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SENATE BILL NO. 684 (Substitute of Senate Bill No. 602 by Senator Nevers)
BY SENATOR NEVERS
AN ACT1
To enact Subpart A-2, Part III of Chapter 7 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of2
1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1597.1 and 1597.2, relative to elevators and3
conveyance devices; to provide for the office of state fire marshal to conduct a study4
and report on the cost of implementation and structure of fees necessary to require5
registration of elevator and conveyance devices, requiring compliance with certain6
codes, the issuance of inspector licenses, and the necessity for promulgation of7
administrative rules; to provide for certain reporting deadlines; and to provide for8
related matters.9
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:10
Section 1. Subpart A-2, Part III of Chapter 7 of Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised11
Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S. 40:1597.1 and 1597.2, is hereby enacted to read12
as follows:13
SUBPART A-2. CONVEYANCE DEVICES14
§1597.1. Short title15
This Subpart shall be known and may be cited as the "Conveyance16
Devices Safety Act".17
§1597.2. Purpose; administration and enforcement; initial study18
A.(1) The purpose of this Subpart is to provide for the safety of the19
persons utilizing and working with conveyance devices, as well as to promote20
public safety awareness by requiring conveyance device inspections by licensed21
elevator inspectors.22
(2) The use of unsafe and defective conveyance devices increases the23
probability of injury to the persons exposed to these unsafe devices. The24
prevention of these injuries is in the best interest of the people of this state.25
(3) Adequate protection for safety should be afforded in every26
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conveyance device to which this Subpart applies. The study shall include a1
determination of whether such protection standards shall comply with the latest2
editions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Safety Code3
for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1; ASME Performance-Based Safety4
Code for Elevators and Escalators, A17.7; the ASME Safety Code for Existing5
Elevators and Escalators, A17.3; the ASME Safety Standards for Platform Lifts6
and Stairway Chairlifts, A18.1; ASME Standard for the Qualification of7
Elevator Inspectors, QEI-1; and Automated People Mover Standards, ASCE 21.8
B.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state9
fire marshal, shall study the cost of implementation of and promulgation of10
rules and regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act necessary to11
adopt the standards set forth in this Subpart, and shall include in its study the12
following:13
(a) An inventory of the estimated number of elevators and conveyance14
devices in Louisiana which would fall under the requirements of this Subpart.15
(b) Whether and which standards of the American Society of16
Mechanical Engineers and American National Standards Institute, Safety Code17
for Elevators and Escalators and American Society of Mechanical Engineers18
Safety Standards for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, American Society19
of Civil Engineers, Automated People Mover Standards, should be applicable20
to conveyance devices or elevators, and that each conveyance device inspected21
shall meet.22
(c) Identification of fees necessary for the office of state fire marshal to23
develop a registration and enforcement program to ensure compliance with24
these national codes and requirements.25
(d) The cost of such an enforcement program and identifying the means26
of financing such costs. The study should include but not be limited to: the27
identification of property locations which would be subject to regulation; the28
mechanism for issuing notifications to violating property owners; the procedure29
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inspections and testing to ensure satisfactory installation; and the cost of1
developing a public awareness program.2
(e) A comparison of fee structures used in other states to enforce3
compliance with the safety requirements of this Subpart.4
(f) Recommendations on whether to "grandfather in" parishes,5
municipalities or other entities which have adopted and enforce a nationally6
recognized standard or code for conveyance devices, when those codes or7
standards contain requirements that are substantially equal to the fire8
marshal's code with respect to conveyance devices.9
(g) Requirements for licensure of elevator inspectors.10
(2) The office of state fire marshal shall include in its study input from11
various groups and industry personnel, including but not limited to12
representatives of major elevator manufacturing companies, representatives of13
elevator servicing companies, representatives of the architectural design14
profession, members of the general public who are physically disabled,15
representatives of parishes and municipalities, representatives of building16
owners or managers, and representatives of labor involved in the installation,17
maintenance, and repair of elevators.18
(3) On or before February 1, 2015, the office of state fire marshal shall19
report the findings and recommendations of this study to the Senate Finance20
Committee, the House Appropriations Committee, the Senate Commerce,21
Consumer Protection and International Affairs Committee, and the House22
Commerce Committee.23
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: