2.6.3.2
Ladder
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NOTE: Pits over 900 mm 3 feet deep require a ladder
which is usually included in Section 05500, "Metal
Fabrications." Use the second bracketed option in
the following paragraph when Section 05500 is not
included in project specification.
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[Section 05500 METAL: MISCELLANEOUS AND FABRICATIONS.] [Galvanized steel.
Provide ladder in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.27 with 178 mm 7 inches
distance between rung and wall.] Locate ladder on hoistway side wall
closest to hoistway door opening.
2.6.3.3
Lighting of Pits
ASME A17.1, Rule 106e. Locate light not less than 1800 mm 6 feet above pit
floor. Locate switch on same side of hoistway as ladder. Provide GFCI
duplex receptacle in each pit.
2.6.4
Terminal Stopping Devices
ASME A17.1, Section 209.
2.6.5
Wiring and Traveling Cables
NFPA 70, Article 620 and Section 16402 INTERIOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.
Suspend traveling cables by means of self-tightening webbed devices.
2.6.6
Emergency Signaling Devices
Provide an audible signaling device, operable from the Car Operating Panel
button marked "ALARM". The audible signaling device shall be mounted in
the hoistway and shall conform to the requirements of ASME A17.1, Rule
211.1(a).[ In addition, for freight elevators, operation of the EMERGENCY
STOP button shall sound the audible signaling device.]
2.7
PASSENGER CAR AND HOISTWAY DOOR ACCESSORIES
ASME A17.1, Sections 111, 112, and 204. Provide infra-red curtain unit.
Provide high-speed electric operator, safety interlocks for car and
hoistway doors, and electric safety contact to prevent car operation unless
doors are closed.[ Provide electrical circuitry that restores car to
service at specified time lapse with time out circuit as option for
2.7.1
Infra-red Curtain Unit
Provide Infra-red Curtain Unit (ICU) with multiple infra-red beams that
protect to the full height of the door opening. Minimum coverage shall
extend from 50 mm 2 inches off the floor to 1778 mm 70 inches above floor
level. Door operation must meet the requirements of ASME A17.1, Rule
211.3a(5) and 112.5.
2.8
PASSENGER ELEVATOR GUIDES, PLATFORM, AND ENCLOSURE
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NOTE: User roller guide assemblies on all passenger
SECTION 14210N
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