7 Colo. Code Regs. § 1101-8-2-3

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 24, December 25, 2024

Section 7 CCR 1101-8-2-3 - Inspections, Tests and Maintenance

Section 2-3-1Periodic Inspections and Certificates of Operation

Section 2-3-1-1Periodic Inspection

(1) The Conveyance Owner shall arrange for a Periodic Inspection of an existing conveyance on an annual frequency or on a frequency as determined by the Administrator.

(2) The Periodic Inspection shall be completed by a Conveyance Inspector not Affiliated with the Conveyance Owner or Conveyance Contractor.

(3) The Conveyance Owner shall provide access at all times to all keys necessary for licensed personnel to conduct maintenance and inspections, for the Administrator to conduct inspections and for Emergency Personnel during an emergency. These keys shall include all keys listed in Section 8.1 of the currently adopted edition of ASME A17.1, as applicable. Such keys shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Machine room, control room, or machine or control space

(b) Hoistway access and Hoistway enable switch

(c) Phase I and Phase II Firefighters' Emergency Operation switch

(d) Emergency or standby power emergency access selector switch

(e) Pit access, if applicable

(f) Equipment access panels

(4) The Conveyance Inspector shall:

(a) Obtain the permission of the Conveyance Owner to conduct the Periodic Inspection, Acceptance Inspection or test witness inspection, prior to commencing inspection activities.

(b) Inspect the conveyance to the applicable code using either of the following criteria:

(i) The code edition adopted by the AHJ at the time of original installation and/or Alteration

(ii) The code edition that was in effect at the time of original installation and/or Alteration if no code edition was adopted by the AHJ.

(c) Conduct the Periodic Inspection using the latest edition of ASME A17.2, manufacturers' recommendation or the appropriate code based on the type of equipment as guidance.

(d) Witness all applicable tests in accordance with Section 2-3-2 of these regulations.

(e) Document all deficiencies and the results of the Periodic Inspection on an inspection report form provided on the Administrator's website. All applicable portions of the inspection report shall be completed.

(f) Submit the completed inspection report(s) to the Conveyance Owner.

(5) The Conveyance Owner shall submit the passing inspection report(s) and the required fee of $30 per conveyance to the office of the Administrator.

(6) All Periodic Inspections must be completed prior to the expiration date of the current Certificate of Operation. The Administrator may commence enforcement actions on the Conveyance Owner for operating the conveyance without a current Certificate of Operation.

(7) The expiration date for the ensuing Certificate of Operation will be set at the last day of the Compliance Month.

Section 2-3-1 -2Certificate of Operation

(1) A conveyance shall not operate unless the Conveyance Owner maintains a current Certificate of Operation for the conveyance. The Certificate of Operation must be available for review as part of the Maintenance Control Program at the property where the conveyance is located.

(2) Following the Administrator's review of the Periodic Inspection report described in Section 2-3-1 -1 of these regulations and determination that the conveyance is in compliance with the applicable standards listed in Section 2-2(1) of these regulations or the standard under which the conveyance was installed or altered and the conveyance is registered according to Section 2-1 of these regulations, the Administrator will issue the Certificate of Operation for the conveyance to the Conveyance Owner.

(3) The Administrator may not issue the Certificate of Operation for the conveyance unless all deficiencies identified during previous Periodic Inspections have been corrected.

(4) The Certificate of Operation shall expire on the same date every year, or on a date as determined by the Administrator.

Section 2-3-1 -3Temporary Certificate of Operation

(1) The Administrator may issue a Temporary Certificate of Operation (TCO) for a conveyance if the temporary operation of the conveyance for public use is necessary and a Conveyance Inspector has not identified imminent life safety issues.

(2) The TCO shall be valid for 60 days or a period as determined by the Administrator.

(3) Violations identified on an inspection report that warrant the issuance of a TCO must be mitigated prior to the Administrator issuing a Certificate of Operation that is valid through the last day of the Compliance Month. Following completion of the appropriate repairs and prior to the expiration of the TCO, the Conveyance Contractor must submit verification to the Conveyance Owner and the Administrator that the violations have been mitigated using one of the following documents:

(a) The TCO Affidavit attached to the TCO, signed by the owner, Conveyance Contractor or Mechanic performing the work. The signed affidavit must identify the Licensed Mechanic, or other person as allowed in these regulations, who completed the work.

(b) An inspection report indicating that an inspection occurred following the repairs and that the violations were mitigated

(4) Violations identified by Conveyance Inspectors that warrant issuance of a TCO or shutdown of a conveyance are listed in Tables 2-3-1 -3a and 2-3-1-3b of these regulations or as determined by the Administrator.

