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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 I - FREIGHT ELEVATORS › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.291 - General

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
In addition to the special requirements of this section
						and §§
											7.291-7.300 for various types of freight
						elevators, the general requirements contained in §§
											7.271-7.285 and
						7.31-7.37 shall also be complied with,
						except in cases of direct conflict, where these special requirements shall
						govern.
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 › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.293 - Automatic and dual control freight elevators

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(a)
Automatic control freight
					 elevators.
Automatic control freight elevators shall not be
					 constructed and installed unless a special permit has been obtained from the
					 Department. Their use shall at all times be subject to special regulations
					 applied to them for the protection of the public and employes. Such elevators
					 are subject to the provisions covering automatic control passenger elevators,
					 as set forth in §
											7.73 (relating to automatic
					 control passenger elevators), except as to capacity or side exits. Shaftway
					 gates or doors may be of the same type as permitted for freight elevators of
					 car switch control.
(b)
Dual control freight elevators.
Dual control freight elevators
					 are subject to the provisions covering dual control passenger elevators, as set
					 forth in §
											7.74 (relating to dual control
					 passenger elevators), except that capacity is included in the list of
					 exemptions, and shaftway gates or doors may be of the same type as permitted
					 for freight elevators of car switch control.
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 › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.294 - Double-button control freight elevators

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(a)
Permit.
Double-button
					 control freight elevators shall not be constructed and installed unless a
					 special permit is obtained from the Department. Their use is at all times
					 subject to special regulations applied to them by the Department for the
					 protection of the public employes.
(b)
Wiring.
Means shall be
					 provided to prevent any interference from hall buttons or switches. When an
					 elevator is being operated from within the car, such means shall be automatic,
					 or provision shall be made to enable the person operating the elevator from
					 within the car to prevent interference from landing buttons or switches, and to
					 maintain complete control of the car.
(c)
Emergency stop switches.
In addition to the directional buttons in the cars of double-button
					 control elevators, an emergency stop switch shall be provided in the car to
					 enable the person operating the elevator from within the car to stop the car at
					 any point of its travel.
(d)
Speed.
Double-button control freight elevators shall be
					 limited to a speed not exceeding 100 feet per minute.
(e)
Landing doors.
Landing
					 doors shall be provided as follows:
(1)
All installations.
The shaftways of double-button control
					 freight elevators, when required to be of fire-resistive construction, shall be
					 equipped at floor landings with approved manually-operated, fire-resistive
					 landing doors. Such doors shall be mounted on the interior walls of the
					 shaftway, except that they may be mounted on the exterior walls of the shaftway
					 if entrances to such shaftway are further protected by standard gates, as
					 specified for use with double-button control freight elevators. The width of
					 the shaftway opening, when the landing door is in the fully open position,
					 shall not be greater than the width of the car opening.
(2)
New installations.
When
					 vertical or horizontal-sliding landing doors are located on the inside of the
					 shaftway, shaftway gates may be omitted, and such shaftway landing doors shall
					 be provided with an approved interlock and retiring cam so that the door may
					 not be opened unless the car is at that landing and shall prevent the operation
					 of the car while any door is open.
(3)
Existing installations.
Landing doors on existing installations shall be equipped with approved
					 automatic locking devices.
(4)
Locking devices.
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.
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 › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.295 - Hydraulic freight elevators

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Plunger and cylinder freight elevators, when possible,
						shall be constructed, installed, and operated in accordance with the
						requirements of §§
											7.271-7.285 and
						7.76, except that the requirement
						governing capacity does not apply to freight elevators coming under this
						subchapter.
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 › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.296 - Belted and silent chain drive elevators

