WAC 296-96-02555   What are the requirements for accessing elevated elevator pit equipment?  Where elevated pit equipment requires assisted vertical access of more than five feet, a permanent noncombustible working platform shall be provided. Access to the platform must be by a fixed ladder or stair conforming to ANSI A14.3. The platform shall be of sufficient strength to support personnel and may be of open grillwork.

     In residential installations where the pit depth exceeds three feet, a fixed vertical ladder, designed to the current adopted rules for commercial installations, must be provided.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. 07-24-041, § 296-96-02555, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.]