W. Va. Code R. § 42-21A-3

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 42-21A-3 - Definitions

3.1. "Accessibility technician" means a person who meets the requirements set forth in W. Va. Code § 21-3C-10a(d) and this rule.

3.2. "Act" means the Elevator Safety Act, W. Va. Code § 21-3C-1et seq.

3.3. "ASME" refers to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Two Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016-5990.

3.4. "Cease and desist order" means an order issued by the Division of Labor pursuant to the Act and this rule to an unlicensed person who performs work for which a license is required or to a licensee who performs work outside of the license's classification.

3.5. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the West Virginia Division of Labor and his or her authorized representatives.

3.6. "Division" means the West Virginia Division of Labor and its authorized representatives.

3.7. "Elevator apprentice" or "elevator mechanic apprentice" means a person who meets the requirements set forth in W. Va. Code § 21-3C-10a(f) and this rule.

3.8. "Emergency," as used in W. Va. Code § 21-3C-11(a)(5) and section 10 of this rule, means a disaster, act of God, or work stoppage, when so declared by the President of the United States or Governor of West Virginia.

3.9. "License classification" or "classification" means the scope of work of an elevator mechanic, accessibility technician, or limited technician as set forth in the Act and this rule.

3.10. "Limited technician" means a person who meets the requirements set forth in W. Va. Code § 21-3C-10a(e) and this rule and is employed by a historic resort hotel.

3.11. "Limited use/limited application elevator endorsement" or "LULA elevator endorsement" means an endorsement to an accessibility technician license issued to a person who meets the requirements set forth in W. Va. Code § 21-3C-10a(d)(3) and this rule.

3.12. "Other authorization to practice," as used in section 16 of this rule, means a nontransferable acknowledgement, other than a license, by another state government that is provided to an individual asserting that the individual has met the educational and examination requirements to engage in the performance of erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, or maintaining elevators, related conveyances, or accessibility equipment.

W. Va. Code R. § 42-21A-3