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(a)
Worm gear.
Newly
					 installed single belted or chain drive elevators shall be of the worm gear type
					 and be overbalanced by at least one third.
(b)
Counterweights.
All
					 cars shall be properly counterweighted, except that if existing installations
					 are not counterweighted they may be permitted to operate, provided the absence
					 of such counterweights does not constitute a menace, as determined by the
					 Department.
(c)
Speed
					 control.
Safety mechanisms shall be provided so that in the event of a
					 broken belt or chain the car does not attain a dangerous speed, with or without
					 a load. In lieu of installing cut-out switches, the installation of at least
					 three V-belt drives will be accepted.
(d)
Electric brakes.
Elevators covered by this section shall be equipped with an electric brake.
					 Electric brakes are required in all cases where electric interlocks are
					 installed in existing structures. In such instances, the requirements of
					 §§
											7.283(b) and
					 7.292(d)
					 (relating to safety requirements; and electric freight elevators) shall also be
					 met.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §
													7.285 (relating to control
						  apparatus); and 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 › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.299 - Automobile elevators

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(a) New
					 freight elevators for automobile service shall have a car platform of
					 sufficient strength to support a load equal to 70% of the live load when
					 concentrated equally at any two points, 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches apart on a line
					 parallel with the entrance sill to the car. Existing automobile elevators shall
					 comply with the provisions of this chapter for existing freight
					 elevators.
(b) Construction of
					 automobile elevators of the multiple or four point suspension type is
					 prohibited.
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 › SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 7.300 - Electric or oil-electric platform elevators

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Special requirements for electric or oil-electric
						platform elevators are the following:
(1) The rise shall not exceed 20
					 feet.
(2) The capacity shall not
					 exceed 2,500 pounds.
(3) The speed
					 shall not exceed 30 feet per minute.
(4) The platform shall not exceed 36 square
					 feet in area.
(5) The winding drums
					 and sheaves shall not be less than 14 inches in diameter.
(6) The machine, motor and controller shall
					 not be placed in the pit, but drums may be placed in the pit under the elevator
					 car.
(7) Guide rails shall extend
					 from the pit to the top of the shaft and be constructed of steel or
					 iron.
(8) An elevator shall have at
					 least two cables of not less than 1/2 inch diameter.
(9) Platform elevators may be used from the
					 basement to the first floor only.
(10) Spring buffers shall be provided and so
					 placed that the car cannot rest on the drums or drum shaft.
(11) A pit shall be not less than four feet
					 deep, but is exempt from application of §
											7.274 (relating to shaftway
					 clearances).
(12) Elevators may be
					 of the two-point suspension type, but not of the four-point suspension
					 type.
(13) Cars shall be provided
					 with a safety device of the broken rope or governor type.
(14) Machines shall be provided with
					 automatic terminal stops and shall have shaftway limit switches at the top and
					 bottom.
(15) Shaftway enclosure
					 gates or doors and locking devices shall comply with the requirements for
					 freight elevators, except that shaftway enclosures shall be flush from top to
					 bottom.
(16) Control shall be of
					 the car switch, double-button constant pressure or full automatic pushbutton
					 type. Hand rope control is prohibited.
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 J - ESCALATORS › Section 7.321 - Construction

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(a)
Angle
				  of inclination.
The angle of inclination of new escalators shall not
				  exceed 30° from the horizontal. The Department may, in its discretion,
				  require that the angle of inclination of existing escalators be lessened if
				  such change is considered necessary for the safety of the public or
				  employes.
(b)
Width.
The width of all new escalators shall be measured
				  between balustrading at a vertical height of 24 inches above the nose line of
				  treads. No escalator shall have a width less than 22 inches or more than 29
				  inches unless a horizontal tread formation is utilized, in which case the width
				  shall not be greater than 48 inches.
(c)
Enclosures.
Each new
				  escalator shall be enclosed on each side from the handrail to the escalator
				  treads. These enclosures shall, on the escalator side, be smooth without
				  depressed or raised paneling or moulding. There shall be no jogs or abrupt
				  changes in width between the enclosing sides. If a change in width is
				  necessary, it shall not be more than 8.0% of the greatest width and the
				  enclosing sides shall then be moulded to such change at an angle not greater
				  than 15 degrees from the line of escalator travel. The use of glass panels in
				  connection with balustrading is prohibited except when special, approved types
				  of glass are used.
(d)
Strength of truss or girder.
The strength of escalator trusses
				  or girders shall conform to the following:
(1)
Generally.
Escalator
				  trusses and all supporting structure, including tracks, shall conform to the
				  AISC Specification for design, fabrication and erection of structural steel for
				  buildings, 1969.
(2)
New
				  installations.
The escalator truss or girder shall be of sufficient
				  strength to safely retain the escalator treads in their runs, with the maximum
				  passenger load, should the tread chain break. Escalator trusses or girders
				  shall be designed and constructed with a factor of safety of at least five,
				  based on the static loads.
(3)
Existing installations.
Existing escalators shall be carefully
				  examined under load. The truss or girder shall be able to carry the weight of
				  the treads with the maximum passenger load should the tread chain
				  break.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter J - ESCALATORS › Section 7.322 - Drive

