N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 8-2.17

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 53, December 31, 2024

Section 8-2.17 - Construction

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

(a) Landing gates shall be not less than 42 inches high and placed as close to the hoistway line as possible, shall be made of metal or of hard wood, and shall be strong and rigid. The joints of wood gate frames shall be strong and reinforced with metal.

Exceptions:

(1) In existing installations, gates not less than 30 inches high may remain as installed provided telltale chains not less than 36 inches long on six inch centers are suspended from the bottom of the car platform across the full width of the opening.

(2) Hinged doors or gates with a swinging motion shall be manually closing and shall be equipped with a lock or latch. All such doors shall be closed before the car leaves the landing.

(b) Gates shall operate in substantial guides of wood or metal construction, but the guide shoes on gates in all cases shall be of metal. Gates shall be so guided that the shoe on the gate will have a lap of at least one inch on the strip. Such gates shall be properly balanced and hung with substantial pleated cord or cable and pulleys. Full automatic gates may be used at terminal landings only.

(c) Counterweights for such gates shall be entirely enclosed on exposed sides.

(d) Where gates are made of vertical or horizontal slats or strips, the distance between such slats or strips shall not exceed two inches. Where gates are made of wire mesh construction, the mesh shall be of such dimensions that it will reject a ball two inches in diameter. They shall be of such construction as to resist 150 pounds of pressure without permanent deformation.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 §§ 8-2.17