Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 3013 - Location and Guarding of Counterweights
(a) Location. Counterweights shall be located
only in the hoistway of the elevator they serve.
(b) Counterweight Pit Guards.
Counterweight runway enclosures of unperforated metal, extending from a
point not more than 12 in. (305mm) above the pit floor to a point not less than
7 ft (2.13m) above the pit floor, shall be installed on the open side or sides
of all counterweights, except this enclosure may be omitted on the side facing
the car where compensating ropes or chains are attached to the
counterweight.
EXCEPTIONS to subsection 3013(b):
1. Where oil buffers are installed under the
counterweights in the pits of new installations, the enclosure, where required,
shall extend from a point even with the bottom of the buffer stroke to a height
of not less than 7 ft (2.13m) above the pit floor.
2. Elevators installed before June 5, 1947.
The enclosure shall be fastened to a metal frame adequately reinforced and braced to be at least equal in strength and stiffness to No. 14 M.S. gage steel.
(c) Guarding of Counterweights in a
Multiple-Elevator Hoistway.
(1) Where
counterweights are located between elevators in a hoistway having more than one
elevator, the counterweight shall be guarded for the entire height of the
hoistway. The guard shall extend at least 6 inches horizontally beyond each
counterweight rail. The guard shall be made from wire-mesh material equal to or
stronger than .048-inch diameter wire with openings not exceeding ½
inch, securely fastened to keep the guard taut and plumb.
Notes
2. New subsections (c)-(c)(2) filed 7-9-97; operative 8-8-97 (Register 97, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
2. New subsections (c)-(c)(2) filed 7-9-97; operative 8-8-97 (Register 97, No. 28).
Group II regulations apply to existing elevators installed prior to October 25, 1998. Italicized paragraphs, sentences, or phrases apply to all existing elevators while non-italicized apply to elevators installed after 1970 or after the date the regulation was adopted.
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