Employment safety: manlifts.

Existing law requires that a conveyance, as specified, be erected, constructed, installed, altered, tested, maintained, serviced, and repaired by a person certified by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health as a certified competent conveyance mechanic. This bill would require that an elevator company disclose its status as a certified qualified conveyance company prior to bidding on a project or contracting for services. The bill would authorize the owner or operator of agricultural production, processing, and handling facilities, as defined, to designate a competent employee who is not required to be a certified competent conveyance mechanic to maintain and test, as specified, the manlifts used at the facilities.