Section 26.06 - Hoistway Gates in Non-fire-resistive HoistwaysHoistway gates in non-fire-resistive hoistways shall conform as follows:
(1) Gates shall be power operated, or they may be opened under power and may close by gravity if means are provided to limit the closing speed. Power opening and closing devices shall conform to the requirements of 524 CMR 35.00: Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators A17.1-2013 and the Massachusetts Modifications of That Code.(2) Gates may be perforated for their entire height, and need not be higher than six feet.(3) Hoistway gates on shall be provided with interlocks, mechanical locks and contacts, or separate mechanical locks. EXCEPTION: Locking devices are not required on vertically sliding gates for which the unbalanced weight is 65 lbs. or more when the car is not at the landing.
(4) Means shall be provided to prevent movement of the car in either the vertical or horizontal direction away from a landing unless the gate at that landing is in the closed position. EXCEPTION: The means provided may permit horizontal movement of the car with the gate open in a zone of not more than two feet in either direction, provided that protective guards not less than six feet high and the width of the zone are installed on each side of the tower.
(5) For cars having more than one hoistway or runway opening at a given loading position, a separate closing means shall be provided for each car door or gate and its corresponding hoistway or runway door or gate.(6) The vertical clearance beneath the lower edge of the gate and the landing shall be not more than eight inches.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1366, eff. 6/1/2018.