PERMANENT RULES
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Purpose: Chapter 296-96 WAC, Safety regulations and fees for all elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators and other conveyances.
The purpose of this rule making is to:
| • | Clarify that special purpose and residential elevators are exempt from the installation and operation requirements relating to hall buttons; and |
| • | Add a new section for requirements that apply to hydraulic elevators without safety bulkheads. |
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 296-96-02355.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 70.87 RCW, Elevators, lifting devices and moving walks.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 04-11-063 on May 18, 2004.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 20, 2004.
Paul Trause
Director
OTS-7178.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-02-026, filed 12/22/00,
effective 1/22/01)
WAC 296-96-02355
What are the installation and operation
requirements for hall buttons?
(1) The centerline of all hall
call buttons must be 42 inches above the floor.
(2) The "UP" direction button must be on top.
(3) Raised or flush direction buttons, exclusive of the panel border, must be a minimum of 3/4 inch in size.
(4) Indicator lights must be installed to show each call registered and they must extinguish when the call is answered.
(5) When pushed, the depth of flush buttons must not exceed 3/8 inch.
| Exception: | Special purpose and residential elevators are exempt from this section. |
| Note: | The exception becomes effective August 20, 2004. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70.87.020, 70.87.030, 70.87.034, 70.87.120, 70.87.185 and chapter 70.87 RCW. 01-02-026, § 296-96-02355, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01.]
(2) The log must contain the date the oil was added, the reason for the loss of oil, and the amount of oil added.
(3) If the reason for the loss of oil cannot be determined, the unit must be immediately taken out of service and the cylinder must be replaced.
| Note: | This section becomes effective August 20, 2004. |
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