(A) An elevator contractor shall notify the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce when there are no licensed elevator mechanics available to provide conveyance services and may request that the division issue temporary elevator mechanic‘s licenses to individuals certified by the licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of documented experience and education to provide conveyance services without direct and immediate supervision.

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4785.051

  • Conveyance: means any means of transportation subject to the jurisdiction of this chapter, as described in division (A) of section 4785. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Conveyance services: means erecting, constructing, installing, altering, servicing, repairing, dismantling, removing, or maintaining a conveyance. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator: means a conveyance defined as an elevator in the elevators and escalators safety code. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator contractor: means any business entity that has been issued an elevator contractor's license under this chapter and that is engaged in the business of providing conveyance services. See Ohio Code 4785.01
  • Elevator mechanic: means any individual who has been issued an elevator mechanic's license under this chapter. See Ohio Code 4785.01

(B) Any individual certified by an elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of documented experience and education to provide conveyance services without direct and immediate supervision shall immediately seek a temporary elevator mechanic’s license from the division and shall pay an application fee as set by the division. If the division is satisfied as to the individual’s qualifications, the division shall issue a temporary elevator mechanic’s license to the individual.

(C) A temporary license issued under this section is valid only for a specified term set by the division, which shall be noted on the license, and only while the licensee is employed by the elevator contractor that certified the individual as being qualified.

(D) A temporary elevator mechanic’s license is renewable in accordance with rules adopted by the division.

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