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Conveyance Advisory Committee

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Conveyance Advisory Committee
  • Contact Person:
    Christopher B. Cantrell
  • Purpose:
    Advise the State Fire Marshal on:(1) engineering authorities and organizations concerned with standard safety codes;(2) rules and regulations governing the operation, maintenance, servicing, construction, alteration, installation, and inspection of conveyances;(3) qualifications for licensure as an elevator mechanic or elevator contractor and conditions for disciplinary actions, including suspension or revocation of a license;(4) rules and regulations for temporary and emergency elevator mechanic thirty-day licenses;(5) an enforcement program which will ensure compliance with the Conveyance Safety Act and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act. ; and(6) variances, continuing education providers, and license disciplinary actions
  • How Many Affectable:
    5,000 business owners, inspectors, installers
  • How Many Served:
    NA
  • Year Created:
    2006
  • Year Active:
    2007
  • Sunset Date:
    NA
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    81-5,211
  • Parent Agency:
    State Fire Marshal Agency
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    7
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor
  • Legislative Approval:
    Yes
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    One representative from a major elevator manufacturing company; one representative from an elevator servicing company; one representative who is a building manager; one representative who is an elevator mechanic; and one representative of the general public from each county that has a population of more than one hundred thousand inhabitants.The State Elevator Inspector is also a Member of this Committee.
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    Three (3) Years
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 17-18:
    4
  • Held FY 17-18:
    4
  • Required FY 18-19:
    4
  • Held FY 18-19:
    4
  • Required FY 19-20:
    4
  • Held FY 19-20:
    2
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    State Elevator Inspector
  • Shared or Separate:
    Separate
  • FY 17-18 Budget:
    $500.00
  • FY 18-19 Budget:
    $500.00
  • FY 19-20 Budget:
    $500.00
  • Other Funding Sources:
    Mechanical Safety Cash Fund
  • Spending Authority:
    None
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2016:
    Updated Codes adopted to reflect newest, most modern Codes for the installation, design, construction, and inspection of conveyances and elevators;Provided valuable input to the Commissioner of Labor, and to the State Fire Marshal when the Program was statutorily transferred from the Department of Labor to the State Fire Marshal Agency in July of 2019.