(1) Every owner in.whose premises a lifi/escalator has been erected or was working immediately before the date of the commencement of the Act and is in operation, shall apply in form F within two months from the date of notification of these rules.
(2) The provision of sub-rules (1)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (2) of rule 4 shall apply to such application .
6. Every lif/escalator shal! be operated, subject to the following terms and conditions, namely:-
(a) The owner shall forthwith report to the Inspector any defect in the operation of the lift/escalator.
(b) The owner sha:] not carry out any additions or alterations to 3 lifV/escalator erected without obtaining permission in that behalf from the inspector as required under these rules.
a (c) The owner shall not use the lift/escalator which is not in a safe ® condition and shall be solely responsible for the safety and . maintenance of lift/escalator.
(d) The maintenance of the lift/escalator shall be done by a manufacturer of lift/escalator or company of Electrical and mechanical Engineers approved by the Inspector.
(e) No other person shall intentionally interfere with any mechanism of the lift/escalator.
(f) Every lifvlescalator operator, if appointed in case of manually operated lift/escalator, must have attained the age of eighteen years and shall be a person who has been trained to operate the k n lift/escalator.
(g) When a lifVescalator erected at any place ceases to be used as such, the owner shall either remove it or maintain it in safe mechanical condition after disconnecting it entirely from the electric supply, all gates and doors shall be securely locked, so as to prevent the accidental} entry to lift/escalator way and to prevent inadvertent use.
Page 3 of 6 D Application for registration in case of existing lift section -9 Term and condition of registration for working of lift (section - 4) V u Xv ;
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(h) All electrical. wiciis I. cor shall be carried out in ac No. 36 of 2003) and the Central Electricity cordance with the provisions of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003 ( Authority (Measures Regulation, 2010.
(i) All apparatus and components of lift/escal sufficient mechanical strength for the duty which Relating to Safety and Electric Supply) ator shall be of sufficient ratings and of they may be required to perform under environmental conditions of installation and shall be constructed, installed, protected, worked and maintained to ensure safety of human beings and property.
(j) The code of practices prescribed by ie Bureau of Indian Standard including National Building Code, 2005 and National Electrical Code shall be followed in respect of the lift/escalator.
(k) The material and apparatus used shall confirm to the prescribed specifications of Bureau of Indian Standard.
(1) The lift/escalator shall be tested in the manner specified in specification and code of Bureau of Indian Standard.
(m)No electrical installation work, except such as replacement of Jamps, fans, fuses, switch and fittings as in no way alters its capacity or character shall be carried out on behalf of the owner of lift/escalator except by a licensed electrical contractor.
Every lift/escalator which has been registered shall be inspected at least once in a period of three years by the Inspector. A fee of Rs. 1000/- ~ (One thousand rupees only) shall be charged for such inspection, in addition to any other electrical installation testing fees.
Testing of lifts and escalators will be carried out as per provisions in the relevant Indian standard specification.
The owner of the premises shall give full details of accident, if any, as specified in sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Act in form F to the Electrical Inspector.
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s 7 e ati sCuUC The owner shall make arrangement to provide for an automatic Frese device to rescue the passengers trapped in the lifv/escalator in the event of breakdown of power supply by bringing and stopping the lift/escalator at the nearest landing floor and keeping the landing and lift/escalator cage door open.
The owner shall make arrangement to provide for alternative automatic power supply system to ensure the functioning of the \ifVescalator in the event of breakdown of power supply within a period of thirty seconds.
The Energy Department (Govt. of Jharkhand) shall be competent to issue clarificatiun regarding implementation of these rules as and when required.
This notification has been approved by the Cabinet, Govt. of Jharkhand in item no.0]1 on dated 12/06/2018 in reference to the Cabinet note of Department of Energy, Govt. of Jharkhand vide no.1324 dated 05/06/2018.
By order of the Governor, Automall rescuc device Alternate power supply system av \ wee" ait an (Dr. Nitin Kulkarni) Secretary Energy Department Page 5 of 6