ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor

Ch. 5

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 89, § 49B(b)(5).

The only changes are in style.

Defined terms: "Commissioner" § 12-801
"Elevator unit" § 12-801

(D)     COMMISSIONER.

"COMMISSIONER" MEANS THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY OR AN
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 89, § 49B(b)(10).

The only changes are in style.

(E)     DUMBWAITER

"DUMBWAITER" MEANS A HOISTING AND LOWERING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH
A CAR OF LIMITED CAPACITY AND SIZE THAT MOVES IN GUIDES IN A SUBSTANTIALLY
VERTICAL DIRECTION AND IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CARRYING MATERIAL.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection formerly was Art. 89, § 49B(b)(2).

The reference to a hoisting and lowering "machine" is substituted for the
former reference to a "mechanism" for consistency with the definition of
"elevator" in subsection (f) of this section.

The only other changes are in style.

(F)     ELEVATOR

"ELEVATOR" MEANS A HOISTING AND LOWERING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH A
CAR OR PLATFORM THAT MOVES IN GUIDES IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL
DIRECTION AND SERVES TWO OR MORE FLOORS OF A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language derived without
substantive change from the first clause of former Art. 89, § 49B(b)(1).

The reference to a hoisting "and" lowering machine is substituted for the
former reference to a hoisting "or" lowering machine because an elevator
hoists and lowers.

The second clause of former Art. 89, § 49B(b)(1), which referred to the term
"elevator" as including "dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks", is
deleted for clarity and accuracy. Throughout the former law, the phrase
"elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, and moving walks" was used if the
provision applied to each of these devices. The former reference to the term
"elevator" as including all these devices was therefore unnecessary. In
addition, the former reference was potentially misleading because there
were provisions in the former law that applied only to elevators, and the
"includes" definition literally extended those provisions to dumbwaiters,
escalators, and moving walks as well. In the revision, if a provision applies

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