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Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.16 - Inclined and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The provisions contained in ASME Safety Standard for Platform
				  Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts A18.1, sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, and 10, are
				  adopted by reference for all inclined and vertical wheelchair
				  lifts.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.17 - Hand-powered Elevators

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Hand-powered elevators shall not be installed after January
				  1, 1983.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.18 - Accommodating the Physically Disabled

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Renumbered as
				  875-72.3
				  (89A), lAB 11/26/03, effective 1/1/04.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.19 - Limited-use/limited-application Elevators

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The provisions contained in ASME A17.1, section
				  5.2,
				  are adopted by reference.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.20 - Rack and Pinion, Screw-column Elevators

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The provisions contained in ASME A17.1, sections
				  4.1 and
				  4.2,
				  are adopted by reference.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.21 - Inclined Elevators

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The provisions contained in ASME A17.1, section
				  5.1,
				  are adopted by reference.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.22 - Material Lift Elevators

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The provisions contained in ASME A17.1, Sections
				  7.4 through
				  7.7 and
				  7.9
				  through
				  7.11, are adopted by
				  reference for material lift elevators installed on or after August
				  10,2016.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.23 - Elevators Used for Construction

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The provisions contained in ASME A17.1, section 5.10, are
				  adopted by reference only as they pertain to elevators utilizing permanent
				  equipment in a permanent location.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.24 - Construction Personnel Hoists

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The provisions of American National Standards Institute
				  (ANSI) A1O.4-2007 are adopted by reference for construction personnel hoists as
				  defined by ANSI A10.4-2007. Notwithstanding the ANSI definition, these
				  conveyances may be used only temporarily during construction.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.25 - Alarm Bell

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An automatic passenger elevator shall be provided with an
				  alarm bell that is activated by a switch marked "ALARM" located in or adjacent
				  to the car operating panel. The alarm bell shall be audible inside the car and
				  outside the hoistway.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.26 - Child Entrapment Safeguards

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This rule applies to a passenger elevator unless it has a car
				  door consisting of a solid panel.
(1)
				For purposes of this rule, "distance with deflection between the doors or
				gates" means the distance between the closed car door or gate and the closed
				hoistway door or gate measured at the greatest perpendicular distance with
				deflection.
(2) For purposes of
				this rule, measurements of door or gate deflection shall be made in the manner
				described by ASME A17.1, section 2.14.4.6.
(3) Door or gate deflection shall not exceed
				.75 inch.
(4) If the distance with
				deflection between the doors or gates exceeds 5 inches, a means shall be
				provided to disable the elevator if a person is in the space between the closed
				doors or gates.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.27 - Handicapped Restricted Use Elevators

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All handicapped restricted use elevators must meet ANSI A17.1
				  (1981), Part V. Additionally, the elevators shall comply with the following
				  limitations:
1. The elevator shall be
				used only by a maximum of one disabled person and one attendant at a time.
				Where a disabled person cannot operate the elevator in a manner which will
				ensure access to all operating controls and safety features, an attendant shall
				accompany the disabled person.
2.
				The elevator shall be key-operated and shall not be capable of being called by
				buttons or switches but may be called by a key operator.
3. Keys to operate the elevator shall be in
				the control of the disabled person, the attendant or persons in positions of
				responsibility at the location.
4.
				A list shall be maintained at the location indicating the persons holding keys
				for the operation of the elevator.
5. Each landing and the elevator car shall be
				posted to indicate that the elevator is only for the use of disabled
				persons.
6. The travel distance of
				the elevator shall not exceed 50 feet.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 72 - Conveyances Installed on or After January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-72.28 - Elevators in Broadcast Towers

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This rule applies to special purpose elevators located in
				  broadcast towers.
(1)
Anchorages.
Anchorages compliant with
				29 CFR
				1926.502(d)(15) shall be
				attached inside the car and on the car top.
(2)
Emergency stop switch
An
				emergency stop switch compliant with ASME A 17.1, Sections 2.26.2.8 and 5.7.19,
				shall be installed on the car top.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.1 - Scope, Definitions, and Schedule

