Code of Massachusetts Regulations
521 CMR - Architectural Access Board
Title 521 CMR 28 - ELEVATORS
Section 28.8 - CAR CONTROLS

Universal Citation: 521 CMR 28 MA Code of Regs 28.8

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

Elevator control panels shall have the following features:

28.8.1 Location: If cars have center opening doors, controls shall be located on the same wall or walls. If cars have side opening doors, controls shall be located at the side wall or at the front wall next to the door. See Fig. 28d.

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28.8.2 Height: All floor buttons shall be no higher than 54 inches (54" = 1372mm) above the finish floor for side approach and 48 inches (48" = 1219mm) for front approach. Emergency controls, including the emergency alarm and emergency stop, shall be grouped at the bottom of the panel and shall have their centerlines no less than 35 inches (35" = 889mm) above the finish floor. See Fig. 28e and 28f.

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28.8.3 Buttons: All control buttons shall be at least 3/4 of an inch (3/4" = 19mm) in their smallest dimension. They shall be raised or flush.

28.8.4 Tactile, Braille, and Visual Control Indicators: All control buttons shall be designated by Braille and by raised standard alphabet characters for letters, arabic characters for numerals, or standard symbols as shown in Fig. 28e.

a. Raised and Braille characters and symbols shall comply with 521 CMR 41.00: SIGNAGE.

b. The call button for the main entry floor shall be designated by a raised star at the left side of the floor designation. See Fig. 28e.

c. All raised designations for control buttons shall be placed immediately to the system shall be placed immediately to the left of the button to which they apply.

d. Applied plates, permanently attached, are an acceptable means to provide raised control designations.

e. Floor buttons shall be provided with visual indicators to show when each call is registered. The visual indicators shall be extinguished when each call is answered.

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