Ohio Code 4105.011 – Board of building standards – powers and duties
The board of building standards, established by section 3781.07 of the Revised Code, shall:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4105.011
- Elevator: includes dumb-waiters other than hand-powered dumb-waiters, escalators, manlifts, moving walks, of the endless belt type, other lifting or lowering apparatus permanently installed on or between rails or guides, and all equipment, machinery, and construction related to any elevator; but does not include construction hoists and other similar temporary lifting or lowering apparatuses, ski lifts, chairlifts installed in a private residence, a lifting device installed in a showroom for demonstration purposes only, traveling, portable amusement rides or devices that are not affixed to a permanent foundation, or nonportable amusement rides or devices that are affixed to a permanent foundation. See Ohio Code 4105.01
(A) Formulate and adopt rules governing the design, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance of elevators. Such rules shall prescribe uniform minimum standards necessary for the protection of the public health and safety and shall follow generally accepted engineering standards, formulae, and practices established and pertaining to such elevator design, construction, repair, alteration, and maintenance. The board may adopt existing published standards as well as amendments thereto subsequently published by the same authority.
(B) Prescribe the tests that shall be used to ascertain the qualities of materials used in the construction, repair, or alteration of elevators;
(C) Make a standard form of certificate of inspection;
(D) Prescribe the examinations for certificates of competency provided for in section 4105.02 of the Revised Code.