Section 408.802 - Definitions. - Michigan Statutes

ELEVATOR SAFETY BOARD (EXCERPT)
Act 227 of 1967

408.802 Definitions.

Sec. 2.

(1) “Approved” means that which the director designates as acceptable to the department.

(2) “Board” means the elevator safety board.

(3) “Department” means the department of labor.

(4) “Director” means the director of labor or his duly designated representative.

(5) “Division” means the elevator safety division of the department.

(6) “Dormant elevator” means an elevator that is still intact and on the premises but the premises are vacated or the equipment is entirely disconnected in an approved manner.

(7) “Repairs” where used herein shall mean only such work as is necessary to maintain present equipment in a safe and serviceable condition and to adjust or replace defective, broken or worn parts, with parts made of equivalent material, strength and design, and where the replacing part performs the same function as the replaced part.

(8) “Major alteration” means an alteration as defined in the standard. Any person, firm or corporation performing such major alteration shall obtain a permit from the department as outlined in section 15 of this act.

History: 1967, Act 227, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 282, Imd. Eff. Oct. 9, 1980