In the State of Hawaii, do new elevators require a permanent sump pump in the elevator pit? or are portable pumps acceptable?
A permanent sump pump is required in elevators provided with Firefighter’s Emergency Operations.
State of Hawaii Elevator Code
The Hawaii State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) adoption of new elevator standards was effective June 30, 2014. The adoption of the proposed administrative rules brought the applicable code of elevator standards up to the 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards for new elevators and the 2011 ASME code for existing elevators.
Per HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES TITLE 12, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SUBTITLE 8, DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PART 11, ELEVATORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS CHAPTER 229, SECTION 12–229–3.1 CODES INCORPORATED AND ADOPTED BY REFERENCE, (2) ASME A17.1–2010/CSA-B44–10, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.
Per ASME A17.1–201 Requirement 2.2.2.5 states “In elevators provided with Firefighters’ Emergency Operation, a drain or sump pump shall be provided. The sump pump/ drain shall have the capacity to remove a minimum of 3000 gal/h per elevator”
