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Subchapter 6. Elevator Safety Orders
Article 15. Special Access Lifts

§3093.14. Location and Guarding of Counterweights.

Access shall be provided for inspection, maintenance, and repair of an enclosed counterweight and its ropes. Doors on the counterweight enclosure shall be self-closing and self-locking and openable from the outside only with a suitable key. If the enclosure is of such size that the door can be closed when the enclosure is occupied by a person, the door shall be easily openable from the inside without the use of a key or other instrument. A stop switch conforming to the requirements of subsection 3040(b)(5) shall be located adjacent to and inside the opening and operable without entering the enclosure.

(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3093.14)

NOTE

Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.

HISTORY

1. New section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth thereafter (Register 86, No. 36).

2. Editorial correction of fourth sentence (Register 95, No. 41).

3. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-29-2001; operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).

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