Pennsylvania Code
Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Part I - Department of Labor and Industry
Chapter 7 - ELEVATORS, LIFTS, ESCALATORS, DUMBWAITERS, HOISTS ANDTRAMWAYS
Subchapter L - HOISTS
PERSONNEL HOISTS
Section 7.380 - Use of freight elevators as hoists

Universal Citation: 34 PA Code ยง 7.380

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) A new installation of a freight elevator, in a new building or one undergoing alterations, where the hatchways, enclosures and gates have not been completed, may be used as a builders' hoist, provided the car is enclosed, the hatchway protected and the entrances guarded as required for builders' hoists erected on the inside of buildings. Such an elevator shall be in charge of an experienced elevator erector or helper or hoisting engineer and may be used for carrying freight or building materials. Only the operator and assistants necessary for handling the load, not to exceed three are permitted to ride, except that workmen may be hauled, provided all entrances are protected by temporary doors or gates not less than 6 feet high and set within 4 inches of the edge of the shaftway. Such gates or doors shall be locked from the inside only.

(b) The number of workmen permitted to ride on an uncompleted freight elevator at any one time shall be based on the ratio of one workman to 2 square feet of floor area.

(c) A freight elevator used as a builders' hoist shall be properly tested and approved by an authorized inspector employed by the Department and a certificate issued as a builders' hoist before being put in service as a hoist.

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