{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-121-109","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-121-109","heading":"Maintenance in safe operating condition.","body":"(a) Every elevator, dumbwaiter and escalator shall be maintained by the owner or lessee in a safe operating condition and so that it conforms to the rules and requirements of the board as adopted under § 68-121-103.\n(b) Every aerial passenger tramway shall be maintained by the owner or lessee in a safe operating condition and so that it conforms to the rules and requirements of the board as adopted under §§ 68-121-101, 68-121-103, 68-121-108, and this section.\n(c) (1) As provided in the applicable codes of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) as adopted by the Tennessee elevator safety board, each elevator shall have a means of two-way communication. The code requirement of two-way communication may be satisfied with a dedicated line, a line consolidation technology that enables the simultaneous operation of more than one (1) communication device, or an intercom system where a central answering location is staffed twenty-four (24) hours a day.\n(2) If the state chooses to upgrade its two-way communication system in elevators in state facilities, funds in the facilities revolving fund may be used for such upgrade.","path":["Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection","Chapter 121 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Aerial Tramways"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.tn.tca/release76.2021.05.21/gov.tn.tca.title.68.odt","current_through":"2021-05-21","vintage":"Tennessee Code Release 76 (2021-05), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:57:36Z","sha256":"a8794b7a0044378cdd53d8ed06c0bd397690dfc06605ccdaa391b9a9d1192198","source_id":"us-tn","stale":true,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-121-108","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-68-121-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}