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California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.15 - Car Enclosures [Rule 1502.5]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except at the entrance, cars shall be
						fully enclosed with metal at sides and top. The enclosure at the sides shall be
						solid or of openwork which will reject a ball of 1 in. (25 mm) in diameter.
						Glass, or other transparent materials, if used as part of the enclosure, shall
						comply with the requirements of subsection
						3034(b)(5). The
						minimum clear height inside the car shall be 78 in. (1.98 m).
						[1502.5a]
(b) The car enclosure
						shall be secured to the platform in such a manner that it cannot work loose or
						become displaced in regular service. [1502.5b]
(c) Each car shall be provided with an
						electric light and a light control switch. The light shall provide illumination
						of at least 2 ½ foot candles (27 1x) at the landing edge of the car
						platform. Car lights and convenience outlets shall be fed from a separate
						branch circuit, independent of the motor circuit power feeders.
						[1502.5c]
(d) When car size and
						construction permit, an emergency exit with a cover shall be provided in the
						top of the elevator car enclosure conforming to the following requirements:
(1) The exit opening shall have an area of
						not less than 352 in.2 (0.227
						m2), and shall not measure less than 16 in. (406 mm)
						on any side.
(2) The exit shall be
						so located as to provide a clear passageway unobstructed by fixed elevator
						equipment located in, or on top of, the car.
(3) The exit shall open outward and shall be
						hinged, or otherwise attached, to the car top.
(4) The exit cover shall be equipped with a
						switch or contact that, when opened, will cause a device to remove power from
						the machine motor and brake. The exit cover switch or contact shall be of a
						manual reset type. [1502.5d]
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.16 - Car Doors or Gates [Rule 1502.6]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A car door or gate shall be provided at
						each entrance to the car which, when closed, shall guard the opening to its
						full height. Car doors may be of solid or openwork construction which will
						reject a ball 1 in. (25 mm) in diameter. Collapsible car gates shall comply
						with subsection
						3034(e)(5).
(b) A car door or gate contact meeting the
						requirements of subsection
						3034(d)(2) shall
						be provided.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3085.16)
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.17 - Car Safeties and Governors [Rule 1502.7]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Traction and drum type elevators
						suspended by wire ropes shall be provided with an approved car safety capable
						of stopping and sustaining the car with rated load. Safeties, testing, and
						marking plates shall comply to the requirements of Section
						3035. [1502.7a]
(b) The car safety shall be actuated by an
						approved speed governor. The governor, governor rope, and operation shall
						conform to the requirements of Section
						3036.
(c) The speed governor shall be located where
						it cannot be struck by the car or counterweight in case of overtravel and where
						there is sufficient space for full movement of the governor parts.
(d) Rack and pinion-type elevators shall be
						provided with one or more safeties acceptable to the Division. The safeties
						shall be attached to the car frame or supporting structure. All car safeties
						shall be mounted on a single car frame and shall operate on one pair of guide
						members or on one vertical rack. [1500.7b]
(1) Stopping Distances. The travel of the
						car, measured from the point at which the governor trips to the point of full
						stop shall not exceed the following values: (for higher speeds see Section
						3085.19 exception)
(A) For car safeties: 64 in. (1.63
						m).
(B) For counterweight: 78 in.
						(1.98 m).
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.18 - Capacity and Data Plates [Rule 1502.8]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Capacity and data plates, conforming to
						the requirements of subsection
						3037(c), shall be
						provided.
EXCEPTION to subsection
						  3085.18(a): For
						  cars having no crosshead, the data plate shall be located inside the
						  car.
(b) A conspicuous sign
						shall be posted that will convey the message that use of the elevator is
						limited to authorized personnel only.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3085.18)
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.19 - Limitation of Load, Speed and Platform Area [Rule 1502.9]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The rated load shall not exceed 650 lbs
						(294 kg).
(b) The inside net
						platform area shall not exceed nine (9) ft2 (0.84
						m2).
(c)
						The minimum rated load shall not be less than that based on 70
						lb/ft2 (3.35 kPa) of inside net platform area or 250
						lbs (113 kg) whichever is greater.
(d) The rated speed shall not exceed 100 fpm
						(0.51 m/s).
EXCEPTION to Section
						  3085.19: The capacity and/or speed
						  may increased if the Division approves and the approval shall be based on data
						  submitted before installation or alteration indicating compliance with the
						  applicable requirements of subsection
						  3000(h), Major
						  Alterations. For rack and pinion type elevators the data submitted shall
						  include engineering details and calculations where applicable.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3085.19)
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.20 - Driving Machines and Sheaves [Rule 1502.10]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Driving machines shall be of the
						traction, drum, screw, or rack and pinion type. The installation of belt-drive
						and chain-drive machines is prohibited. [1502.10a]
(1) Screw machines shall conform to the
						requirements of Section
						3088.
(2) The rack and pinion drive shall consist
						of one or more power-driven rotating pinions mounted on the car and arranged to
						travel on a stationary vertical rack mounted in the hoistway. The drive shall
						have at least one pinion, one rack, and two backup rollers. The pinion and rack
						shall be of steel with a minimum safety factor of eight for the pinion and the
						rack. Driving machines located within the car shall be fully enclosed with
						solid or openwork metal which shall reject a ball ½ in. (13 mm) in
						diameter and which shall be locked.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.21 - Suspension Means [Rule 1502.11]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Suspension means shall consist of not
						less than two wire ropes. Only iron (low-carbon steel) or steel wire ropes
						having the commercial classification "Elevator Wire Rope," or wire rope
						specifically constructed for elevator use, shall be used for the suspension of
						elevator cars and for the suspension of counterweights. The wire material for
						ropes shall be manufactured by the open-hearth or electric furnace process or
						their equivalent. [1502.11a]
(b)
						The minimum diameter of any suspension rope shall be not less than 3/8 in. (9.5
						mm). [1502.11b]
(c) Rope data shall
						be indicated on the crosshead data plate as required by subsection
						3042(b).
(d) A rope data tag shall be provided that
						meets the requirements of subsection
						3042(c).
(e) The factor of safety of the suspension
						means shall conform to subsection
						3042(e) passenger
						elevators. [1502.11c]
(f) The arc
						of contact of a wire rope on a traction sheave and the shape of the grooves
						shall be sufficient to produce adequate traction under all load conditions.
						[1502.11d]
(g) All wire ropes
						anchored to a winding drum shall have not less than one full turn of rope on
						the drum when the car or counterweight has reached its limit of possible
						over-travel, including a fully compressed buffer. Each turn of the wire rope on
						the winding drum shall be in a separate groove on the drum.
						[1502.11e]
(h) No car or
						counterweight rope shall be lengthened or repaired by splicing. If one wire
						rope of a set is worn or damaged and requires replacement, the entire set of
						ropes shall be replaced. [1502.11f]
(i) The winding-drum ends of car and
						counterweight wire ropes shall be secured by clamps on the inside of the drum
						or by one of the methods specified in subsection
						3085.20(h) for
						fastening wire ropes to car or counterweight. [1502.11g]
(j) The car or counterweight ends of wire
						ropes shall be fastened as required by Section
						3042.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3085.21)
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.3 - Special Purpose Personnel Elevators › Section 3085.22 - Emergency Signal and/or Communication. [Rule 1502.12]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Each elevator shall be equipped with an alarm button or
						  switch in the car operating station and an alarm device mounted in a location
						  which shall be readily available to a person who is normally situated in the
						  vicinity when the elevator is in use, or a means of voice communication with a
						  receiving station which is always attended when the installation is in use. If
						  the alarm device or means of voice communication is normally activated by
						  utility power supply, it shall be backed up by a manual or battery operated
						  device.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3085.22)
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087 - Application

