2011 Wisconsin Code
Chapter 101. Department of commerce--regulation of industry, buildings and safety.
101.981 Definitions; modification by rule.

101.981

SUBCHAPTER VII
ELEVATORS, ESCALATORS,
AND OTHER CONVEYANCES
101.981 Definitions; modification by rule.

101.981(1)

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2), in this subchapter:

101.981(1)(a)

(a) "Amusement or thrill ride" has the meaning given s. 101.19 (3) (b).

101.981(1)(b)

(b) "Belt manlift" means a power-driven, looped belt equipped with steps or platforms and a hand hold for the transportation of people from one floor of a building or structure to another.

101.981(1)(c)

(c) "Conveyance" means an elevator, an escalator, a dumbwaiter, a belt manlift, a moving walkway, a platform lift, a personnel hoist, a material hoist and a stairway chair lift, and any other similar device, such as an automated people mover, used to elevate or move people or things, as provided in the rules of the department. "Conveyance" does not include a grain elevator a ski lift or towing device, or an amusement or thrill ride.

101.981(1)(d)

(d) "Dumbwaiter" means a hoisting and lowering mechanism that satisfies all of the following conditions:

101.981(1)(d)1.

1. Is equipped with a compartment that moves in guides in a substantially vertical direction and has a floor area of not more than 9 square feet.

101.981(1)(d)2.

2. Has a maximum lifting and lowering capacity of not more than 500 pounds.

101.981(1)(d)3.

3. Is used exclusively for carrying materials

101.981(1)(e)

(e) "Elevator" means a hoisting or lowering machine, other than a dumbwaiter, equipped with a compartment or platform that moves in guides and serves 2 or more floors or landings of a building or structure.

101.981(1)(f)

(f) "Escalator" means a power-driven, moving stairway used for raising and lowering people.

101.981(1)(g)

(g) "Material hoist" means a hoist, other than a personnel hoist, that is used to raise or lower materials during construction, alteration, or demolition of a building or structure.

101.981(1)(h)

(h) "Personnel hoist" means a hoist that is installed inside or outside a building or structure during the construction, alteration, or demolition of the building or structure and that is used to raise and lower workers, other personnel, and materials which the hoist is designed to carry.

101.981(2)

(2) The department shall promulgate rules establishing additional definitions to the extent the department deems necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of this subchapter. The department, by rule, may modify definitions established under sub. (1). To the extent practicable, the department shall ensure that any definitions or modifications promulgated under this subsection are consistent with national, industry-wide safety standards governing matters regulated by this subchapter.

101.981 - ANNOT.

History: 2005 a. 456.