This chapter is enacted pursuant to § 124
of the General Municipal Law relating to the inspection of building
elevators in Nassau County.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any device designed or used for the purpose of moving people
or material from one floor to another in a vertical manner, excluding
the following: dumbwaiters, escalators or similar devices.
The individual performing an inspection.
A.
It shall be the duty of the owner or agent of a building which has a passenger or freight elevator therein contained to register and provide the Village Building Department with an inspection report which shall be obtained from a recognized elevator repair or installation company or from an insurance company. A copy of the inspector's certification under § 11-19 shall accompany the inspection report.
B.
The necessary inspection and testing of passenger
and freight elevators shall be made during the months of January and
July of each year.
C.
If the owner of a building fails, neglects or refuses
to obtain an inspection of any elevator therein contained, the Superintendent
of Public Works Department shall be authorized to cause said inspection
to be made at the expense of the owner of the building.
An inspection report relating to a passenger
or freight elevator shall indicate that the elevator is in proper
working condition and complies with the regulations and standards
applicable to elevators as prescribed in the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code and generally accepted trade standards.
A passenger elevator car shall be equipped with
a mirror in the rear of the same in order to make the interior thereof
visible prior to a person's entry into the elevator car. Said mirror
shall be convex and no less than eight inches in diameter.
A.
After an elevator has been inspected and is found
to conform with the requirements of this article, a record shall be
made on a card provided by the Village Building Department and thereafter
posted in the elevator car which has been inspected and approved.
It shall be unlawful to remove or deface said card.
B.
If any elevator fails to meet the specifications for
the safe operation thereof, the inspector shall issue an order that
further operation of said elevator shall be suspended until such time
as the safe condition is remedied.
The fee for each elevator inspection made by the Village Building Department or its authorized representative under § 11-13C shall be as fixed by the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 11-19-2018 by L.L. No. 22-2018]
Any person, firm, company, association, corporation
or business of any kind who knowingly and willfully violates any provision
of this article or who violates or fails to comply with any order
or requirement of an inspector or other officer charged with the duty
of inspecting elevators shall be guilty of an offense punishable by
a fine of not more than $2,000 and/or 15 days in jail for each violation.
An inspector shall meet the qualification requirements
of the ASME QEI-1. Inspectors shall be certified by an organization
accredited by ASME in accordance with the requirements of ASME QFI-1.
