HB108 Alabama 2022 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Alan BakerRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2022

Title

Elevators, Elevator Safety Review Board, required to review elevator safety standards within a certain amount of time after their effective date, installations and modifications to meet requirements of elevator safety rules, Secs. 25-13-6, 25-13-16 am'd.

Summary

HB108 updates Alabama's elevator safety oversight by requiring the Elevator Safety Review Board to review and potentially adopt the latest national safety standards within set timeframes and to require new installations and modifications to follow those safety rules.

What This Bill Does

It requires the Elevator Safety Review Board to adopt the latest ASME and ASCE safety standards within specified timeframes, review them within 12 months, and decide whether to adopt them in whole or in part with written justification for any modifications. It also requires new elevators and modifications to meet the safety rules in effect at the time the permit is issued, and it establishes permit-related requirements and plan submissions. The act creates a fee system to fund the board and Department of Labor, allows variances and appeals, and specifies how funds are managed, including transfers to the State General Fund.

Who It Affects

• Elevator contractors, inspectors, and maintenance personnel who must follow the adopted safety standards and permit rules.
• Building owners and permit applicants who must ensure new installations and alterations comply with the safety rules in effect when the permit is issued and who must submit detailed plans and pay required fees.

Key Provisions

• Board must adopt the latest editions of elevator safety standards (ASME A17.1, A17.3, A18.1, ASCE 21) within six months of their effective date and review these editions within 12 months to decide on full or partial adoption, with written justification for necessary modifications.
• Standards adopted by the board become effective within six months after the board's review date.
• The board may grant exceptions/variances from code requirements and may hear appeals within 30 days.
• The board must establish fee schedules for licenses, permits, certificates, and inspections; fees must reflect actual costs and funds go to the Elevator Safety Review Board Operational Fund, with excess funds transferred to the State General Fund; the administrator may transfer unused funds to the General Fund.
• No conveyance may be erected, constructed, installed, or altered without a permit; new elevators and modifications must comply with safety codes in effect when the permit is issued; plans and specifications must be provided with permit applications; permit fees are non-refundable.

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Subjects

Elevator Safety Review Board