12

mm (0.5 in.) diameter. The fascia shall be equal to or stronger than 1.5 mm (0.0598 in.)

sheet steel and guard the full width of the platform. The surface shall not be permanently

deformed when a force of 550 N (125 lbf) is applied on any 100 mm (4 in.) by 100 mm

(4 in.) area.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.

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R 408.7066a Rescinded.

History: 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7067 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

R 408.7068 Inspection and test requirements for altered installations.

Rule 68. Section 10.5 of the ASME A18.1 code is amended to read as follows:

10.5 (1) If any alteration is performed, regardless of any other requirements

of the standard, then the installation, at a minimum, shall conform to the requirements

of the Michigan elevator laws and rules and the applicable code requirements.

(2) The alteration shall not begin until a permit is obtained from the department

and the elevator shall not be placed into service until it has been inspected and tested in

the presence of a general elevator inspector, except as provided in section 15 of the act.

History: 2003 AACS.

CHAPTER 5. ASME A90-1 MODIFICATIONS

R 408.7069 Applicability of national standard and rules of board.

Rule 69. (1) This rule applies to manlifts, as described in the ASME A90.1-2009,

which is adopted by reference in R 408.7003, that are used only to carry plant personnel

in granaries, flour mills, parking garages, and similar buildings or occupancies. Belt

manlifts shall not be used by the public and, if located in buildings to which the public

has access, shall be located in an enclosure that is protected by self-closing, spring-locked

doors. Keys to the doors shall be available to employees. The use of belt manlifts during

construction is prohibited.

(2) The hoistway enclosure shall comply with the Michigan building code, R

408.30401 to R 408.30547, and shall maintain the fire rating of the structure.

(3) The travel of any single belt manlift installed after February 14, 1968 shall not

exceed 100 feet.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS.

CHAPTER 6. ANSI A10.4 MODIFICATIONS

R 408.7070 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; 2005 AACS; 2010 AACS.

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R 408.7071 Location.

Rule 71. Section 5.4.8 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

5.4.8. (1) A personnel hoist must be installed not less than 10 feet from any other

lifting or lowering apparatus except other personnel hoists.

(2) A hoistway may not be located either partially or wholly over sidewalks or

passageways.

(3) If tower cranes or any other lifting or lowering apparatus are installed such that

the boom, load, or trolley may go over or into the 10-foot restricted area, then the

personnel hoist must be unoccupied anytime the boom, or trolley passes over the

restricted area. The evacuation of the personnel hoist must be the responsibility of the

crane operator and the general contractor.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7072 Hoistway doors and gates.

Rule 72. Section 6.2.2 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

6.2.2 (1) Each hoistway door shall be equipped with an approved interlock.

(2) Sliding doors and gates shall be constructed of metal and shall be of a design

which will reject a ball 1-1/2 inches in diameter.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7073 Rescinded.

History: 2003 AACS; rescinded 2010 AACS.

R 408.7074 Car enclosure tops.

Rule 74. Section 17.7 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

17.7 Tops of car enclosures shall be so designed and installed to be capable of

sustaining a load of 300 pounds (136 kg) on any square area 2 feet (0.6 m) on a side and

100 pounds (45 kg) applied at any point. Simultaneous application of these loads is not

required. The personnel hoist shall have overhead protection equivalent to 2-inch plank.

The planks shall be secured.

The exit cover shall be hinged and locked and open outward.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7075 Use of winding drum machines.

Rule 75. Section 22.2 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

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22.2 Winding drum machines may be used irrespective of car travel if the drums

are grooved for hoisting wire rope. Grooves shall be machine finished and shall be of

the helical or parallel type. Only 1 layer of rope may be on the drum.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7076 Car speed.

Rule 76. Section 22.3 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

22.3 The rated speed shall not be more than 300 feet per minute.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7077 Emergency stop switch.

Rule 77. Section 24.2.4 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as

follows:

24.2.4 An emergency stop switch shall be provided in the car and located in or

adjacent to the car operating panel. When opened, the switch shall cause the electric

power to be removed from the hoist driving-machine motor and brake. Emergency

stop switches shall have all of the following characteristics:

(1) Manually opened and closed type.

(2) Red operating handles or buttons.

(3) Conspicuously and permanently marked "stop."

(4) Positively opened mechanically and the opening shall not be solely dependent

on springs.

(5) Capability of being locked out of use when the operator leaves the car.

(6) Operation of the emergency stop switch shall not require manual resetting

of the control panels.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7078 Voltages permitted in hoistway or on car.

Rule 78. Section 24.3.1 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as

follows:

24.3.1 The maximum system or circuit potential permitted on any equipment in the

hoistway or on the car shall be not more than 600 volts. If the potential exceeds 120

volts, then either a grounding conductor shall be incorporated in the traveling cable or

a separate grounding conductor shall be installed. A visual indicator shall be included

in the grounding circuit, so arranged as to indicate continuously the continuity of the

grounding conductor. The type and size of the grounding conductor and the grounding

fastening means shall conform to the requirements of the Michigan electrical code. The

grounding circuit shall include a device which will interrupt the electric circuit to the

load if a ground fault occurs.

History: 2003 AACS.