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) This Article
						applies to the design, construction, installation, use, operation, maintenance
						and inspection of vertical or inclined reciprocating conveyors equipped with a
						platform or carrier and intended for moving inanimate objects and/or material
						only.
(b) The orders of this
						Article establish minimum requirements and take precedence over any other
						safety orders with which they are inconsistent. Machines, equipment and
						operations not specifically covered by these orders shall be governed by
						applicable General Industry Safety Orders.
Note: Corresponding paragraph references to ASME
						  B20.1-1990 are shown in brackets. All references apply strictly to vertical or
						  inclined reciprocating conveyors. All automated systems associated with
						  conveyors are excluded from this Article.
(Title 24, Part 7, 7-3087)
1. New
						  Article 12.5 (sections
						  3087-3087.8) filed 12-19-94;
						  operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No. 51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.2 - Safety Considerations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Vertical or inclined reciprocating
						conveyor equipment shall be used to convey materials within the manufacturer's
						capacity and speed. [5.1]
(b) Means
						shall be provided to prevent injury to persons in the event of mechanical or
						electrical failure, where the effect of gravity will allow uncontrollable
						lowering of the load and where this load will cause a hazard to persons. [5.5
						and 6.6.1]
(c) Riding vertical or
						inclined reciprocating conveyors shall be forbidden to all persons. [6.6.1]
(1) Warning signs to this effect shall be
						conspicuously and securely posted at each point of access to platform or
						carrier.
(2) Lettering shall be not
						less than 2 in. (51 mm) high on a contrasting background.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.2)
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.3 - Electrical Code