(5) Licensed personnel who recommend shutdown of a conveyance for any reason must notify the Administrator.

Table 2-3-1-3a: Violations Warranting TCO or Shutdown for Elevators
Deficiency Identified	TCO	Shutdown
Failure of witnessed Acceptance Tests for a new Installation or alteration.	X
Failure of components tested with full load (or via alternative testing) during a witnessed Category 5 test (see Section 2-3-2 of these regulations), such as, brakes, car and counterweight safeties, governor, buffer, or overspeed valve.	X
Electrical protective safety device missing or inoperable (stop switch, door interlock, final terminal stop, car top exit device, etc.).	X
The installation or presence of any oversized fuse	X
Any past due safety tests as listed in Table 2-3-2 of these regulations.	X
Violations (other than those listed in this table) that are not mitigated prior to the next annual Periodic Inspection.	X
Maintenance Control Program (MCP) is missing or is not complete.	X
Failure of Category 1 (see Section 2-3-2 of these regulations) test items listed on the Administrator's test form except for the items listed in rows below which may warrant a TCO instead of a shutdown.	X
Governor rope nominal size is: * Less than 8mm and is undersized, the wire break criteria is not met, or there is evidence of rouging. * Greater than 8mm and is undersized or the wire break criteria is not met.	X
Wire suspension means are undersized or have breaks not meeting code requirements.	X
Suspension means monitoring devices are missing or inoperable.	X
Door restrictors are missing or inoperable for elevators: * Installed between January 1,1990 to present * Altered between January 1,1990 and present, where the Alteration required the installation of door restrictors (i.e., Alteration of hoistway openings or change in Type of Service) * Where there is evidence that door restrictors have been previously installed on the elevator	X
Top and/or bottom hoistway door retainers are missing. (NOTE: Required hoistway door bottom guides that are missing requires shutdown.)	X
Door closing force exceeds 30 foot-pounds (lbf).	X
Firefighters' emergency operation components are inoperable (not including signage).	X
Two-way communication is missing or inoperable.	X
Keys described in Section 2-3-1 -1(3) of these regulations are not made available.	X

Table 2-3-1 -3b: Violations Warranting TCO or Shutdown for Escalators and Moving Walks
Failure of witnessed Acceptance Test (new or altered).	X
Electrical protective safety device missing or inoperable (stop switches, broken chain switch or floor access plate switch).	X
The installation or presence of any oversized fuse	X
Any past due safety tests as listed in Table 2-3-2 of these regulations.	X
Violations (other than those listed in this table) that are not mitigated prior to the next annual Periodic Inspection.	X
MCP is missing or is not complete.	X
Failure of Category 1 test items listed on the Administrator's test form except for the items listed in rows below which may warrant a TCO.	X
Comb plates with two or more adjacent broken teeth.	X
Comb plates with one broken tooth not adjacent to another broken tooth.	X
Failure of a step-skirt indexing test.	X

Section 2-3-1-4Construction Certificate of Operation

(1) The Administrator may issue a Construction Certificate of Operation for an elevator that shall be valid for a period of 90 days if the temporary operation of the elevator is necessary to support building construction activities. The operation of the elevator shall conform to the following:

(a) The elevator shall be registered with the Administrator prior to the elevator being placed into service.

(b) The Administrator or Approved AHJ has issued an installation or Alteration permit.

(c) A full passing Acceptance Inspection and a completed conveyance inspection form shall be submitted to the Administrator or Approved AHJ. Fire service operation and fire rating of the Hoistway and machine room do not need to be completed for a passing Acceptance Inspection for a Construction Certificate of Operation.

(d) The following items are required during construction use of the conveyance.

(i) The elevator shall conform to the requirements of the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1.

(ii) All testing shall be completed by a Conveyance Mechanic and witnessed by a Conveyance Inspector.

(iii) The elevator shall have a designated attendant for operation.

(iv) The elevator shall be run on independent service only.

(v) A means of two-way communication shall be provided. Cell phones shall not be accepted as a means of two-way communication.

(vi) The machine room shall be enclosed and have a lockable door to prevent entry.

(vii) The hall call stations, if installed, shall be inactive.

(viii) Penetrations that allow an object to be inserted in the hoistway while the elevator is in motion shall not be allowed.

(ix) Substantially-flush floor surface shall be used in front of the entrances.

(x) Adequate lighting shall be used in front of the entrances and in the machine room.

(xi) The Construction Certificate of Operation shall be posted inside the elevator and shall be visible to riders at all times.

(e) If the finished cab interior was not installed when the initial tests were performed for a Construction Certificate of Operation, all tests shall be performed again before a Certificate of Operation is issued.

