Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS
Subchapter E - PERSONAL SERVICE ELEVATORS
SPECIFICATIONS
Section 7.146 - Counterweights
Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 7.146
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Counterweights, when used, shall operate in guides located within the elevator shaftway, in accordance with the requirements of § 7.52(d) (relating to shaftway equipment).
(b) If a car counterweight is used, it shall not be of sufficient weight to cause slackening of any car hoist cable at the start or stop of the car.
(c) The counterweight sections, whether or not carried in a frame, shall be fastened together to prevent rattle and displacement.
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