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(1) This chapter establishes minimum safety
				standards for all conveyances installed prior to January 1, 1975, except
				material lift elevators. Conveyances installed on or after January 1, 1975,
				shall conform with the requirements set forth in 875-Chapter 72. Material lift
				elevators installed prior to January 1, 1975, are not subject to regulation
				pursuant to Iowa Code section
				89A.2.
(2) The definitions contained in American
				National Standard Safety Code for Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and
				Moving Walks, A17.1 (1971), shall be applicable as used in this chapter to the
				extent that they do not conflict with the definitions contained in Iowa Code
				chapter 89A or 875-Chapter 71.
(3)
				Except as noted in this rule, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
				Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, A17.3 (2011), is adopted by
				reference with an enforcement date of May 1, 2021.
a. If a code provision that is more
				restrictive than A17.3 (2011) applied to a conveyance when the conveyance was
				installed, the more restrictive provision shall remain in effect.
b. A17.3 (2011) Part X applies to elevators
				covered by rule 875-73.21 (89A) without regard
				to the scope provisions set forth in A17.3 (2011) Part X.
c. Provisions of A17.3 (2011) that require
				installation of a new controller to implement Phase 1 and Phase 2 fire service
				or car top operation are not adopted by reference and shall not be enforced in
				Iowa.
d. A17.3 (2011), Rule 2.3.2,
				is intended to prevent the accumulation of sewer gas in an elevator pit and
				shall not be interpreted to require the addition of a drain pipe in an existing
				pit. An air gap in an existing drain pipe shall be considered adequate
				compliance.
e. The following shall
				substitute for the final sentence of A17.3 (2011) Rule 2.1.5 (b): "Previously
				installed 60-inch chains are deemed to be in compliance."
f. An elevator that was legally installed
				with guide rails made of materials other than steel shall not be required to
				replace the guide rails due to the adoption of A17.3 (2011).
g. Electrical protective devices required by
				A17.3, requirement 3.10.4, shall cause the electric power to be removed from
				the elevator driving-machine motor and brake.
h. Control panels that are designed with a
				door or cover and lock shall be locked when service is not being performed if
				equipment unrelated to the elevator is in the machine room. Group 1 security as
				set forth in A17.1, Section
				8.1, shall be
				utilized.
i. A car top emergency
				exit pursuant to A17.3(2011), requirement 3.4.4.1 (a), shall not be required
				for a hydraulic elevator if the elevator has manual lowering and it is not
				equipped with a plunger gripper or safety as described in ASME A17.1(2013),
				requirement 8.6.5.8.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.3 - Car Enclosure: Passenger

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(1) Each
				passenger car shall be fully enclosed except on the sides used for entrance and
				exit. The enclosure shall be of solid construction. Grillwork at the top of the
				sides shall not be more than 8 inches high. If the car is provided with a solid
				door and there is no grillwork in the enclosure, adequate means of ventilation
				shall be provided.
(2) Each
				passenger car enclosure shall have a top constructed of solid material. The top
				shall be capable of sustaining a load of 3 00 pounds on any area of 2 feet on a
				side and 100 pounds applied at any point. Simultaneous application of these
				loads is not required.
(3)
				Passenger car enclosure tops shall have an emergency exit with cover. Opening
				size shall be as set forth in ANSI A17.1, 1971, Rule 204.1E. Hydraulic
				elevators provided with a manual lowering valve are not required to provide an
				emergency exit.
(4) Each passenger
				car shall have a door or gate at each entrance. Doors or gates shall be of the
				horizontally sliding type. Doors shall be of solid construction. Gates shall be
				of the collapsible type. Gates and doors shall conform to ANSI A17.1, 1971,
				Rule 204.4.
(5) Each passenger car
				door or gate shall have an electric contact to prevent the car from running
				with doors or gates open. EXCEPTIONS:
a. By a
				car-leveling or truck-zoning device.
b. By a combination hoistway access switch
				and operating device.
c. When a
				hoistway access switch is operated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.4 - Car Enclosure: Freight

