Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Transportation
Title R920 - Operations, Traffic and Safety
Rule R920-50 - Ropeway Operation Safety
Section R920-50-9 - Revised and Additional Provisions

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 920-50-9

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

The revised and additional provisions of this section shall only apply when referenced in Section R920-50-11 Applicable Provisions.

(1) "New installations and relocated installations." ANSI B77.1 Section 1.2.4.3 is modified by the following requirement: New ropeways and relocated ropeways must comply with the new or revised requirements of the Governing Standard and with this rule at the time of the acceptance test.

(2) "Auxiliary power unit." Installations before November 1, 1994 must meet the requirements for auxiliary power units, as set forth in ANSI B77.1-1992, 2.1.2.1.1, 3.1.2.1.1, 4.1.2.1.1.

(3) "Electronic speed-regulated drives." Installations before November 1, 1994 must meet the requirements for electronic speed-regulated drives as set forth in ANSI B77.1-1992, 2.2.1.8.2, 3.2.1.8.2, 4.2.1.8.2, 5.2.1.8.2, 6.2.1.8.2.

(4) "Rope position monitoring." Installations before November 1, 1994 must meet the requirements for rope position monitoring, as set forth in ANSI B77.1-1992, 3.1.3.3.2, paragraph 6.

(5) "Friction type brakes." Installations before November 1, 1995 must meet the requirements for friction type brakes, as set forth in ANSI B77.1-1992, 2.1.2.5, 3.1.2.5, 4.1.2.5, 5.1.2.5, 6.1.2.5.

(6) "Wire rope inspection." Inspections must be performed according to ANSI B77.1 Annex A.4.1 and ANSI B77.2 Annex A.4.1 and must be performed by a competent inspector defined by the Governing Standard and who is approved by the Committee. The wire rope inspector must certify to the owner or area operator whether the wire rope in its present condition meets requirements for continued operation.

(7) "Audible warning devices." Requirements for audible warning devices on installations .

(a) Installations before April 17, 2007 must meet the requirements for audible warning devices as specified by ANSI B77.1-1999, 2.1.1.12, 3.1.1.12.

(b) Installations before April 17, 2007, ANSI B77.1-1999 Section 4.1.1.12 is modified by the following requirement: The aerial lift must incorporate an audible warning device that signals an impending start of the aerial lift. After the start button is pressed, the device shall sound an audible alarm for a minimum of two seconds before the aerial lift begins to move. The audible device must be loud enough to be heard inside and outside terminals and machine rooms above the ambient noise level.

(c) Surface lifts, tows, and conveyors must have audible warning devices meeting the requirements of ANSI B77.1-2017 Section 5.2.9, 6.2.9, or 7.2.9.

(d) Funiculars must have audible warning devices meeting the requirements of ANSI B77.2-2020 Section 2.2.9.

(8) "Conveyor Standards." Requirements for installations before May 11,2018.

(a) Loading and unloading area requirements of ANSI B77.1 Section 7.1.1.9 must also accommodate the use of adaptive devices.

(b) Power units referred to in ANSI B77.1 Section 7.1.2.1 may not have reverse capability.

(c) "Power supply cords" referred to in ANSI B77.1 Section 7.2.1.5.6 must be protected from snow grooming, skiers, and other equipment and must be ground fault protected.

(d) For installations before May 11, 2018 the belt transition entry stop device referred to in ANSI B77.1 Section 7.2.3.3 must include redundant, or double sensors or an equivalent system submitted by a qualified engineer to prevent operation in the faulted condition. Each sensor must be part of an independent control circuit that can initiate an emergency shutdown of the conveyor. The device must be so designed and maintained that no single point of failure can cause the entry stop device to malfunction. The device may not be remotely resettable and must require the operator to reset the device before restarting the conveyor.

(9) "Air Space Requirements." ANSI B77.1, Section 2.1.1.4, 3.1.1.4, 4.1.1.4, 5.1.1.4, and 6.1.1.4 and ANSI B77.2 Section 2.1.1.4 must also include the following: No structure may be permitted to encroach into the air space of the ropeway. Ropeways and Structures that were both constructed before November 1, 2006 do not need to comply with this requirement.

(10) "Portable Ropeways." Portable ropeways will not be considered new ropeways when moved to different locations but remaining under the jurisdiction of the same operator.

(11) "Tows Requirements."

Handle Tows must have stop gates above and below the rope.

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