Section SPS 362.3005 - Machine rooms(1) SCOPE. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 3005: This section applies to elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, and control spaces not within the hoistway.(2) ACCESS. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 3005.1: Note: See ch. SPS 318 for additional requirements, including a prohibition against accessing elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, or control spaces through a toilet room, sleeping room or other private space; and a prohibition against accessing spaces, machinery or equipment not related to a conveyance through machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, control spaces, or hoistways.(3) TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 3005.2: Elevator machine rooms that contain solid-state equipment for elevator operation shall be provided with an independent means to control the temperature and humidity in the machine room. Note: See IBC section 3003.1.4 and ASME A17.1 section 2.7.9.2 for additional requirements that may apply.
(4) PRESSURIZATION. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 3005.3: An elevator machine room which serves a pressurized elevator hoistway and which is not directly connected to the pressurized elevator shaft is not required to be pressurized.(4m) SHUNT TRIP. The following is an exception to IBC section 3005.5. A sprinkler of a sidewall type installed 24 inches or less above the elevator pit floor may not require a heat detector or other means to disconnect the main line power supply.(5) PLUMBING SYSTEMS. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 3005.6: Plumbing systems not used in connection with the operation of the elevator may not be located in elevator equipment rooms.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 362.3005
Adopted by, CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-111: renum. (1) and (2) to be (2) and (3) and cr. (1) Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016: renum. (3) to be (4), cr. (3) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-020: renum. (1), (2), (4) to (2), (4), (5), cr. (1), (r) (3), cr. (3) Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14; (1) (title), (3) (title) added under s. 13.92(4) (b) 2, Stats., Register August 2014 No. 704; CR 16-094: renum. 362.3006 to 362.3005 and am., cr. (4m), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; correction in (4) and (5) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5/1/2018