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(1) Each
				freight elevator car shall have a solid enclosure at least 66 inches in height.
				The space between the solid section and the car top shall be enclosed with
				solid material, perforated material, or latticework. Where used, perforated
				material or latticework shall reject a ball 1½ inches in diameter The
				portion of open-type enclosure which passes the counterweights shall be of
				solid construction the entire width of the counterweights plus 6 inches on
				either side. The enclosure top shall be provided with an emergency exit, except
				for hydraulic elevators with manual lowering valves.
(2) Each freight car enclosure shall have
				doors or gates at each entrance and shall be not less than 6 feet high. Each
				door or gate shall be constructed in accordance with ANSI A17.1, 1971, Rule
				204.4.
(3) Each car door or gate on
				a freight elevator shall have electric contacts to prevent the car from running
				with doors or gates open. EXCEPTIONS:
a. By a
				car-leveling or truck-zoning device.
b. By a combination hoistway access switch
				and operating device.
c. When a
				hoistway access switch is operated.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.5 - Brakes

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(1) Each electric
				elevator shall be provided with an electric brake.
(2) Each brake shall be of the friction type
				applied by a spring or springs or gravity and released electrically. The brake
				shall be capable of holding the car at rest with its rated load.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.6 - Machines

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(1) Friction
				gearing or clutch mechanisms shall not be used for connecting the drum or
				sheaves to the main driving mechanism.
(2) Set screw fastenings shall not be used on
				power elevators in lieu of keys or pins on connections subject to torque or
				tension.
(3) Portable power-chain
				or cable hoist machines shall not be used to raise or lower an elevator
				car.
(4) No belt or chain driven
				power machine shall be used for any elevator unless the machine is provided
				with a broken belt or broken chain safety switch of the electrical nonautomatic
				reset type.
Exception: Hydraulic machines.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.7 - Electrical Protective Devices

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(1) All electric elevators shall have a
				labeled emergency stop switch. The switch shall be located on or adjacent to
				the operating panel.
(2) All
				electric elevators shall have upper and lower final limit switches. Open-type
				switches shall not be accepted. Drum-type machines shall have final limit
				switches mounted on the machine and hoistway final limit switches.
(3) All operating devices of car switch
				operations shall automatically return to the stop position and latch there when
				released.
(4) Tiller-rope
				operations shall not be used unless all direction switches on controllers are
				mechanically operated. Contacts on direction switches shall be broken when the
				rope is at the centered position.
(5) Except for firefighter service switches,
				leveling switches, and truck zone switches, no elevator shall be provided with
				a switch or device which makes more than one door or gate switch inoperative at
				any one time.
(6) No person at any
				time shall make any required safety device or electrical protective device
				inoperative, except where necessary during tests, inspections or maintenance.
				Such devices shall be restored to their normal operating conditions as soon as
				all tests, inspections and maintenance have been completed. The conveyance
				shall not be left unattended while any of these devices are inoperative. To
				ensure that no jumpers are left behind, a counting system shall be
				utilized.
(7) Each winding drum
				machine shall be provided with an electrical switch which shall disconnect
				power to the hoisting motor and brake when ropes are slackened.
(8) No person shall enter an elevator pit for
				any reason without disconnecting power to the equipment using the pit stop
				switch, lockout, tagout procedures, or other appropriate means of
				de-energization in accordance with 875-Chapters 2 to 26.
(9) Elevators having a polyphase AC power
				supply shall be provided with means to prevent the starting of the elevator
				drive motor or door motor if a reversal of phase rotation, or phase failure of
				the incoming polyphase AC power, will cause the elevator car or elevator
				door(s) to operate in the wrong direction.
(10) All electrical equipment pertaining to
				the elevator shall conform to ANSI Cl-1975 (NFPA 70-1975).
(11) All electrical wiring in the machine
				room and hoistway shall be enclosed in metal conduit, flexible conduit or metal
				raceways.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.8 - Maintenance, Repairs and Alterations

