Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 3087.7 - Counterweights

(a) Whenever counterweights are used to protect persons in the event of failure of the normal counterweight, support counterweights shall be confined in an enclosure to prevent the presence of persons beneath the counterweight, or the arrangement shall provide a means to restrain the failing counterweight. [5.8]

(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3087.7)

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 8, § 3087.7

1. New section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No. 51).

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 12-19-94; operative 1-18-95 (Register 94, No. 51).
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.