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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 296-96-23225. What requirements apply to car emergency exits?
Latest version.
- (1) Top emergency exits:(a) Top emergency exit covers must be hinged or otherwise attached to the car top so that the cover can be opened from the top of the car only and opens outward.(b) The exit cover of the lower compartment of a multideck elevator car must be openable from either compartment.(2) Side emergency exits:(a) Side emergency exit doors or panels, where provided, must have a lock arranged so that the door may be opened from the inside of the car only by a special shaped removable key and outside the car by means of a nonremovable handle.(b) Side emergency car exit door panels must open only into the car.