(a) Types of Operating Devices.
(1)
Operating devices shall be of a
type conforming to the requirements of section
3040(a)(1),
section 3040(a)(2) and
section 3040(a)(3).
(2) Top-of-car operating devices shall be
provided and shall conform to the requirements of section
3040(a)(4).
EXCEPTIONS:
1.
Elevators having a rise of not more than 15 feet and which do not have access
switches at the upper landing.
2.
The operation in the down direction may be independent of the down terminal
stopping device.
(b) Operation. Operation shall conform to the
requirements of sections
3040(a)(4), (a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7) and
(a)(8).
(c) Leveling Devices and Truck-Zoning
Devices.
(1) A two-way automatic maintaining
leveling device shall be provided for elevators with automatic or continuous
pressure button operation.
(2)
Leveling devices and truck zoning devices shall conform to the requirements of
section
3040(a)(5).
(d) Electrical Protective Devices. In
addition to the terminal stopping devices required by section
3070, the following electrical
protective devices shall be provided and shall conform to the requirements of
section
3040(b), except
that their operation shall cause the electrical power to be removed from all
control valves and from the pump motor.
(1)
Emergency-stop switch.
(2) Stop
switches in pits.
(3) Stop switches
on top of cars.
(4) Hoistway door
interlocks or hoistway gate contact locks.
(5) Car-door or gate electric
contacts.
(6) Electric contacts for
hinged car-platform sills.
EXCEPTION: Devices (4), (5), and (6) need not remove
the power within the leveling zones.
(e) Requirements for Electrical Equipment and
Wiring. All electrical equipment and wiring shall comply with the provisions of
CCR, Title 24,
Part 3, Article 620.
(f) Installation of Condensers or Devices to
Make Electrical Protective Devices Inoperative. The installation of condensers
or other devices to make electrical protective devices inoperative shall
conform to section
3040(d).
(g) Control and Operating Circuit
Requirements. The design and installation of the control and operating circuits
shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) Springs, where used to actuate switches,
contactors, or relays to stop an elevator at the terminals, or to actuate
electrically operated valves, shall be of the compression type.
(2) The completion or maintenance of an
electric circuit shall not be used to interrupt the power to
control-valve-operating magnets nor to the pump-driving motor under the
following conditions:
(A) To stop the car at
the terminal.
(B) To stop the car
when the emergency stop switch or any of the electrical protective devices
operate.
(3)
The
failure of any single magnetically operated switch, contactor, or relay to
release in the intended manner, or the occurrence of a single accidental
ground, shall not permit the car to start if any hoistway door interlock is
unlocked or if any hoistway door or car door or gate contact is not in the
closed position.
(h) Load-Weighing Devices on Passenger
Elevators. Load-weighing devices which will stop the elevator while running
shall not be installed in connection with passenger elevators. They may be
installed to prevent the elevator from leaving a floor but the setting shall be
for a load not more than that which would actuate the relief valve.
(i) Car Emergency Signal. Elevators which are
operated at any time without a designated operator shall be provided with an
emergency signal conforming to the requirements of section
3041(a).
(j) Load Test Required.
Every
hydraulic elevator installed hereafter shall be field tested before a
permit to operate is issued,
and again at intervals not to exceed five
(5) years.
(1) The test shall be
witnessed by an authorized representative of the Division, or the Division may
accept reports of witnesses accepted by the Division as competent. This test
shall demonstrate that:
(A) When running the
car with rated load in both directions:
1. The
rated speed as shown on the crosshead data plate shall not be greater than 110
percent of the actual speed in the up direction with the rated load on the car.
EXCEPTION to Section
3071(j)(1)(A)1:
For elevators installed prior to 3-21-70 the Division
may accept a greater percentage of the actual speed.
2. The full load "down" speed shall not be
greater than 125 percent of the rated speed as shown on the crosshead data
plate.
(B) The relief
valve is in compliance with Section
3068(b).
(C) When the car with rated load is stopped
at some elevation in the hoistway for a period of 15 minutes, and with the
power disconnected, the elevator does not move (drift or creep). Any change in
car position which cannot be accounted for by visible oil leakage or liquid
temperature change indicates a problem and the need for further inspection,
tests, or repairs.
(D) The pressure
switch if provided is in compliance with Section
3071(m).
(2)
A metal, fiber, or plastic tag
shall be securely attached to the elevator pumping unit in the machine room,
with lettering not less than ¼ in. (6.4 mm) on a contrasting background
indicating the following information:
1. Elevator state number
2. Elevator company who conducted the load
test
3. Date of load
test.
