PDFWAC 296-96-05150

Brakes.

On electric lifts, brakes shall engage by springs and shall release electronically. All brakes shall have the ability to stop a car and hold it at rest while the car is carrying 125 percent of its rated load. At least one brake shall be mounted on the load side of the driving machine's worm shaft. On indirectly driven lifts, brakes shall engage when the driving mechanism fails.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 18-18-070, § 296-96-05150, filed 8/31/18, effective 10/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 70.87.020, 70.87.030, 70.87.034, 70.87.120, 70.87.185 and chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 01-02-026, § 296-96-05150, filed 12/22/00, effective 1/22/01.]