(1) All equipment, devices and safeguards shall be examined, lubricated, cleaned, adjusted, repaired, replaced with new parts and otherwise maintained: (i) in proper operating condition; (ii) in safe and sanitary condition; (iii) in accordance with the original design; (iv) at intervals recommended by the manufacturer; and (v) in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended procedures; provided, however, that if the manufacturer fails to recommend intervals or procedures for maintaining the equipment, devices and safeguards, the equipment, devices and safeguards shall be maintained on a regular basis using reasonable maintenance practices. If the authority having jurisdiction determines that site conditions warrant the adoption of maintenance procedures more stringent than what the manufacturer requires, or at intervals more frequent than what the manufacturer requires, the equipment, devices and safeguards shall be maintained in accordance with the requirements established by the authority having jurisdiction.
(2) Written records shall be kept: (i) documenting the date on which any maintenance work was performed on any equipment, device or safeguard; and (ii) describing the type of maintenance performed on that date. Such records shall be kept on the premises where the equipment is located and shall be made available, upon request, for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction.
(3) If equipment or any part thereof is suspended by: (i) wire ropes and the sheaves over which the ropes pass have a minimum diameter of less than 30 times the diameter of the wire rope; or (ii) aramid ropes and the sheaves over which the ropes pass have a minimum diameter of less than 15 times the diameter of the aramid rope, the ropes shall be replaced at least once a year.
(4) For purposes of this section, the term "equipment, devices and safeguards" means all equipment, safety- related control devices, other safeguards required by this chapter and all parts thereof.
(5) This section shall apply to all new equipment and existing installations.