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All electrical installations and wiring shall conform
						  to the California Code of Regulations. Title 24, Part 3, California Electrical
						  Code.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.3)
1. New
						  section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No.
						  51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.4 - Controls

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Controls shall
						be remotely installed so as to be inaccessible from the platform or carrier.
						[6.6.1 and 6.21.2(e)]
(b) Control
						stations shall be provided for each landing or located near the access point to
						the platform or carrier.
(c) The
						area around the starting and stopping devices shall be kept free of obstruction
						to permit ready access.
(1) Whenever a solid
						access door is used, audible or visible means shall be provided at each landing
						to indicate the platform or carrier arrival.
(2) The area around the control stations
						shall be kept free of obstruction to permit ready access. [5.12(b)]
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.4)
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.5 - Operation

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Only persons
						authorized by the owner shall be permitted to operate vertical or inclined
						reciprocating conveyors. [5.12]
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.5)
1. New
						  section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No.
						  51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.6 - Guarding

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Vertical or
						inclined reciprocating conveyors shall be guarded so as to prevent injury from
						inadvertent physical contact. The enclosure shall be not less than 8 ft (2.44
						m) high and constructed of a metal mesh that will reject a ball 2 in. (51 mm)
						in diameter. [6.6.2]
(b) Vertical
						or inclined reciprocating conveyor enclosures shall be equipped with doors or
						gates or equivalent device at each manual loading and unloading station,
						interlocked so that they can be opened only when the platform or carrier has
						stopped at that level and the platform or carrier cannot be moved until they
						are closed. [6.21.2]
(c) Where the
						application requires that personnel walk onto the platform or carrier to load
						or unload, the platform or carrier shall be provided with standard railings
						with midrail kickplate and snap chains across operating ends or equivalent
						guarding. [6.21.2(d)]
(Titile 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.6)
1. New
						  section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No.
						  51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.7 - Counterweights

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Whenever
						counterweights are used to protect persons in the event of failure of the
						normal counterweight, support counterweights shall be confined in an enclosure
						to prevent the presence of persons beneath the counterweight, or the
						arrangement shall provide a means to restrain the failing counterweight. [5.8]
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.7)
1. New
						  section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No.
						  51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.5 - Vertical or Inclined Reciprocating Conveyors › Section 3087.8 - Maintenance and Service

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						Maintenance and service shall be performed by qualified and trained personnel.
						[5.2(a)].
(b) Where the lack of
						maintenance or service would cause a hazardous condition, the user shall
						establish a maintenance program to ensure that conveyor components are
						maintained in a condition that does not constitute a hazard to
						personnel.
(c) Where a conveyor is
						stopped for maintenance or service, the starting devices, prime movers or power
						accessories shall be locked or tagged out in accordance with the procedures
						indicated in California Code of Regulations, Title 8, General Industry Safety
						Orders, Section
						3314. [5.2(d)]
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3087.8)
1. New
						  section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No.
						  51).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943,
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 12.6 - Screw Type Elevators › Section 3088 - Screw Type Elevators

