Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
705 - General Fire Safety
Chapter 1 - General Fire Safety Requirements
Section 705-1-15.0 - Elevators
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
15.1 All new passenger elevators in a building shall be provided with a car sized to accommodate an ambulance cot 24 inches (609 mm) by 84 inches (2133 mm) in its horizontal open position.
15.2 Where two or more new passenger elevators are located in a single hoist way and serve all or the same portion of the building, only one elevator car that provides a car sized to accommodate an ambulance cot 24 inches by 84 inches in its horizontal position for each hoist way shall be required.
15.3 Elevator cars required to comply with 15.1 or 15.2 shall be identified by the international symbol for emergency medical services (star of life). The symbol shall be not less than 3 inches (76 mm) in height and shall be placed inside on both sides of the hoist way door frame. Firefighter recall keys shall be provided in a manner acceptable to the local fire department.
| Note: The words "to accommodate" in this context is intended to mean the cot is in the horizontal position and shall travel in to the elevator without having to modify the position. Additionally once the cot is in place in the car, there should be room for at least two (2) EMS attendants. |
Exception No 1: Construction, Freight, and One- and Two-Family Dwelling Elevators are not required to comply with this section.
Exception No 2: Where all occupiable areas of all stories of the building have access to the outside at grade and the grade is accessible to fire department personnel, elevators are not required to comply with this section.
Exception No 3: Elevator cars existing as of March 11, 2016 shall not be required to meet the requirements of this section.
15.4 For elevators in high rise buildings, the requirements of Regulation 702 shall also apply.
