83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 673, Chapter 558 Page: 1 of 25
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CHAPTER 558 s.B. No. 673
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the requirements for elevators, escalators, and related
3 equipment; providing penalties.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
5 SECTION 1. Section 754.011, Health and Safety Code, is
6 amended to read as follows:
7 Sec. 754.011. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter [eubehapte. :
8 (1) "Acceptance inspection" means an inspection
9 performed at the completion of the initial installation or
10 alteration of equipment and in accordance with the applicable ASME
11 Code A17.1.
12 (2) "Accident" means an event involving equipment that
13 results in death or serious bodily injury to a person.
14 (3) "Alteration" means a change in [or -mod-ernzation
15 14] existing equipment. The term does not include testing,
16 maintenance, repair, replacement, or a cosmetic change that does
17 not affect the operational safety of the equipment or diminish the
18 safety of the equipment below the level required by the ASME Code
19 A17.1, ASME Code A17.3, ASME Code A18.1, or ASCE Code 21, as
20 applicable, at the time of alteration.
21 (4) "Annual inspection" means an inspection of
22 equipment performed in a 12-month period in accordance with the
23 applicable ASME Code A17.1, ASME Code A17.3, ASME Code A18.1, or
24 ASCE Code 21. The term includes an acceptance inspection performed1
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 673, Chapter 558, legislative document, June 14, 2013; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth438678/m1/1/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.