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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 296-96-18070. What requirements apply to hoistway gates and doors?
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- (1) All boat launching elevators must have gate-protected hoistway entrances at every landing except those landings located on the beach or at the water surface.(2) All gates must comply with the following minimum requirements:(a) There must be a full-bodied, balanced type safety gate that protects the full width of the hoistway and must hang, at all points along the gate, within two inches of the landing threshold;(b) The minimum gate height on top landings is 42 inches and 66 inches on all intermediate landings;(c) Gates must be constructed of either metal or wood;(d) Gates must be capable of withstanding a lateral pressure, applied at any point, of 250 pounds without breaking, becoming permanently deformed or being displaced from their guides or tracks;(e) The openings in grille, lattice or other openwork designed gate bodies, must reject a two-inch diameter ball; and(f) Gates must be equipped with a department approved combination electric contact and mechanical lock.