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IN Elevator Mechanic: Elevator and Amusement Ride Safety (IDHS State Fire Marshal)

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Elevator and Amusement Ride Safety (IDHS State Fire Marshal)

Scope of the domain

This domain tests how Indiana's elevator and amusement-ride safety program is administered and how you apply the adopted technical standards in the field. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security, through the State Fire Marshal, administers elevator and amusement-ride regulation; the Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission adopts the rules in Title 675 IAC, and the technical substance comes from the ASME A17 series for elevators, escalators, and moving walks and from the adopted amusement-ride standards. Expect questions on who may do the work, when a permit and inspection are required, and what a mechanic must do when equipment is unsafe.

Licensing, permits, and inspections

  • Only a licensed elevator contractor may install, alter, service, or repair elevators; mechanics and apprentices work under that contractor's license.
  • A permit is required before installing or altering equipment. An alteration is a change that affects the safety, operation, or structural integrity of the equipment, such as a new controller, different door operation, or a changed rated speed or capacity.
  • New and altered equipment gets an acceptance inspection and test before it may carry passengers; existing equipment is inspected periodically and must hold a current certificate of operation.
  • Amusement rides need inspection by a qualified inspector before operation, plus daily pre-opening checks by the operator, with records kept available.

Worked example

A crew replaces a relay-logic controller with a solid-state controller on a 1970s hydraulic elevator. Reasoning: the controller replacement changes the operating and safety logic, so it is an alteration, not routine maintenance. That means a permit before work, an acceptance test to the adopted standard after work, and no return to service until the inspector signs off. Replacing a worn door-operating arm with an identical part would be a repair and needs no permit.

Traps

Calling an alteration a repair to skip the permit; returning equipment to service before acceptance; applying new-installation (A17.1) criteria where existing-installation (A17.3) criteria govern; and failing to take unsafe equipment out of service and notify the authority having jurisdiction.