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(a)
Motive
				  power arrangement
-
all installations.
Each escalator
				  shall preferably be driven by an independent electric motor but under no
				  circumstances shall more than two escalators be driven by one motor. The latter
				  arrangement is permissible only when the two are placed so closely together as
				  to be practically one unit.
(b)
Chains.
The strength of chain drives shall conform to the
				  following:
(1)
New installations.
Chains used for driving escalator treads shall have a factor of
				  safety of not less than ten when operating with the full capacity at maximum
				  speed, except when the chains are composed of cast steel links, which shall be
				  thoroughly annealed, in which case the factor of safety shall be not less than
				  20.
(2)
Existing
				  installations.
Chains used for driving escalator treads shall be of
				  sufficient strength to carry the load without breakage or misplacement. When
				  such chains are in need of renewal, the new chains shall possess a safety
				  factor of not less than ten when the escalator is operating with full capacity
				  at maximum speed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter J - ESCALATORS › Section 7.323 - Capacity

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The maximum capacity of newly installed escalators shall be
					 determined as follows:
(1) For
				  escalators 24 inches or less in width, the maximum load shall equal 110 times
				  the horizontally projected length of exposed treads in feet.
(2) For escalators over 24 inches in width,
				  the maximum load shall equal 4.6 times the width of the escalator in inches
				  times the horizontally projected length of exposed treads in feet.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter J - ESCALATORS › Section 7.325 - Tests

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The following tests shall be run on all new or rebuilt
					 escalator installations:
(1)
Speed test.
The application of the overspeed safety device
				  where so equipped shall be obtained by causing the escalator to travel at the
				  governor-tripping speed. With escalators driven by alternating current motors,
				  the governor may be tripped by hand with the escalator traveling at its normal
				  rate of speed.
(2)
Reversal
				  test.
The application of the reversal safety device as prescribed in
				  §
										7.324(d)
				  (relating to safety equipment) shall be made by releasing the machine brake and
				  operating the escalator by hand in the reverse direction or by some approved
				  alternate procedure.
(3)
Broken chain test.
The application of the broken chain safety
				  device as specified in §
										7.324(e), shall
				  be obtained by operating the safety by hand.
(4)
Miscellaneous tests.
A
				  suitable test of the machine brake, emergency stopping buttons or switches, and
				  other safety features required on escalators shall be made to determine whether
				  they function properly.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter J - ESCALATORS › Section 7.326 - Prohibition-wheeled vehicles

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Wheeled vehicles are not permitted on
					 escalators.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.341 - Applicability

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(a)
New
				  installations.
This subchapter applies to all dumbwaiters except
				  handpower dumbwaiters, the car floor of which is less than three square feet in
				  area with a travel not over 12 feet and a rated capacity of not over 75
				  pounds.
(b)
Existing
				  installations.
This subchapter applies to all dumbwaiters except
				  handpower dumbwaiters, the car floor of which is less than three square feet in
				  area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.342 - Shaftway construction

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(a)
				  Fire-resistive enclosures shall be provided as follows:
(1)
New installations.
The
				  shaftways of dumbwaiters installed subsequent to December 15, 1924, with car
				  travel of over two stories shall be of fire-resistive construction.
(2)
Existing installations.
The shaftways of dumbwaiters erected after July 1, 1916, and prior to December
				  15, 1924, shall be constructed of fire-resistive material as follows:
(i) In buildings of frame construction where
				  car travel is over two stories.
(ii) In buildings of ordinary construction
				  where car travel is over three stories.
(iii) In buildings of fire-resistive
				  construction where car travel is over four stories.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.343 - Landing doors and gates

