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 3093.52 - Suspension Ropes
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) On elevators having a rated load of 450 lb. (204 kg) or less and operating at a rated speed of 30 fpm (0.15 m/s) or less, suspension ropes shall be not less than 1/4 in. (6.3 mm) in diameter.
(b) On elevators having a rated load of more than 450 lb. and less than 750 lb. and operating at a rated speed of 30 fpm or less, suspension ropes shall be not less than 3/8 in. in diameter.
(c) Where the rated load is more than 750 lb. or the rated speed exceeds 30 fpm, each suspension rope shall have a safety factor of not less than 7.5.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3093.52)
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.
