Section 408.7077. Emergency stop switch.  


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  •     Section 24.2.4 of the ANSI A10.4 standard is amended to    read     as follows:

    24.2.4 An emergency stop switch shall be provided in the car and located in or adjacent to the car operating panel. When opened, the switch shall cause the electric power to be removed from the hoist driving-machine motor and brake. Emergency stop  switches  shall  have  all of the following characteristics:

    (1)    Manually opened and closed type.

    (2)     Red operating handles or buttons.

    (3)     Conspicuously and permanently marked "stop."

    (4)     Positively opened mechanically and the opening  shall  not   be  solely dependent on springs.

    (5)     Capability of being locked out of use when the operator leaves the car.

    (6)     Operation of the  emergency  stop  switch  shall   not  require  manual resetting of the control panels.

History: 2003 AACS.