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(a)
All installations.
Shaftway entrances shall be provided with
				  approved gates or doors, which may be of the vertical-sliding or rolling
				  semiautomatic type or of the swinging hinged type. When shaftways are required
				  to be of fire-resistive construction, fire doors shall be provided at all
				  landings. Landing doors and gates shall be equipped with an effective lock or
				  latch. The openings at shaftway entrances shall in no instance be greater than
				  the width and height of the car. Larger openings are permitted, if they are
				  limited to the car size by bolted transoms or side panels.
(b)
New installations.
The
				  shaftway landing doors of power-driven dumbwaiters shall be provided with a
				  locking device which prevents the normal operation of the car so long as any
				  door or doors are in an opened position. Such locking device shall also lock
				  the door or doors on the shaftway side while the car is not at the
				  landing.
(c)
Existing
				  installations.
The shaftway landing doors of power-driven dumbwaiters,
				  except of the automatic control type, shall be self-closing.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.344 - Machines and bearings

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In all new installations, all overhead machinery for
					 dumbwaiters shall be securely fastened to its supports. Overhead bearings,
					 except for handpower dumbwaiters, shall be placed on the tops of the beams or
					 structural parts to which they are secured, except that idler sheaves may be
					 placed below the beams, provided the parts of the bearings in tension are made
					 of steel or wrought iron. When the dumbwaiter machinery is overhead, a
					 substantial fireproof working platform or metal grating capable of sustaining a
					 live load of at least 50 pounds to the square foot, shall be securely fastened
					 underneath the machine. When machines are installed in the pit they shall be
					 accessible through a door opening at the machine level, and not through any
					 landing door. A substantial platform shall be provided over all such machinery.
					 In such instances, controllers shall not be located in the
					 shaftway.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.345 - Cars

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(a) The cars of
				  newly installed dumbwaiters shall be of substantial construction. The
				  horizontal cross sectional area shall not exceed 9 square feet and the
				  compartment height shall not exceed 4 feet. The carrying capacity of dumbwaiter
				  cars shall not exceed 500 pounds. All cars of dimensions and carrying
				  capacities greater than those specified will be considered as freight elevators
				  and shall comply with freight requirements in every respect. The stated
				  dimensions and capacity also apply to existing installations, except that if
				  local conditions necessitate modification, the Department may, upon request,
				  grant relief according to the existing exigencies.
(b) New dumbwaiter cars shall be enclosed to
				  the full height on all sides not used for loading or unloading. When considered
				  necessary by the Department, the cars of existing dumbwaiters shall also be
				  enclosed to the full height under beam, except on the sides used for loading
				  and unloading.
(c) No person shall
				  be permitted to ride upon any dumbwaiter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.346 - Cables

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(a) Power-driven
				  dumbwaiters shall be provided with one or more iron or steel hoisting cables,
				  equivalent tapes, or chains. If cables are exposed to corrosion, they shall be
				  covered with marline or other equivalent protective covering.
(b) The loads on hoisting cables shall be
				  determined by the factors of safety as given in the following curve, in
				  accordance with the rated speed of the car:
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(c)
				  The hoisting and counterweight cables of all power-driven dumbwaiters shall not
				  be lengthened or repaired by splicing.
(d) The drum ends of new hoisting and
				  counterweight cables shall be secured by clamps placed on the inside of the
				  drums.
(e) Cables secured to
				  winding drums shall have not less than one complete wrap of the cable around
				  the winding drum when the car or counterweight has reached the extreme limit of
				  its travel.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter K - DUMBWAITERS › Section 7.347 - Safety requirements