(k)
Out-of-Service Requirements.
(1)
When
it is intended to discontinue the use of an elevator for an extended period,
the power shall be disconnected and the liquid line to the cylinder
disconnected.
(2) The car
shall be landed in a satisfactory manner.
Note: To facilitate reactivation of the
elevator, the car should be landed at least 2 feet above the bottom
terminal.
(l)
Operation of Elevators Under Fire or Other Emergency
Conditions.
(1)
Elevators
with automatic operation shall conform to fire and other emergency requirements
as follows:
(A)
Elevators
with automatic power operated hoistway doors to section
3041(c).
(B)
Elevators with manually operated
hoistway doors to section
3041(c)(5) and
section 3041(c)(6).
(m) Loss of Pressure Device. A pressure
switch or other means shall be provided to prevent the liquid in the cylinder
or plunger from returning to the tank through an open valve in the event the
weight of the platform is removed from the cylinder or plunger.
(n) Photoelectric Tube By-Pass Switch.
Elevators equipped with photoelectric tube devices which control the closing of
automatic, power-operated car or hoistway doors, or both, shall conform to the
requirements of section
3041(b).
(o) Medical Emergency Elevators. All
buildings and structures constructed after the effective date of this order
that are provided with one or more passenger elevators shall conform to the
requirements of section
3041(e).
(Title 24, Part 7, Section
7-3071)
Notes
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, §
3071
1. New
subsection (l) filed 9-5-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75,
No. 36).
2. New subsection (m) filed 11-24-76; effective thirtieth
day thereafter (Register 76, No. 48).
3. Amendment of subsections
(a), (b) and (k) filed 6-23-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register
77, No. 26).
4. Amendment of subsection (c); repealer and new
subsection (l) filed 12-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79,
No. 1).
5. Amendment filed 12-8-86; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 86, No. 50).
6. New subsections (n) and (o)
approved by the Building Standards Commission on 5-24-91 and filed 6-12-91;
operative 7-12-91 (Register 91, No. 34).
7. Amendment of subsections
(e) and (o) and repealer of subsections (e)(1)-(2) filed 6-29-94; operative
7-29-94 (Register 94, No. 26).
8. Redesignation of subsections
(j)(1)-(j)(1)(E), amendment of subsection (j)(1)(A)1 EXCEPTION, subsections
(j)(1)(B), (D) and (E) and new subsections (j)(2)-(j)(2)3 filed 12-6-94;
operative 1-5-95 (Register 94, No. 49).
9. Editorial correction of
subsections (a)(2) EXCEPTION 2 and (j)(2) (Register 95, No. 32).
10.
Amendment of subsections (j)(1)(A) and (j)(1)(C) and deletion of subsection
(j)(1)(E) approved by the Building Standards Commission on 1-31-2001 and filed
2-2-2001; operative 3-4-2001. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register
2001, No. 13).
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
1. New subsection
(l) filed 9-5-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No.
36).
2. New subsection (m) filed 11-24-76; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 76, No. 48).
3. Amendment of subsections (a),
(b) and (k) filed 6-23-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
26).
4. Amendment of subsection (c); repealer and new subsection
(l) filed 12-22-78; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 79, No.
1).
5. Amendment filed 12-8-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter
(Register 86, No. 50).
6. New subsections (n) and (o) approved by
the Building Standards Commission on 5-24-91 and filed 6-12-91; operative
7-12-91 (Register 91, No. 34).
7. Amendment of subsections (e) and
(o) and repealer of subsections (e)(1)-(2) filed 6-29-94; operative 7-29-94
(Register 94, No. 26).
8. Redesignation of subsections
(j)(1)-(j)(1)(E), amendment of subsection (j)(1)(A)1 Exception , subsections
(j)(1)(B), (D) and (E) and new subsections (j)(2)-(j)(2)3 filed 12-6-94;
operative 1-5-95 (Register 94, No. 49).
9. Editorial correction of
subsections (a)(2) Exception 2 and (j)(2) (Register 95, No. 32).
10. Amendment of subsections (j)(1)(A) and (j)(1)(C) and deletion of subsection
(j)(1)(E) approved by the Building Standards Commission on 1-31-2001 and filed
2-2-2001; operative 3-4-2001. Submitted to OAL for printing only (Register
2001, No. 13).
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.