(2) The Construction Certificate of Operation can be renewed following the inspection by a Conveyance Inspector and approval of the inspection report by the Administrator or Approved AHJ. A Certificate of Operation for public use will be issued by the Administrator or Approved AHJ only after re-inspection and approval of the inspection report by the Administrator.

Section 2-3-2Periodic and Acceptance Tests

(1) An Acceptance Test shall be conducted following the completion of the new installation or Alteration in accordance with the currently-adopted edition of the appropriate code based on the type of equipment before the conveyance is placed into service.

(a) For new installations, Major Alterations and Substantial Alterations, Acceptance Tests shall be completed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the currently-adopted edition of the appropriate code.

(b) For Minor Alterations, only the portion or component that was altered must be tested and inspected in accordance with the applicable provisions of the currently-adopted edition of the appropriate code.

(2) Tests referred to as annual (Category 1) and 5-year (Category 5) in ASME A17.1 shall be performed by a Conveyance Mechanic employed by a Conveyance Contractor on all existing conveyances, except for an APM, at the frequencies listed in Table 2-3-2 of these regulations.

(3) The Conveyance Owner shall ensure that conveyance testing and inspection are aligned as follows:

(a) The Certificate of Operation (CO) will expire on the last day of the Compliance Month, and this Compliance Month and date will not change in future years, except as approved by the Administrator.

(b) The non-witnessed annual safety test shall be conducted within 60 days of the Compliance Month. The annual safety test may be conducted during the Compliance Month as long as it occurs prior to or during the Periodic Inspection.

(c) The Periodic Inspection shall be conducted in the Compliance Month, and during or following the annual test to verify the completion of the test.

(d) During the year that the witnessed annual and 5-year tests are due, all testing shall be conducted in the Compliance Month and the Periodic Inspection shall be conducted concurrently with the witnessing of these tests.

(e) Any change to the Compliance Month from the above requirements shall be approved by the Administrator.

(f) If a TCO has been issued because of a non-compliant test, the previously established Compliance Month shall not change.

(4) The requirements listed in Section 2-3-2(3) do not apply to an Approved AHJ that conducts the Periodic Inspections and controls the testing within its territory or to other entities that have demonstrated to the Administrator that processes are in place allowing for the verification by the Administrator of Category 1 and 5 testing and witnessing.

(5) Tests referred to as One-Year and Five-Year in ASME A18.1 shall be performed by a Conveyance Mechanic employed by a Conveyance Contractor on all existing Platform Lifts at the frequencies listed in Table 2-3-2 of these regulations. These tests shall be aligned with the Periodic Inspection as described in Section 2-3-2(3).

(6) The results of all tests discussed in this Section shall be recorded on the applicable conveyance test report form that is provided on the Administrator's website and shall be submitted to the Administrator upon request or as required in these regulations. The test report must be signed by the Conveyance Mechanic performing the test and, if applicable, the Conveyance Inspector witnessing the test.

(7) A Conveyance Inspector shall witness the performance of tests at frequencies as listed in Table 2-3-2 of these regulations.

(8) The frequency of test performance and witnessing shall be on the frequency listed in Table 2-3-2 of these regulations or as determined by the Administrator.

Table 2-3-2: Frequency of Periodic Tests
Conveyance Type	Category 1 (One-Year)		Category 5 (Five-Year)
Conveyance Type	Perform	Witness	Perform	Witness
Traction Elevators	Annually	5 years	5 years	5 years
Hydraulic Elevators	Annually	5 years	5 years¹	5 years¹
Other Elevators²	Annually	5 years	5 years	5 years
Escalators & Moving Walks	Annually	Annually	Not required	Not required
Indoor Platform Lifts	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years
Outdoor Platform Lifts	3 years	6 years	3 years	6 years
Private Residence Elevators installed in commercial buildings³	5 years	5 years	5 years	5 years

¹ A category 5 test is only required to be conducted and witnessed on a hydraulic elevator if the elevator is equipped with safeties, a plunger gripper, a governor, an oil buffer, or an over-speed valve.

² Includes roped-hydraulic elevators, winding-drum, type B material lifts and Limited-Use/Limited-Application (LU/LA) elevators.

³ Private Residence Elevators shall not be installed in commercial settings after January 1, 2008, per section 2-4-2(5) of these regulations. For requirements of approved Installations, refer to Section 2-7(5) of these regulations.

(9) The Conveyance Owner shall be responsible to notify the Administrator within 7 days of a completed Acceptance Test with a passing result. This notification shall be in the form of a completed inspection report.

(10) Upon completion of a periodic test or an Acceptance Test, a metal test tag shall be permanently mounted to the controller, in a readily visible location, in accordance with currently-adopted code.

