A required permit issued by the department for the operation of an elevator indicating that the required safety inspection has been made and the elevator has been found to be in compliance with the minimum safety standards provided for in ORS 460.005 to 460.175.
"Elevator" is defined as any hoisting or lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform that moves in guides and serves two or more landings. This type of equipment includes, but is not limited to, the following: freight and passenger elevators, wheelchair (platform) lifts and inclined stairway chairlifts, residential elevators, escalators, belt manlifts, special-purpose elevators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, and material lifts.
Residential elevators are exempt from the requirements of annual operating permits. (See ORS 460.035.)
