HB 2233
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2233: elevator contractors; elevator mechanics; regulation
Sponsor: Representative Hendrix, LD 14
Committee on Commerce
Overview
Applies Registrar of Contractors (ROC) licensing requirements to an elevator contractor.
History
The Industrial Commission of Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health enforces
all standards and regulations relating to elevator safety conditions. An owner and operator
of a conveyance, which includes an elevator, escalator, stage lift and special purposes
personnel elevator, is statutorily required to: 1) construct, furnish, maintain and provide safe
and adequate devices with which to safely and properly convey or move all persons and
material utilizing the services offered by the owner or operator of such device; 2) comply with
statutory standards and regulations; and 3) ensure that a conveyance is properly inspected.
(A.R.S. § 23-491.02).
The ROC licenses and regulates residential and commercial contractors. The ROC is required
to: 1) classify and qualify applicants for a license; 2) change the license classification in the
case of a title reclassification; and 3) conduct investigations to protect the health and safety
of the public. Prior to license issuance by the ROC, a qualifying party must: 1) have a
minimum of four years' practical or management trade experience, at least two of which must
have been within the last ten years, dealing specifically with the type of construction, or its
equivalent, for which the applicant is applying for a license; and 2) successfully show
qualification in the kind of work for which the applicant proposes to contract, general
knowledge of the building, safety, health and lien laws, demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of construction plans, standards of construction work and specifications
applicable to the particular industry or craft (Title 32, Chapter 10, A.R.S.).
The ROC applies different license classifications for commercial and residential work for each
particular trade or field of a construction science profession. The Elevators Classification R-
12 and C-12 allows the licensee to install and repair elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators,
moving walks and ramps and stage and orchestra lifts.
Provisions
1. Adds the requirement for an owner and operator of a conveyance to ensure that the
conveyance is installed, serviced or repaired by an elevator contractor and elevator
mechanic. (Sec. 2)
2. Specifies the exemption from ROC licensing requirements does not apply to work that is
done by an elevator contractor or elevator mechanic, including the installation, service
and repair of elevators or elevator equipment. (Sec. 4, 5)
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3. Adds that the installation, service and repair of elevators or elevator equipment do not
include routine work that is conducted by an employee of an elevator contractor and that
does not involve the actual physical installation, maintenance and repair of elevators.
(Sec. 4, 5)
4. Deems it unlawful for a person, other than an elevator mechanic working under the direct
supervision of a licensed elevator contractor, to:
a) erect, construct, alter, replace, maintain, remove or dismantle any elevator or related
conveyance contained within buildings or structures in this state; and
b) wire any elevator or related conveyance from the mainline feeder terminals on the
controller. (Sec. 6)
5. Adds the unlawful activities relating to erecting, constructing or wiring any elevator do
not apply to the removal or dismantling of conveyances that are destroyed as a result of
a demolition of a secured building or structure or for which the hoistway or wellway is
demolished back to the basic support structure whereby no access is allowed to the basic
support structure to endanger the safety and welfare of a person. (Sec. 6)
6. Defines conveyance, elevator, elevator contractor and elevator mechanic. (Sec. 1, 3)
7. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1, 2, 3)