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(1)
General.
Except as set
				forth in this rule, all maintenance, repairs and alterations shall comply with
				the edition of ASME A17.1, Part 8, currently adopted for new conveyances at
				rule 875-72.1 (89A) or ASME
				A17.7-2007/CSA B44-07, as applicable. Rule
				875-71.10 (89A) describes
				alterations which require that the entire conveyance be brought into compliance
				with the most current code.
(2)
Exemption for button numbering.
All maintenance, repairs and
				alterations to devices covered by ANSI A117.1 shall comply with ANSI Al 17.1
				(2017), except for requirement 407.4.7.1.2.
(3)
Sump pump exemption.
The
				provisions of ASME A17.1 that require a pit sump or drain shall not apply to an
				elevator alteration when all of the following criteria are met:
a. No other code or rule requires that the
				pit be excavated or lowered.
b. The
				alteration plans do not include the excavation or lowering of the pit floor for
				any other reason.
c. There is
				evidence that groundwater has not entered the pit previously.
d. The location and geology of the building
				indicate a likelihood that groundwater would enter the pit if the foundation or
				pit floor were breached to install the pit sump or drain.
e. A description of alternative means to
				maintain the pit in a dry condition is provided to the labor commissioner with
				the alteration permit application.
f. The labor commissioner approves the
				alternative means to maintain the pit in a dry condition.
g. The alternative means to maintain the pit
				in a dry condition are installed or implemented as described in the alteration
				permit application.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.9 - Machine Rooms

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(1) All means
				of access to elevator machine rooms shall be of a permanent nature and shall be
				constructed and maintained in a clear and unobstructed manner.
(2) The elevator machine and control
				equipment shall be located in a separate room or separated from other equipment
				by a substantial grill not less than 6 feet high. The grill shall be of a
				design that will reject a ball 2 inches in diameter All rooms or enclosures
				shall have a self-closing and self-locking door
(3) All elevator machine rooms shall be
				provided with a floor. The floor shall cover the entire area of the machine
				room and hoistway.
(4) Machine room
				floors shall be kept clean and free of grease and oil. Articles or materials
				not necessary for the maintenance or operation of the elevator shall not be
				stored therein. Storage of any equipment or materials in elevator machine rooms
				other than equipment directly related to elevator operation is
				prohibited.
(5) Lighting in the
				machine room shall be not less than 10 foot-candles at floor level.
(6) Where there is more than one machine in a
				room, each machine shall have a different number conspicuously marked on it.
				The controller, disconnecting means and relay panels for each machine shall be
				conspicuously numbered to correspond to the machine they control.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.10 - Pits

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(1) All pits shall
				be kept clean and free of equipment or material not relating to the operation
				of the elevator EXCEPTION: sump pumps.
(2) Buffers under cars and counterweights
				shall be permanently fastened to the floor or their supporting beams.
(3) All elevators shall have counterweight
				guards. Guards shall be of unperforated metal of at least the strength of or
				braced to the equivalent strength of number 14-gauge sheet steel. Guards shall
				extend from a point not more than 12 inches above the pit floor to a point not
				less than 7 feet above the pit floor. Where guards are not feasible, warning
				chains shall be installed on the bottom of the counterweights and shall extend
				no less than 5 feet below the counterweight. Chains shall be of a number 10
				U.S. gauge wire or of equal size. EXCEPTION: When compensating chains or ropes
				are used, a counterweight guard is not required.
(4) Buffers shall be installed where elevator
				pits are not provided with buffers and where the pit depth will permit. Buffers
				shall comply with ANSI A17.1, 1971, Section 201.
(5) Where the depth of any pit is in excess
				of 4 feet it shall have a ladder permanently installed. The ladder shall extend
				not less than 30 inches above the sill of the access door, or hand grips shall
				be provided to the same height. Ladder shall be of noncombustible
				material.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.11 - Counterweights

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(1) Broken or
				cracked sections of counterweights shall be replaced.
(2) Counterweight hanger rods, tie rods or
				both shall firmly support and secure the counterweight sections in
				place.
(3) Wire ropes extending
				through counterweights from one stack to another shall be guarded by metal
				sleeves attached to the wire ropes. Stacks shall not be spaced less than 8
				inches apart.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.12 - Car Platforms and Car Slings

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(1)
				All platforms shall be soundly constructed without cracks or breaks in
				stringers or frames. All floors shall be free of holes.
(2) All car slings shall be soundly
				constructed and free of cracks or breaks.
(3) Where cable sheaves are used on the
				crosshead, they shall be firmly attached and free of cracks or
				breaks.
(4) All elevators shall
				have data plates attached to the crosshead.
(5) All elevators with automatic leveling,
				inching or teasing devices shall have a platform guard or an apron. All other
				elevators shall have warning chains hung within 2 inches of the edge of the
				platform on the entrance sides. Chains shall be of number 10 U.S. gauge wire or
				of equal size. Chains shall extend not less than 5 feet below the platform and
				shall not be spaced more than 4 inches apart.
(6) All car slings shall have guide shoes at
				the top and bottom of the sling. Shoes that are worn to a degree which affect
				the safe operation of the car shall be repaired or replaced.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.13 - Means of Suspension

