The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) is reviewing the Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment rules located at Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 74 for re-adoption, revision, or repeal. This rule review is required every four years. The Notice of Intent to Review was published in the Texas Register on June 19, 2026… Read More about Notice of Intent to Review Rules
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… Read More about Changes to Elevator and Escalator Accident, Incident and Reportable Condition Report
In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, §74.50(a)(3), the owner of a building or facility, in which an elevator, escalator or other equipment is located and regulated by TDLR, is required to submit to the department within 30 days of the equipment inspection date, written documentation to verify that all violations cited on the inspection report… Read More about Elevator/Escalator Inspection Report Submissions Citing Violations
July 1, 2025 Articles in the July 2025 edition of On the Level include updates on:
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) and assessed an administrative penalty of $381,400 to the Jubilee at Texas Parkway, a senior living complex in Missouri City, for operating outside of the standards and codes required for elevators in Texas. Read the full press release.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Elevator Safety Program will conduct a mandatory, virtual Inspector Training Seminar for all Texas licensed elevator inspectors. The department will offer numerous times and dates throughout July, but inspectors only need to attend one session. The training will offer valuable insight into elevator code requirements and standardized… Read More about Mandatory Virtual Inspector Training Seminar Scheduled For Numerous Dates in July
Articles in the January 2025 edition of TDLR on the Level include:
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Registered Elevator Inspectors are now required to take a mandatory training to renew an inspector registration. This required training seminar is free, held virtually, and will cover content including: Please be on the lookout for the upcoming schedule to be published soon! Questions regarding this can be sent to Elevator@tdlr.texas.gov.
Articles in the January 2024 edition of TDLR On the Level include: