Section 408.10695. Storage elevators for combustible commodities.

(1) In a storage elevator for combustible commodities there shall be at least 1 stairway from the basement to the first floor and from the first floor to the top floor of the working house which is enclosed in a dust-tight, noncombustible shaft.

(2)   A noncombustible door of the self-closing type shall be provided at each floor landing.

(3)    An exterior stair or basket ladder-type fire escape, as prescribed in General Industry Safety Standard Part 3 “Fixed Ladders,” as referenced in R 408.10606, shall be provided from the roof of the working house to ground level or to the roof of an adjoining annex with access from all floors above the first.

(4)    An exterior stair or basket ladder-type fire escape, as prescribed in General Industry Safety Standard Part 3 “Fixed Ladders,” as referenced in R 408.10606, shall be provided from the roof of each storage annex to ground level.

(5)   A fire escape ladder shall be provided adjacent to a manlift for the up and down sides.

(6)   A storage elevator shall have an opening that leads to a fire escape ladder from each floor or work level.

(7)   Storage elevators for combustible commodities that exist before April 30, 1974, do not need to comply with the provisions of subrules (1) and (2) of this rule.

History: 1979 AC; 1990 AACS; 2015 AACS.