Section 318.1004. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Agent municipality" means any municipality designated as an agent of the department under s. SPS 318.1012 (1) (a) .

(2)  "Alteration" means any change to equipment, including its parts, components, or subsystems, other than maintenance, repair, or replacement.

(3)  "Approved" means acceptable to the department.

(4)  "ANSI" means the American National Standards Institute.

(5)  "ASME" means the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

(6)  "ASME A17.1" means ASME A17.1–2013/CSA B44–13, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, as adopted under s. SPS 318.1005 (1) and modified by this chapter.

(7)  "ASME A18.1" means ASME A18.1–2011, Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, as adopted under s. SPS 318.1005 (1) and modified by this chapter.

(8)  "Building code" means chs. SPS 361 to 366 , which is the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code.

(9)  "Contract date" means the date of a written contract between an owner or owner's agent, and an elevator contractor who is so licensed under ch. SPS 305 , under which a conveyance has been or is to be installed or is to undergo an alteration, repair, or replacement.

(10)  "Conveyance" means the following types of devices, as they are subsequently defined:

(a) "Elevator" has the meaning as given in s. 101.981 (1) (e) , Stats.

(b) "Escalator" has the meaning as given in s. 101.981 (1) (f) , Stats.

(c) "Freight elevator" means an elevator used primarily for carrying freight and on which only the operator and the persons necessary for unloading and loading the freight are permitted to ride.

(d) "Inclined platform lift" means a powered hoisting and lowering mechanism designed to transport persons with physical disabilities on a guided platform that travels on an incline.

(e) "Limited-use, limited-application elevator" means a power passenger elevator in which the use and application is limited by size, capacity, speed, and rise.

(f) "Moving walk" means a type of passenger-carrying device on which passengers stand or walk, and in which the passenger-carrying surface remains parallel to its direction of motion and is uninterrupted.

(g) "Orchestra elevator" means a permanent powered hoisting and lowering mechanism which is within or adjacent to a theatrical or musical stage and which is intended to accommodate musicians and their equipment.

(h) "Part V elevator" means an elevator of the private-residence type serving a commercial building and having a contract date of between September 1, 1988, and April 1, 2004.

(i) "Passenger elevator" means an elevator used primarily to carry persons other than the operator and persons necessary for loading and unloading. This term does not include limited-use, limited-application elevators, elevators in dwelling units, stage and orchestra elevators, special purpose personnel elevators, sidewalk elevators, and rooftop elevators.

(j) "Private residence elevator" means a power passenger elevator which is limited in size, capacity, rise, and speed, and which is installed to provide access to or within an individual dwelling unit.

(k) "Rooftop elevator" means a power passenger or freight elevator operating between a landing at roof level and other landings, and that opens onto the exterior roof level of a building through a horizontal opening.

(L) "Sidewalk elevator" means an elevator of the freight type operating between a landing in a sidewalk or other exterior area and floors below the sidewalk or grade level and that opens onto the exterior area through a horizontal opening.

(m) "Special purpose personnel elevator" means an elevator that is to provide vertical transportation of authorized personnel and their tools and equipment only; is limited in size, capacity, and speed; and is permanently installed in any of the following structures:

1. Antenna towers.

2. Assembly facilities, such as installations providing access to catwalks or equipment.

3. Breweries.

4. Bridge towers.

5. Dams.

6. Feed or grain facilities.

7. Mine-product drying facilities.

8. Observatories.

9. Paper mills.

10. Power plants.

11. Refineries.

12. Underground facilities, excluding mine-shaft elevators.

13. Wastewater treatment structures.

(n) "Stage elevator" means a permanent powered hoisting and lowering mechanism that has a platform which serves as a part of a permanent stage.

(o) "Stairway chairlift" means a powered hoisting and lowering mechanism that is guided and equipped with a seat to transport a passenger along a stairway.

(p) "Vertical platform lift" means a powered hoisting and lowering mechanism designed to transport mobility-impaired persons on a guided platform that travels vertically.

(11)  "Department" means the department of safety and professional services.

(12)  "Dwelling unit" has the meaning given in s. 101.61 (1) , Stats.

(13)  "Licensed elevator inspector" means an individual who holds a valid credential issued by the department under ch. SPS 305 as an elevator inspector.

(14)  "Maintenance" means a process of routine examination, lubrication, cleaning, and adjustment of parts, components, or subsystems for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

(15)  "Repair" means the reconditioning or renewal of parts, components, or subsystems necessary to keep equipment in compliance with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

(16)  "Replacement" means the substitution of a device, component, or subsystem, in its entirety, with a unit that is basically the same as the original for the purpose of ensuring performance in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter.

CR 14-020 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

Note

The Wisconsin Commercial Building Code, chapters SPS 361 to 366, adopts by reference the International Building Code ® (IBC), the International Energy Conservation Code ® (IECC), the International Mechanical Code ® (IMC), the International Fuel Gas Code ® (IFGC), and the International Existing Building Code ® (IEBC). Chapter SPS 314 , Fire Prevention Code, may have rules that may affect the maintenance and use of an existing building. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 101.981 (1) (e) of the Statutes reads as follows: " `Elevator' means a hoisting or lowering machine, other than a dumbwaiter, equipped with a compartment or platform that moves in guides and serves 2 or more floors or landings of a building or structure." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 101.981 (1) (f) of the Statutes reads as follows: " `Escalator' means a power-driven, moving stairway used for raising and lowering people." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Section 101.61 (1) of the Statutes reads in part as follows: " `Dwelling unit' means a structure or that part of a structure which is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others." Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1