On August 14, 2014 the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency temporary Variance from Howard Johnson, filed August 1, 2014, and advertised on August 6, 2014 in Vol. 40, No. 152, of the Florida ...  

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    DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

    Division of Hotels and Restaurants

    RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

    61C-5.001Safety Standards

    The Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety hereby gives notice:

    On August 14, 2014, the Division issued an order. The Final Order was in response to a Petition for an emergency temporary Variance from Howard Johnson, filed August 1, 2014, and advertised on August 6, 2014, in Vol. 40, No. 152, of the Florida Administrative Register. No comments were received in response to the petition. The Final Order on the Petition for Variance grants the Petitioner a variance from Rule 2.27.3.2 ASME A17.1b, 2009 edition, as adopted by paragraph 61C-5.001(1)(a), Florida Administrative Code, that requires upgrading the elevators phase I emergency recall operation by fire alarm initiating devices because the Petitioner has demonstrated that the purpose of the underlying statute has been met and that Petitioner would suffer a substantial hardship if required to comply with this rule (VW2014-277).

    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