Vermont § 144 - Elevator Safety Review Board; members; duties

§ 144. Elevator Safety Review Board; members; duties

• (a) The Elevator Safety Review Board is established within the Department, and shall consist
  of seven members, one of whom shall be the Commissioner or designee, one of whom shall
  be the Commissioner of Labor or designee, and five members to be appointed by the
  Governor as follows: one representative from a major elevator manufacturing company;
  one representative from an elevator servicing company; an owner or manager of a multistoried
  building, in which a conveyance is installed; an elevator inspector; and an individual
  who actually installs, maintains, and repairs conveyances. The members appointed by
  the Governor shall be appointed for staggered terms of three years, and shall be entitled
  to compensation and expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010. (b) The Board shall: (1) Adopt rules regarding the following: (A) Safety standards for the operation, maintenance, servicing, construction, alteration,
  installation, and inspection of conveyances covered by this subchapter. At a minimum,
  the Board shall adopt rules that include the Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,
  ASME A17.1; the Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.3; the
  Safety Standards for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, ASME A18.1; and Standard
  for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, ASME QEI-1. The Board shall amend the
  rules to include any changes or amendments to these standards within six months after
  the effective date of the standard changes. The Board may adopt rules to modify these
  standards as the Board deems necessary. (B) Any other rule necessary to implement this subchapter. (2) Grant variances, provided the variance provides an equal or greater level of public
  safety. The decision of the Board in regard to an application for a variance shall
  be final. (c) The Board may: (1) adopt rules for temporary elevator mechanic licenses in the event of an emergency;
  and (2) contract with a national testing service to develop and administer licensing examinations. (Added 2001, No. 60, § 1, eff. June 16, 2001; amended 2007, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 6a.)