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(1)
				Suspension ropes on drum-type machines shall have not less than one turn of the
				rope on the drum when the car is resting on the fully compressed
				buffers.
(2) Winding drum machines
				shall not be used unless they are provided with not less than two hoisting
				ropes. Each counterweight stack shall be provided with not less than two
				ropes.
(3) Tiller cables on
				cable-operated elevators shall be kept free of breaks.
(4) On tiller-cable operations, the cable
				shall pass through a guiding or stopping device mounted on the car The cable
				shall be provided with adjustable stop balls and be provided with means to lock
				and hold the car at a floor Stop balls at top and bottom shall be adjusted to
				automatically stop the car. The tiller cable shall be completely enclosed in
				the hoistway.
(5) All hoisting or
				counterweight ropes located outside of the hoistway that are exposed shall be
				covered with a box-type guard. The guard shall be not less than 6 feet high
				from floor level.
(6) Roller chains
				shall not be used as the suspension means for any conveyance except where
				specifically allowed by an applicable provision of ASME A17.1.
(7) Hoisting ropes for power elevators shall
				not be less than 3/8 inch in diameter
(8) Hoisting rope fastening means shall be of
				the socket and babbitting type. Clamps shall not be used.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.14 - Car Safeties and Speed Governors

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(1) Each elevator suspended by ropes shall be
				provided with mechanically applied car safeties which shall be capable of
				stopping and sustaining its rated load.
(2) Broken rope or slack rope safeties may be
				allowed if the car speed is not in excess of 50 FPM.
(3) Elevators which are provided solely with
				broken rope or slack rope safeties shall not be used for passenger service.
				EXCEPTION: Handicapped restricted use elevators.
(4) All safeties shall be adjusted so that
				clearances from the rail shall be in accordance with ANSI A17.1, 1971, Rule
				1001.2.
(5) All slack cable
				safeties shall be provided with an electrical switch which disconnects power to
				the elevator machine and brake when setting of the safeties occurs.
(6) All safeties operated by a speed governor
				shall be provided with a speed switch operated by the governor when used with
				type B or C car safeties on elevators having a rated speed exceeding 150 FPM. A
				switch shall be provided on the speed governor when used with a counterweight
				safety for any car speed. The switches required by this subrule shall
				disconnect power to the elevator driving-machine motor and brake.
(7) Speed governors shall have their means of
				speed adjustment sealed.
(8) For
				hoistways not extending to the lowest floor and where space below the hoistway
				is used for a passageway or is occupied by persons, or if unoccupied but not
				secured against unauthorized access, the counterweights of the elevator shall
				be provided with safeties. Safeties shall be tripped by a speed governor if the
				car speed is in excess of 150 FPM. Speed governors shall be set to trip above
				the car governor tripping speed but not more than 10 percent greater.
(9) Access to a governor that is located
				inside a hoistway shall be provided in accordance with ASME A17.1-2007, Rule
				2.7.6.3.4.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.15 - Guide Rails

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) All guide
				rails and brackets whether of wood or steel shall be firmly and securely
				anchored or bolted in place. Where T rail is used, all fish-plate bolts shall
				be tight. This shall comply with ANSI A17.1, 1981, Section 200.
(2) Where guide rails which are worn to such
				a point that proper clearance of safety jaws cannot be maintained, the worn
				sections shall be replaced to achieve clearances as specified in ANSI A17.1,
				1971, Rule 1001.2.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.16 - Existing Hydraulic Elevators

