Section 7.37. Combination elevators

(a) Elevators intended for both freight and passenger service shall be constructed, installed and operated in conformity with the requirements for passenger elevators, except that counterbalanced biparting and vertical two-speed types of landing doors and vertical-rising car gates may be used as provided in subsection (d) when not of the semiautomatic type and when equipped with locking devices, as required in § 7.54(d) (relating to landing doors and locking devices).

(b) When it is desired to use existing freight elevators for the carrying of passengers such elevators shall be reconstructed to conform to the requirements for new passenger elevators, except that counterbalanced biparting and vertical two-speed types of landing doors and vertical-rising car gates may be used as provided for in subsection (d) when not of the semiautomatic type and when equipped with locking devices as required in § 7.54(d).

(c) The requirements of this section apply to every freight elevator used for the carrying of passengers, exclusive of operators and necessary assistance for handling heavy loads, as permitted by § 7.12(d) (relating to rules of operation).

(d) Biparting or vertical-operating doors and vertical-rising car gates are prohibited at the shaftway openings of combination freight and passenger elevators through which the public is allowed access to the elevator car.

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Cross References

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 7.54 (relating to landing doors and locking devices); 34 Pa. Code § 7.71 (relating to conflicts); and 34 Pa. Code § 7.291 (relating to general).