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 3093.7 - Guarding of Suspension Means
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Ropes and chains passing through a floor or stairway outside the hoistway enclosure shall be enclosed with a solid or openwork enclosure. If of openwork, the enclosure shall reject a ball 1/2 in. (13 mm) in diameter. Means for inspection shall be provided. The floor openings shall not be larger than is necessary to clear the suspension means.
(b) Ropes and chains immediately adjacent to a stairway shall be guarded with solid or openwork panels on the stair side. Openwork panels shall reject a ball 1/2 in. (13 mm) in diameter. EXCEPTION to subsection 3093.7(b): Ropes or chains which operate within a guide or track shall be considered suitably guarded.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3093.7)
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.
