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 8 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 8.4 - ELEVATOR SEISMIC REQIREMENTS

8.4.4 Car Enclosures, Car Doors and Gates, and Car Illumination

8.4.4.1 Top Emergency Exits

8.4.4.1.1 Delete and replace with:

8.4.4.1.1 The requirements specified in 2.14.1.5 shall apply except that the top emergency exit shall be so arranged that it can be opened from within the car by means of firefighter key number 3502 with a keyed spring-return cylinder-type lock and the top emergency exit shall opened from the top of the car without the use of a key. The possession of the firefighter key number 3502 shall be limited to trained fire department personnel and Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanics. This key shall not be a part of a building master key system.