§ 7.293. Automatic and dual control freight elevators.
(a) Automatic control freight elevators. Automatic control freight elevators shall not be constructed and installed unless a special permit has been obtained from the Department. Their use shall at all times be subject to special regulations applied to them for the protection of the public and employes. Such elevators are subject to the provisions covering automatic control passenger elevators, as set forth in § 7.73 (relating to automatic control passenger elevators), except as to capacity or side exits. Shaftway gates or doors may be of the same type as permitted for freight elevators of car switch control.
(b) Dual control freight elevators. Dual control freight elevators are subject to the provisions covering dual control passenger elevators, as set forth in § 7.74 (relating to dual control passenger elevators), except that capacity is included in the list of exemptions, and shaftway gates or doors may be of the same type as permitted for freight elevators of car switch control.
Cross References This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 7.291 (relating to general).
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