(11) If Category 5 testing without load via alternative test methodologies will be utilized, the Conveyance Owner or Conveyance Contractor must notify the Administrator prior to development of the base-line and alternative testing procedures and must have approval from the Administrator prior to implementation of the alternative testing.

Section 2-3-3Maintenance Control Program

(1) A Maintenance Control Program (MCP) shall comply with this section and be in place to maintain regulated conveyance equipment in compliance with currently-adopted codes by July 1, 2015.

(2) The MCP shall consist of the following components.

(a) General Maintenance Requirements: The General Maintenance Requirements component shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(i) If the conveyance equipment was installed before January 1, 2000 and did not undergo a Major or Substantial Alteration after this date, a version specific to the conveyance type (traction, hydraulic, etc.) will satisfy this requirement

(ii) If the conveyance equipment was installed or underwent a Major or Substantial Alteration on or after January 1, 2000, a version applicable to the equipment model will satisfy this requirement

(iii) Required maintenance tasks, such as cleaning, lubricating and adjusting the equipment

(iv) Code-required examination and tests listed in the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1.

(v) Specified scheduled maintenance intervals

(vi) Procedures for tests, Periodic Inspections, maintenance, Replacements, adjustments, and any other procedures included in On-site Documentation

(b) On-site Documentation: The On-site Documentation component shall include items listed in the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1.

(i) Up-to-date wiring diagram detailing circuits of all electrical protective devices for:

(A) Conveyances installed or altered on or after January 1, 2000

(B) Conveyances installed prior to January 1, 2000, if the diagrams exist.

(ii) Written check-out procedures

(iii) Unique procedures for all maintenance, inspections and tests not described in ASME A17.2; such as, Repairs of the detection means and related circuits for traction-loss, broken-suspension- member and residual-strength as listed the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1.

(iv) Written procedures for evacuation by Emergency Personnel

(v) Written procedures for cleaning the exterior of cars and interior of hoistways which have transparent enclosures

(c) Maintenance and Inspection Records: The Maintenance Records component shall include items listed in the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1 and as summarized below.

(i) Description of maintenance tasks performed, including dates of service

(ii) Description and dates of examinations, tests (completed reports), adjustments, Repairs and Replacements

(iii) Written record of required oil level verification

(iv) Findings of activities conducted by Authorized Personnel:

(A) Monthly Firefighter's Service Emergency Operation check according to the applicable edition of ASME A17.1

(B) Quarterly verification of operation of the elevator car emergency two-way communication according to a process provided by the Administrator.

(v) Periodic and Acceptance Inspection reports

(vi) Current Certificate of Operation

(vii) Maintenance records shall be retained for 5 years. A record of Acceptance Tests (completed reports) and test tags, required in these regulations, shall be retained permanently.

(viii) List of Authorized Personnel per Section 4-1(4)(b).

(3) All components of the MCP shall be:

(a) Provided by the contractor responsible for maintenance of the conveyance or by the Conveyance Owner and owned by the Conveyance Owner. When a maintenance contractor is no longer retained by the Conveyance Owner to maintain the conveyance, the Conveyance Contractor must leave the entire document at the facility in the location described in (3)(b) of this Section, with the exception of maintenance frequencies as determined in the contract between the Conveyance Owner and contractor. The maintenance frequencies provided by the Conveyance Contractor that is subsequently retained by the Conveyance Owner shall provide this documentation as described in (2)(a) of this Section.

(b) Kept on-site in the machine or control room, machinery or control space, Escalator or Moving Walk pit area, or another on-site location with proper signage according to the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1. For those conveyances listed in ASME A18.1, the MCP shall be maintained on-site at a location with proper signage according to the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1. This requirement does not apply to call-back documents as described in (4) of this Section.

(c) Presented in hard-copy or electronic form, unless specified by these regulations as written. The Conveyance Contractor or Conveyance Owner shall ensure that the mode of presentation is viewable by Conveyance Contractors, Mechanics, Inspectors, and the Administrator at all times from the time of the Acceptance Inspection and test or from the time of equipment installation or Alteration.

(d) Updated when any items listed in the MCP have been altered.

(4) Call-backs (trouble calls): The description, dates and associated corrective actions of all callbacks are required to be maintained and made available to licensed personnel, Conveyance Owner and Administrator personnel as required in the currently-adopted edition of ASME A17.1. These records are not required to be kept on-site.

7 CCR 1101-8-2-3

37 CR 21, November 10, 2014, effective 1/1/2015

37 CR 21, November 10,2014, effective 1/1/2015

40 CR 05, March 10, 2017, effective 4/1/2017

42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 1/1/2020

43 CR 23, December 10, 2020, effective 1/1/2021

45 CR 23, December 10, 2022, effective 1/1/2023