ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: GOV DP 4-3-0-0

☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note

HB 2789: elevator requirements; construction project; employees

Sponsor: Representative Sandoval, LD 23

Caucus & COW

Overview

Mandates the availability of elevators for employee use on construction projects of specified dimensions.

History

There are several statutes regulating the safety conditions of elevators including inspection requirements, safety investigations and required duties for owning and operating an elevator. The administration and enforcement of these statutes are executed by the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the Industrial Commission (A.R.S. § 23-491.01).

Provisions

1.   Requires construction projects 60 feet or more above ground or at least 48 feet below ground have an elevator for employee use. (Sec. 1)

2.   Requires the elevator to be in proper working condition when the structure reaches 36 feet in height from ground level to the highest point of the structure that includes all of the following:

a)   Parapet walls;

b)   Mechanical rooms;

c) Stair towers; and

d)   Elevator penthouse structures. (Sec. 1)

3.   Specifies that the requirement outlined above does not apply to:

a)   Antennas;

b)   Smokestacks;

c) Flag poles; or

d)   Other similar attachments. (Sec. 1)

 

 

 

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