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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 09.12.81.08" title_num="09" subtitle_num="12" chapter_num="81" heading="Third-Party Qualified Elevator Inspections.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A Level I inspector is a third-party qualified elevator inspector who may perform pre-final inspections and periodic annual inspections if the individual:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Possesses and maintains a valid third-party qualified elevator inspector certification;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is employed as an independent consultant or by an independent inspection agency or is employed by the insurer of the elevator unit; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Possesses and maintains insurance as required by Regulation .04-1 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A Level II inspector is a third-party qualified elevator inspector who may perform only pre-final inspections if the individual possesses and maintains a valid qualified elevator inspector certification.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A third-party qualified elevator inspector is authorized to perform only pre-final inspections on a personnel hoist under the ANSI A10.4 Code if approved by the Commissioner after submission of the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Documentation detailing experience, manufacturer's training, and knowledge of personnel hoists, safety codes, maintenance, and testing; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Any additional information requested by the Commissioner.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A third-party qualified elevator inspector shall ensure that inspections and tests are performed consistent with the ASME A17.2 Guide for Inspection of Elevators, Escalators, and Moving Walks and the Safety Code.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Within 30 days of the completion of the periodic annual inspection, the third-party qualified elevator inspector shall submit to the Commissioner the Third-Party Elevator Inspector Report and Checklist form detailing the inspection findings and certifying whether the elevator unit is in compliance with the Safety Code and regulations adopted by the Commissioner.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>If, during the course of a periodic annual inspection of an elevator unit, a third-party qualified elevator inspector finds a potential violation of the Safety Code or any regulation adopted by the Commissioner, the third-party qualified elevator inspector shall provide the owner with the opportunity to abate and correct the alleged violation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>When an inspection by a third-party qualified elevator inspector discloses that an elevator unit is in an unsafe condition so that its continued operation is likely to expose a passenger on an elevator unit to the threat of serious injury, the third-party qualified elevator inspector shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Advise the owner to cease operation of the elevator unit; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notify the Commissioner immediately.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>