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Part 3 — Fire Protection, Occupant Safety and Accessibility

Section 3.5. Vertical Transportation

3.5.1. General

3.5.1.1. Scope

1) This Section applies to vertical transportation facilities installed in a building, including elevators, escalators and dumbwaiters.

2) Elevators in a building within the scope of Subsection 3.2.6. shall conform to Articles 3.2.6.4., 3.2.6.5. and 3.2.6.6.

3.5.2. Standards

3.5.2.1. Elevators, Escalators and Dumbwaiters

1) The design, construction, installation and alteration of every elevator, escalator and dumbwaiter shall conform to the Elevating Devices Safety Regulation. (See Appendix A.)

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1) The design, construction, installation and alteration of every elevator, escalator and dumbwaiter shall conform to the Elevating Devices Safety Regulation.

a) provincial or territorial regulations or municipal bylaws, or

b) ASME A17.1/CSA B44, “Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,” in the absence of the regulations or bylaws referred to in Clause (a).

(See Appendix A.)

2) Before being placed in service, every elevator, escalator or dumbwaiter installation, including safety and control devices, shall be inspected and tested in accordance with the Elevating Devices Safety Regulation.

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2) Before being placed in service, every elevator, escalator or dumbwaiter installation, including safety and control devices, shall be inspected and tested in accordance with the Elevating Devices Safety Regulation.

a) provincial or territorial regulations or municipal bylaws, or

b) ASME A17.1/CSA B44, “Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators,” in the absence of the regulations or bylaws referred to in Clause (a). (See A-3.5.2.1.(1) in Appendix A.)

3) Passenger elevators shall conform to Appendix E of ASME A17.1/CSA B44, “Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.”

3.5.3. Fire Separations

3.5.3.1. Fire Separations for Elevator Hoistways

1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), a vertical service space used as an elevator hoistway shall be separated from all other portions of each adjacent storey by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating conforming to Table 3.5.3.1. for the fire-resistance rating required by Subsection 3.2.2. for

a) the floor assembly above the storey, or

b) the floor assembly below the storey, if there is no floor assembly above.

2) Passenger elevators, other than those provided for firefighters in accordance with Article 3.2.6.5., are permitted to be located within interconnected floor space without being enclosed in a hoistway separated from the remainder of the building, provided the elevator machinery is located in a room separated from the remainder of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for hoistways by Sentence (1).

3.5.3.2. Vertical Service Spaces for Dumbwaiters

1) A vertical service space containing a dumbwaiter shall be separated from all other portions of each adjacent storey by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating conforming to Table 3.5.3.1. for the fire-resistance rating required by Subsection 3.2.2. for

a) the floor assembly above the storey or

b) the floor assembly below the storey, if there is no floor assembly above.

3.5.3.3. Fire Separations for Elevator Machine Rooms

1) Except as permitted by Sentence (2), a room containing elevator machinery shall be separated from all other parts of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the vertical service space containing the elevator hoistway.

2) A room containing elevator machinery need not be separated from the elevator hoistway that it serves provided the room and the hoistway are separated from all other parts of the building by a fire separation having a fire-resistance rating not less than that required for the vertical service space containing the elevator hoistway.

3.5.4. Dimensions and Signs

3.5.4.1. Elevator Car Dimensions

1) If one or more elevators are provided in a building, all storeys shall be served by at least one elevator which has inside dimensions that will accommodate and provide adequate access for a patient stretcher 2 010 mm long and 610 mm wide in the prone position. (See Appendix A.)

2) An elevator satisfying the requirements of Sentence (1) shall be clearly identified on the main entrance level of the building.

3.5.4.2. Floor Numbering

1) Arabic numerals indicating the assigned floor number shall be mounted permanently on both jambs of passenger elevator hoistway entrances in conformance with Appendix E of ASME A17.1/CSA B44, “Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.”