701.355. The board shall have the following powers:
(1) To consult with engineering authorities and organizations who arestudying and developing elevator safety codes;
(2) To adopt a code of rules and regulations governing licenses ofelevator mechanics and elevator contractors, construction, maintenance,testing, and inspection of both new and existing installations. The boardshall have the power to adopt a safety code only for those types ofequipment defined in the rule. In promulgating the elevator safety codethe board may consider any existing or future American National StandardsInstitute safety code affecting elevators as defined in sections 701.350 to701.380, or any other nationally acceptable standard;
(3) To certify state, municipal inspectors and political subdivisioninspectors, and special inspectors, who shall enforce the provisions of asafety code adopted pursuant to sections 701.350 to 701.380;
(4) To appoint a chief safety inspector together with a staff for thepurpose of ensuring compliance with any safety code established pursuant tosections 701.350 to 701.380.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1035 ยง 3 subsec. 1, A.L. 2009 H.B. 103)