- (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).