Haw. Code R. § 12-230.1-3 - Requirements for the installation of new elevators and kindred equipment or the relocation of existing equipment

(a) The design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, escalators, dumbwaiters, moving walks, and material lifts and dumbwaiters with automatic transfer devices, and its associated parts, shall conform to this chapter and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1-2010, which is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter with the following amendments:

(1) Section 5.2 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1, Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators, is amended to read: "Limited-use/limited-application elevators (see 1.3) are not permitted to be installed or used, unless:

(A) The building is required to be accessible in accordance with the Department of Justice's ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010), or in accordance with section 103-50, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(B) The building is also on the National or Hawaii Register of Historic Places; and

(C) Accessibility cannot otherwise be achieved without adversely altering the historically protected features of the structure.";

(2) Section 8.6.1.2.l(c) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 is amended to read: "A written Maintenance Control Program in electronic or paper form created for the equipment is the property of the equipment owner, and shall be made available to the department and be located on site."; and Section 8.9.2 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 is amended to read: "The data plate shall be in plain view and securely attached to the controller door. An additional data plate shall be installed in the vicinity of the top key operated starting switch on the exterior of escalators and moving walks.".

(b) A stairway or ladder shall be provided at all personnel points of access where there is a break in elevation of eight (8) inches (200 millimeters) or more and when no ramp or runway is provided.

(c) International Building Code, 2012 edition, chapter 30, Elevators and Conveying Systems, is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter, and shall apply to all new elevators and kindred equipment.

(d) International Code Council A117.1-2009, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, sections 407, 410, and related portions of sections 106, 302, 308, 309, 703, and 705 are adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter, and shall apply to all new installations.

(e) Chapter 21 of the National Fire Protection Association 72 National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, 2010 edition, and its related annexes and provisions are adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter, and shall apply to all new elevators.

(f) Article 620 of the National Fire Protection Association 70, National Electric Code, 2011 edition, and its related provisions are adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter, and shall apply to all new elevators.

(g) Paragraph 8.15.5, of National Fire Protection Association 13, Standard for the Installation of Sprinkler Systems, 2010 edition, is adopted by reference and made a part of this chapter, and shall apply to all new elevators and escalators. The annexes A.8.15.5.1 to A.8.15.5.4, D.1.1.9.2, D.1.1.10.2, D.2.23.2.2, and D.2.24.2.2, are explanatory and informational only.

(h) In each machine room, control room, machinery space, control space, and hoistway pit, there shall be provided at least one 125-volt, single phase, 15- or 20-ampere ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) duplex receptacle.

(i) All lamps utilized for illumination in machine room/space, control room/space, hoistway and pit, shall be externally guarded to prevent accidental breakage.

(j) Section 2.27.8 (switch keys) of American Society of Mechanical Engineers A17.1 is amended to read: "The key switches required by 2.27.2 through 2.27.5 for all elevators in a building shall be operable by the "FEO-Kl" key. The keys shall be Group 3 Security (see 8.1). A separate key shall be provided for each switch. These keys shall be kept inside the firefighter's lockbox. The firefighter's lockbox shall be located immediately adjacent to the firefighter's emergency recall key switch, at an approximate height of six (6) feet above the floor. Access to the firefighter's lockbox shall only be the standardized key (#25460) for Hawaii, as required by the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ). The firefighter's emergency recall key switch shall be located six (6) feet above the floor on the left-hand side of the elevator wall when facing the elevator and six (6) feet above the floor on the left-hand side of the left elevator when facing the elevators for a group of elevators. The key for the firefighter's emergency recall switch shall be of a tubular, 7-pin, style 137 construction and shall have a bitting code of 6143521 starting at the tab sequenced clockwise as viewed from the barrel end of the key. The key shall be coded "FEO-Kl". The possession of the "FEO-Kl" key shall be limited to elevator personnel, emergency personnel, elevator equipment manufacturers, and authorized personnel during checking of the Firefighter's Emergency Operation (see 8.1 and 8.6.11.1).".

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Haw. Code R. § 12-230.1-3

[Eff 6/30/14; comp 11/10/16; comp FEB 15 2019] (Auth: HRS § 397-4) (Imp: HRS § 397-4)