Section 362.3006. Machine rooms.

 

(1)   Scope. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IBC section 3006: This section applies to elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms and control spaces not within the hoistway.

(2)   Access. This is a department informational note to be used under IBC section 3006.1:

Note: See ch. SPS 318 for additional requirements, including a prohibition against accessing elevator machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, or control spaces through a toilet room, sleeping room or other private space; and a prohibition against accessing spaces, machinery or equipment not related to a conveyance through machine rooms, machinery spaces, control rooms, control spaces, or hoistways.

(3)   Temperature and humidity. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 3006.2: Elevator machine rooms that contain solid-state equipment for elevator operation shall be provided with an independent means to control the temperature and humidity in the machine room.

(4)   Pressurization. This is a department exception to the requirements in IBC section 3006.3: An elevator machine room which serves a pressurized elevator hoistway and which is not directly connected to the pressurized elevator shaft is not required to be pressurized.

(5)   Plumbing systems. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IBC section 3006.6: Plumbing systems not used in connection with the operation of the elevator may not be located in elevator equipment rooms .

CR 00-179 : cr. Register December 2001 No. 552 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-111 : renum. (1) and (2) to be (2) and (3) and cr. (1) Register June 2002 No. 558 , eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016 : renum. (3) to be (4), cr. (3) Register December 2004 No. 588 , eff. 1-1-05; CR 14-020 : renum. (1), (2), (4) to (2), (4), (5), cr. (1), (r) (3), cr. (3) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14; (1) (title), (3) (title) added under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 2. , Stats., Register August 2014 No. 704 .

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See IBC section 3003.1.4 and ASME A17.1 section 2.7.9.2 for additional requirements that may apply. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1