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(a) No
				  single-belted or chain-driven dumbwaiter shall have a car speed in excess of 50
				  feet per minute. No new power-driven dumbwaiter shall be operated by hand rope
				  control.
(b) New power-driven
				  dumbwaiter machines of the winding drum type shall be equipped with an
				  automatic terminal stop which automatically cuts off the source of power and
				  applies the brake. Limit switches may be used in lieu of machine
				  automatics.
(c) Dependable brakes
				  shall be provided for all dumbwaiters.
(d) A slack cable device shall be provided on
				  newly installed dumbwaiters of the winding drum type above a car travel of 30
				  feet and a capacity of 100 pounds. Such device shall automatically stop the
				  machine and apply the brake in the event of broken or slack hoisting
				  cables.
(e) The removal and
				  reerection of any dumbwaiter in a new location shall be in conformity with the
				  requirements for new installations.
(f) When the space below the hoistway of new
				  installations is used for a passageway or is occupied by persons, or if
				  unoccupied is not secured against unauthorized access, cars and counterweights
				  shall be provided with safeties which operate on the breaking of the suspension
				  means.
(g) Pushbuttons shall not be
				  permitted to control the operation of any dumbwaiter in school buildings,
				  sanitariums for the weak-minded, and similar classes of buildings if there is
				  danger of abuse of the purpose of such buttons, unless the pushbuttons may be
				  made inaccessible to the occupants or are key operated. A decision on this
				  point will be made at the time of the approval of the plans for the
				  dumbwaiters.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › MATERIAL HOISTS › Section 7.361 - General requirements

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(a) The
					 employer shall comply with the manufacturer's specifications and limitations
					 applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators. If manufacturer's
					 specifications are not available, the limitations assigned to the equipment
					 shall be based on the determination of an approved Certified State Commissioned
					 Inspector competent in the field.
(b) Rated load capacities, recommended
					 operating speeds, and special hazard warnings or instructions shall be posted
					 on cars and platforms.
(c) Wire
					 rope shall be removed from service when any of the following conditions exists:
(1) In hoisting ropes, six randomly
					 distributed broken wires in one rope lay or three broken wires in one strand in
					 one rope lay.
(2) Abrasion,
					 scrubbing, flattening, or peening, causing loss of more than 1/3 of the
					 original diameter of the outside wires.
(3) Evidence of any heat damage resulting
					 from a torch or any damage caused by contact with electrical wires.
(4) Reduction from nominal diameter of more
					 than 3/64 inch for diameters up to and including 3/4 inch; 1/16 inch for
					 diamerers 7/8 to 1 1/8 inches; and 3/32 inch for diameters 1 1/4 to 1 1/2
					 inches.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › MATERIAL HOISTS › Section 7.362 - Operating rules

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(a) Operating
					 rules shall be established and posted at the operator's station of the hoist.
					 Such rules shall include signal system and allowable line speed for various
					 loads. Rules and notices shall be posted on the car frame or cross-head in a
					 conspicuous location, including the statement "No Riders Allowed."
(b) No person shall be allowed to ride on
					 material hoists except for the purposes of inspection and
					 maintenance.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › MATERIAL HOISTS › Section 7.363 - Hoistway entrances

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(a) All
					 entrances of the hoistways shall be protected by substantial gates or bars
					 which shall guard the full width of the landing entrance.
(b) All hoistway entrance bars and gates
					 shall be painted with diagonal contrasting colors, such as black and yellow
					 stripes. Bars shall be not less than 2 by 4 inch wooden bars or the equivalent,
					 located 2 feet from the hoistway line. Bars shall be located not less than 36
					 inches nor more than 42 inches above the floor.
(c) Gates or bars protecting the entrances to
					 hoistway shall be equipped with a latching device. Where landing platforms
					 connect the shaftway to the building such platforms shall be constructed of
					 materials of ascertained soundness and capability to safely sustain the maximum
					 load to be imposed on them and they shall be provided with standard guard rails
					 and toe boards. If the floors or platforms are covered with metal they shall
					 have a nonslip surface. Where any platform entrance to a shaftway, and the top
					 of the shaftway is exposed to falling objects, a substantially large and strong
					 overhead catch platform shall be provided. It is understood that the floor of
					 each landing shall be considered the roof of the platform immediately below.
					 The loading platform is to be kept free and clear of building material and
					 debris at all times.
(d) Overhead
					 protective covering of two-inch planking, 3 1/4 inch plywood, or other solid
					 material of equivalent strength, shall be provided on the top of every material
					 hoist cage or platform.
(e) The
					 operator's station of a hoisting machine shall be provided with overhead
					 protection equivalent to tight planking not less than 2 inches thick. The
					 support for the overhead protection shall be of equal strength.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › MATERIAL HOISTS › Section 7.364 - Hoist towers

