Code of Massachusetts Regulations
524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS
Title 524 CMR 35.00 - Safety Code For Elevators And Escalators A17-2004 And The Massachusetts Modifications Of That Code
Part 2 - ELECTRIC ELEVATORS
Section 2.12 - HOISTWAY DOOR LOCKING DEVICES AND ELECTRIC CONTACTS, AND HOISTWAY ACCESS SWITCHES
2.12.6 Hoistway Door Unlocking Devices
2.12.6.1 General. Delete and replace with:
2.12.6.1 General. Hoistway door unlocking devices shall be provided for use by Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanics and trained firefighters at every landing where there is a passenger entrance. The types of hoistway door unlocking devices are subject to prior approval of the Board. The use of unlocking device special tools by anyone other than Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanics and trained firefighters is prohibited.
2.12.6.2.3 through 2.12.6.2.5 Delete.
2.12.7 Hoistway Access Switches
2.12.7.3.6 Delete entire paragraph and substitute: "The movement of the car initiated and maintained by the access switch at the lowest landing, if this landing is the normal means of access to the pit, shall not be limited in the up direction."
