The department has combined the accident, incident and reportable condition report forms for elevators and escalators into a single form and has created a separate new form specifically for wheelchair lifts.
Effective immediately, all elevator and escalator accidents, incidents and reportable conditions, which includes entrapments, must be reported to the Department using this new department-approved form ELE216N within 24 hours of its occurrence. When reporting accidents, incidents, and reportable conditions for wheelchair lifts, please use this new department-approved form ELE217N. Completed forms should be submitted via email to elevator@tdlr.texas.gov.
As a reminder, under §74.69. Responsibilities of the Owner – Accidents and Reportable Conditions, the owner must:
- Report all accidents involving equipment to the department using a department-approved form within 24 hours of the accident.
- The equipment must be removed from service and may not be moved except as necessary to extricate an injured party, used or returned to service until a department representative determines and issues written approval to return the unit to service.
- If any equipment is determined to have a reportable condition by inspection or other means, the owner must notify the Department in writing within 24 hours and remove the unsafe equipment from operation until the condition is corrected. After repairs are completed, the owner must have the equipment re-inspected, re-certified, and submit written verification to the Department that the reportable condition has been corrected before returning the equipment to service.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping maintain safety and compliance across all elevator and escalator operations. If you have any questions, please contact us at elevator@tdlr.texas.gov.