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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.223 - Landings

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The clearance
					 between the floor or mounting platform and the lower edge of the conical guard
					 required by §
											7.224 (relating to landing guards)
					 shall be not less than 7 feet, 6 inches. When such clearance cannot be
					 obtained, no access to the manlifts shall be provided and the manlift runway
					 shall be enclosed where it passes through such floor.
(b) Adequate lighting of not less than three
					 foot-candles shall be provided at each floor landing at all times when the
					 manlift is in operation.
(c) The
					 floor space adjacent to floor openings shall be free from obstruction and kept
					 clear at all times.
(d) The landing
					 surfaces at the entrances and exits to manlifts shall be so constructed and
					 maintained as to provide safe footing at all times, with a coefficient of
					 friction of not less than 0.05.
(e)
					 When there is a travel of 50 feet or more between floor landings, one or more
					 emergency platforms shall be provided so that there is a landing, either floor
					 or emergency, for every 25 feet or less of travel. Such emergency landings
					 shall be accessible from both runs of the manlift and shall give access to the
					 ladder required in §
											7.229 (relating to emergency exit
					 ladders). Emergency platforms shall be enclosed with a standard railing and
					 toeboard, which shall correspond in size and position to the floor openings
					 required by §
											7.222 (relating to floor
					 openings). Such platforms may be arranged to give access to vertical bucket
					 conveyors or other equipment for the purpose of inspection, lubrication, and
					 repair. Runways to such equipment are considered part of the emergency platform
					 and shall be provided with standard railings and toeboards.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.230 (relating to
						  illumination).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.224 - Landing guards

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(a) On the
					 ascending side of a manlift, landings shall be provided with a bevel guard or
					 cone meeting the following requirements:
(1)
					 The cone shall make an angle of not less than 45 degrees with the horizontal.
					 An angle of 60° or greater shall be used where ceiling heights
					 permit.
(2) The guard shall extend
					 at least 36 inches outward from the face of the belt, but not beyond the upper
					 surface of the floor above.
(3) The
					 cone shall be made of not less than No. 18 U.S. gage sheet steel or material of
					 equivalent strength or stiffness. The lower ledge shall be rolled to a minimum
					 diameter of 1/2 inch and the interior shall be smooth with no rivets, bolts, or
					 screws protruding.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.225 - Floor opening guards

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(a) The floor
					 opening at each landing shall be guarded on sides not used for entrance or exit
					 by a standard railing and toeboard or by panels or wire mesh of not less than
					 No. 10 U.S. gage, expanded metal of not less than No. 13 U.S. gage or sheet
					 metal of equivalent strength or metal on a frame of angle iron not less than 1
					 1/4 inch by 1 1/4 inch by 1/8 inch or of 1 1/4 inch iron pipe.
(b) Such rails or guards shall be at least 42
					 inches in height on the up-running side and 66 inches on the down-running side.
					 If a guardrail is used the section of the guard above the rail may be of the
					 construction specified in subsection (a), or may consist of vertical metal bars
					 which will reject a ball 6 inches in diameter. Rails or guards shall be located
					 not more than one foot from the edge of the floor opening.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.226 - Protection of entrances and exits

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(a)
					 The entrances and exits at all floors or landings affording access to a manlift
					 shall be guarded by a maze (staggered railing) or a handrail equipped with
					 self-closing gates.
(b) Such rails
					 shall be standard guardrails with toeboards meeting the requirements of a
					 standard railing and toeboard as prescribed in this chapter.
(c) Gates, if used, shall open outward and be
					 self-closing. Corners of such gates shall be rounded.
(d) Maze or staggered openings shall offer no
					 direct passage between enclosure and outer floor space.
(e) Rails shall be located at least 2 feet
					 from the edge of the opening, measured at right angles to the face of the belt
					 and on at least one side parallel with the face of the belt. If lesser
					 clearance exists on the opposite side it shall be uniform throughout the travel
					 of the manlift. The intersection of the top rail and the end post at openings
					 shall be a bend or standard long sweep ell.
(f) Entrances at all landings shall be in the
					 same relative position, except where the building layout prevents.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.227 - Bottom arrangement

