Elevator , Amusement Safety Inspector

Agency

Dept of Labor

Standards, Inspections Division

Elevator Inspector (S)

NC15

The North Carolina Department of Labor is charged by statute with promoting the health, safety and general well‑being of the workers in the state. The laws and programs the Department administers affect every worker in the state. The Department is organized into three primary divisions which carry out the Department’s regulatory, enforcement and promotional programs, and the administrative operations. The three primary divisions have bureaus and offices under each, which carry out the specific and specialized portions of the NCDOL mission.

The Department employs approximately 385 employees. To learn more about the NC Department of Labor, please visit https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

Elevator Inspector enforces provision of state and national safety codes for elevators, escalators, personnel hoists, amusement devices, tramway devices and related passenger‑carrying devices. The position has the condemnation authority of unsafe passenger‑carrying equipment and conducts investigations of accidents where unsafe equipment or operations were involved.

Work is performed under the general supervision of the Elevator and Amusement Device Inspector Supervisor and reviewed through weekly reports, observation of inspections, and periodic conferences. Positions inspect a variety of equipment to determine its safe working condition and operation and to detect hazards or mechanical failures which would endanger passengers and repairmen. Positions consult with management and offer technical assistance concerning safety equipment and devices and methods of operation.

Schedules and conducts final field inspections and issues a certificate prior to equipment being used for conveyance of passengers and periodic re‑inspections to determine that equipment is being safely maintained and conforms to standards of the safety codes. Types of equipment inspected include: passenger and freight elevators, wind turbine elevators, escalators, aerial passenger tramways, amusement devices, special related equipment, and workmen’s hoists.

Inspects elevator hoist‑ways, passenger cars, machinery, moving parts and cables, safety devices and equipment, auxiliary power sources, electrical wiring, and hydraulic systems, where applicable, to determine compliance to design requirements and safety codes. Witnesses loading tests of passenger cars based on weight capacity to determine that the equipment is within the designed parameters. Points out unsafe equipment and recommends needed repairs or alterations to owners, operators, or company representatives.

Observes operators of lifts and amusement devices for safe operating procedures; requires owner or his representative to replace incompetent or negligent employees. Examines blueprints and drawings of installations and equipment to determine compliance to approved construction standards and maintenance.

• Demonstrated ability to accurately and precisely inspect equipment with intricate and complex systems.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the construction and operation of elevators, escalators and related equipment.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all applicable state and national safety codes for elevators, escalators and related equipment as well as amusement devices.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of electrical and hydraulic systems.
• The inspector must have the ability to be trained in using basic computer programs and simple word processing skills.

• Maintain an extremely high level of visual attention and mental concentration while conducting an inspection.
• Work in extreme weather conditions outdoors such as high heat and humidity, cold and rainy weather, as well as high indoor temperatures in enclosed spaces.
• Move objects weighing 50 lbs.
• Walk long distances on uneven surfaces indoors and outdoors in extreme weather conditions.
• Work in restricted spaces with limited capacity that are not designed for continuous occupancy, e.g. an elevator pit.
• Ascend/descend a ladder or steps on a device.
• Work…