Arkansas Code Title 20. Public Health and Welfare § 20-24-101. Definitions

(1) “Alteration” means any change made to an existing conveyance or to its hoistway, enclosure, or doors other than the repair or replacement of damaged, worn, or broken parts necessary for normal operation. The changing of the speed governor shall be considered an alteration;

(2) “Authorized representative” means the building department of cities, towns, or other governmental subdivisions designated by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Boards and Commissions to enforce certain provisions of this chapter;

(3) [Repealed by Acts of 2019, Act 389, § 41, eff. July 24, 2019.]

(4) “Conveyance” means an elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving sidewalk, automatic people mover, platform lift, or stairway chair lift;

(5) [Repealed by Acts of 2019, Act 910, § 5466. eff. July 1, 2019; Acts of 2019, Act 389, § 42, eff. July 24, 2019.]

(6) [Repealed by Acts of 2019, Act 910, § 5466. eff. July 1, 2019; Acts of 2019, Act 389, § 42, eff. July 24, 2019.]

(7) “Dormant elevator, dumbwaiter, or escalator” means:

(8) “Dumbwaiter” means a hoisting and lowering mechanism, driven by mechanical power, equipped with a car which moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction, the floor area of which does not exceed nine square feet (9 sq. ft.), whose total compartment height does not exceed four feet (4′), the capacity of which does not exceed five hundred pounds (500 lbs.), and which is used exclusively for carrying freight;

(10) “Escalator” means a power-driven, inclined, continuous stairway or runway used for raising or lowering passengers;

(11) “Freight elevator” means an elevator used for carrying freight and on which are permitted to ride only the operator and the persons necessary for loading and unloading and such other designated persons who may be authorized by the rules of the Elevator Safety Board;

(12) “New installation”, “new elevator”, “dumbwaiter”, “escalator”, or “new conveyance” means a complete elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, or other conveyance installation, the application for the permit for the installation or relocation of which is filed on or after the effective date of application of the rules adopted by the board as provided in § 20-24-106(a)-(c). All other elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, or other conveyances shall be deemed to be existing installations; and

(13) “Passenger elevator” means an elevator that is used to carry persons other than the operator and persons necessary for loading and unloading and such other designated persons who may be authorized by the rules of the board.