Chapter 30 — ELEVATORS AND CONVEYING SYSTEMS
3010 Special Requirements for Elevators in Hospitals — 2025 California Building Code
California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-09-25 · California
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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 3010 · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission
3010.1 General. [OSHPD 1]¶
In hospital buildings, all elevators shall comply with the provisions of this section.
3010.1.1 Seismic switch. The seismic switch, as required by ASME A17.1, shall be connected to the essential electrical system.
3010.1.2 Annunciator. Either a visible or an audible annunciator shall be connected to the essential electrical system and be located in the elevator machine room. The annunciator will indicate if the seismic switch is inoperative due to a loss of power. If a visual annunciator is used, it shall be clearly visible in the room.
3010.1.3 Travel speed. After a seismic switch has been triggered, the elevator shall have the ability to operate at a “go slow” speed until the elevator can be inspected. “Go slow” speed is defined as a travel speed of not more than 150 feet per minute (45.72 meters per minute).
3010.1.4 Cable-operated elevators. For cable-operated elevators, an additional sensor switch shall be installed on the governor rope/sheave. The sensor shall prevent car movement when the governor tail sheave is dislodged from its normal position.
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CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE – MATRIX ADOPTION TABLE
CHAPTER 31 – SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION
(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user. See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)
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| Adopt entire chapter as amended (amended sections listed below) |
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| Adopt only those sections that are listed below |
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| 3102 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3103 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3103.1 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3104 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3104.2,Exception 2 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3105 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3106 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3109 | † | † | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3109.1 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3109.2, Note | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3110 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3111 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3111.1.1,Exception | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3112.2 | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3112.3,Exception | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3113 | † | † | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3113.1 | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3113.4,Exception | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3114 | X | † | † | † | † | † | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3114.1, Exceptions | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3114.6, Exception | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3114.8.4.2 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3114.8.5 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3114.9 | X | X |
The state agency does not adopt sections identified with the following symbol: The Office of the State Fire Marshal’s adoption of this chapter or individual sections is applicable to structures regulated by other state agencies pursuant to Section 1.11.
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