HAR §12-229-2. Definitions

As used in this part: "Alteration" means any change to equipment, including parts, components, or subsystems other than maintenance, repair, or replacement. "Amusement ride" means a mechanically or electrically operated device designed to carry passengers in various modes and used for entertainment and amusement. "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute. "ANSI/American Society of Safety Engineers Al0.4" means ANSI/ASSE, Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators on Construction and Demolition Sites, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "Appeals board" means the labor and industrial relations appeals board, department of labor and industrial relations. "Approved" means approved by the department. "Appurtenance" means a device installed on and used in the normal operation of an elevator, escalator, or kindred equipment. "ASME" means American Society of Mechanical Engineers. "ASME Al7.l" means ASME A17.1, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "ASME A17.3" means ASME A17.3, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "ASME A17.6" means ASME Al7.6, Standard for Elevator Suspension, Compensation and Governor 229-3 V §12-229-2 Systems, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "ASME Al8.l" means ASME Al8.l, Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "ASTM" means American Society for Testing and Materials. "ASTM-F24" means ASTM-F24 1997 standard on amusement rides and devices. "Attorney general" means the attorney general of the State of Hawaii or any of the attorney general's deputies. "Authority Having Jurisdiction" or "AHJ", means the director of labor and industrial relations or the director's designee. "Authorized inspection agency" means the department of labor and industrial relations, elevator inspection section. "Building code" means the currently adopted, applicable county code in the revised ordinances of the applicable county, or the code adopted by the State of Hawaii for state buildings. "Certificate of competency" means a certificate issued to a person who has passed the examination prescribed by the director. "Contractor" means any person, firm, or corporation installing, repairing, or servicing any amusement ride, elevator, or kindred equipment or structure inspected pursuant to chapter 397, HRS. "Department" means the department of labor and industrial relations, State of Hawaii. "Director" means the director of the department of labor and industrial relations or the director's designee. "Discrepancy" means the non-conformance to codes, standards, rules, or regulations required by this part. "Division" means the Hawaii occupational safety and health division, department of labor and industrial relations, State of Hawaii. "Elevator" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car that moves within guides and serves two or more fixed landings, and is 229-4 §12-229-2 classified by elevator types as described in ASME A17.1, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "Elevators and related systems" means elevators and kindred equipment and amusement rides. "Existing installation" means any device or equipment where the application for the installation was properly filed with the department before the effective date of this chapter. "HAW" means the registration number assigned to an elevator and kindred equipment or amusement ride by the AHJ. "Hawaii Revised Statutes" or "HRS" means laws enacted by the Hawaii state legislature. "IBC" means the International Building Code, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12- 229-3.1. "Installation" means a complete elevator or kindred equipment, including its hoistway, hoistway enclosures and related construction, and all machinery and equipment necessary for its operation. "Installation or alteration permit" means a document, which may be electronic, issued by the department authorizing the installation or alteration of an elevator or kindred equipment, or the department approval of a new amusement ride. "Kindred equipment" means escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, permanently installed material lifts, platform lifts, inclined lifts, stage lifts, stairway chairlifts, personnel hoists, and any other similar mechanized equipment used to convey people in places other than a public right-of-way, but does not include amusement rides. "May" means not mandatory. "New installation" means any device or equipment that is not an existing installation or an existing installation that is being relocated. "NFPA" means the National Fire Protection Association. "NFPA 1, UFC" means the NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. 229-5 §12-229-2 "NFPA 70" means NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, as adopted and incorporated by reference in section 12-229-3.1. "Operating permit" means a permit issued by the department authorizing the operation of an elevator, kindred equipment, or amusement ride. "Order" means a command to perform a mandatory act issued by the department. "Overtime" means hours outside a regular eight­ hour working day. "Owner" means any person, firm, or corporation with legal title to any amusement ride, and elevator and kindred equipment inspected pursuant to chapter 397, HRS. "Permit to operate" means a certificate, which may be electronic, issued by the department indicating the elevator or kindred equipment has met the required safety inspections and tests required by this part and that the required fees have been paid and authorizing the operation of an elevator, kindred equipment, or an amusement ride. "Qualified elevator inspector" means an elevator inspector employed by the department holding a valid certificate of competency issued by the department and a Qualified Elevator Inspector certification that meets the criteria of the American Society of Mechanical E0gineers and the standards for the qualification of elevator inspectors of the American National Standards Institute. The certificate of competency is valid only while the inspector is employed by the department. "Regular operating permit" means an operating permit that is not indicated as temporary. "Shall" means mandatory. "Unsafe" means potential exposure to a recognized hazard. "Violation" means the failure to comply with any citation, notice, or order of the department, or rule or standard promulgated under chapter 397, HRS. [Eff 6/19/00; am and comp 6/30/14; am and comp 11/10/16; am and comp 2/15/19; am and comp 1/31/21; am and 229-6 8 6 3 1 comp JUN l 4 2026 §§397-4, 397-6) (Auth: HRS §397-4)