Section 296-96-02540. What are the installation and operation requirements for hall buttons?

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(1) A clear floor space complying with ANSI A117.1 section 305 shall be provided at call controls.

(2) Objects beneath hall call buttons shall protrude one inch maximum.

(3) Call buttons and keypads shall be located within one of the reach ranges specified in ANSI A117.1 section 308 measured to the centerline of the highest operable part. In no instance shall they be lower than thirty-six inches.

(4) Call buttons shall be raised or flush.

(5) Call buttons shall be 3/4 inch minimum in the smallest dimension.

(6) The call button that designates the up direction shall be located above the call button that designates the down direction.

(7) Call buttons shall have visible signals to indicate when each call is registered and when each call is answered.

EXCEPTION:
Special purpose and residential elevators are exempt from this section.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-02540, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-02540, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.

                    
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EXCEPTION:	Special purpose and residential elevators are exempt from this section.