No. 27876 (Amendment): R920-50. Ropeway Operation Safety Rules

DAR File No.: 27876
Filed: 05/10/2005, 03:55
Received by: NL

 

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this change is to: 1) require notification to committee when permittee's insurance lapses; and 2) require departmental evaluation of design drawings.

 

Summary of the rule or change:

This amendment makes nonsubstantive wording changes, requires notification of insurance lapses, and evaluation of proposed drawings.

 

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Sections 72-2-201 and 72-11-210

 

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

There will be additional cost from mail delivery of notifications of insurances lapses, which currently is not required, and from evaluation of design drawings and specifications. Since this has not occurred before, it is impossible to say what those costs might be.

 

local governments:

Local governments do not apply for ropeway permits so this rule does not apply to them.

 

other persons:

There might be additional costs to the industry from having to send notification of insurance lapses and from carrying out any changes to plans, or designs that result from the department's evaluation. Because this has never occurred in the past, the precise costs cannot be estimated.

 

Compliance costs for affected persons:

It is impossible to calculate how much compliance with this amendment will cost the industry. There will be increased costs from additional correspondence and possibly from needing to make changes to submitted drawings.

 

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

The fiscal impact, though not fully known, should not be significant. Requiring notification of insurance and evaluation of plans, however, is necessary to ensure the safe operation of ropeways. Therefore, the probable costs would more than likely not exceed the benefit to the public. John R. Njord, Executive Director

 

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Transportation
Operations, Traffic and Safety
CALVIN L RAMPTON COMPLEX
4501 S 2700 W
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119-5998

 

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

James Beadles at the above address, by phone at 801-965-4168, by FAX at 801-965-4796, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

 

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

07/01/2005

 

This rule may become effective on:

07/02/2005

 

Authorized by:

John R. Njord, Executive Director

 

 

RULE TEXT

R920. Transportation, Operations, Traffic and Safety.

R920-50. Ropeway Operation Safety Rules.

R920-50-3. Registration of Ropeways.

A. General

1. Purpose - In order to ensure that all passenger Ropeways conform with the requirements set forth by the Passenger Ropeway Act and these rules, all passenger Ropeways operating in the state of Utah shall be registered annually with the committee, and no passenger Ropeway shall be operated for passengers without a valid certificate of registration[;].

2. Term - Passenger Ropeways shall be registered annually starting November 1st of each year, and each registration expires on October 31st next following date of issue[;].

3. New ropeways - Any passenger ropeway which shall be opened for the first time for passenger operation shall, during its first calendar year of operation, be construed to be a new ropeway for purposes stated in these rules[;].

4. Existing ropeways - Any passenger ropeway which shall have been operated for passengers in excess of one calendar year, shall be construed to be an existing ropeway for purposes stated in these rules[;].

5. Relocated ropeways - Any passenger ropeway moved to a new location shall be construed to be a new ropeway for purposes stipulated in these rules, with the exception that ropeways expressly designed to be portable, operated without a permanent foundation, and that have a design range of maximum grade, shall not be considered new ropeways when moved to different locations but remaining under the jurisdiction of the same operator[;].

6. Identification number - For each ropeway, upon receipt of the first application for a certificate of registration, the committee shall assign an identification number to the ropeway, which shall remain as a permanent identification number for the life of the ropeway[;]. [a] All correspondence with the committee pertaining to any ropeway shall refer to the identification number assigned to that ropeway[;].

7. All ropeway operators shall be covered by a liability insurance of a minimum of $300,000[;]. The Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee shall be notified of a lapse or termination of insurance coverage pursuant to the terms of the policy.

8. Submittal of application for registration of ropeways - All applications for registration of new or existing ropeways shall be submitted in accordance with requirements of these rules and shall be made in writing and addressed to:

Utah Department of Transportation

Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee

Division of Safety

4501 South 2700 West

Salt Lake City, Utah 84119-5998[;]

9. "As Built" drawings for each passenger ropeway shall be submitted no later than 60 days after the project is completed and the Acceptance Test and Inspection is finished.

B. Attachments

In addition to supporting documents indicated in R920-50-4 or R920-50-7, each application is to include as attachments:

1. Certificate of insurance

2. Annual registration fee.

 

R920-50-4. Registration of New Ropeways.

A. Application for Certification of Registration

Prior to the operation of any new passenger ropeway, the operator shall apply to the Committee for a Certificate of Registration in such form as the Committee shall designate.

B. The Application must include the name, address and telephone number of operator of the ropeway, and operator's designation of the ropeway. The application and certifications must be in accordance with R920-50-3.A and submitted as follows:

1. A Pre-Operational Inspection Report must be submitted by an approved Ropeway Inspector, and must include the name and address of the Inspector and date of his or her inspection.

2. Any Request for Exception from Standards for Passenger Ropeway shall be submitted in accordance with R920-50-10. Any known items that require a Request for Exception from Standards for Passenger Ropeways must be submitted to the Committee before work begins.

