198B.4019 Emergency elevator mechanic license -- Proof of competency -- Time and geographic limitations -- Renewal. (Effective July 1, 2011)
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<![CDATA[ Page 1 of 1 198B.4019 Emergency elevator mechanic license -- Proof of competency -- Time and geographic limitations -- Renewal. (Effective July 1, 2011) (1) The department shall issue emergency elevator mechanic licenses whenever an emergency is declared by the Governor due to disaster, act of God, or work <br>stoppage, and the number of persons in the state holding licenses granted by the <br>department is determined by the commissioner to be insufficient to cope with the <br>emergency. (2) Elevator contractors shall respond as necessary to ensure the safety of the public. <br>(3) Any person confirmed by a licensed elevator contractor to have a combination of documented experience and education to perform elevator work without direct and <br>immediate supervision shall seek an emergency elevator mechanic's license from <br>the department within five (5) business days after commencing work under this <br>emergency provision if the work requires a license under ordinary circumstances. <br>The elevator contractor employing the elevator mechanic shall furnish proof of <br>competency as required by the department. (4) Each emergency elevator mechanic license shall be valid for a period of forty-five (45) days from the date of issuance and for the particular elevators or geographical <br>areas designated by the department, and otherwise shall entitle the licensee to the <br>rights and privileges of an elevator mechanic licensed under KRS 198B.400 to <br>198B.540. (5) The department may renew an emergency elevator mechanic license during the existence of a continuing emergency. Effective: July 1, 2011 <br>History: Created 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 116, sec. 9, effective July 1, 2011. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/1/2011). References to the "office" of housing, buildings and construction and the "executive director" of housing, <br>buildings and construction in this section, as created by 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 116, <br>sec. 9, have been changed in codification to the "department" of housing, buildings <br>and construction and the "commissioner" of housing, buildings and construction, <br>respectively, to reflect the reorganization of certain parts of the Executive Branch, as <br>set forth in Executive Order 2009-535 and confirmed b y the General Assembly in <br>2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24. These changes were made by the Reviser of Statutes pursuant <br>to 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1938. ]]>