STATEMENT OF BASIS AND PURPOSE FOR AMENDMENTS TO
THE DIVISION OF OIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY
CONVEYANCE REGULATIONS, 7 CCR 1101-8

BASIS:  The Elevator and Escalator Certification Act, Title 9 Article 5.5 C.R.S., states that in order to ensure minimum safety standards throughout Colorado, the regulation of conveyances is a matter of statewide concern.  The amendments to these rules are being promulgated under the Division’s authority pursuant to Title 9 Article 5.5 §116 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.

PURPOSE:  These amendments will update, revise, or clarify previous Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS) Regulations.  The revisions identify and clarify procedures and requirements for the design, construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of conveyances, such as elevators, platform lifts, personnel hoists, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks, and automated people movers.

The amendments address the following articles:
•	Article 1  General Provisions –Revisions of definitions, including the addition of definition for Administrator, Alteration-Emergency, Alteration-Major and Alteration-Minor.
•	Article 2  Administration – Addition of procedures or clarification of existing procedures regarding installation of new conveyances, alteration of existing conveyances, issuance of certificates of operation, acceptance and periodic inspections, and accident reporting.  Reducing the testing frequency for Platform Lifts.  Clarifying the requirements to place a conveyance in a dormant state as prescribed in current statute and removing a conveyance from service as prescribed in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 2007 Edition adopted by OPS. 
•	Article 3  Authority Having Jurisdiction – Previously, Authority Having Jurisdiction was a Section within Article 2.  It was moved into its own Article to better clarify that a local jurisdiction can enter into an agreement with OPS to regulate conveyances within their territory.
•	Article 4  Licensing – A provision was added that requires an applicant applying for a Conveyance Inspector License or a current licensee renewing their Conveyance Inspector License to pass a written test administered by the OPS as a requirement to be licensed.  This provision will be effective on January 1, 2014.
•	Article 5  Enforcement –Clarifies OPS’s enforcement procedures and establishes a Licensing Review Board, that will make recommendations to the Administrator on matters concerning suspension or revocations of conveyance licensing.

Pursuant to §24-4-103(4)(b), C.R.S., the Director finds that: 1) there is a demonstrated need for the rules; (2) the proper statutory authority exists for this regulation; (3) to the extent practicable, the rules are clearly stated so that their meaning will be understood by any party required to comply with the regulation; (4) the rules do not conflict with other provisions of law; and (5) the duplicating or overlapping of the regulation is explained by the agency adopting the rules.

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Mahesh Albuquerque					Date
Director
Division of Oil and Public Safety