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Hoistways, Hoistway Enclosures and
						Related Construction. Hoistway, hoistway enclosures and related construction
						shall conform to the requirements of Article 7, except as the requirements for
						elevators with screw type hoisting means are modified by the following:
(1) Section
						3010. (Hoistway Enclosures) Safe
						access to the hoist machines located on the car or in the pit shall be provided
						from the machine room at the lowest landing or pit level. The access door shall
						be electrically interlocked to prevent operation of the car when the door is
						not closed and locked.
(2) Section
						3011. (Machine Room)
(A) Hoist motors, rotors, brakes and
						reduction gears may be located on the car top or in the pit provided.
1. Hoist machines located on the car top are
						permanently enclosed so they are inaccessible from the car top.
2. Access to drive machines mounted on the
						car or located in the pit is from the bottom level machine room only. An
						enclosure shall separate the drive unit on the car or in the pit from the
						machine room. Access doors shall comply with the requirements of Section
						3088(a)(1).
(B) Screw fastenings, car lowering mechanisms
						and car overspeed governors may be housed in a removable enclosure secured
						against unauthorized access.
(C)
						Where the drive unit of a screw type elevator is located in the elevator pit, a
						permanent means shall be provided in the pit to support the car and platform
						during repairs or adjustments of the unit. Clear headroom under the platform
						shall be not less than 7'0" when the elevator is landed on the
						supports.
(3) Section
						3017. (Top and bottom runbys and
						clearances)
(A) Elevator top and bottom
						clearances and runbys shall comply with Section
						3017 for elevators with electric
						drive motors and Section
						3054 for elevators with hydraulic
						drive motors.
(B) The bottom runby
						required by Section
						3088(a)(3) may be
						eliminated where spring buffers complying with Section
						3088(b)(1)(C) are
						provided and the speed of the elevator as it approaches the landing is not more
						than 10 feet per minute and the spring buffers are not compressed under normal
						operating conditions.
(4)
						Section 3018. Horizontal clearances shall
						comply with Section
						3055.
(5) Section
						3019. Protection of spaces below
						pits shall conform to the applicable portions of Section
						3056.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 13 - Escalators › Section 3089 - Construction Requirements

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Protection of Floor Openings. The
						protection of floor openings and the means of enclosing escalators, which may
						or may not be a part of the required egress system of the building, shall
						conform to governing building codes are not considered part of the Elevator
						Safety Orders.
(b) Angle of
						Inclination. The angle of inclination shall be not more than 30 degrees from
						the horizontal.
(c) Geometry.
(1) The width of the escalator shall be the
						width of the step tread (to the next whole inch).
(2) The handrail shall be a minimum of 4 in.
						(102 mm) horizontally and 1 in. (25 mm) vertically away from adjacent surfaces.
						The centerline of the handrail shall be not more than 10 in. (254 mm), measured
						horizontally, from the vertical plane through the edge of the exposed step.
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RELATIONSHIP OF ESCALATOR PARTS FIGURE
						  3089A
(3) The
						following applies to escalators installed between April 16, 1970 and the
						effective date of subsections
						3089(c), (1) and
						(2), unles they have been brought into
						compliance with subsections
						3089(c)(1) and
						(2).
The width between balustrades shall be measured on the
						  incline at a point 27 inches vertically above the nose line of the steps, and
						  shall not be less than the width of the step. It shall not exceed the width of
						  the step by more than 13 inches with a maximum of 
						  61/2
						  inches on either side of the escalator. See Figure 3089B.
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RELATIONSHIP OF ESCALATOR PARTS FIGURE
						  3089B
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 13 - Escalators › Section 3090 - Escalator Machinery and Equipment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Driving Machine, Motor, and Brake.
(1) The driving machine shall be connected to
						the main drive shaft by toothed gearing, a coupling, or a chain.
(2) An electric motor shall not drive more
						than one escalator.
(3) Each
						escalator shall be provided with an electrically released and mechanically or
						magnetically applied brake. If the brake is magnetically applied, a ceramic
						permanent magnet shall be used.
(A) There
						shall be no intentional time delay designed into the application of the
						brake.
(B) The brake shall be
						applied automatically if the electrical power supply is interrupted.
(C) The brake shall be capable of stopping
						the down running escalator with any load up to the brake rated load.
(D) The escalator brake shall stop the down
						running escalator at a rate no greater than 3
						ft/sec2 (0.91
						m/s2).
(E) The escalator brake shall be provided
						with a nameplate which indicates the brake torque in ft-lb (Nm) required to
						stop and hold brake rated load.
(4) Where means other than a continuous
						shaft, coupling, or toothed gearing is used to connect the motor to a gear
						reducer, the escalator brake shall be located on the gear reducer or main drive
						shaft.
(5)
(A) If the escalator brake is separated from
						the main drive shaft by a chain used to connect the driving machine to the main
						drive shaft, a mechanically or magnetically applied brake capable of stopping a
						down running escalator with brake rated load shall be provided on the main
						drive shaft. If the brake is magnetically applied,a ceramic permanent magnet
						shall be used.
(B) The brake shall
						stop the down running escalator at a rate no greater than 3
						ft/sec2 (0.91 m/s2), at
						brake rated load.
EXCEPTION to 3090 (a)(3), (4), (5):
(1) For existing installations installed
						prior to the effective date of this order, each escalator shall comply with the
						following:
Each escalator shall be provided with an electrically
						  released mechanically applied brake capable of stopping the up or down
						  traveling escalator with any load up to rated load, as defined in subsection
						  3089(j). This
						  brake shall be located either on the driving machine or on the main drive
						  shaft.
Where a chain is used to connect the driving machine to
						  the main drive shaft, a brake shall be provided on the driven shaft. It is not
						  required that this brake be of the electrically released type if an
						  electrically released brake is provided on the driving
						  machine.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 14 - Moving Walks › Section 3091 - Design Requirements

