Code of Massachusetts Regulations
524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS
Title 524 CMR 32.00 - Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors
Section 32.08 - Operating Protective Devices

Universal Citation: 524 MA Code of Regs 524.32

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Each conveyor suspended by wire ropes, chains or similar means shall be equipped with car safeties. The car safety shall be capable of stopping the car and sustaining the car with 125% of its rated load. Upon activation of the car safeties, an electric manual reset safety switch shall be provided that will cause the power to be disconnected from the main driving means.

(2) Each lift shall be provided with top final limit switches or physical stops, including the floor at the bottom landing.

(3) Control stations shall be permanently installed on the outside of each landing. The control stations shall be in view of the hoistway and shall have an emergency mechanical set reset type stop switch. The control stations shall be located at a point outside the hoistway so it is not possible for the same person to operate the control and ride the lift.

(4) A lift with a winding drum machine shall be provided with a slack rope switch or slack chain that will cause the main power to be removed from the driving machine. The device shall be of the manually reset type.

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