§ 14-16-97. Car doors or gates for power freight elevators.

A.

Generally. A car door or gate provided with a car door or gate electric contact shall be provided at each entrance to a power freight elevator where the construction does not comply with any of the following:

1.

Section 14-16-67(D) or (E);

2.

Section 14-16-68(D), (F) and (G);

3.

Section 14-16-80(C);

4.

Section 14-16-104(C).

Car doors or gates equipped with car doors or gate electric contacts shall be provided at each entrance to power elevators having automatic operation.

B.

Self-closing mechanically locked gate. A self-closing mechanically locked car gate or door may be provided to guard the opening in the elevator car adjacent to the side of a hoistway which has but one landing opening; provided that, the elevator machine is not equipped with an electrically released brake and that the car speed is 75 feet per minute or less.

C.

Horizontal or vertical sliding gates. Car doors or gates for power freight elevators shall be of the horizontally or vertically sliding type, shall guard the full width of the car opening and should extend from within two inches of and up to six feet above the car platform flooring.

D.

Collapsible gates. Collapsible car gates for power freight elevators should be designed to reject a four and one-half-inch ball when the gate is fully closed.

E.

Sliding doors. Sliding car doors may be solid, or may be provided with open grille or bars which should be designed to reject a two-inch ball or may be provided with glass or grille vision panels. Grilles, bars or vision panels may extend the full height of the door panel. Clear wire or laminated glass shall be used for glass vision panel replacements.

F.

Replacing or installing gates. Where new car gates are installed or existing gates replaced, they shall comply with the dimensions specified in subsections C and D of this section.

(Code 1967, § 49-147; Code 1985, § 46-167)