Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS › Title 524 CMR 36.00 - Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators on Construction and Demolition Sites › Section 24 - Operating and Operation Devices and Control Equipment

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
24.1.4 Wireless Control. Delete.
24.1.5 Design Principle for Wireless Control. Delete.
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24.2.16 Emergency Control Operation (ECO). Emergency Control
				Operation (ECO) shall serve the purpose of supporting the fire department in an
				emergency situation only. Emergency Control Operation shall be installed when
				fire service phases I and II are not available and fully functional.
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24.2.16.1 Upon initial completion of installation and prior to
				placing each elevator used for construction into service, a representative of
				the installing company and the operating company shall meet with the fire
				department having jurisdiction to review the operation of each elevator. The
				fire department having jurisdiction will leave written proof of the review upon
				completion and this document will be needed for the elevator to pass the
				initial inspection as well as subsequent inspections with the Division.
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24.2.17 Phase I Emergency Control Operation. A three position
				key-operated switch shall be installed in front of each elevator or bank of
				elevators and shall be at located at the level determined by the fire
				department having jurisdiction. The three-position switch shall be labeled
				"Emergency Control Operation" and its positions marked "RESET," "OFF," and "ON"
				(in that order), with the "OFF" position as the center position. The "Emergency
				Control Operation" letters shall be a minimum of 25.4 mm (1.0") high, red in
				color with a contrasting background.
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24.2.17.1 The key used to operate the Phase I ECO switch shall
				be removable in the "ON" and "OFF" positions.
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24.2.17.2 All Phase I ECO switches shall be provided with an
				illuminated visual signal to indicated when Phase I emergency recall operation
				is in effect. The visual signal shall maintain illumination until the elevator
				is returned to normal operation.
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24.2.17.3 When an ECO switch is in the "ON" position, a visual
				beacon lamp, red in color, shall illuminate the elevator cab and an audible
				signal shall be provided to alert the attendant to return nonstop to the
				designated level. The visual beacon shall remain illuminated during the entire
				emergency operation procedure. A visual signal in the car operating panel shall
				read "EMERGENCY OPERATION - RETURN TO LEVEL [ ]" with the applicable level
				listed. The audible and COP visual signals shall remain in effect until the
				elevator is returned to the recall floor and phase n is enacted.
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24.2.18 Phase II Emergency Control Operation. A two-position
				key operated switch, located in the car operating panel, shall override the
				operator's disable key
{see
5.10.7.1) in the event that no
				operator is on site and/or the unit in not in operation. This two-position
				switch shall be labeled "Emergency Control Operation" and its positions marked
				"OFF" and "ON" in that order. The "Emergency Control Operation" letters shall
				be a minimum of 25.4 mm (1.0") high, red in color with a contrasting
				background. The key used to operate the Phase II ECO switch shall be removable
				in the "OFF" position only.
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24.2.19 Switch Keys. The key switches required for ECO Phase I
				and Phase II shall be operable by the firefighter key number 3502 only (cut
				side up).
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24.2.20 Removing Elevator from Normal Operation. When not in
				use, the construction elevator shall be left at the designated fire control
				floor or floors and shall also be left with the operators disable key switch
				(5.10.7.1) in the off position state so that it may be commandeered by a
				trained firefighter for emergency purposes only. When a construction elevator
				equipped with emergency operation is inoperable and not able to be left in a
				disabled state of normal operation without elevator personnel on site, the fire
				department having jurisdiction shall be notified.
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24.2.20.1 An operator's disable security key switch shall be
				installed in the car station labeled "OPERATION" and its position shall be
				marked "OFF" and "ON" in that order. The "Operation" letters shall be a minimum
				of 12.7mm (0.5") high with a contrasting background. When in the "ON" position,
				the unit shall run as intended. When in the "OFF" position, the unit shall be
				disabled. Each unit shall be left in the off position when not fully attended
				by a licensed elevator mechanic or operating engineer.
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24.2.21 Return to Normal Operation. Upon completion of use in
				emergency operation, the responding fire department shall lock out/tag out the
				construction elevator(s) until a Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic
				arrives on site to review each elevator and is satisfied with the condition of
				each unit. The Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic may then reset the
				unit(s) and returning the construction elevator(s) to normal operation.
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24.2.21.1. An "Emergency Control Reset" momentary reset switch
				shall be located in the elevator controller for the purpose of returning the
				elevator to normal operation. The "Emergency Control Reset" switch in the lobby
				shall be in the reset position for the "Emergency Control Reset" switch in the
				controller to reset the elevator to normal attendant operation. Only a
				Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic shall reset an elevator used for
				construction from Emergency Control Operation to normal
				operation.