Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0800 - Labor and Workforce Development
Subtitle 0800-03 - Boilers, Elevators, Amusement Devices, and other Related Rules
Chapter 0800-03-15 - Fire Safety for Elevators
Section 0800-03-15-.01 - GENERAL STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY KEYED LOCK BOX

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0800-03-15-.01

Current through September 24, 2024

(1) Each hospital, recuperation center, nursing home, residential hospice, home for the aged, residential HIV supportive living facility, assisted-care living facility or ambulatory surgical treatment center licensed under Title 68, Chapter 11 of the Tennessee Code Annotated, all student dormitories and other university housing with functioning elevators operating under the control of the Board of Trustees of the University of Tennessee and the Board of Regents, and each state-owned public building under the Department of General Service's control, including the state capitol and capitol annexes must ensure that an emergency keyed lock box is installed.

(2) The general standards for the emergency keyed lock box shall be as follows:

(a) Dimensions - No larger than ten inches (10") high by six inches (6") wide by two inches (2") deep or smaller than nine inches (9") high by five inches (5") wide by one and three-eights of an inch (1 3/8") deep;

(b) Color - Red;

(c) Door Cover - Brushed or mirrored finish, bronze or stainless steel;

(d) Letters - Three-eights of an inch (3/8") high in black with the first line FIRE DEPARTMENT, the second line ELEVATOR AUTHORITY, and the third line USE ONLY; and

(e) Universal Key - Gamewell 25460 which shall be provided by the vendors only to firefighters and state elevator inspectors.

(3) The emergency keyed lock box shall be permanently surface mounted seventy-two inches (72") from the floor to the center of the box at each bank of elevators at the main egress of the building, shall be operable by a universal key no matter where such box is located within the state of Tennessee, and shall contain only fire service keys and drop keys to the appropriate elevators.

Authority: 2005 Tennessee Public Acts Chapter 404.

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