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 III - Installations Defined by Section 3000(f) of these Orders. Elevator Installations for Which the Installation Contract Was Signed on or After October 25, 1998, but Before May 1, 2008
Article 20 - Hoistways, Hoistway Enclosures, and Related Construction for Electric Elevators
Section 3120.8 - Horizontal Car and Counterweight Clearances
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Horizontal car and counterweight clearances shall comply with Section 108 of ASME A17.1-1996, except for Rule 108.1e(1)(a), which is hereby incorporated by reference.
(a) The clearance between the edge of the car platform sill and the hoistway enclosure or fascia plate may be increased to not more than 7 1/2 inches for vertically sliding hoistway doors of the pass type or of the heavy duty type requiring special sills for extra wide openings.
NOTE: Horizontal clearance requirements for Seismic Zone 2 or greater are contained in article 37.
(Title 24, Part 7, Section 7-3120.8.)
1. New section filed 9-25-98; operative 10-25-98 (Register 98, No. 39).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943(b), Health and Safety Code.