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(a) At the
					 bottom landing the clear area shall not be smaller than the area enclosed by
					 the guardrails on the floors above, and any wall in front of the down-running
					 side of the belt shall be not less than 48 inches from the face of the belt.
					 Such space shall not be encroached upon by stairs or ladder.
(b) The lower, or boot pulley shall be
					 installed so that it is supported by the lowest landing served.
(c) A mounting platform shall be provided in
					 front or to one side of the up-run at the lowest landing, unless the floor
					 level is such that the floor or platform is at or above the point at which the
					 upper surface of the ascending step assumes a horizontal position.
(d) An allowance for belt stretch shall be
					 made in the original layout.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.228 - Top clearances

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(a) A top
					 clearance shall be provided of at least 11 feet above the top terminal landing.
					 Such clearance shall be maintained from a plane through each face of the belt
					 to a vertical cylindrical plane having a diameter of 2 feet greater than the
					 diameter of the floor opening, and extending upward from the top floor to the
					 ceiling on the up-running side of the belt. No encroachment of structural or
					 machine-supporting members within such space is permitted.
(b) There shall be a clearance of at least 5
					 feet between the center of the head pulley shaft and any ceiling obstruction.
					 The center of the head-pulley shaft shall be not less than six feet above the
					 top terminal landing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.229 - Emergency exit ladders

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A fixed metal ladder accessible from both the up and
						down-run of the manlift shall be provided when the vertical distance between
						landings exceeds 20 feet, and be in accordance with existing laws governing
						ladders. An enclosing cage shall not be provided.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.223 (relating to
						  landings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.230 - Illumination

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Both runs of a manlift shall be illuminated at all times
						when it is in operation. An intensity of not less than 1 foot-candle shall be
						maintained at all points. Landings shall be illuminated as provided in §
						7.223 (relating to landings).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.231 - Machines

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(a)
Types.
Machines shall be of the direct-connected type or shall
					 be driven by multiple V-belts. Cast iron gears shall not be used.
(b)
Brake.
A
					 mechanically-applied, electrically released brake shall be applied to the motor
					 shaft for direct connected units or to the input shaft for belt-driven units.
					 The brake shall be capable of stopping and holding the manlift when the
					 descending side is loaded with 250 pounds on each step.
(c)
Belt.
Belts shall
					 conform to the following:
(1)
Material.
The belts shall be made of hardwoven canvas,
					 rubber-coated canvas, leather, or other material meeting the strength
					 requirements of paragraph(s) of this subsection, and having a coefficient of
					 friction such that when used in conjunction with an adequate tension device it
					 will meet the brake test specified in subsection (b).
(2)
Width.
The width of
					 belts shall conform to the following:
Minimum Width (in
								  inches)
Total Travel (in feet)
12
0-100
14
100-150
16
More than 150
(3)
Strength.
The strength
					 of belts shall be not less than 1,500 pounds per inch of belt width for belts
					 having a distance between pulley centers not in excess of 100 feet and 1,800
					 pounds per inch of belt width for belts having a distance between pulley
					 centers of over 100 feet but in excess of 200 feet for over 200 feet, 2,450
					 pounds per inch of belt width.
(4)
Belt fastenings.
Belts shall be fastened by a lapped splice or
					 shall be butt-spliced with a strap on each side of the belt as follows:
(i) For lapped splices, the overlap of the
					 belt at the splice shall be not less than three feet when the total travel of
					 the manlift does not exceed 100 feet and not less than four feet if the travel
					 exceeds 100 feet.
(ii) When butt
					 splices are used the straps shall extend not less than 3 feet on one side of
					 the butt for a travel not in excess of 100 feet and 4 feet for a travel in
					 excess of 100 feet.
(iii) For 12
					 inch belts, the joint shall be fastened with not less than 20 special elevator
					 bolts, each of a minimum diameter of 1/4 inch. Such bolts shall be arranged
					 symmetrically in five rows so arranged as to cover the area of the joint
					 effectively. Reference should be made to Exhibit B of §
													7.232 (relating to exhibits-safety
					 diagrams).
(iv) The minimum number
					 of bolts for a belt width of 14 inches shall be not less than 23 and for belt
					 widths of 16 inches, the number of bolts shall be not less than
					 27.
(5)
Pulleys.
Drive pulleys and idler or boot pulleys shall have a diameter of not
					 less than 20 inches.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.232 - Exhibits-safety diagrams

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The following diagrams identified as Exhibits A-C show
						safety standards for manlifts:
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.231 (relating to
						  machines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Exhibit A

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This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.231 (relating to
						  machines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Exhibit B

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This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.231 (relating to
						  machines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Exhibit C

