Section 408.7007. Responsibility for elevator operation and maintenance.

(1) Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of elevators shall be as follows:

(a)      The person, firm, or corporation installing, repairing, relocating, or altering an elevator shall be responsible for its operation and maintenance until the certificate of operation is issued, except as provided for in  R 408.7012 and shall be responsible for all tests of new, repaired, relocated, and altered equipment until the certificate of operation is issued.

(b)         The holder of a certificate of operation or duly appointed agent shall be responsible for the safe operation and proper maintenance of the elevator.

The holder of the certificate of operation shall be responsible for all periodic inspections and tests, securing the renewal of the certificate of operation, and the compliance with correction orders.

(c)      The licensed contractor holding a temporary certificate of operation shall be responsible for the safe operation and maintenance of the elevator during the period that the temporary certificate is in force.

(2)  Safety tests shall be performed by personnel  approved  by  the department.

History: 2003 AACS.