California Labor Code 7311.25 – (a) The following meanings apply for purposes of this …
(a) The following meanings apply for purposes of this section:
(1) “Agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities” includes grain elevators, feed mills, flour mills, rice mills, rice dryers, and other similar facilities.
Terms Used In California Labor Code 7311.25
- Certified competent conveyance mechanic: means any person who has been determined by the division to have the qualifications and ability of a competent journey-level conveyance mechanic and is so certified by the division in accordance with this chapter. See California Labor Code 7300.1
- Conveyance: means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving platform lift, stairway chairlift, material lift or dumbwaiter with automatic transfer device, automated people mover, or other equipment subject to this chapter. See California Labor Code 7300.1
- Division: means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health. See California Labor Code 7300.1
- Elevator: means an installation defined as an "elevator" in ASME A17. See California Labor Code 7300.1
- Person: means any person, association, organization, partnership, business trust, limited liability company, or corporation. See California Labor Code 18
(2) “Applicable Elevator Safety Orders” means the Elevator Safety Orders referenced in Subchapter 6 (commencing with Section 3000) of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, and any successors to those orders.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7311.2 or any other provision of this chapter, an owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities may designate a competent person in his or her employ to maintain, repair, service, lubricate, or test manlifts installed and used at the facilities if the manlifts are maintained and inspected in accordance with applicable Elevator Safety Orders. The designated competent person need not be a certified competent conveyance mechanic.
(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 196, Sec. 2. (SB 478) Effective January 1, 2010.)