Operating certificates must be issued by the Director to the owner of every facility when the inspection report indicates compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter. However, no certificates may be issued if the fees required by § 41-16-140 have not been paid. Certificates must be issued within thirty days after determination by the department that all deficiencies found upon inspection have been corrected and all fees have been paid. No facility may be operated after the thirty days or after any extension granted by the Director has expired, unless an operating certificate has been issued.

The operating certificate shall indicate the type of equipment for which it is issued and, in the case of elevators, shall state whether passenger or freight, and also shall state the contract load and speed for each facility. The certificate must be posted conspicuously in the car of an elevator or on or near a dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk, handicap lift, or manlift.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 41-16-100

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Division of Labor. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Director: means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation or his designee or representative. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Dumbwaiter: means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction, when the floor area does not exceed nine square feet and which is used exclusively for carrying materials. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Elevator: means a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and which serves two or more floors of a building or structure. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Escalator: means a power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway used for raising or lowering passengers. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Facility: means any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk, handicap lift, or manlift subject to regulation under the provisions of this chapter and includes hoistways, rails, guides, and all other related mechanical and electrical equipment. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Handicap lift: means a lift whose sole purpose is the transportation of handicapped or disabled individuals. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Manlift: means a device consisting of a power-driven endless belt, provided with steps or platforms and handholds attached to it for the transportation of persons from floor to floor. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Moving walk: means a type of passenger-carrying device on which passengers stand or walk, and in which the passenger-carrying surface remains parallel to its direction in motion and is uninterrupted. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
  • Provisions of this chapter: include regulations promulgated by the Director pursuant to this chapter. See South Carolina Code 41-16-20
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