§ 951. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall\nhave the following definitions:\n 1. "Automated people mover" means a guided transit mode with fully\nautomated operation, featuring vehicles that operate on guideways with\nexclusive right-of-way.\n 2. "Accessibility lift" means elevators or conveyances that are\nintended for transportation of persons with disabilities, such as\nplatform lifts and stairway chairlifts, including equipment covered by\nthe provisions of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) A18.1\n2017 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts.\n 3. "Accessibility lift technician" means a person who performs\naccessibility lift work.\n 4. "Accessibility lift technician's license" means a restricted\nelevator mechanic's license that authorizes the holder to engage in\naccessibility lift work.\n 5. "Accessibility lift work" means elevator and conveyance work that\nis restricted to accessibility lifts.\n 6. "Business license" means a license that authorizes the holder to\nengage in the business of elevator and conveyance work, or elevator and\nconveyance inspections.\n 7. "Elevator and conveyance work" means performing activities that\ninclude the design, construction, installation, testing, maintenance,\nalteration, service, and repair of any elevator or conveyance.\n 8. "Elevator or conveyance" means any equipment identified in\nparagraphs (a) through (d) of subdivision one of section nine hundred\nfifty of this article, including any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator,\nmoving sidewalk, platform lifts, non-residential stairway chairlifts and\nautomated people movers. Elevator or conveyance shall not mean any\nequipment identified in subdivision two of section nine hundred fifty of\nthis article.\n 9. "Elevator and conveyance inspections" means performing the\ninspection or any related testing of any elevator or conveyance, but\ndoes not include government regulatory inspections performed by an\nauthority having jurisdiction to enforce any applicable building codes\nand any elevator codes.\n 10. "Elevator" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism, equipped with\na car, that moves within guides and serves two or more landings.\n 11. "Elevator or conveyance component" means any elevator or\nconveyance, or any parts, components, or subsystems thereof, or any\ncombination thereof.\n 12. "Elevator contractor" means any business that engages in elevator\nand conveyance work.\n 13. "Elevator helper/apprentice/assistant mechanic" means any person\nwho works under the general direction of a licensed elevator mechanic.\n 14. "Elevator inspector" means any person who performs elevator and\nconveyance inspections, whether individually or through an elevator\ninspection contractor or public employer.\n 15. "Elevator inspection contractor" means any business that performs\nelevator and conveyance inspections.\n 16. "Elevator mechanic" means any person who performs elevator and\nconveyance work.\n 17. "Escalator" means a power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway\nused for raising or lowering passengers.\n 18. "Existing installation" means an installation that has been\ncompleted or is under construction prior to the effective date of this\narticle.\n 19. "License" means a credential duly issued by the commissioner\nauthorizing the holder to engage a business or an occupation whose scope\nincludes accessibility lift work, or elevator and conveyance work, or\nelevator and conveyance inspections.\n 20. "Elevator contractor's license" means a business license that\nentitles the holder thereof to engage in the business of elevator and\nconveyance work in this state.\n 21. "Elevator inspection contractor's license" means a business\nlicense that entitles the holder thereof to engage in the business of\nelevator and conveyance inspections in this state.\n 22. "Elevator mechanic's license" means an occupational license that\nentitles the holder thereof to engage in ele
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