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... (A) As used in this chapter: (1) "Automated people mover" means an installation as defined in the automated people mover standards. (2) "Automated people mover standards" means the standards adopted by the American society of civil engineers commonly referred to as ASCE 21. (3) "Belt manlifts safety standards" means the safety standards adopted by the American society of mechanical engineers commonly referred ...

... (A) This chapter shall be used to regulate the individuals and entities performing construction, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of the following equipment, associated parts, and hoistways: (1) Elevators; (2) Power-driven stairways and walkways for carrying persons between landings, including both of the following: (a) Escalators; (b) Moving walks. (3) Hoisting and lowering mechanisms equippe...

... The general assembly's intent in enacting section 4105.30 and Chapter 4785. of the Revised Code is to provide for the safety of installers, maintainers, and users of elevators and other conveyances, as well as to promote public safety awareness regarding the same. The use of unsafe and defective lifting devices imposes a substantial probability of serious and preventable injury to employees and the public. The preve...

... (A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, no individual shall provide conveyance services in buildings or structures unless that individual is a licensed elevator mechanic and one of the following applies: (1) The elevator mechanic is working for a licensed elevator contractor. (2) The elevator mechanic is a sole proprietor who holds an elevator contractor's license. (3) The elevator mec...

... (A) Any business entity wishing to provide conveyance services shall apply for an elevator contractor's license with the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce on a form provided by the division. (B) Any individual wishing to provide conveyance services shall apply for an elevator mechanic's license with the division on a form provided by the division. (C) An application made under t...

... (A) The division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce may renew a license issued under section 4785.04 of the Revised Code if the licensee does all of the following: (1) Submits an application for license renewal on a form prescribed by the division; (2) Pays the license renewal fee established by the division; (3) If the licensee is an elevator mechanic, submits evidence that the applica...

... (A) Whenever the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce determines that an emergency exists due to disaster, act of God, or work stoppage, and the number of individuals in the state holding elevator mechanic's licenses issued by the division is insufficient to cope with the emergency, the division shall declare such a state of emergency and respond as prescribed in this section to assure...

... (A) An elevator contractor shall notify the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce when there are no licensed elevator mechanics available to provide conveyance services and may request that the division issue temporary elevator mechanic's licenses to individuals certified by the licensed elevator contractor to have an acceptable combination of documented experience and education to prov...

... Licensees shall ensure that installation, service, and maintenance of a conveyance is performed in accordance with state and local law and with generally accepted standards referenced in such laws or related rules. When any material alteration is made to a conveyance, the licensees involved shall ensure that the conveyance adheres to the appropriate conveyance standard for the alteration.

... (A) Elevator contractors shall submit to the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce proof of insurance coverage greater than or equal to the following amounts: (1) One million dollars for injury or death of any number of individuals in any one occurrence; (2) Five hundred thousand dollars for property damage in any one occurrence; (3) Workers' compensation insurance coverage. (...

... (A) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the superintendent of industrial compliance shall adopt rules pertaining to all of the following: (1) The issuance and renewal of elevator mechanic's licenses and elevator contractor's licenses; (2) The list of disqualifying offenses required under division (B) of section 9.79 of the Revised Code. (B) In accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, ...

... (A) There is hereby created, within the division of industrial compliance within the department of commerce, the elevator safety review board. (B) The board is responsible for investigating violations of this chapter, holding disciplinary administrative hearings, and assessing penalties in accordance with sections 4785.091 and 4785.092 of the Revised Code. (C) The board consists of the following members: (1...

... (A) The elevator safety review board may suspend or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter or subject the licensee to civil penalty if the board determines that one or more of the following applies to the licensee: (1) The licensee has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a crime of moral turpitude or disqualifying offense as those terms are defined in section 4776.10 of the Revised Code and the list a...

... (A)(1) Any individual may request an investigation into an alleged violation of this chapter by giving notice to the elevator safety review board of a potential violation or danger. (2) Such notice shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, and shall be signed by the individual making the request. (3) On the request of any individual signing the notice, the ind...

... All money collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund created under section 121.084 of the Revised Code.

... Whoever recklessly violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand five hundred dollars, sentenced to a jail term not exceeding thirty days, or both.

... As used in this chapter: (A) "License" means an authorization evidenced by a license, certificate, registration, permit, card, or other authority that is issued or conferred by a licensing authority to an individual by which the individual has or claims the privilege to engage in a profession, occupation, or occupational activity over which the licensing authority has jurisdiction. (B) "Licensing authority" mean...

... For purposes of any law requiring a licensing authority to issue a license or government certification under this chapter to an individual who holds a license or government certification issued by another state, "another state," "any other state," and "home state" include the uniformed services. This section does not apply to any provision of a law governing a profession, occupation, or occupational activity that do...

... Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensing authority shall issue a license or government certification to an applicant if the licensing authority determines that all of the following apply: (A) The applicant holds either of the following: (1) A substantially similar out-of-state occupational license that authorizes the applicant to engage in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activit...

... Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensing authority shall issue a license or government certification to an applicant if the licensing authority determines that all of the following apply: (A)(1) Except as provided in division (A)(2) of this section, the applicant has held a private certification for at least two years immediately preceding the date the application is submitted and has been active...

... (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a licensing authority shall issue a license or government certification to an applicant if the licensing authority determines that an applicant satisfies divisions (B) and (C) of this section. (B)(1) Except as provided in division (B)(2) of this section, the applicant has been actively engaged in the same profession, occupation, or occupational activity as the lice...

... (A) If a licensing authority requires an applicant to pass an examination on this state's laws and rules governing the applicable profession, occupation, or occupational activity to receive a license or government certification under the applicable law, a licensing authority may require an applicant to pass the examination to receive a license or government certification under this chapter. (B) If a licensing aut...

... If an applicant would be disqualified from obtaining a license or government certification under this chapter because of a conviction, judicial finding of guilt, or plea of guilty to a disqualifying criminal offense as described in division (G) of section 4796.03 of the Revised Code, the licensing authority may, in accordance with rules adopted under section 4796.30 of the Revised Code, issue a restricted or limited...

... If the law governing the applicable profession, occupation, or occupational activity allows or requires a licensing authority to take disciplinary action against an applicant, including but not limited to refusing to issue, limiting, or restricting a license or government certification for a reason that is not related to minimum education, training, or experience requirements or an examination requirement, the licen...

... If the law governing the applicable profession, occupation, or occupational activity allows a licensing authority to determine the fitness to practice of an applicant who has not been engaged in the practice of the profession, occupation, or occupational activity for a period of time specified in that law and to impose terms and conditions on the applicant to receive a license or government certification, the licens...