Section 27-1001
§ 27-1001 Permit required. No construction, alteration or removal
shall be commenced until a written work permit therefor shall have been
issued by the commissioner in accordance with the provisions of article
seventeen of subchapter one of this chapter. No equipment shall be
placed in operation until an equipment use permit has been obtained in
accordance with provisions of article eighteen of subchapter one of this
chapter and section 27-997 of article three of this subchapter.
Section 27-1002
§ 27-1002 Temporary use permits. Temporary use permits may be issued
by the commissioner upon request in accordance with the provisions of
section 27-188 of article eighteen of subchapter one of this chapter for
any equipment or device regulated herein, except power operated
scaffolds. Temporary use permits for elevators shall be conditioned
further upon compliance with the following:
(a) The class of service to be permitted is designated on the
temporary permit.
(b) The hoistway has been enclosed throughout in an enclosure
complying with subdivision (b) of section 27-987 of article one of this
subchapter or with a temporary enclosure in accordance with the
requirements for workers' elevators (temporary elevators) of the
industrial code of the state of New York, rule no. 23.
Section 27-1003
§ 27-1003 Posting of temporary use certificate. The temporary
operating certificate shall be posted in a conspicuous location on, or
adjacent to, the device covered by the certificate and shall state that
the device has not been finally approved by the commissioner.
Section 27-1004
§ 27-1004 Posting of inspection certificate.--a. At the time the
equipment use permit is issued, an inspection certificate issued by the
commissioner shall be posted. No such certificate shall be issued for
elevators which are not subject to periodic inspections pursuant to
section 27-998. The certificate shall be in such form as determined by
the commissioner and shall be posted in the car of every passenger and
freight elevator and on or near every escalator and power operated
scaffold and in a frame with a transparent cover.
b. In place of posting inspection certificates in those locations
specified in subdivision a of this section, certificates may be kept in
the on site building manager's office. In a building where this option
is elected, there must be a building manager's office open during normal
business hours, and there must be posted in each location specified in
subdivision a of this section a notice in a frame with a transparent
cover, or a plaque with an indelible inscription, stating that the
inspection certificate is located in the building manager's office and
identifying the location of such office.
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