Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 3060 - Car and Counterweight Guide Rails, Guide Rail Supports and Fastenings
(a) Guide Rails
Required. Passenger and freight elevators shall be provided with car
guide rails, and with counterweight guide rails where a counterweight is
provided.
(b) Materials
and Rail Section. The guide rail material and the rail section shall conform to
Sections 3030(b) through
3030(e)
inclusive.
(c) Bracket Spacing,
Stresses, Deflections, and Maximum Loading.
(1) Guide rails shall be fastened to the
building structure at intervals of not more than 16 feet.
(2) The stresses and deflections in the car
guide rails and in their brackets, fastenings, and supports due to the
horizontal forces imposed on the rail during loading, unloading, and running,
based on the bracket spacing used, shall conform to Design Section
3109(a).
Where, for the rail section used, the stresses exceed those therein specified, the rail section shall be reinforced to limit the stresses and deflections to the amount specified.
(3) Guide rails for counterweights, where
provided, shall conform to the applicable portions of Section
3030(f).
(d) Rail Joints and Fishplates. The joints of
metal guide rails shall conform to the requirements of Section
3030(i).
(e) Overall Length of Guide Rails.
The top and bottom ends of each run of guide rail shall be so located
in relation to the extreme positions of travel of the car and counterweight
that the car and counterweight guiding members cannot travel beyond the ends of
the guide rails. The guide rails shall be supported from the pit floor
in such a manner that the entire weight of either the car or counterweight can
be suspended from the associated set of guide rails.
Notes
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 12-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86. No. 50).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
2. Amendment of NOTE filed 12-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86. No. 50).
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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