(a) Unless the Department of Labor and Workforce Development establishes by regulation a different edition, the most current edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers constitutes the minimum elevator safety code in the state. Section 1001.1, Inspection and Test Periods, of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators is not adopted as a part of the minimum elevator safety code in the state.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.60.800
municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(b) The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall
(1) adopt or change regulations to carry out the provisions of Alaska Stat. § 18.60.800 – 18.60.820;(2) inspect and certify elevators to meet the safety requirements, but need not inspect or certify elevators in a municipality that has adopted or prescribed elevator safety standards under (d) of this section if the commissioner determines that inspection and certification by the municipality adequately protect the public;(3) establish, by regulation, fees for inspections performed under Alaska Stat. § 18.60.800 – 18.60.820; and(4) maintain a record of all inspections performed and of all inspection fees collected.(c) Inspections of elevators by the department shall be performed in accordance with the procedures set out in the most recent edition of the National Standard Practice for the Inspection of Elevators and Escalators published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(d) A municipality may adopt the standards established by this section or prescribe standards more stringent than those established by this section.(e)[Renumbered as Alaska Stat. § 18.60.825].(f) Inspection fees collected under (b) of this section shall be deposited into the building safety account created under Alaska Stat. § 44.31.025.
