Florida Regulations 61C-5.008: Definitions
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When used in this rule chapter, the following terms shall have these meanings:
(1) “”Bureau”” means the Bureau of Elevator Safety.
(2) “”Course”” means a course, seminar or other program of instruction approved by the department for the purpose of satisfying continuing education requirements established in Florida Statutes Chapter 399
(3) “”Course hour”” means fifty minutes of instruction, exclusive of breaks, recesses, or time not spent in instruction.
(4) “”Course provider”” means the person or entity approved by and registered with the department pursuant to this rule and who is responsible for conducting a course approved pursuant to this rule.
(5) “”Course instructor”” means the person appointed by the course provider to teach or otherwise lead an approved course.
(6) “”Current satisfactory inspection”” means an inspection completed by a certified elevator inspector on or after August 1 of the previous year that is the most recent annual inspection conducted and that contains no violations.
(7) “”Direct supervision”” means a certificate of competency holder supervising an elevator helper as set forth in Florida Statutes § 399.01(15), is within physical proximity of the person being directly supervised such that timely observation and evaluation of the work being performed is facilitated to ensure the work is completed in accordance with applicable statutory and administrative code requirements.
(8) “”Major modification”” as used in Florida Statutes § 399.02(9), means any change in the type of service, motion control, or operation control; any alteration to the controller or the firefighters’ emergency operation; or the addition of an elevator to an existing group of elevators as described in ASME A17.1, Section 8.7, as adopted by reference.
(9) “”Replacement”” as the term relates to alterations, means the removal of a device, component or subsystem in its entirety and installation of an equivalent device, component, or subsystem that performs in the same manner and does not:
(a) Require modification or a rating change to the existing equipment;
(b) Add new functionality;
(c) Violate any provision of Florida Statutes Chapter 399, this rule, or the safety standards adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001; or
(d) Require inspection, tests, and independent witnessing in any section of the safety standards adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001, other than Part 8 of ASME A17.1.
This definition does not include the replacement of any part classified as an alteration in Section 8.6.3.10, ASME A17.1, as adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001
(10) “”Session”” means each distinct occasion a course is conducted.
(11) “”Syllabus”” means a detailed outline of the course content to a level of detail that sufficiently demonstrates the relevance required by subsection 61C-5.0085(3), F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 399.01, 399.02, 399.07 FS. Law Implemented 399.01, 399.02, 399.03, 399.061, 399.07 FS. History-New 11-9-06, Amended 1-18-12, 2-24-14, 8-14-16.
(1) “”Bureau”” means the Bureau of Elevator Safety.
(2) “”Course”” means a course, seminar or other program of instruction approved by the department for the purpose of satisfying continuing education requirements established in Florida Statutes Chapter 399
(3) “”Course hour”” means fifty minutes of instruction, exclusive of breaks, recesses, or time not spent in instruction.
(4) “”Course provider”” means the person or entity approved by and registered with the department pursuant to this rule and who is responsible for conducting a course approved pursuant to this rule.
(5) “”Course instructor”” means the person appointed by the course provider to teach or otherwise lead an approved course.
(6) “”Current satisfactory inspection”” means an inspection completed by a certified elevator inspector on or after August 1 of the previous year that is the most recent annual inspection conducted and that contains no violations.
(7) “”Direct supervision”” means a certificate of competency holder supervising an elevator helper as set forth in Florida Statutes § 399.01(15), is within physical proximity of the person being directly supervised such that timely observation and evaluation of the work being performed is facilitated to ensure the work is completed in accordance with applicable statutory and administrative code requirements.
(8) “”Major modification”” as used in Florida Statutes § 399.02(9), means any change in the type of service, motion control, or operation control; any alteration to the controller or the firefighters’ emergency operation; or the addition of an elevator to an existing group of elevators as described in ASME A17.1, Section 8.7, as adopted by reference.
(9) “”Replacement”” as the term relates to alterations, means the removal of a device, component or subsystem in its entirety and installation of an equivalent device, component, or subsystem that performs in the same manner and does not:
(a) Require modification or a rating change to the existing equipment;
(b) Add new functionality;
(c) Violate any provision of Florida Statutes Chapter 399, this rule, or the safety standards adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001; or
(d) Require inspection, tests, and independent witnessing in any section of the safety standards adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001, other than Part 8 of ASME A17.1.
This definition does not include the replacement of any part classified as an alteration in Section 8.6.3.10, ASME A17.1, as adopted in Fl. Admin. Code R. 61C-5.001
(10) “”Session”” means each distinct occasion a course is conducted.
(11) “”Syllabus”” means a detailed outline of the course content to a level of detail that sufficiently demonstrates the relevance required by subsection 61C-5.0085(3), F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority 399.01, 399.02, 399.07 FS. Law Implemented 399.01, 399.02, 399.03, 399.061, 399.07 FS. History-New 11-9-06, Amended 1-18-12, 2-24-14, 8-14-16.