State of Illinois elevator certificates

If you own a building that is in an “open territory” Geneva, Winnetka, St. Charles, Hinsdale, etc[you can view a full list on the State of Illinois Fire Marshall website http://www.sfm.illinois.gov/documents/Municipality%20Agreements%20040414.pdf] please be conscience of when your State of Illinois conveyance operation certificate expires.  What an “open territory” means is that the municipality that the building is in did not sign an agreement with the State of Illinois listing a elevator inspection firm to inspect the town or cities elevators.  When the town is not involved it is up to the building owner to get the elevator certified with the State of Illinois.  Many times the inspection corresponds with the annual testing so if the building does not have an maintenance agreement, the testing is not completed and when the inspector does come to the building he will write the building up for not having the testing completed. At this point in time the building owner will have to call an elevator company to complete testing or remedy other violations, line up an inspector to witness the test and release the violations so the building owner can begin the process with the State of Illinois.  This is a process that can go relatively smoothly if building owners and their maintenance companies complete their required paperwork.  Stay on top of the paperwork and make sure you are getting the paper work to the State of Illinois so they get you the certificate in a timely manner and you as a building owner avoid any fines.

 

If you have any questions or require any additional information you can contact Colley Elevator at 630-766-7230, www.colleyelevator.com or Craigz@colleyelevator.com