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This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.231 (relating to
						  machines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.233 - Speed

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No manlift designed for a speed in excess of 80 feet per
						minute shall be installed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.234 - Steps

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(a) Steps or
					 platforms shall be not less than 12 inches nor more than 14 inches deep,
					 measured from the belt to the edge of the step or platform.
(b) The width of a step or platform shall be
					 not less than the width of the belt to which it is attached.
(c) The distance between steps shall be
					 equally spaced and not less than nine feet, measured from the upper surface of
					 one step to the upper surface of the step above it.
(d) The surface of a step shall approximately
					 make a horizontal position with the up and down-run of the belt.
(e) The upper or working surfaces of steps
					 shall be of a material having inherent nonslip characteristics or be covered
					 completely by a securely fastened nonslip tread.
(f) When subjected to a load of 400 pounds
					 applied at the approximate center of the step, step frames or supports and
					 their guides shall be of adequate strength to prevent any of the following:
(1) The disengagement of any step
					 roller.
(2) Any appreciable
					 misalignment.
(3) Any visible
					 deformation of a step or its support.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.235 - Handholds

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(a) Handholds
					 attached to a belt shall be provided and so installed that they are not less
					 than four feet nor more than 4 feet 8 inches, above the step tread, and shall
					 be so located as to be available on both the up and down-run of the
					 belt.
(b) The grab surface of
					 handholds shall be not less than 4 1/2 inches in width. Fastenings shall not
					 come within 1 inch of the edge of the belt.
(c) Handholds shall be capable of
					 withstanding without damage a load of 300 pounds applied parallel to the run of
					 the belt.
(d) No handhold shall be
					 provided without a corresponding step. If a handhold is removed permanently or
					 temporarily, the corresponding step and handhold for the opposite direction of
					 travel shall also be removed before the lift is placed in service.
(e) Handholds shall be of the closed
					 type.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 7.234
						  (relating to steps).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.236 - Stops

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(a)
Up
					 limit stop.
Two separate automatic stop devices shall be provided to
					 cut off the power and supply the brake when a loaded step passes the upper
					 terminal landing, in accordance with the following:
(1) One automatic stop device shall consist
					 of a switch mechanically operated by the belt or step roller. The other shall
					 consist of one of the following:
(i) A roller
					 switch placed above and out of line with the first limit switch.
(ii) A photocell and light source (electric
					 eye).
(iii) A switch actuated by a
					 lever, rod or plate, the latter placed above the head pulley so as to just
					 clear a passing step.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.237 - Safety

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All parts of the machine shall have a factor of safety of
						six based on a load of 200 pounds on each horizontal step on the up and
						down-runs. Any stresses set up during acceleration or stopping are presumed to
						be taken care of in such factor of safety.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.238 - Signs required

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(a)
Instruction signs.
Signs of conspicuous and easily read style
					 giving instructions for the use of the manlift shall be posted at each landing
					 or stenciled on the belt. Such signs shall be of letters not less than one inch
					 in height and of a color having high contrast with the surface on which it is
					 stenciled or painted, such as white or yellow on black or black on white or
					 gray. The instruction shall read approximately as follows:
Face the belt.
Use the handhold.
To stop-pull rope.
(b)
Top floor warning.
At
					 the top floor an illuminated sign shall be displayed, and shall conform to the
					 following:
(1) It shall bear the words, "Top
					 floor-get off."
(2) Such signs
					 shall be in block letters not less than 2 inches in height.
(3) The sign shall be located within easy
					 view of an ascending passenger and not more than 2 feet above the top terminal
					 landing.
(4) As an alternate for
					 such sign, a red light of not less than a 40-watt rating may be provided
					 immediately below the upper terminal landing and so located as to shine in the
					 face of a passenger.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.239 - Carriage of materials and tools

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(a)
					 No freight or packaged goods shall be carried on a manlift.
(b) No pipe, lumber or other construction
					 material shall be carried on a manlift.
(c) No tools, except those which fit entirely
					 within a pocket in usual working clothes, shall be carried on a manlift, except
					 as provided in subsection (d).
(d)
					 Tools may be carried in a canvas bag not larger than 11 by 13 inches and
					 provided with carrying loops or handles. Such bag shall be provided with a
					 leather bottom, and not provided with shoulder straps, but shall be carried in
					 the hands of passengers while riding the manlift.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter G - MANLIFTS › SPECIFICATIONS › Section 7.240 - Acceptance tests