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Cylinders of hydraulic-elevator machines
				shall be provided with a means for releasing air or other gas.
(2) Each pump or group of pumps shall be
				equipped with a relief valve conforming to the following requirements:
a.
Type and location.
The
				relief valve shall be located between the pump and the check valve and shall be
				of such a type and so installed in the bypass connection that the valve cannot
				be shut off from the hydraulic system.
b.
Setting.
The relief valve
				shall be preset to open at a pressure not greater than that necessary to
				maintain 125 percent of working pressure.
c.
Size.
The size of the
				relief valve and bypass shall be sufficient to pass the maximum rated capacity
				of the pump without raising the pressure more than 20 percent above that at
				which the valve opens. Two or more relief valves may be used to obtain the
				required capacity.
d.
Sealing.
Relief valves having exposed pressure adjustments, if
				used, shall have their means of adjustment sealed after being set to the
				correct pressure.
Exception: No relief valve is required for centrifugal pumps
				  driven by induction motors, provided the shut-off, or maximum pressure which
				  the pump can develop, is not greater than 135 percent of the working pressure
				  at the pump.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.17 - Existing Sidewalk Elevators

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(1) Hoistways shall be permanently enclosed.
				The enclosures shall conform to ANSI A17.1, 1971, Rule 401.1.
(2) All interior landings shall have a door
				or gate which shall be provided with an interlock.
(3) Doors opening in sidewalks or other areas
				exterior to the building shall be of the hinged type. Doors or covers shall be
				designed to hold a static load of 300 pounds per square foot. Doors shall
				always be closed imless elevator is at the landing.
(4) Stops shall be provided to prevent the
				cover in the opening of the sidewalk from opening more than 90 degrees from its
				closed position.
(5) Covers in
				sidewalk shall be designed to close when the car descends from the top
				landing.
(6) Recesses or guides
				which will securely hold the cover in place on the car stanchions shall be
				provided on the underside of the cover.
(7) All electrical wiring shall be enclosed
				in metal conduit, flexible conduit or metal raceways. If hoistway opens in the
				sidewalk, the wiring shall be weatherproof.
(8) Operating devices and control equipment
				shall comply with ANSI A17.1, 1971, Rule 402.4.
(9) All electric sidewalk elevators shall
				have upper and lower final limit switches. Open-type switches shall not be
				allowed.
(10) Cars shall have
				enclosures which shall be not less than 6 feet in height provided the
				stanchions and bow iron are of sufficient height. The enclosure shall be
				provided with electric contacts to prevent the car from running with doors or
				gates open.
(11) Cars shall have
				safeties. Where the speed of the elevator does not exceed 50 FPM, car safeties
				which operate as a result of breaking or slackening of the hoisting ropes may
				be used. Such safeties may be of the inertia type or approved type without
				governors. Governors shall not be required when car speed does not exceed 50
				FPM.
(12) Car enclosures and car
				gates shall not be required for hand-powered sidewalk elevators.
(13) Rescinded lAB 3/7/01, effective
				4/11/01.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.18 - Existing Hand Elevators

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(1)
				Hand-powered elevators shall have hoistway doors. Doors shall be of the
				self-closing and self-locking type.
(2) A sign reading "Danger-Elevator
				Hoistway-Keep Closed" shall be mounted on each hoistway door The letters on the
				signs shall be legible, shall be at least 2 inches high, and shall contrast
				with the background color.
(3) All
				hand-powered elevators shall be provided with safeties or slack cable devices.
				Safeties do not have to be operated by a speed governor unless the speed is in
				excess of 50 FPM.
(4) Hand-powered
				elevators shall have a car enclosure which shall be constructed of metal or
				sound seasoned wood. The enclosure shall cover all sides which are not used for
				entrance or exit. The enclosure shall be secured to the car platform or frame
				in such a manner that it cannot work loose or become displaced in ordinary
				service.
(5) Each hand-powered
				elevator shall be provided with a brake which shall be capable of stopping and
				sustaining the car whether loaded or unloaded.
(6) Hand-powered elevators shall not be
				converted or changed to electric powered unless the complete conveyance is
				brought into conformity with 875-Chapter 72.
(7) Rescinded lAB 3/7/01, effective
				4/11/01.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.19 - Power-operated Special Purpose Elevators

