: On June 19, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Good Samaritan Center, filed May 24, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 23, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
    Division of Hotels and Restaurants

    RULE NO.: RULE TITLE:
    61C-5.001: Safety Standards

    The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice on June 19, 2012 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency Variance from Good Samaritan Center, filed May 24, 2012, and advertised in Vol. 38, No. 23, of the Florida Administrative Weekly. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 3.11.3, 3.10.4(t), 3.3.2, 2.7.4, 3.11.1(a)(1&2),3.4.5(d)(1), 2.7.3, 3.4.4(a), 3.9.2, and 3.4.1(a), ASME A17.3, 1996 edition, as adopted by Chapter 30, Section 3001.2, Florida Building Code, adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators for firefighters’ emergency operations, in car stop switch, platform guards, door restrictors, car emergency signaling devices, car illumination, access to hoistway, emergency exits, car door and gate locations, final terminal stopping devices and car enclosures until September 1, 2012 because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the statute underlying the rule will be met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW 2012-159).

    A copy of the Order or additional information may be obtained by contacting: Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013.

     

Document Information

Contact:
Mark Boutin, Bureau of Elevator Safety, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1013
Related Rules: (1)
61C-5.001. Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Manlifts, Inclined and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts and Inclined Stairway Chairlifts