Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 3085.11 - Car Guide Rails and Guide Rail Fastenings [Rule 1502.1]
(a) Guide rails and guide rail fastenings
shall be of steel. [1502.1a]
EXCEPTION to Subsection 3085.11(a): Where steel may present a hazard, as in chemical or explosive atmospheres, guide rails may be of selected wood or other suitable non-ferrous materials.
(b) Guide rails
shall be securely fastened, shall not deflect more than ¼ in. (6 mm)
under normal operation and shall have their joints well fitted and strongly
secured. Guide rails, and their joints and fastenings shall withstand, without
failure, the application of the car safety when stopping the car with its rated
load. [1502.1b]
(c) Guide rails
shall extend from the bottom of the hoistway to a sufficient height above the
top landing to prevent the guide shoes from running off the rails when the car
or counterweight is at its extreme upper position. [1502.1c]
(d) For rack and pinion elevators adequate
provisions shall be made to prevent an ascending car from running off the
guides and mast to prevent disengagement of the safety pinion from the rack
where a rack and pinion car holding safety is used.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3085.11)
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.
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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