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R 408.7079 Rated load safety test.

Rule 79. Section 26.4.8 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

26.4.8 A rated load safety test, as required by section 26.2.1.1 of the ANSI A10.4

standard, must be performed by a licensed elevator contractor in the presence of a general

elevator inspector every 90 days. Periodic inspections may be conducted every 30 days

and the appropriate fees assessed at the discretion of the department.

History: 2003 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

R 408.7080 Operation.

Rule 80. Section 30 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

30

Hoists shall be operated in compliance with the manufacturing

specifications, rules and recommendations, and with the governing authority. This shall

consist of items, functions, and criteria pertaining to the hoist use and shall be a part of

an operational maintenance and inspection log. Either of the following signal systems

shall be provided:

(a) An approved signal device to enable persons on each landing to signal the

operator to stop and an emergency bell to signal the operator to return to the bottom

landing.

(b) An approved type voice communication system between the car and

landings and the project manager or job site superintendent's office.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.

R 408.7081 Authorized uses.

Rule 81. Section 30.1 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

30.1 (1) Only workers and other authorized personnel associated with the work

being done may ride on a personnel hoist.

(2) A personnel hoist may be used for carrying materials if it is designed and

installed for the type of load to be used and if no passengers are carried during the

time materials are being carried except those necessary to handle the materials.

(3) The load on a personnel hoist shall not exceed the maximum rated load

established by the department.

(4) Hoists shall be operated by competent, qualified, and authorized personnel

using manual operating devices of the continuous pressure type located inside the

hoist car only.

History: 2003 AACS; 2010 AACS.

R 408.7081a Operators.

Rule 81a. Section 30.3 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to read as follows:

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30.3 The user shall ensure that the operators are knowledgeable and capable of

performing the duties outlined in the operating manual and are capable of recording such

activity in their log. A list certifying the training of any operator must be kept in the on-

site documentation. Only authorized personnel listed in that document may operate the

lift.

History: 2010 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. June 27, 2023.

CHAPTER 7. SEWER LIFT STATION PERSONNEL ELEVATORS

R 408.7082 Applicability.

Rule 82. The rules in this subpart apply to electric powered elevators used in

sewage lift stations.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7083 Public access.

Rule 83. A sewage lift station personnel elevator shall not be accessible to the

general public and shall be limited to use by employees only.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7084 Location, counterweights, and speed.

Rule 84. (1) The elevator may be installed in the entrance well.

(2) When counterweights and buffers are provided, the applicable rules shall

apply.

(3) The rated speed of a car shall not exceed 35 feet per minute.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7085 Guarding exposed equipment.

Rule 85. Exposed gears, sprockets, tape or rope sheaves, drums of selectors,

floor controllers, signal machines and the ropes, chains or tapes for driving them shall be

guarded to protect against accidental contact.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7086 Supports and foundations.

Rule 86. (1) Machines, machinery, and sheaves shall be supported and

maintained in place so as to prevent any part from becoming loose or displaced.

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(2) Supporting beams shall be of steel. Beams are not required under machines,

sheaves and machinery, or control equipment which are supported on floors provided

that the floors are designed and installed to support the load imposed on the floor.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7087 Distance from car platform to floor level.

Rule 87. The distance from the top of a car platform at the lowest landing shall be

not more than 20 inches above the floor level. The means of descent from the car

platform shall not constitute a hazard.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7088 Car and counterweight clearances.

Rule 88. (1) If a car platform is level with the lowest landing, then the car buffer

striker plates shall not be in contact with the buffers.

(2) If the car is at its extreme limit of normal travel, then there shall be not less than

6 inches between the top of the car crosshead and the nearest obstruction.

(3) If the counterweights are resting on their buffers, then there shall be not less

than 3 inches between the top of the car crosshead and the nearest obstruction.

(4) If the car is resting on its buffers there shall be not less than 3 inches clearance

between the top of the counterweights and the nearest obstruction.

(5) The clearances between the car and the hoistway enclosure, hoistway sill, or

any obstruction shall be not less than 3/4 inch.

(6) The clearance between the car platform sill and hoistway edge shall be not more

than 5 inches.

(7) The underside of a projection into the hatch shall be beveled at an angle of not

less than 75 degrees with the horizontal unless protected by a safety device to stop the

ascending car.

(8) The top of the lower landing entrance shall be provided with a safety device to

stop the ascending car if for any reason an overhanging obstruction on the car comes in

contact with a shear hazard.

History: 2003 AACS.

R 408.7089 Landing openings.

Rule 89. (1) If an upper landing side entrance door is provided, then the entrance

shall be not less than 6 1/2 feet in height.

(2) The top of the hoistway shall be provided with an overlapping, self-locking

hinged cover designed to lock the closed side entrance door when the lift station is

unoccupied.

History: 2003 AACS.

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Courtesy of Michigan Administrative Rules

R 408.7090 Locking devices.

Rule 90. (1) The hinged cover and the upper landing side entrance door, when

provided, shall be provided with a mechanical latch and an electrical contact designed

to be operated from inside the hoistway.

(2) A locking device shall be provided to prevent the top hinged cover from

locking the upper landing side entrance door when the