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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 296. Labor and Industries, Department of |
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Chapter 296-96. Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances. |
Section 296-96-02557. Pit lighting and stop switch.
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- (1) ASME A17.1-2.2.5.3 The light switch shall be so located as to be accessible from the pit access door on the ladder side and adjacent to the pit stop switch.(2) ASME A17.1-2.2.6.2 In elevators where access to the pit is through the lowest landing hoistway door, a stop switch shall be located between thirty-six inches and forty-eight inches above the floor level of the landing, within reach from the access floor and adjacent to the pit ladder, if provided. When the pit exceeds one thousand seven hundred millimeters (sixty-seven inches) in depth, an additional stop switch is required adjacent to the pit ladder and approximately one thousand two hundred millimeters (forty-seven inches) above the pit floor.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-02557, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14.]
Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-02557, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14.