Required Inspections

Safety inspections of elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks and manlifts, as required under this Article, may be made by authorized employees of the Department; individuals providing inspection services for a fee; or by employees of insurance companies upon the following conditions:

(a)Required safety inspections shall be made only by commissioned inspectors.

(b)Acceptance inspections of new installations and major alterations shall be made only by commissioned inspectors in the employ of the Department who shall witness all required tests made by [the] person or firm installing the elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift.

(c)Reports of all required safety inspections shall conform to the requirements of, and shall be made on forms approved by, the Department.

(d)A copy of all reports shall be forwarded to the Department within 30 days after the safety inspection is made, unless an extension of time is granted by the Department. Where notations of discrepancies, recommendations, or requirements are made, such notations shall refer to the applicable rule of the current American Standard Safety Code for elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Manlifts or of this Article.

(e)Insurance companies shall promptly report to the Department the name of the owner or lessee and the location of every elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift on which insurance has been issued, cancelled or discontinued, giving the reason for cancellation or discontinuance.

(f)Commissioned inspectors shall promptly report to the Department the name of the owner or lessee and the location of every elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift for which they have refused to recommend COL11/29/2022 CH. 67 THE BUILDING CODE issuance of a permit to operate, giving the reason for such refusal.

(g)The owner or lessee of any elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, moving walk or manlift operated within Guam, except those exempted by § 67204, shall cause the same to be inspected as follows:

(1)Elevators, escalators, manlifts and moving walks twice in each 12 month period. The period between the first inspection, or the inspection used as the basis for the issuance of a permit to operate, and the second or interim inspection each year shall not exceed seven months nor be less than five months.

(2)Dumbwaiters, annually.