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Phoenix, AZ (WorkersCompensation.com) -- The world of elevator safety has its ups and downs, but it also has its fair share of definitions. The chart below breaks down how the State of Arizona defines terms related to workplace elevator safety.
| Terms | Definitions |
| Alteration or altered | Work performed to any conveyance that is not routine maintenance or repair |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| ANSI | American National Standard Institute |
| AZFS key | Arizona Firefighters Service Key, a universal key used by a firefighter to operate a conveyance during an emergency |
| Chief | Head inspector of the Elevator Safety Section of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health |
| Conveyance | Includes employee elevators for construction and demolition operations, material lifts, platform lifts, orchestra lifts and stairway chairlifts |
| Elevator Safety Section | The Elevator Safety Section of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health of the Commission |
| Employee elevator for construction and demolition operations | An elevator that is not an integral part of a building, is installed inside or outside buildings or structures during construction, alteration, or demolition operations, and is used to raise and lower workers and other personnel |
| Inspection | Official determination by an inspector of the condition of all parts of the equipment on which the safe operation of a conveyance depends |
| Orchestra lift | A lift operating at a speed of 15 (4.6 meters) per minute or less, not designed for passenger use, not for moving during performances, providing an extension of the stage, and providing an extension of the auditorium floor |
| Platform lift | A powered hoisting and lowering mechanism designed to transport mobility-impaired persons on a guided platform that travels on an incline or vertically |
| State Serial Number | A unique number assigned by the Chief Elevator Inspector to a conveyance |
Workers' Comp 101: The case of City of Phoenix. v. Industrial Commission, 444 P.2d 750 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1968) saw a worker experience an injury in an elevator. In that case, the worker, who was using crutches, rode down the elevator from the 7th floor to the basement in the building where he was working. As he was leaving the elevator, something occurred in the closing of the doors to knock him off balance, and he fell backward into the elevator and broke his leg. The elevator was then "called" to the 5th floor, where another employee found him. The court found that the worker was not injured by an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, as use of the elevator was a hazard to which the worker was subjected as a member of general public and was not a special risk of employment.
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