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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 296-96-02640. Incline commercial stairway chair lifts.
Latest version.
- (1) ASME A18.1-2.10.1 and ASME A18.1-3.10.1 Operation of the lift from the top and bottom landing(s) and from the platform shall be controlled by control switches at all stations and by means of the continuous pressure type. Operation of the lift from the intermediate landing(s) shall be controlled by "up" and "down" control switches and by means of the continuous pressure type. Controls shall be one thousand two hundred millimeters (forty-eight inches) maximum and nine hundred fourteen millimeters (thirty-six inches) minimum above the platform floor, facility floor, or ground level. Operating devices shall be designed so that both the "up" and "down" circuits cannot be operated at the same time.(2) ASME A18.1-4.1.1 Incline commercial stairway chair lifts in new and existing buildings must have a clear passage width of not less than twenty inches. If the seat can be folded when not in use, the distance shall be measured from the folded position to the nearest obstruction.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-02640, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14.]
Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-02640, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14.