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(a)
Up
					 capacity.
A manlift with 200 pounds on each horizontal step of the
					 up-run shall show no appreciable slip of the belt when standing or running at
					 rated speed.
(b)
Down
					 capacity.
A manlift with 200 pounds on each horizontal step of the
					 down-run shall show no appreciable slip of the belt when standing or running at
					 rated speed. The brake shall stop and hold the belt with test load.
(c)
Loaded step deflection.
Each step shall be subject to a 400-pound proof load applied to the center of
					 the step with the machine stationary. The guides shall not be displaced and
					 there shall be no visible deformation or misalignment of the step or its
					 support during the test.
(d)
Strength of handhold.
Each handhold shall support a load of
					 300 pounds without appreciable deformation or injury to its fastenings. Such
					 test shall be made with the machine stationary.
(e)
Final limit stop.
The
					 "up" final limit shall be tested by placing a weight of 100 pounds on the
					 approximate center of the step or platform and running the machine in the "up"
					 direction until the lift is stopped by the limit stop.
(f)
Emergency stop.
The
					 machine shall be stopped on both the up and down-run by means of the emergency
					 stop.
(g)
Speed.
Speed shall be taken and checked against specified (rated) speed. It shall not
					 exceed the rated speed by more than 10% when running empty.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.251 - General

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The installation of stairway inclined lifts in buildings
					 other than private residences is prohibited, except when all of the following
					 are complied with, as well as the specifications set forth in the remainder of
					 this Subchapter:
(1) The lift shall
				  not be installed on stairway locations which interfere with or obstruct full
				  legal egress from the buildings, as required by Chapter 37 of this Title
				  (relating to protection from fire and panic).
(2) No lift shall be installed or operated
				  having a greater incline than 38 degrees from the horizontal.
(3) Each installation is subject to the
				  requirements of §§
										7.11-7.17 of this Title (relating to
				  administration) and §
										7.31 of this Title (relating to
				  submission and approval of plans). Regular inspections shall be made at least
				  every 12 months.
(4) In no case
				  shall such lift provide transportation between more than two consecutive
				  floors. Travel shall be limited to 35 feet, as measured on the
				  incline.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.252 - Capacity, load and speed

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(a) The
				  capacity of stairway inclined lifts in buildings other than private residences
				  shall not exceed two persons.
(b)
				  The rated load shall be not less than 250 pounds for a single seat lift and not
				  less than 400 pounds for a lift having two seats.
(c) The rated speed measured along the
				  incline shall not exceed 50 feet per minute.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.253 - Carriages

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(a)
Specifications.
The carriage or chair shall have a foot
				  platform with a seat or seats and an outer arm rest and a back so arranged as
				  to provide safe support for passengers, provided they are of the self-locking
				  type. Swivel-type seats are permitted.
(b)
Truck and guides.
The
				  carriage shall be securely anchored to a truck which supports it. The truck
				  shall be retained in a track or guide rail assembly. Supporting guide rails
				  shall be securely anchored to the stairs or sidewall.
(c)
Factor of safety.
The
				  factor of safety used in the design of the carriage, truck, guide rails,
				  sprockets and sheaves shall be not less than five, based on the rated
				  load.
(d)
Safety
				  devices.
The carriage shall be provided with a safety of the
				  instantaneous type operating on failure or slackening of the hoisting rope or
				  chain. A slack-rope or chain switch shall be provided which removes power from
				  the motor and brake if the hoisting rope or chain fails or slackens. An
				  exception exists where self-locking drives utilizing a lead screw or other
				  positive gearing will stop and hold the carriage with rated load within less
				  than four inches of down travel after power is removed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.254 - Free passageway on stairway

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Equipment shall be so constructed as to permit a free
					 passageway width of not less than 32 inches throughout the length of the
					 stairway. If the seat and platform fold automatically when not in use, this
					 clearance may be measured from the folded position.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.255 - Power unit

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The power unit may be mounted on the carriage or placed at
					 a remote location. If remotely located, all intervening sheaves or sprockets
					 shall be placed so that the rope or chain travels in proper alignment. All
					 sheaves shall be enclosed or guarded.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.256 - Operating device

