Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 301-399 - Safety, Buildings, and Environment › SPS 301-319 - General, Part I › Chapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices › Subchapter IV - Changes, Additions, or Omissions to ASME A17.1 › Section SPS 318.1705 - Special application elevators

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) LIMITED-USE,
					 LIMITED-APPLICATION ELEVATORS. Substitute the following wording for the
					 requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.2.1.7: Equipment shall be permitted to be
					 located in rooms containing other equipment essential for the operation of the
					 building.
(2) HYDRAULIC
					 LIMITED-USE, LIMITED-APPLICATION ELEVATORS. This is a department exception to
					 the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.2.2: Hydraulic limited-use,
					 limited-application elevators are not required to conform to the requirements
					 in ASME A17.1 section 5.2.1.19.
(3)
					 PRIVATE RESIDENCE ELEVATORS.
(a) This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.3:
					 Machinery spaces, machine rooms, control spaces, and control rooms where
					 provided shall conform to the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.2.1.7.
(ag) This is a department rule in
					 addition to the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.3: A previously approved
					 residential elevator installed to serve a commercial building may be replaced
					 with a residential type elevator in the existing hoistway. A new installation
					 permit is required.
(ar) This is a
					 department rule in addition to the requirements in ASME A17.1 section
					 5.3.1.1.1: With the car at the lowest landing, the space above the car shall be
					 guarded on all accessible sides by a partial enclosure extension or skirt. The
					 extension shall be solid material or openwork that will reject a ball 1/2 inch
					 diameter. The extension shall extend from the lower landing ceiling to 1 to 2
					 inches below the top edge of the car. Horizontal clearance between the car and
					 the extension shall be 3/8 inch to 3/4 inch.
(c) This is a department rule in addition to
					 ASME A17.1 requirement 5.3.1.7.2: The vertical clearance between the hoistway
					 door and the floor surface shall not exceed 3/8 inch.
(cc) This is a department rule in addition to
					 the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.3.1.8.1:
1. The top of the car enclosure shall comply
					 with the load requirements specified under ASME A17.1 section 2.14.1.6, except
					 as specified in subd. 2.
2. A car
					 enclosure shall be permitted to have a top that is not load bearing provided
					 the top of the car enclosure is not needed to be accessed to service, maintain,
					 or inspect any part of the elevator equipment and contains a sign meeting ANSI
					 Z535.4 or its equivalent indicating the car top is not load bearing.
(cg) This is a department rule in
					 addition to the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.3.1.6.1: Ropes and chains
					 passing through a wall outside the hoistway enclosure shall be enclosed with a
					 solid or openwork enclosure. If the enclosure is openwork, the enclosure shall
					 reject a ball 13 mm, or 0.5 in., in diameter. Means for inspection shall be
					 provided. The openings may not be larger than is necessary to clear the
					 suspension means.
(cn) The
					 allowance in ASME A17.1 section 5.3.1.7.4(a) is not included as part of this
					 chapter.
(cr) This is a department
					 rule in addition to the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.3.1.14: Where the
					 hoistway ends above an occupiable area, the floor below the car and
					 counterweight must have sufficient strength to withstand, without failure, the
					 impact of the car with rated load and counterweight descending at 125% of rated
					 speed or governor tripping speed if a governor is provided.
(cw) This is a department rule in addition to
					 the requirements in ASME A17.1 section 5.3.1.16: Rotating parts located outside
					 of the hoistway for private residence elevators shall be enclosed with a solid
					 or openwork enclosure. If the enclosure is openwork, the enclosure shall reject
					 a ball 13 mm, or 0.5 in., in diameter. Means for inspection shall be provided.
					 The openings may not be larger than is necessary to clear the rotating
					 parts.
(d) The requirements in ASME
					 A17.1 section 5.3.1.16.2(i)(2) are not included as part of this
					 chapter.
(e) Substitute the
					 following wording for the requirements in A17.1 section 5.3.1.19: The elevator
					 shall be provided with a hard-wired telephone or a telephone utilizing
					 wireless, cellular, or other technology capable of operating at all points of
					 elevator travel. The telephone shall be available in the elevator, charged if
					 battery powered, and operational any time the elevator is in use. If the
					 telephone is not a hard-wired land line type, the elevator shall include a sign
					 informing riders that a telephone is required to be present while operating the
					 elevator.
Note:
Accessible and Usable Buildings
						and Facilities, ICC A117.1
, Section 409 for private residence
						elevators standards is applicable in commercial buildings, under the
						incorporation of the International Building Code in chs.
						SPS
						361 to 366.