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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 296-96-05140. What requirements apply to car safeties?
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- Car safeties must be used on all material lifts that are suspended by wire ropes or chains. They must be able to stop and sustain a car carrying one hundred twenty-five percent of its rated load. This shall be demonstrated during the acceptance inspection and test procedure with an overspeed or gravity drop test, minimum two safeties at a time. On lifts driven by rack and pinion machines:(1) Car safeties must be able to stop and sustain a car carrying one hundred twenty-five percent of its rated load.(2) Car safeties will consist of a freely rotating safety pinion, an overspeed governor and a safety device which may be mounted on the car.(3) The rotating pinion driving an overspeed governor will travel on a stationary rack which is vertically mounted in the hoistway.(4) The governor will actuate the safety device when the downward speed of the car reaches the tripping speed and will bring the car to a gradual stop.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-05140, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14; WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-05140, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.87.020, 70.87.030, 70.87.034, 70.87.120, 70.87.185 and chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 01-02-026, § 296-96-05140, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01.]
Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-05140, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14; WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-05140, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.87.020, 70.87.030, 70.87.034, 70.87.120, 70.87.185 and chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 01-02-026, § 296-96-05140, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01.