Section 7.58. Capacity

(a) Net platform area shall not exceed the area given in the following table for various lifting capacities of passenger elevators. Intermediate capacities not listed shall have their maximum area interpolated from the ratings given:

Lifting Capacity	Maximum Net Area (in square feet)
500	7.00
600	8.30
700	9.60
1000	13.25
1200	15.60
1500	18.90
1800	22.10
2000	24.20
2500	29.10
3000	33.70
3500	38.00
4000	42.20
4500	46.20
5000	50.00
6000	57.70
7000	65.30
8000	72.90
9000	80.50
10000	88.00
12000	103.00
15000	125.10
18000	146.90
20000	161.20
25000	196.50
30000	231.00

(b) The lifting capacity of an existing elevator shall be equal to a live load of not less than 75 pounds per square foot of floor area of the elevator car; 50 pounds per square foot may be accepted when elevators are located in hospitals and special permission is secured from the Department. The number of passengers permitted to ride on a passenger elevator at any one time is based on a ratio of one passenger to 2 square feet of floor area. Such rating shall be designated on the data plate posted in the car.

The provisions of this § 7.58 amended September 23, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 2696. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (8074).

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Cross References

This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 7.71 (relating to conflicts).