(a)
No elevator, dumbwaiter, escalator, gravity elevator, hoist or manlift shall be
constructed and installed without a permit from the Department. The architect,
contractor, owner or manufacturer responsible for such installations shall file
with the Department plans in triplicate, each showing the location of the
machinery and equipment together with an application for a permit in duplicate,
on forms provided by the Department. Such plans shall specify the capacity and
the car speed of the installation, the weight of the car complete, car
controlling mechanism, type of limit stops and switches, diameter of sheaves,
size, number and material of hoisting and counterweight cables, type of speed
governor and safeties, overhead and pit clearance, type of buffers, machine and
overhead grating, the weight of the machine if overmounted, the material,
quality and spans of overhead supporting members, and the construction of
shaftway gates or doors, and car gates or doors, where required.
(b) Each set of plans submitted to the
Department for an elevator permit for work to be accomplished in a new or
existing hoistway in an existing structure shall bear the seal and signature of
an architect or engineer licensed in this Commonwealth, together with his
certification on the drawing to the following statement:
I have examined and checked the building structure or
building plans surrounding this elevator hoistway, pit and machine room and
hereby certify it is adequate for the loads to be imposed on it and is in
accord with applicable laws and regulations of this Commonwealth.
(c) An exception exists as regards
oil-electric or hydraulic elevators designed for class A freight loading or
passenger loading. In lieu of the above certification on the elevator plans, a
letter which shall accompany the request for elevator permit from the architect
or engineer on his letterhead and bearing his seal and signature together with
the above certification will be acceptable. Such letter shall identify in
detail the elevator drawing in question including final revisions.
(d) Before work is commenced on the removal,
or repair of existing installations, duplicate applications for the work shall
be filed with the Department for approval, and a permit for the work
obtained.
