Statewide code of fire and safety building laws; national code adoption; school sanitation temporary rules
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-1997, SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.7; P.L.44-2005, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.358; P.L.101-2006, SEC.34; P.L.113-2014, SEC.117; P.L.29-2014, SEC.28; P.L.86-2015, SEC.5.
- (a) The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to adopt a statewide code of fire safety laws and building laws.
(b) The commission may adopt temporary rules in a manner provided for the adoption of emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to administer regulation of sanitary conditions and sanitary facilities of Class I structures under IC 22-12-1-3 (4). A temporary rule adopted under this subsection expires on the earliest of the following dates:
- (1) The date specified in the temporary rule.
- (2) The date another temporary rule adopted under this subsection or rule adopted under IC 4-22-2 supersedes or repeals the previously adopted temporary rule.
- (3) January 1, 2017.
(c) Before December 1, 2003, the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of the following national codes by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal):
- (1) ANSI A10.4 (Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists).
- (2) ASME A17.1 (Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard).
- (3) ASME A18.1 (Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, American National Standard).
- (4) ASME QEI-1 (Standard for the Qualification of Elevator Inspectors, an American National Standard).
- (5) The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Automated People Mover Standard 21.
- (6) ANSI A90.1 Safety Code for Manlifts.
- (d) Before July 1, 2006, the commission shall adopt the most recent edition, including addenda, of ASME A17.3 (Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, an American National Standard) by rules under IC 4-22-2 and IC 22-13-2.5 (before its repeal).
- (e) The commission shall adopt the subsequent edition of each national code, including addenda, to be adopted as provided under subsections (c) and (d) within eighteen (18) months after the effective date of the subsequent edition.
- (f) The commission may amend the national codes as a condition of the adoption under subsections (c), (d), and (e).
As added by P.L.245-1987, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.167-1997, SEC.3; P.L.119-2002, SEC.7; P.L.44-2005, SEC.1; P.L.1-2006, SEC.358; P.L.101-2006, SEC.34; P.L.113-2014, SEC.117; P.L.29-2014, SEC.28; P.L.86-2015, SEC.5.