News You Can Use: Washington State Conveyance Management Portal Newsletter
In an effort to continually provide elevator industry information we wanted to share the latest State of Washington L&I Newsletter and how the upcoming conveyance management portal will impact you as follows:
Dear elevator industry business, property owner or manager, and other interested parties,
We may be getting into the dog days of summer for baseball. For the Conveyance Management Portal (CMP, or “Portal”) we’re speeding toward when we go live in October. This newsletter has updates on what’s happening with the project.
Project update testing, testing. Our IT staff is working with the project vendor, Aithent, in testing the many functions for the Portal. We are eliminating bugs now to limit issues that may take place when we launch. There will, of course, be technical assistance available, and like with any new technology, revisions as we move forward.
Making inspections more understandable. We’re making the conveyance reports you receive after an inspection more understandable. You’ll be able to view the inspection report via email and start working on a plan of correction.
We’re updating our website www.Lni.wa.gov/CMP. It will soon have an updated FAQ and Fact Sheet. We’ve also reorganized the newsletters for you to see the steps forward the project has taken. Finally, we’ve added a post card, which you can send to industry friends and let them know what’s happening.
What you can do now. We’ll have another presentation on the Portal at the next Elevator Safety Advisory Committee (ESAC) meeting, scheduled Aug. 20. From there, training sessions will start in September and October. Here’s what we’re asking you to do to ensure we’re reaching out to the most people we can about the Portal:
Forward this newsletter to industry colleagues. Join the Elevator Program’s email list.
Talk to your representatives on the ESAC. The committee includes representatives from across the elevator industry, including owner-employed mechanics, general contractors, and building owners and managers.
Visit the project webpage (Lni.wa.gov/CMP) to keep abreast of meetings and review training material when posted.
If you have questions about the new system, please contact the Elevator Program, at 360-902-6130 or ElevatorSect@Lni.wa.gov.
Gerald R. Brown CLSSYB
Chief Elevator Inspector – QEI C-4789
Washington State Elevator Program Manager - AHJ
We hope you found this information helpful. If you have additional questions, please feel free to reach out to our Chief Problem Solver, Sean.