Code of Massachusetts Regulations
524 CMR - BOARD OF ELEVATOR REGULATIONS
Title 524 CMR 36.00 - Personnel Hoists and Employee Elevators on Construction and Demolition Sites
Section 24 - Operating and Operation Devices and Control Equipment
24.1.4 Wireless Control. Delete.
24.1.5 Design Principle for Wireless Control. Delete.
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24.2.16 Emergency Control Operation (ECO). Emergency Control Operation (ECO) shall serve the purpose of supporting the fire department in an emergency situation only. Emergency Control Operation shall be installed when fire service phases I and II are not available and fully functional.
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24.2.16.1 Upon initial completion of installation and prior to placing each elevator used for construction into service, a representative of the installing company and the operating company shall meet with the fire department having jurisdiction to review the operation of each elevator. The fire department having jurisdiction will leave written proof of the review upon completion and this document will be needed for the elevator to pass the initial inspection as well as subsequent inspections with the Division.
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24.2.17 Phase I Emergency Control Operation. A three position key-operated switch shall be installed in front of each elevator or bank of elevators and shall be at located at the level determined by the fire department having jurisdiction. The three-position switch shall be labeled "Emergency Control Operation" and its positions marked "RESET," "OFF," and "ON" (in that order), with the "OFF" position as the center position. The "Emergency Control Operation" letters shall be a minimum of 25.4 mm (1.0") high, red in color with a contrasting background.
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24.2.17.1 The key used to operate the Phase I ECO switch shall be removable in the "ON" and "OFF" positions.
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24.2.17.2 All Phase I ECO switches shall be provided with an illuminated visual signal to indicated when Phase I emergency recall operation is in effect. The visual signal shall maintain illumination until the elevator is returned to normal operation.
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24.2.17.3 When an ECO switch is in the "ON" position, a visual beacon lamp, red in color, shall illuminate the elevator cab and an audible signal shall be provided to alert the attendant to return nonstop to the designated level. The visual beacon shall remain illuminated during the entire emergency operation procedure. A visual signal in the car operating panel shall read "EMERGENCY OPERATION - RETURN TO LEVEL [ ]" with the applicable level listed. The audible and COP visual signals shall remain in effect until the elevator is returned to the recall floor and phase n is enacted.
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24.2.18 Phase II Emergency Control Operation. A two-position key operated switch, located in the car operating panel, shall override the operator's disable key {see 5.10.7.1) in the event that no operator is on site and/or the unit in not in operation. This two-position switch shall be labeled "Emergency Control Operation" and its positions marked "OFF" and "ON" in that order. The "Emergency Control Operation" letters shall be a minimum of 25.4 mm (1.0") high, red in color with a contrasting background. The key used to operate the Phase II ECO switch shall be removable in the "OFF" position only.
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24.2.19 Switch Keys. The key switches required for ECO Phase I and Phase II shall be operable by the firefighter key number 3502 only (cut side up).
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24.2.20 Removing Elevator from Normal Operation. When not in use, the construction elevator shall be left at the designated fire control floor or floors and shall also be left with the operators disable key switch (5.10.7.1) in the off position state so that it may be commandeered by a trained firefighter for emergency purposes only. When a construction elevator equipped with emergency operation is inoperable and not able to be left in a disabled state of normal operation without elevator personnel on site, the fire department having jurisdiction shall be notified.
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24.2.20.1 An operator's disable security key switch shall be installed in the car station labeled "OPERATION" and its position shall be marked "OFF" and "ON" in that order. The "Operation" letters shall be a minimum of 12.7mm (0.5") high with a contrasting background. When in the "ON" position, the unit shall run as intended. When in the "OFF" position, the unit shall be disabled. Each unit shall be left in the off position when not fully attended by a licensed elevator mechanic or operating engineer.
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24.2.21 Return to Normal Operation. Upon completion of use in emergency operation, the responding fire department shall lock out/tag out the construction elevator(s) until a Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic arrives on site to review each elevator and is satisfied with the condition of each unit. The Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic may then reset the unit(s) and returning the construction elevator(s) to normal operation.
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24.2.21.1. An "Emergency Control Reset" momentary reset switch shall be located in the elevator controller for the purpose of returning the elevator to normal operation. The "Emergency Control Reset" switch in the lobby shall be in the reset position for the "Emergency Control Reset" switch in the controller to reset the elevator to normal attendant operation. Only a Massachusetts-licensed elevator mechanic shall reset an elevator used for construction from Emergency Control Operation to normal operation.