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Elevators complying with the following
				requirements may be installed in any structure where the elevator is not
				accessible to the general public, is used exclusively for designated operating
				and maintenance employees only, and where transportation of one or two persons
				is required to attend machinery or equipment frequently.
(2) The inside platform area of the car shall
				not exceed 9 square feet. The rated speed shall not exceed 100 FPM. The rated
				load shall not exceed 650 pounds.
(3) Hoistways shall be enclosed to their full
				width, to a height of not less than 7 feet with solid or perforated
				noncombustible material braced to deflect not more than 1 inch when subjected
				to a force of 100 pounds applied horizontally at any point. Open work
				enclosures shall be at least number 13 steel wire gauge or expanded metal at
				least number 13 U.S. gauge and shall reject a ball 2 inches in diameter Where
				counterweights pass, landing and stairway side shall be of solid
				construction.
(4) Wiring shall
				comply with the requirements of the National Electrical Code, ANSI Cl-1975
				(NFPA 70-1975).
(5) Counterweights
				shafl comply with rule
				875-73.11
				(89A).
(6) Hoistway doors shall
				comply with subrules 73.2(1), 73.2(7) and 73.2(11).
(7) Cars shall be solidly constructed in
				accordance with subrules 73.12(1) and 73.12(2).
(8) Car enclosure.
a. Except at the entrance, the car shall be
				enclosed on all sides and the top. The enclosure at the sides shall be solid or
				openwork. All openwork shall reject a ball 1 inch in diameter The enclosure
				shall be constructed of sufficient strength that it will not deflect more than
				1 inch at any one point.
b. There
				shall be an electric light to illuminate the car or hoistway with the switch
				placed on or near the operating panel.
c. There shall be no glass used in the
				elevator car except for the car light.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.20 - Inclined and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts shall conform to
				  ANSI A17.1 (1981), part XX, sections 2000 and 2001.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.21 - Handicapped Restricted Use Elevators

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All handicapped restricted use elevators must meet ANSI A17.1
				  (1981), Part V. Additionally, the elevators shall comply with the following
				  limitations:
1. The elevator shall be
				used only by a maximum of one disabled person and one attendant at a time.
				Where a disabled individual cannot operate the elevator in a manner which will
				ensure access to all operating controls and safety features, an attendant shall
				accompany the disabled individual.
2. The elevator shall be key-operated and
				shall not be capable of being called by buttons or switches but may be called
				by a key operator.
3. Keys to
				operate the elevator shall be in the control of the disabled person, the
				attendant or persons in positions of responsibility at the location.
4. A list shall be maintained at the location
				indicating the persons holding keys for the operation of the
				elevator.
5. Each landing and the
				elevator car shall be posted to indicate that the elevator is only for the use
				of disabled persons.
6. The travel
				distance of the elevator shall not exceed 50 feet.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.24 - Dumbwaiters

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All dumbwaiters whether electric or hand powered shall
				  conform to ANSI A17.1, 1971, section 700. Exceptions: Required rules for
				  hoistway construction as set forth in ANSI A17.1, 1971, shall not apply to
				  existing installations.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.27 - Child Entrapment Safeguards

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule applies to a passenger elevator unless it has a car
				  door consisting of a solid panel.
(1)
				For purposes of this rule, "distance with deflection between the doors or
				gates" means the distance between the closed car door or gate and the closed
				hoistway door or gate measured at the greatest perpendicular distance with
				deflection.
(2) For purposes of this
				rule, measurements of door or gate deflection shall be made in the manner
				described by ASME A17.1, section 2.14.4.6.
(3) Door or gate deflection shall not exceed
				.75 inch.
(4) If the distance with
				deflection between the doors or gates exceeds 5 inches, a means shall be
				provided to disable the elevator if a person is in the space between the closed
				doors or gates.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Elevators, Escalators, and Related Equipment › Chapter 73 - Conveyances Installed Prior to January 1, 1975 › Rule 875-73.28 - Elevators in Broadcast Towers

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This rule applies to special purpose elevators located in
				  broadcast towers.
(1)
Anchorages.
Anchorages compliant with
				29 CFR
				1926.502(d)(15) shall be
				attached inside the car and on the car top.
(2)
Emergency stop switch
An
				emergency stop switch compliant with ASME A 17.1, Sections 2.26.2.8 and 5.7.19,
				shall be installed on the car top.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 80 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 875-80.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The definitions contained in this rule apply to 875-Chapters
				  80 to 96.
"Board"
means the boiler and pressure vessel
				  board.
"Board office "
means the offices of the
				  division of labor services of the department of workforce development.
"Commissioner "
means the labor commissioner
				  of the state of Iowa.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 80 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 875-80.2 - Purpose and Authority of Board