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(a) Hoist towers
					 may be used with or without an enclosure on all sides. However, whichever
					 alternative is chosen, the following applicable conditions shall be
					 met.
(b) When a hoist tower is
					 enclosed, it shall be enclosed on all sides for its entire height with a screen
					 enclosure of 1/2-inch mesh, No. 18 U.S. gauge wire or equivalent, except for
					 landing access.
(c) When a hoist
					 tower is not enclosed, the hoist platform or car shall be totally enclosed,
					 that is, caged, on all sides for the full height between the floor and the
					 overhead protective covering with 1/2-inch mesh of No. 14 U.S. gauge wire or
					 equivalent. The hoist platform enclosure shall include the required gates for
					 loading and unloading. A 6-foot high enclosure shall be provided on the unused
					 side of the hoist tower at ground level.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › MATERIAL HOISTS › Section 7.365 - Safety

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(a) Approved car
					 safety devices shall be installed to function in case of wire rope failure.
					 Safety devices shall be tested by certified inspector at each and every
					 erection.
(b) All material hoist
					 towers shall be designed by a licensed professional engineer.
(c) All material hoists shall conform to the
					 requirements of ANSI A10.5-1969, Safety Requirements for Material
					 Hoists.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.371 - Hoist towers

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(a) Hoist towers
					 outside the structure shall be enclosed for the full height on the side or
					 sides used for entrance and exit to the structure. At the lowest landing, the
					 enclosure on the sides not used for exit or entrance to the structure shall be
					 enclosed to a height of at least 10 feet. Other sides of the tower adjacent to
					 floors or scaffold platforms shall be enclosed to a height of 10 feet above the
					 level of such floors or scaffolds.
(b) For towers located outside a building,
					 the enclosures, except those at the lowest landing, may be omitted on the sides
					 where there is no floor or scaffold adjacent to the hoistway. Enclosures on the
					 entrance and exit side of the hoistway shall be full height. Other enclosures,
					 where required, shall be not less than 10 feet high.
(c) Towers inside of structures shall be
					 enclosed on all four sides throughout the full height.
(d) Towers shall be anchored to the structure
					 at intervals not exceeding 25 feet. In addition to tie-ins, a series of guys
					 shall be installed. Where tie-ins are not practical the tower shall be anchored
					 by means of guys made of wire rope at least 1/2 inch in diameter, securely
					 fastened to anchorages to ensure stability.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.372 - Doors

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Hoistway doors or gates shall be not less than 6 feet 6
						inches high and shall be provided with mechanical locks which cannot be
						operated from the landing side, and shall be accessible only to persons on the
						car. Inside face of hoistway doors to be within 4 inches of face of seal
						line.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.373 - Cars

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(a) Cars shall be
					 permanently enclosed on all sides and the top, except sides used for entrance
					 and exit, which have car gates or doors. Where landing platforms connect the
					 shaftway to the building such platforms shall be constructed of material of
					 ascertained soundness and capability to safely sustain the maximum load to be
					 imposed on them and they shall be provided with standard guard rails and toe
					 boards. If the floors or platforms are covered with metal they shall have a
					 nonslip surface. Where any platform entrance to a shaftway, and the top of the
					 shaftway is exposed to falling objects, a substantially large and strong
					 overhead catch platform shall be provided. It is understood that the floor of
					 each landing shall be considered the roof of the platform immediately below.
					 The loading platform is to be kept free and clear of building material and
					 debris at all times.
(b) A door or
					 gate shall be provided at each entrance on the car which shall protect the full
					 width and height of the car entrance opening.
(c) Overhead protective covering of two-inch
					 planking, 3/4-inch plywood or other solid material of equivalent strength shall
					 be provided on the top of every personnel hoist.
(d) Car doors or gates shall be provided with
					 electric contacts which do not allow movement of the hoist when door or gate is
					 open.
(e) Approved car safeties
					 shall be capable of stopping and holding the car and rated load when traveling
					 at governor tripping speed.
(f)
					 Cars shall be provided with a capacity and data plate secured in a conspicuous
					 place on the car of crosshead.
(g)
					 Internal combustion engines shall not be permitted for direct drive.
(h) Normal and final terminal stopping
					 devices shall be provided.
(i) An
					 emergency stop switch shall be provided in the car and marked "Stop."
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.374 - Ropes