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Operating shall be by continuous-pressure, key-operated
					 switches, at the terminal landings only. Switches shall be so arranged that
					 they do not remain in the "run" position unless forcibly held in such position,
					 and automatically return to the "off" position and the key ejected from the
					 switch if released. Keys shall be placed only in the hands of designated
					 responsible persons and not be indiscriminately distributed, so that operation
					 of the device may be closely supervised by a competent person at a terminal
					 landing only. Key switches shall be so located as to permit an unobstructed
					 view of the entire length of travel of the lift.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.257 - Winding drums, sheaves and rope grooves

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Winding drums and sheaves shall be composed of cast iron or
					 steel. The diameter of drums or sheaves shall be not less than 30 times the
					 diameter of the wire hoist-ropes and shall have machined rope-grooves. An
					 exception exists when eight by 19 elevator wire rope or seven by 19 aircraft
					 cable is used as a connecting means between the carriage and the driving
					 machine, the diameter of drums and sheaves may be reduced to 21 times the
					 diameter of the rope or cable.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.258 - Connecting means

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(a) When the
				  carriage is connected to the driving machine by a rope, cable or chain, any one
				  of the following connecting means may be used:
(1) Steel or iron elevator wire
				  rope.
(2) Steel aircraft
				  cable.
(3) Roller chain.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.259 - Terminal stopping devices

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Upper and lower normal terminal stopping switches operated
					 by the carriage shall be provided and set to stop it at the normal top and
					 bottom terminals of travel. A final terminal stopping switch, operated by the
					 carriage, shall be provided and set to stop it should overtravel of the normal
					 top terminal occur. The final terminal stopping device shall prevent movement
					 of the carriage in both directions of travel. The normal and final terminal
					 stopping devices shall not control the same switches on the controller unless
					 two or more independent switches are provided, two of which shall be closed to
					 complete the motor and brake circuits in each direction of
					 travel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.260 - Machine brake and driving machine

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(a)
				  A machine brake of the electrically-released, spring-applied type shall be
				  provided. Self-locking drives utilizing a lead-screw or other positive gearing
				  which will stop and hold the carriage with rated load within four inches of
				  down travel after power is removed are excepted.
(b) The driving machine shall be directly
				  connected to the motor, or may be connected to the motor by multiple V-belts,
				  or by a multiple-link, belt-type chain. Where a chain-drive or belt-drive
				  machine is used, a broken-chain or broken-belt device shall be provided to
				  remove power from the motor and brake if the chain or belt fails or
				  slackens.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter H - STAIRWAY INCLINED LIFTS IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN PRIVATE RESIDENCES › Section 7.261 - Electric wiring

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Electric wiring shall comply with Chapter 39, Subchapter B
					 (relating to electric safety).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.271 - Applicability

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This Subchapter applies to all types of freight
						elevators.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to
						  general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.274 - Shaftway clearances

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Shaftway clearances shall conform to the
						following:
(1) New freight elevators,
					 except handpower, sidewalk, plunger, hydraulic or plunger hydrosteam types,
					 shall be so constructed that the minimum clearance between the highest point of
					 the elevator car crosshead and the lowest point of any overhead construction
					 when the car platform is flush with the upper terminal landing and the minimum
					 clearance between the lowest point of such elevator car bottom of safety plank
					 and the pit floor or top of any construction contained therein when the
					 elevator car is at the lowest terminal landing shall conform to the following
					 table:
Location
Allowance in Feet
Overrun
Clear
Total
Top of
								  shaftway
2
2
4
Bottom of
								  shaftway
2
2
4
(2) When bumpers are used, the clear
					 distances specified in paragraph (4) mean when the bumpers are fully
					 compressed.
(3) For speeds in
					 excess of 125 feet per minute, the table set forth for passenger elevators in
					 §
											7.53 (relating to shaftway
					 clearances) shall apply.
(4)
					 Plunger hydraulic and plunger hydrosteam elevators shall be so constructed that
					 the minimum clearance between the lowest point of any over- head construction
					 and the top of the crosshead is two feet when the car platform has reached its
					 highest possible limit of travel. The installation of plungers longer than
					 necessary for present travel is prohibited unless the plunger is provided with
					 a positive mechanical stop which would be adequate to absorb the maximum impact
					 load. The clearance at the bottom, however, shall be the same as for electric
					 freight elevators with an overrun of not less than six inches.
(5) Existing clearances and over travel will
					 be accepted, except where changes are necessary for the safety of repairmen,
					 oilers, and inspectors.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to general); 34
						  Pa. Code §
													7.295 (relating to hydraulic
						  freight elevators); 34 Pa. Code §
													7.298 (relating to gravity
						  elevators); and 34 Pa. Code §
													7.300 (relating to electric or
						  oil-electric platform elevators).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.275 - Landing doors

