89A.3 - RULES.
89A.3 RULES.
1. The safety board may adopt rules governing maintenance,
construction, alteration, and installation of conveyances, and the
inspection and testing of new and existing installations as necessary
to provide for the public safety, and to protect the public welfare.
2. The safety board shall adopt, amend, or repeal rules pursuant
to chapter 17A as it deems necessary for the administration of this
chapter, which shall include but not be limited to rules providing
for:
a. Classifications of types of conveyances.
b. Maintenance, inspection, testing, and operation of the
various classes of conveyances.
c. Construction of new conveyances.
d. Alteration of existing conveyances.
e. Minimum safety requirements for all existing conveyances.
f. Control or prevention of access to conveyances or dormant
conveyances.
g. The reporting of accidents and injuries arising from the
use of conveyances.
h. The adoption of procedures for the issuance of variances.
i. The amount of fees charged and collected for inspection,
permits, and commissions. Fees shall be set at an amount sufficient
to cover costs as determined from consideration of the reasonable
time required to conduct an inspection, reasonable hourly wages paid
to inspectors, and reasonable transportation and similar expenses.
j. Submission of information such as plans, drawings, and
measurements concerning new installations and alterations.
3. The safety board shall adopt rules for conveyances according
to the applicable provisions of the American society of mechanical
engineers safety codes for elevators and escalators, A17.1 and A17.3,
as the safety board deems necessary. In adopting rules the safety
board may adopt the American society of mechanical engineers safety
codes, or any part of the codes, by reference.
4. The safety board may adopt rules permitting existing passenger
and freight elevators to be modified into material lift elevators.
5. A rule adopted pursuant to this section which adopts standards
by reference to another publication shall be exempt from the
requirements of section 17A.6, subsection 4, if the following
conditions exist:
a. The cost of the publication is an unreasonable expense
when compared to the anticipated usage of the publication.
b. A copy of the publication is available from an entity
located within the state capitol complex.
c. The rule identifies the location where the publication is
available.
d. The administrative rules coordinator approves the
exemption.
6. The commissioner shall furnish copies of the rules adopted
pursuant to this chapter to any person who requests them, without
charge, or upon payment of a charge not to exceed the actual cost of
printing of the rules.
7. The safety board may adopt rules permitting inclined or
vertical wheelchair lifts in churches and houses of worship to
service more than one floor.
8. The commissioner may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
relating to the denial, issuance, revocation, and suspension of
special inspector commissions. Section History: Early Form
[C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 1678; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73,
§ 104.1; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 104.3] Section History: Recent Form
84 Acts, ch 1094, § 2; 86 Acts, ch 1157, § 3
C87, § 89A.3
88 Acts, ch 1042, §4; 99 Acts, ch 68, §5, 6; 2004 Acts, ch 1107,
§13--17, 30; 2007 Acts, ch 16, §4; 2009 Acts, ch 85, §2