Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
Chapter 296-96. Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances. |
Section 296-96-02470. What are the requirements for Fireman's Service Phase I and Phase II recall?
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- Devices for deactivating recall must be in the line of sight of the elevator; be secure from tampering; and must be accessible to fire, inspection, and elevator service personnel only. Owner-designated patient express and emergency hospital service elevators may have a manual control in the car for use by authorized patient care personnel. When activated, it shall preclude Phase I recall.The illuminated visual signal in the car that indicates when Phase I Emergency Recall Operation is in effect must stay illuminated until the car is taken off Phase I operation.Once the car returns to the designated landing on Phase I recall and the doors have reached their full open position, the buzzer must be silenced within ten seconds.Groups of elevators containing four or more cars shall be provided with two, three-position key switches per group. For purposes of this section, a group shall be defined as all elevators serving the same portion of a building. Hall call buttons common to a group will remain in service unless both Phase I recall switches of a four car or larger group are placed in the recall mode or a fire alarm recall signal is initiated.EXCEPTION:Limited use/limited application (LULA), special purpose, and residential elevators are exempt from this section.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-02470, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.]
Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-02470, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.