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(a) Direction of Passage. Passage from a
						landing to a treadway or vice versa shall be in the direction of treadway
						travel at the point of passenger entrance or exit.
(b) Load Rating.
(1) For the purpose of structural design, the
						load rating shall be considered to be not less than 100 pounds per square foot
						of exposed treadway.
(2) For the
						purpose of brake, treadway and power transmission calculations, the load rating
						shall be considered to be not less than 75 pounds per square foot of exposed
						treadway.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093 - Special Access Elevators

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Scope: Sections
						3093 through
						3093.60 apply to special access
						elevators, installed to facilitate access according to Title 24, under the
						jurisdiction of the Division intended for the exclusive use of persons with
						disabilities.
(b) Special access
						elevators installed in locations under the jurisdiction of the Division shall
						comply with the requirements of Article 15. EXCEPTION to 3093(b): Special
						access elevators allowed by variance.
(c) The machine and associated controllers
						and equipment shall be installed meeting the requirements of subsection
						3011(a) and be
						secured against unauthorized access.
(d) Use of the elevator shall serve disabled
						individual(s) only and shall not be used to transport materials and
						equipment.
(e) The Division shall
						inspect the elevator, witness a safety test(s) and issue a permit to operate,
						prior to being placed in service.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093)
1. New
						  Article 15 (Sections
						  3093,
						  3093.1-3093.59) filed 7-22-86;
						  effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 36). For history of former
						  Article 15, see Registers 82, No. 40 and 79, No. 1.
2. Amendment of
						  article heading, section heading, subsection (a) and NOTE filed 4-9-98;
						  operative 5-9-98 (Register 98, No. 15).
3. Amendment of article 15
						  heading, section heading, section and NOTE filed 8-29-2001; operative 9-28-2001
						  (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code; and Section
							 18943(b),
							 Health and Safety Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.1 - Hoistway Enclosure Construction

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Hoistways shall be fully enclosed meeting
						the requirements of Section
						3010.
(b) Exterior windows within the hoistway
						shall be protected by grillwork.
(c) Enclosures shall be of sufficient
						strength to support in true alignment, the hoistway doors, gates and their
						locking equipment.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.1)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  3).
2. Amendment of section heading filed 8-29-2001; operative
						  9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.2 - Pits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A pit shall be
						provided and the pit depth shall not be less than is required for the
						installation of the buffers and all other necessary elevator
						equipment.
(b) The pit shall be
						kept clean and free from dirt and rubbish. The pit shall not be used for
						storage purposes and shall be maintained free of an accumulation of water.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.2)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Amendment of section heading and subsection (b) filed
						  8-29-2001; operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No.
						  35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.3 - Top Car Clearance