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Landing doors shall be provided in conformance with the
						following:
(1)
All
					 installations.
The shaftways of freight elevators, where required to
					 be of fire-resistive construction, shall be equipped at floor landings with
					 approved fire-resistive landings doors. New installation of such doors shall be
					 of approved one-hour fire-resistive construction and shall bear the
					 certification to this effect from a recognized official testing laboratory. The
					 maximum clearance between the doors, sills, lintels, and frames shall not
					 exceed 7/8 inch. The doors shall also comply with the following:
(i) Landing doors shall be mounted on the
					 interior walls of the shaftway, except that they may be mounted on the exterior
					 wall of the shaftway if the entrances to such shaftway are further protected by
					 standard gates, as specified in §
												7.278 (relating to landing gates).
					 Vertical or horizontal sliding or rolling doors may be opened but shall not be
					 closed by independent power, except when the mechanism employed is approved by
					 the Board. When vertical doors are operated by independent power, they may be
					 opened automatically but shall be closed manually or by constant-pressure
					 pushbuttons. The speed of such doors shall not exceed one foot per second and
					 the drive shall be of a type that permits easy arrest of the progress of the
					 doors in the event of contact with any obstruction. In such cases means shall
					 be provided to permit the manual operation of the landing doors and car doors
					 or gates from within the car in the event of failure of power. Doors of the
					 swinging type shall be so mounted that the inside surface of the door is not
					 more than four inches from the inside surface of the door sill. The width of
					 the shaftway opening when the landing door is in a fully open position, shall
					 not be greater than the width of the car opening.
(ii) Substantial stops shall be provided for
					 both sections of a vertical biparting elevator door to prevent either door from
					 dropping below the range of normal travel.
(iii) New installations of semiautomatic,
					 counterbalanced, biparting and two-speed types of doors are prohibited.
					 Existing semiautomatic, biparting shaftway doors shall be so changed as to be
					 manually operated and all such doors shall be provided with approved locking
					 devices.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.276 - Latches

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Latches shall be provided on the shaftway side of all
						landing doors for power-driven freight elevators, except automatic conrol
						elevators, which effectively lock the doors when they are in a closed position.
						This requirement does not apply when the landing doors are on the outside of
						the shaftway and the entrance is further protected by a landing gate. Such
						latches shall operate to prevent the opening of the doors from the landing
						side, except when the car is at the landing.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to general); 34
						  Pa. Code §
													7.295 (relating to hydraulic
						  freight elevators); 34 Pa. Code §
													7.297 (relating to hand
						  elevators); and 34 Pa. Code §
													7.298 (relating to gravity
						  elevators).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.277 - Locking devices

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(a) When the
					 landing doors of power-driven freight elevators, except automatic control
					 elevators, are of the manually operating type, an approved automatic locking
					 device shall be placed on, or attached to, such doors. This requirement does
					 not apply when the landing doors are on the outside of the shaftway and the
					 entrance is further protected by a landing gate. The locking device shall
					 prevent the normal operation of the car while the door on the landing at which
					 the car may be standing is open or unsecured. Such locking device shall not be
					 affected by ordinary deviation from true alignment of either the car or landing
					 doors and shall not project into the shaftway to such an extent as to create a
					 hazard.
(b) Each locking device
					 installed shall be stamped or otherwise have irremovably placed on such device
					 a type or model number which corresponds to the type or model number listed
					 with the Department when such device was approved. No change shall be made in
					 the design of approved locking devices unless the Board is notified and has
					 acquiesced in such change. No locking device of any kind other than
					 approved-type interlocks is permitted on any hoistway door.
(c) When springs are used in locking devices
					 to create and maintain a condition of safety, they shall be of such strength as
					 to insure against a hazardous condition through breakage or
					 misplacement.
(d) The installation
					 of emergency releases on freight elevators is prohibited.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to general); 34
						  Pa. Code §
													7.295 (relating to hydraulic
						  freight elevators); 34 Pa. Code §
													7.297 (relating to hand
						  elevators); and 34 Pa. Code §
													7.298 (relating to gravity
						  elevators).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.278 - Landing gates