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The purpose of the board is to perform the statutory duties
				  described in Iowa Code chapter 89. The board's mission is to protect the public
				  health, safety and welfare by improving the installation, repair, maintenance,
				  alteration, use, and operation of boilers and pressure vessels in the state.
				  The authority and responsibilities of the board include, but are not limited
				  to:
(1) Adopting rules necessary to
				protect public safety and health and to administer the duties of the
				board.
(2) Hearing and deciding
				appeals concerning boiler and pressure vessel inspection reports.
(3) Establishing fees.
(4) Establishing committees of the board, the
				members and chairpersons of which shall be appointed by the board
				chairperson.
(5) Performing any
				other function authorized by law.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 80 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 875-80.3 - Organization of Board

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(1) The board
				shall be composed of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee and eight
				additional members appointed by the governor and confirmed by the
				senate.
(2) The eight appointed
				members of the board shall include:
a. One
				member who is a special inspector and who is employed by an insurance company
				and commissioned to inspect boilers and pressure vessels.
b. One member from a certified employee
				organization who shall represent steamfitters.
c. Two members who are mechanical engineers
				who regularly practice in the area of boilers and pressure vessels.
d. One member who is a boiler and pressure
				vessel distributor
e. One member
				who represents boiler and pressure vessel manufacturers.
f. One member who is a mechanical contractor
				engaged in the business of installation, renovation, and repair of boilers and
				pressure vessels.
g. One member
				from a certified employee organization who shall represent
				boilermakers.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 80 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 875-80.4 - Public Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) The
				board shall hold at least one meeting each calendar quarter
(2) Board meetings shall be governed in
				accordance with Iowa Code chapter 21, and the board's proceedings shall be
				conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.
(3) The chairperson or the chairperson's
				designee shall prepare an agenda listing all matters to be discussed at the
				meeting.
(4) A majority of the
				members of the board shall constitute a quorum, and all final motions and
				actions must receive a majority of a quorum vote.
(5) Members of the public may be present
				during board meetings unless the board votes to hold a closed session in
				accordance with Iowa Code chapter 21. The dates and locations of board meetings
				may be obtained from the board's Web site or the board office.
(6) At every regularly scheduled board
				meeting, time will be designated for public comment. During the public comment
				period, any person may speak for up to two minutes. Requests to speak for two
				minutes per person when a particular topic comes before the board may be
				granted at the discretion of the chairperson. The chairperson may limit total
				public comment time to ten minutes.
(7) The person presiding at a meeting of the
				board may exclude a person from an open meeting for behavior that obstructs the
				meeting.
(8) Cameras and recording
				devices may be used at open meetings provided the cameras and recording devices
				do not obstruct the meeting. If the user of a camera or recording device
				obstructs the meeting by the use of such device, the person presiding at the
				meeting may request the user to discontinue use of the camera or
				device.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 80 - Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board Administrative and Regulatory Authority › Rule 875-80.5 - Official Communications

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
All official communications, including submissions and
				  requests, shall be addressed to the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board,
				  Department of Workforce Development, Division of Labor Services, 150 Des Moines
				  Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 81 - Waivers From Administrative Rules by the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board › Rule 875-81.1 - Waivers of Rules

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
This chapter outlines generally applicable standards and a
				  uniform process for the granting of individual waivers from rules adopted by
				  the board. To the extent another more specific provision of law governs the
				  issuance of a waiver from a particular rule, the more specific provision shall
				  supersede this chapter with respect to any waiver from that
				  rule.
Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 875 - Labor Services Division › Boilers and Pressure Vessels › Chapter 81 - Waivers From Administrative Rules by the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Board › Rule 875-81.2 - Applicability of Rule

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The board may grant a waiver from a rule only if the board
				  has jurisdiction over the rule and the requested waiver is consistent with
				  applicable statutes, constitutional provisions, or other provisions of law. The
				  board may not waive requirements created or duties imposed by
				  statute.