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(a) The minimum
					 number of hoisting ropes used shall be three for traction hoists and two for
					 drum-type hoists.
(b) The minimum
					 diameter of hoisting and counterweight wire ropes shall be 1/2-inch.
(c) Minimum factors of safety for suspension
					 shall conform with the following
WIRE ROPES
Rope speedin feet per
								  minute:
Minimum factor of safety
50
7.60
75
7.75
100
7.95
125
8.10
150
8.25
175
8.40
200
8.60
225
8.75
250
8.90
300
9.20
350
9.50
400
9.75
450
10.00
500
10.25
550
10.45
600
10.70
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.375 - Safety

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(a) Following
					 assembly and erection of hoists, and before being put in service, an inspection
					 and test of all functions and safety devices shall be made under the
					 supervision of a Certified Commissioned Inspector. A similar inspection and
					 full load test is required following major alteration of an existing
					 installation. All hoists shall be inspected and tested at not more than 3-month
					 intervals or each time erected. Records shall be maintained and kept on file
					 for the duration of the job.
(b)
					 All personnel elevators used by employes shall be constructed of materials and
					 components which meet the specifications for materials, construction, safety
					 devices, assembly, and structural integrity as stated in the American National
					 Standard A104-1972, Safety Requirements for Personnel Hoists and all subsequent
					 additions as heretofore amended from time to time by the Industrial
					 Board.
(c) Personnel hoists used in
					 bridge tower construction shall be approved by a registered professional
					 engineer and erected under the supervision of a qualified engineer competent in
					 this field.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.376 - Noninclosed towers

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(a) When a hoist
					 tower is not enclosed, the hoist platform or car shall be totally enclosed,
					 that is, caged, on all sides for the full height between the floor and the
					 overhead protective covering with 3/4-inch mesh of No. 14 U.S. gauge wire or
					 equivalent. The hoist platform enclosure shall include the required gate for
					 loading and unloading.
(b) These
					 hoists shall be inspected and maintained on a weekly basis. Whenever the
					 hoisting equipment is exposed to winds exceeding 35 miles per hour it shall be
					 inspected and put in operable condition before reuse.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.377 - Removal of ropes

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Wire rope shall be taken out of service when any of the
						following conditions exist:
(1) In
					 running ropes, six randomly distributed broken wires in one lay or three broken
					 wires in one strand in one lay.
(2)
					 Wear of 1/3 original diameter of outside individual wires. Kinking, curshing,
					 bird caging or any other damage resulting in distortion of the rope
					 structure.
(3) Evidence of any heat
					 damage from any cause.
(4)
					 Reduction from nominal diameter of more than 3/64 inch for diameters to and
					 including 3/4 inch, 1/16 inch for diameter 2/8 inch to 1 1/8 inches inclusive,
					 3/32 inch for diameters 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches inclusive.
(5) In standing ropes, more than two broken
					 wires in one lay in sections beyond end connections or more than one broken
					 wire at an end connection.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.378 - Permanent elevators

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Under the care and custody of the employer and used by
						employes for work covered by the act shall comply with the requirements of the
						Pennsylvania Regulations for Elevators, Escalators, Dumbwaiters, and Hoists,
						1967, as amended.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.379 - Drum hoists

