California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 6 - Elevator Safety Orders
Group II - Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed Before October 25, 1998
Article 15 - Special Access Elevators and Special Access Lifts
Section 3093.16 - Operation of Safeties

The car safety shall be of the inertia or other approved type operated by the breakage of the suspension means or by the action of a speed governor. If it is a speed governor type, the governor shall operate the safety at a maximum speed of 75 fpm (0.38 m/s). On the breakage of the suspension means, the safety shall operate without delay and independent of the speed governor action.

(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3093.16)

1. New section filed 7-22-86; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 86, No. 36).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 8-29-2001; operative 9-28-2001 (Register 2001, No. 35).

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