PDFWAC 296-96-24630

Habitable space beneath the car and counterweight.

There shall not be habitable space below an elevator hoistway or counterweight shaft unless the floor above the space can withstand an impact 125 percent greater than the impact generated by a free falling car with rated load or counterweight falling from the full height of the hoistway.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 21-18-096, § 296-96-24630, filed 8/31/21, effective 10/1/21; WSR 18-18-070, § 296-96-24630, filed 8/31/18, effective 10/1/18.]