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(a) Exposed
					 moving parts such as gears, projecting screws, setscrews, chain, cables, chain
					 sprockets and reciprocating or rotating parts, which constitute a hazard, shall
					 be guarded.
(b) All controls used
					 during the normal operation cycle shall be located within easy reach of the
					 operator's station.
(c) Electric
					 motor operated hoists shall be provided with the following:
(1) A device to disconnect all motors from
					 the line upon power failure and not permit any motor to be restarted until the
					 controller handle is brought to the "off" position.
(2) Where applicable, an overspeed preventive
					 device.
(3) A means whereby
					 remotely operated hoists stop when any control is ineffective. The driving
					 machine drum or sheave is equipped with an electrically released,
					 spring-applied brake, operating on a brake drum directly connected to the drum
					 or drum shaft, and having a capacity sufficient to stop and hold the car at not
					 less than 125% of its rated load when applied at a speed of 125% of rated
					 speed.
A speed control device is provided and operated by the
						drum, which will cause the application of the drum brake and removal of power
						from the driving machine motor if the speed of the drum exceeds that
						corresponding to 125% of a rated car speed. Where the speed control device is
						chain driven from the drum, a broken chain switch shall be
						provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.380 - Use of freight elevators as hoists

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(a)
					 A new installation of a freight elevator, in a new building or one undergoing
					 alterations, where the hatchways, enclosures and gates have not been completed,
					 may be used as a builders' hoist, provided the car is enclosed, the hatchway
					 protected and the entrances guarded as required for builders' hoists erected on
					 the inside of buildings. Such an elevator shall be in charge of an experienced
					 elevator erector or helper or hoisting engineer and may be used for carrying
					 freight or building materials. Only the operator and assistants necessary for
					 handling the load, not to exceed three are permitted to ride, except that
					 workmen may be hauled, provided all entrances are protected by temporary doors
					 or gates not less than 6 feet high and set within 4 inches of the edge of the
					 shaftway. Such gates or doors shall be locked from the inside only.
(b) The number of workmen permitted to ride
					 on an uncompleted freight elevator at any one time shall be based on the ratio
					 of one workman to 2 square feet of floor area.
(c) A freight elevator used as a builders'
					 hoist shall be properly tested and approved by an authorized inspector employed
					 by the Department and a certificate issued as a builders' hoist before being
					 put in service as a hoist.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.381 - Use of passenger elevators as hoists

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(a)
					 A new installation of a passenger elevator in a new building or one undergoing
					 alterations where the hatchways, enclosures and gates have not been completed,
					 may be used as a builders' hoist provided the car is enclosed on three sides,
					 and the hatchway protected as required for builders' hoists erected inside of
					 buildings. Such an elevator shall be in charge of an experienced elevator
					 erector or helper or hoisting engineer and may be used for carrying freight or
					 building materials. Only the operator and assistants necessary for handling the
					 load, not to exceed three, are permitted to ride, except that workmen and
					 passengers may be hauled, provided all entrances are protected by temporary
					 doors or gates not less than 6 feet high and set within 4 inches of the edge of
					 the shaftway. Such gates or doors shall be locked from the inside
					 only.
(b) The number of workmen or
					 passengers permitted to ride on any uncompleted passenger elevator at any one
					 time shall be based on the ratio of one workman to 2 square feet of floor
					 area.
(c) A passenger elevator used
					 as a builders' hoist shall be properly tested and approved by an authorized
					 inspector employed by the Department and a certificate issued as a builders'
					 hoist before being put in service as a hoist.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.382 - Change of certificate

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When a building is completed, the certificate under which
						any freight or passenger elevator has been operated as a builders' hoist shall
						become void and a new certificate shall be taken out to operate the
						installation as a freight or passenger elevator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS › Subchapter L - HOISTS › PERSONNEL HOISTS › Section 7.383 - Signal system

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Either an electric or manual signal system shall be used
						on a builders' hoist installed inside or outside a building. Electric signal
						systems shall be provided and used on all converted elevators and they shall be
						so installed and connected to shaftway gates or doors as to be inoperative when
						any gate or door is in an open position.