(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 10. Applicability. (a) This Act covers the construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, its associated parts, and its hoistways (except as modified by subsection (c) of this Section): (1) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car or platform, which move between 2 or more landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME A18.1): (A) Elevators. (B) Platform lifts and stairway chair lifts. (2) Power driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME A17.3): (A) Escalators. (B) Moving walks. (3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equipped with a car, which serves 2 or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME A17.3): (A) Dumbwaiters. (B) Material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices. (b) This Act covers the construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration, and repair of automatic guided transit vehicles on guideways with an exclusive right-of-way. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, automated people movers (also see ASCE 21). (c) This Act does not apply to the following equipment: (1) Material hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.5. (2) Manlifts within the scope of ASME A90.1. (3) Mobile scaffolds, towers, and platforms within the scope of ANSI A92. (4) Powered platforms and equipment for exterior and interior maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1. (5) Conveyors and related equipment within the scope of ASME B20.1. (6) Cranes, derricks, hoists, hooks, jacks, and slings within the scope of ASME B30. (7) Industrial trucks within the scope of ASME B56. (8) Portable equipment, except for portable escalators that are covered by ANSI A17.1. (9) Tiering or piling machines used to move materials to and from storage located and operating entirely within one story. (10) Equipment for feeding or positioning materials at machine tools, printing presses, etc. (11) Skip or furnace hoists. (12) Wharf ramps. (13) Railroad car lifts or dumpers. (14) Line jacks, false cars, shafters, moving platforms, and similar equipment used for installing an elevator by a contractor licensed in this State. (15) (Blank). (16) Conveyances located in a private residence not accessible to the public. (17) Special purpose personnel elevators within the scope of ASME A17.1 and used only by authorized personnel. (18) Personnel hoists within the scope of ANSI A10.4. (19) Wind turbine tower elevators within the scope of ASME A17.8. (d) This Act does not apply to a municipality with a population over 500,000 with the exception of any State-owned building within such municipality. car or platform, which move between 2 or more landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1, ASME A17.3, and ASME A18.1): persons between landings. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME A17.3): car, which serves 2 or more landings and is restricted to the carrying of material by its limited size or limited access to the car. This equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following (also see ASME A17.1 and ASME A17.3): transfer devices. the scope of ANSI A92. interior maintenance within the scope of ANSI 120.1. of ASME B20.1. slings within the scope of ASME B30. escalators that are covered by ANSI A17.1. to and from storage located and operating entirely within one story. at machine tools, printing presses, etc. platforms, and similar equipment used for installing an elevator by a contractor licensed in this State. accessible to the public. scope of ASME A17.1 and used only by authorized personnel. of ASME A17.8.
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