WAC 296-96-02500
Is a door reopening device required on
automatic-closing car doors? Elevator doors shall be provided
with a reopening device that shall stop and reopen a car door
and hoistway door automatically if the door becomes obstructed
by an object or person.
The reopening device shall be activated by sensing an
obstruction passing through the opening at five inches (125
mm) nominal and twenty-nine inches (735 mm) nominal above the
floor.
The reopening device shall not require physical contact
to be activated, although contact shall be permitted before
the door reverses.
The reopening device shall remain effective for twenty
seconds minimum.
EXCEPTION:
Special purpose and residential elevators are exempt from this section.