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The top car clearance shall be not less than 6 in. (152
						  mm) plus 1 in. (25 mm) for each 3 1/3 fpm (0.017 m/s) of the rated speed in
						  excess of 30 fpm (0.15 m/s).
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.3)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Editorial correction (Register 97, No. 6).
3.
						  Amendment of section heading filed 8-29-2001; operative 9-28-2001 (Register
						  2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.4 - Protection of Hoistway Openings

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Hoistway doors conforming with Section
						3020 shall be provided to protect
						each landing opening.
(b) Hoistway
						doors shall be provided with approved interlocks complying with Section
						3021.
EXCEPTION to 3093.4(b): Interlocks may be zoned
						  complying with subsection
						  3021(d)(1)(D).
(c) Hoistway doors shall be power-operated
						for special access elevators installed after Sept. 28, 2001.
(1) The power-operated hoistway doors shall
						be either horizontally sliding or swing type doors.
(A) Horizontally sliding doors shall have
						power opening that complies with Section
						3022(b)(2), and
						power closing that complies with Sections
						3022(c) and
						3022(e).
1. Power-operated doors shall remain open for
						at least 20 seconds when activated.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.5 - Pipes in Hoistways

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Pipes conveying steam, gas or liquids which, if
						  discharged into the hoistway, would endanger life shall not be installed in the
						  hoistway.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.5)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Amendment of section heading filed 8-29-2001; operative
						  9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.6 - Horizontal Car Clearances

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) There shall be a clearance of not less
						than ¾ in. (19 mm) between the car and the hoistway enclosure, and
						between the car and its counterweight.
(b) The clearance between the car platform
						and the landing sill shall be not less than ½ in. (13 mm) nor more than
						1 ½ in. (38 mm).
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.6)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Editorial correction of subsection (a) (Register 95, No.
						  34).
3. Editorial correction of subsection (b) (Register 97, No.
						  6).
4. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-29-2001;
						  operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.7 - Guarding of Suspension Means

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Ropes and chains passing through a floor
						or stairway outside the hoistway enclosure shall be enclosed with a solid or
						openwork enclosure. If of openwork, the enclosure shall reject a ball ½
						in. (13 mm) in diameter. Means for inspection shall be provided. The floor
						openings shall not be larger than is necessary to clear the suspension
						means.
(b) Ropes and chains
						immediately adjacent to a stairway shall be guarded with solid or openwork
						panels on the stair side. Openwork panels shall reject a ball ½ in. (13
						mm) in diameter. EXCEPTION to subsection
						3093.7(b): Ropes
						or chains which operate within a guide or track shall be considered suitably
						guarded.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.7)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-29-2001;
						  operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.8 - Car Frames and Platforms

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Car frames and platforms shall be
						constructed of metal or a combination of metal and wood having a factor of
						safety of not less than 5 based on rated load.
(b) Cast iron shall not be used in any member
						of the car frame or platform other than for guides or guide shoe brackets.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.8)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.9 - Car Enclosure

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except at entrances, cars shall be
						enclosed on all sides and on the top. The enclosure shall be constructed of
						solid material, except where other material is permitted by the
						Division.
(b) Car enclosures shall
						be secured in conformance with the requirements of subsections
						3034(a)(1) and
						3034(a)(2).
(c) Glass, where used in elevator cars, shall
						conform to the requirements of subsection
						3034(a)(7).
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.9)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-29-2001;
						  operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.10 - Number of Compartments

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The car shall have only one compartment.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-309.10)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-29-2001;
						  operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code, Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.11 - Car Doors and Gates

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
						Car doors or gates are required. They shall protect the entire car entrance and
						be constructed of solid material.
(1) Material
						shall be non-perforated.
(2)
						Scissor gates are prohibited.
California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders › Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998 › Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts › Section 3093.12 - Light in Car

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The car shall be provided with an electric light. The
						  control switch for the light shall be located in the car and near the car
						  entrance. The minimum illumination at the car threshold, with the door closed,
						  shall be not less than 5 foot candles (54 lux).
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
						  7-3093.12)
1. New
						  section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No.
						  36).
2. Amendment of section heading filed 8-29-2001; operative
						  9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code. Reference: Section
							 142.3, Labor
							 Code.