I'm not surprised to see this in a state's code. If you were to use a regular elevator (rather than a service elevator with a key like you should), you would need someone in the elevator to keep others from riding along.
It is possible that this accommodation is dated and never left the books. You could probably do a search for older versions of the code to see how long it has been around.
Thank you,
Yaritza Brinker
260.827.5402
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Transporting Hazardous Chemicals on an Elevator - Surprising Statement California Fire Code
?
I had an interesting conversation about transporting hazardous chemicals this morning. My co-worker mentioned that the CA Fire Code would allow the transport of a certain quantity of hazardous chemicals when someone is riding the elevator
at the same time. I was skeptical, so I looked it up.
"5003.10.4 Elevators utilized to transport hazardous materials.
5003.10.4.1. When transporting hazardous materials,
elevators shall have no other passengers other than the
individual(s) handling the chemical transport cart.
5003.10.4.2. Hazardous materials liquid containers
shall have a maximum capacity of 20 liters (5.28 gal).
5003.10.4.3. Toxic and highly-toxic gases shall be limited
to a container of a maximum water capacity of 1
pound."
This is a very concerning.
I would appreciate your comments!
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