Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS
Subchapter J - ESCALATORS
Section 7.323 - Capacity
Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 7.323
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
The maximum capacity of newly installed escalators shall be determined as follows:
(1) For escalators 24 inches or less in width, the maximum load shall equal 110 times the horizontally projected length of exposed treads in feet.
(2) For escalators over 24 inches in width, the maximum load shall equal 4.6 times the width of the escalator in inches times the horizontally projected length of exposed treads in feet.
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