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(a)
Where required.
Landing gates shall be provided at the
					 landings of all freight elevator shaftways not required to be constructed of
					 fire-resistive materials. Gates shall also be provided at each landing of
					 freight elevator shaftways constructed of fire-resistive materials when the
					 fire doors are located on the exterior walls of the shaftway.
(b)
Construction.
Landing
					 gates required under subsection (a) shall conform to the following:
(1) Gates shall be made of metal or of wood
					 of at least as great a fibre strength as ash, and shall be rigid. When gates
					 are made of slats or strips, the distance between such slats or strips shall
					 not exceed 2 inches. The joints of wood gate frames shall be reinforced with
					 metal.
(2) When gates are of wire
					 mesh they shall be of substantial construction and the mesh shall be of such
					 dimensions that a ball 2 inches in diameter will not pass. In all instances
					 they shall be so constructed as to be able to resist 150 pounds of pressure at
					 the middle without permanent deformation.
(3) Gates shall not be less than 5 feet, 6
					 inches in height from the floor to the top of the upper horizontal member, and
					 the clearance between the floor and the lowest horizontal member shall not be
					 greater than 6 inches, provided that when the story heights are such that a
					 gate 5 feet, 6 inches in height with a 6 inch underclearance is not
					 practicable, the gates may be of the telescoping type, made in two or three
					 sections.
(4) Gates and
					 counterweights shall be properly balanced.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.279 - Machinery

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(a) Overhead
					 machinery for freight elevators in new installations shall be securely fastened
					 or cleated to its supports to prevent movement. Cleats are not required where
					 the ropes lead perpendicularly from both sides of the driving shaft. Overhead
					 bearings, except for hand elevators, shall be placed on the tops of the beams
					 or structural parts to which they may be secured, except that idler sheaves may
					 be placed below the beams, provided the parts of the bearings in tension are of
					 steel or wrought iron. Such supports shall possess a strength as specified in
					 §
											7.272 (relating to shaftway
					 construction). When necessary in existing installations, the Department may
					 require that overhead machinery be relocated or so changed as to conform to
					 safe practices.
(b) No new
					 machinery, except hydraulic plunger elevators, may be located directly under an
					 elevator shaftway. Existing machinery may remain in place if there is
					 sufficient pit depth, buffer support, and no other hazards involved, and
					 subject to approval by the Board.
(c) Set screw fastenings shall not be used in
					 lieu of keys in the construction or installation of hoisting and car safety
					 mechanisms in existing installations. Set screws or pins shall not be used in
					 lieu of keys in the construction of new hoisting and car safety mechanisms,
					 except when the device has been approved by the Department.
(d) The operation of any elevator by friction
					 gearing or clutch mechanism is prohibited where such mechanisms form the
					 primary means for the transmission of the power required to operate the
					 elevator at normal speed.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to general) and 34
						  Pa. Code §
													7.295 (relating to hydraulic
						  freight elevators).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.282 - Speed and capacity

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Belted and chain-driven freight elevators hereafter
						installed shall not have a rated speed of more than 75 feet per minute. When
						the car speed of electric and hydraulic freight elevators is in excess of 125
						feet per minute, such installations shall be made to conform to the
						requirements of this chapter for passenger elevators, except as to lifting
						capacity and shaftway doors.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to general) and 34
						  Pa. Code §
													7.295 (relating to hydraulic
						  freight elevators).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.284 - Motive power

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The motive power of all freight elevators shall be one of
						the following:
(1) Direct-connected
					 electric (drum or traction).
(2)
					 Hydraulic plunger.
(3) Horizontal
					 or vertical cylinder.
(4) Single
					 belted.
(5) Silent chain.
(6) Hand.
(7) Gravity.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.291 (relating to general) and 34
						  Pa. Code §
													7.295 (relating to hydraulic
						  freight elevators).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.285 - Control apparatus

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(a)
Types.
Permissible types of control for freight elevators are
					 as follows:
(1)
New
					 installations.
The controlling mechanism of all new freight elevators
					 shall be restricted to such types as car switch, automatic, double-button
					 control, wheel or lever (hydraulic).
(2)
Existing installations.
Existing power-driven elevators operated by rope or cables shall have
					 manually-operated landing doors or gates equipped with approved electric
					 interlocks. In such instances, the requirements of subsection (b) of this
					 section and §§
												7.283(b) and
					 7.296(d)
					 (relating to safety requirements; belted and silent chain drive elevators). In
					 hydraulic elevators that are operated by hand-cable control, the gates shall be
					 made manually closeable and equipped with approved type
					 interlocks.