Division of Hotels and Restaurants

Elevators

"Elevators, escalators and moving walks are the safest form of transportation. Each day in the U.S. and Canada this equipment moves the equivalent of double the entire U.S. and Canadian population - over 210 billion passengers each year. Very few accidents happen and most of these can be avoided."–Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation

About the Bureau of Elevator Safety

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The Bureau of Elevator Safety is providing operational information on these items of interest, please refer to rule and law for clarification. Additional information from the bureau is available on our Elevator News webpage.

Citation Rule Takes Effect

The Bureau of Elevator Safety’s new rule on citations for unlicensed activity became effective on January 10, 2012.  Rule 61C-5.023, Florida Administrative Code, allows the bureau to issue citations and stop work orders for performing work or operating an elevator without the proper permit or license, including expired certificates of operation and temporary operating permits.  Chapter 2010-110, Laws of Florida, authorized the bureau to issue citations for unlicensed activity.  A sample Disciplinary Citation and Stop Work Order is available for review.  Contact Mark Boutin at 850.922.2756 with questions about the citation process.

Two-Stop Exemption Notifications

The Bureau of Elevator Safety is updating the service maintenance contract information for two-stop elevators that are exempt from the annual inspection requirement. To continue qualifying for the exemption, you must notify the bureau of your service maintenance contract by submitting a statement that you have a full-service maintenance contract with a registered elevator company that is performing all required maintenance and testing. A copy of a bill statement for a service maintenance contract does not qualify you for the exemption.

Pit Shut Off Valve Dangers

The Bureau of Elevator Safety published Industry Bulletin 2010-01 on January 11, 2010 regarding the dangers of Hydraulic Supply Shutoff Valves (HSSV Valves).

Direct Supervision

Rule 61C-5.008, Florida Administrative Code –Definitions
(7) “Direct supervision” means a certificate of competency holder supervising an elevator helper as set forth in section 399.01(16), Florida Statutes, 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.

Initial Inspection

Section 399.03(5), FS As required in Florida Statute for new installations, when an initial inspection is conducted, it must be submitted in hardcopy to the bureau along with the Supervisor of Construction signature and the affidavit of code compliance.

Licensing and Permits

What Every Elevator Owner Needs to Know...

Apply for a Permit

Apply for a Certificate of Operation

Apply for a Variance

Apply for a Professional License

Delinquent Licenses/Renewals

Elevator Classifications

Fees

Fire Key Standards

Elevator Industry Information

Contracted Jurisdictions

Elevator Safety Technical Advisory Council

ESTAC Technical Advisory Newsletters

Industry Information

Regulation

Accidents

Inspections Elevators (including elevator inspection extracts)

Violation Codes (requires Microsoft Excel. To download software to read these documents, please go to Excel Viewer 2003.)