89A.13 - ELEVATOR SAFETY BOARD.
89A.13 ELEVATOR SAFETY BOARD.
1. An elevator safety board is created within the division of
labor services in the department of workforce development to
formulate definitions and rules for the safe and proper installation,
repair, maintenance, alteration, use, and operation of conveyances in
this state.
2. The safety board is composed of nine members, one of whom
shall be the commissioner or the commissioner's designee. The
governor shall appoint the remaining eight members of the board,
subject to senate confirmation, to staggered four-year terms which
shall begin and end as provided in section 69.19. The members shall
be as follows: two representatives from an elevator manufacturing
company or its authorized representative; two representatives from
elevator servicing companies; one building owner or manager; one
representative employed by a local government in this state who is
knowledgeable about building codes in this state; one representative
of workers actively involved in the installation, maintenance, and
repair of elevators; and one licensed mechanical engineer.
3. A vacancy in membership shall be filled in the same manner as
the original appointment. The members shall serve without salary,
but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in
the performance of official duties as a member.
4. The members of the safety board shall select a chairperson,
vice chairperson, and a secretary from their membership. However,
neither the commissioner nor the commissioner's designee shall serve
as chairperson. The safety board shall meet at least quarterly but
may meet as often as necessary. Meetings shall be set by a majority
of the safety board or upon the call of the chairperson, or in the
chairperson's absence, upon the call of the vice chairperson. A
majority of the safety board members shall constitute a quorum.
5. The owner or user of equipment regulated under this chapter
may appeal a notice of defect or an inspection report to the safety
board within thirty days after the issuance of the notice or report.
Safety board action constitutes final agency action for purposes of
chapter 17A.
6. The safety board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
necessary to administer the duties of the board.
7. Not later than July 1, 2005, and every three years thereafter,
the safety board shall conduct a comprehensive review of existing
conveyance rules, regulations, and standards. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 104.13] Section History: Recent Form
C87, § 89A.13
88 Acts, ch 1042, § 5; 2004 Acts, ch 1107, §23, 30; 2007 Acts, ch
16, §12
Referred to in § 89A.1
Confirmation, see §2.32