California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 5 - Electrical Safety Orders › Group 1 - Low-Voltage Electrical Safety Orders › Article 74.1 - Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Wheelchair Lifts, and Stairway Chair Lifts › Section 2562.2 - Disconnecting Means

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, moving walks,
						  wheelchair lifts, and stairway chair lifts shall have a single means for
						  disconnecting all ungrounded main power supply conductors for each unit.
(a) Control Panels. Control panels not
						located in the same space as the drive machine shall be located in cabinets
						with doors or panels capable of being locked closed.
(b) Type. The disconnecting means shall be an
						enclosed externally operable fused motor circuit switch or circuit breaker
						capable of being locked in the open position. The disconnecting means shall be
						a listed device.
(c) Operation. For
						installations built on or after May 5, 2008 no provision may be made to open or
						close this disconnecting means from any other part of the premises. If
						sprinklers are installed in hoistways, machine rooms, or machinery spaces, the
						disconnecting means may automatically open the power supply to the affected
						elevators prior to the application of water. No provision may be made to close
						this disconnecting means automatically (that is, power may only be restored by
						manual means).
(d) Location. For
						installations built on or after May 5, 2008 the disconnecting means shall be
						located where it is readily accessible to qualified persons.
(1) Elevators Without Generator Field
						Control. On elevators without generator field control, the disconnecting means
						shall be located within sight of the motor controller. Driving machines or
						motion and operation controllers not within sight of the disconnecting means
						shall be provided with a manually operated switch installed in the control
						circuit adjacent to the equipment in order to prevent starting. Where the
						driving machine is located in a remote machinery space, a single disconnecting
						means for disconnecting all ungrounded main power supply conductors shall be
						provided and be capable of being locked in the open position.
(2) Elevators With Generator Field Control.
						On elevators with generator field control, the disconnecting means shall be
						located within sight of the motor controller for the driving motor of the
						motor-generator set. Driving machines, motor-generator sets, or motion and
						operation controllers not within sight of the disconnecting means shall be
						provided with a manually operated switch installed in the control circuit to
						prevent starting. The manually operated switch shall be installed adjacent to
						this equipment. Where the driving machine or the motor-generator set is located
						in a remote machinery space, a single means for disconnecting all ungrounded
						main power supply conductors shall be provided and be capable of being locked
						in the open position.
(3)
						Escalators And Moving Walks. On escalators and moving walks, the disconnecting
						means shall be installed in the space where the controller is
						located.
(4) Wheelchair Lifts And
						Stairway Chair Lifts. On wheelchair lifts and stairway chair lifts, the
						disconnecting means shall be located within sight of the motor
						controller.