3. A Certification of Ropeway Design for New or Modified Passenger Ropeways, must be submitted. The Qualified Engineer in responsible charge of the design shall certify to the Committee on the top drawing of the design drawing packet that the design, plans and specifications conform to the Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Act, the Governing Standard and the Utah Ropeway Operations Safety Rules. This Certification must be submitted prior to the performance of the Acceptance Inspection and Test and must state the following:

"I hereby certify that the design for this ropeway or ropeway modification is in complete compliance with the Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Act, Governing Standard and the Utah Ropeway Operations Safety Rules[ and that I accept responsibility for the engineering designs, calculations, drawings and specifications for this ropeway or ropeway modification]." This statement shall be placed on the top drawing of the drawing packet and signed and sealed by the Qualified Engineer. Each additional sheet of this drawing packet shall be sealed by the Qualified Engineer. Any variation from the design drawings shall be noted in the drawings and approved by the Qualified Design Engineer. The drawings and specifications shall include the Quality Assurance methods used for the evaluation of the re-used components and shall be submitted for review a minimum of 30 days prior to installation. Any component on the Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee Lift Data Form must be addressed.

4. A Certification of Compliance for Passenger Ropeway shall be made on the Application for Certificate of Registration for New or Modified Ropeway. This Certification shall include the following statement, signed and dated by the ropeway owner or area operator: "I certify that the reports, requests and certificates attached hereto were provided and signed by the persons required by law to provide them, and the deficiencies noted in the inspection report have been corrected with the exception of those listed in the Request for Exception from Standards for Passenger Ropeway."

5. A Certification of [Fabrication and Materials]Manufacture for Passenger Ropeway must be submitted by a Qualified Engineer of the manufacturing concern or concerns directly responsible for the supply of equipment for this ropeway. This Certification must be submitted prior to the performance of the Acceptance Inspection and Test. This Certification must include the following information:

a. Name, address and telephone number of operator of the ropeway, name of ropeway supervisor, operator's designation of the ropeway.

b. Name and address of manufacturing concern, and name, seal and Utah license number of the qualified engineer making certification.

c. A certifying statement signed by the Qualified Engineer, to read as follows: "I hereby certify that the newly manufactured parts used in this[all components, all fabrication procedures and all material used in the production of the equipment for this] ropeway, or ropeway modification, conform with the Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Act, Governing Standard, the Utah Ropeway Operations Safety Rules and the drawings and specifications issued for this ropeway or ropeway modification by the Qualified Design Engineer."

6. A Certification of Construction for Passenger Ropeways must be submitted by a Qualified Engineer directly responsible for the construction for the ropeway. This Certification must be submitted prior to the performance of the Acceptance Inspection and Test. This Certification shall include the following information:

a. Name, address and telephone number of operator of the ropeway name of ropeway supervisor, operator's designation of the ropeway identification number, as assigned by the committee for the ropeway;

b. Name, Utah license number and seal of the Qualified Engineer making the certification.

c. A certifying statement signed by the Qualified Engineer, to read as follows: "I hereby certify that the construction and installation has been completed in accordance with the[all footings and other concrete structures, field assembly, excavations, placement of reinforcing steel and anchoring components, quality of concrete and placement of concrete were carried out in accordance with plans and specifications, so that the design bearing value will be attained, as specified by the] drawings and specifications issued for this ropeway or ropeway modification by the Qualified Design Engineer."

7. A final Acceptance Test report must be submitted to the Committee. A copy of the acceptance test procedure proposed and submitted by the designer or manufacturer must be provided to the Committee for review at least fourteen (14) days before acceptance testing begins. Acceptance inspection and tests will be scheduled by the Committee or Committee's representative as the acceptance test procedures are received. The owner or area operator shall notify the Committee in writing before the scheduled date that the passenger ropeway has been operated in accordance with the Governing Standard, section X.1.1.11.2.

8. A Certification of "As-Built" Profile for Passenger Ropeway must be submitted by a Land Surveyor or Civil Engineer licensed in the state of Utah. This Certification must be submitted prior to the performance of the Acceptance Inspection and Test, and shall be signed by the Civil Engineer or Land Surveyor, and shall read as follows: "I hereby certify that the attached "as-built" profile of the herein-identified ropeway is as represented on the attached profile drawing and that the completed ropeway conforms to the profile as identified in the plans and specifications prepared by the Qualified Design Engineer."

9. A Utah Passenger Ropeway Safety Committee Lift Data Form must be submitted along with other requested supporting documents. This form must be submitted prior to the performance of the Acceptance Inspection and Test.

 

KEY: transportation safety, tramways, ropeways, tramway permits

[August 18, 2003]2005

Notice of Continuation December 13, 2002

72-11-201 through 72-11-216

63-46b-1 et seq.