N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 8-1.48

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 8-1.48 - Hoistway

In factory buildings erected before October 1, 1913; in mercantile establishments in buildings erected before November 1, 1920.

(a) [Enclosure.]

(1) Hoistways shall be enclosed on all sides not used for landing to a height of not less than 72 inches from each floor.

(2) On loading sides the enclosure shall extend from floor to ceiling except that portion necessary for gates or doors.

Exceptions:

(1) Existing enclosures on the loading sides not less than 72 inches high may remain as installed.

(2) At the upper floor the hoistway enclosure may terminate level with the floor of the dumbwaiter when at its highest point of travel. The minimum height of the enclosure on all sides shall be 30 inches. Where the counterweight travels higher, the intervening space between the bottom of the counterweight and the hoistway enclosure shall be guarded.

(3) Hoistway enclosures shall be walls, mesh work, grille work or slatted partitions.

(i) Wire mesh shall be not less than No. 10 U. S. standard guage. Expanded metal shall be not less than No. 13 U. S. standard gauge. The openings shall not exceed one and one-half inches.

(ii) Grille work shall be not more than one and one-half inches space between any two members, except where plain straight bars are used not filled in with scroll there shall be not more than one inch space between bars.

(iii) Wood slats shall be not less than one and one-half inches wide by three-eighths inch thick spaced not more than one inch between slats.

(iv) All of the above shall be properly braced and securely fastened.

(b) Doors or gates.

(1) All openings in the hoistway enclosure shall be provided with doors or gates not greater than the width and height of car, except that one opening at the lowest terminal may have doors of such width and height necessary for the installation of a car.

(2) Hoistway doors or gates shall be self-closing or manually operated.

(3) Manually operated doors or gates in future installations shall be provided with an electric contact or an interlock or other approved device performing similar functions.

(4) Existing manually operated doors or gates not equipped with interlocks, contacts or other approved devices performing similar functions, shall be provided with a lock or latch arranged so that it cannot be opened from the floor side without the use of a key in emergency.

(5) Self-closing doors or gates shall be provided with a lock or latch arranged so that it cannot be opened from the floor side without the use of a key in emergency.

In factory buildings erected after October 1, 1913; in mercantile establishments in buildings erected after November 1, 1920.

(c) Hoistways. The hoistway shall be enclosed in fireproof partitions conforming to the specifications of section 8-1.61.

(d) Doors or gates.

(1) All entrances to the hoistway shall be protected by fire doors conforming to the specifications of section 8-1.62.

(2) Doors shall be self-closing or manually operated.

(3) Manually operated doors or gates shall be provided with an electric contact or an interlock or other approved device performing similar functions.

(4) Self-closing doors or gates shall be provided with a lock or latch arranged so that it cannot be opened from the floor side without the use of a key in emergency.

(e) Machinery and hoist ropes.

(1) All dumbwaiter machinery and attachments shall be made sufficiently strong for the purpose intended and be properly installed and maintained.

(2) All dumbwaiters hereafter installed shall have magnetic brakes.

(3) The hoist cables and their fastenings shall have a safety factor of not less than six.

(f) Cars.

(1) In new installations the car shall be enclosed its full height on sides not used for loading or unloading.

(2) There shall be posted or painted on the front of each dumbwaiter car a capacity sign with letters and figures not less than one-half inch high, thus "Capacity. . . lbs."

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 8-1.48