§ 7.299. Automobile elevators.
(a) New freight elevators for automobile service shall have a car platform of sufficient strength to support a load equal to 70% of the live load when concentrated equally at any two points, 4 feet, 8 1/2 inches apart on a line parallel with the entrance sill to the car. Existing automobile elevators shall comply with the provisions of this chapter for existing freight elevators.
(b) Construction of automobile elevators of the multiple or four point suspension type is prohibited.
Cross References This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 7.291 (relating to general).
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