ELEVATORS &

ESCALATORS
RULE XIII -
SECTION 1302

5. ELEVATORS
Elevators shall be installed in all
private and public buildings for
public use accessible to disabled
persons, pursuant to the
objectives of Batas Pambansa
Bilang 344 (Accessibility Law).

A. B. ROPES,
HOISTWAY WIRES OR
PIPES
Hoistway for eleva
tors shall be Ropes, wires
substantially or pipes shall
enclosed not be
throughout their installed in
height, with no hoistways,
openings allowed except when
except for necessary for
necessary doors, the
windows or operation of
skylights. the elevators.

C. HOISTWAY
PITS
Hoistway pits shall be of such depth PIT
that when the car rests on the fully
compressed buffers, a clearance of
not less than 600 millimeters
remains between the underside of
the car and the bottom of the pit.
D. ELEVATOR E. MACHINE ROOM
HOISTWAY OR PENTHOUSE
When four (4) or Where a machine room or penthouse is
more elevators serve provided at the top of a hoistway, it shall be
all or the same constructed with sufficient room for repair
portion of a building, and inspection. Access shall be by means of
they shall be an iron ladder or stairs when the room is
located in not less more than 600 millimeters above the
than two (2) adjacent floor or roof surface. The angle of
hoistways and in no inclination of such ladder or stairs shall not
case shall more exceed 60° from the horizontal. This room
than four (4) shall not be used as living quarters or
elevators be located depository of other materials and shall be
provided with adequate ventilation.
in any one hoistway.

F. HOISTING ROPES
HOIST ROPES
HOIST ROPES
Minimum number of hoisting ropes shall be three
(3) for traction elevators and two (2) for drum
type elevators.

G. MINIMUM H. SAFETY
DIAMETER DEVICES
Elevators
The minimum shall be
diameter of provided
hoisting and with Fall-
counterweight Free Safety
HOISTWAY

ropes shall be 30 Device,

millimeters. over-load
switch and
reverse
polarity
relay.

I. RESIDENTIAL
In apartments or residential condominiums of five
(5) storeys or more, at least one (1) passenger
elevator shall be kept on twenty-four (24) hour
constant service.
 A. HOISTWAY
6. ESCALATORS
Elevators shall be installed in all
private and public buildings for
public use accessible to disabled
persons, pursuant to the
objectives of Batas Pambansa
Bilang 344 (Accessibility Law).

A. ANGLE OF
INCLINATION
The angle of inclination of an
escalator shall not exceed 30° from
the horizontal.
< 30°

B. WIDTH BETWEEN C. MATERIAL OF

BALUSTRADES BALUSTRADES
Solid balustrades of
The width between incombustible material
balustrades shall shall be provided on
not be less than each side of the moving
560 millimeters nor steps. If made of glass,
more than 1.20 it shall be of tempered.
meters. This width type of glass.
shall not exceed the
width of the steps
by more than 330
millimeters.
width

D. SPEED RATE
The speed rate, measured along the angle
of inclination, shall be not more than 38
meters per minute
 ELEVATORS &
ESCALATORS
RULE XIII -
SECTION 1302

LIST OF TERMINOLOGIES
ELEVATOR - An elevator is a machine that transports people or freight between
levels, decks, or floors of a building. Elevators are usually cable-assisted,
hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track-assisted.

HOISTWAY - The hoistway of an elevator is the space in which the elevator

travels. It runs vertically and houses equipment like the rail guides, the cab and
the counterweight depending on the type of elevator: hydraulic or traction.

HOIST PIPE - A hoist pipe is used to raise the pipe-rail system so that the
ground underneath can be worked, or to replace the ground cover/plastic

MACHINE ROOM - The machine room holds the elevator's drives and controllers
and is where you will find the main control systems for the elevators as well.
While machine rooms can be used in both hydraulic and traction elevators, they
are not required for all installations.

HOIST ROPE - A hoist rope is used to raise and lower the loads normally
handling general cargo and require anti-rotational properties to prevent
uncontrolled rotation/ spinning of the cargo.

FALL-FREE SAFETY DEVICE - An elevator safety device for an elevator car,

which includes one or more hydraulically-powered braking assemblies mounted
on the cross-rail or safety plank of the elevator car and designed to selectively
brake on a pulley carried by a guide rail of the elevator car upon detection of a
safety condition.
 ELEVATORS &
ESCALATORS
RULE XIII -
SECTION 1302

LIST OF TERMINOLOGIES
ANGLE OF INCLINATION - It refers to how steeply it is angled relative to the
horizontal plane. It determines the slope at which the steps or treads of the
escalator are positioned. A greater angle means a steeper escalator, while a
smaller angle indicates a more gradual slope.

BALUSTRADE - The balustrade in an escalator refers to the protective barrier or

railing that runs along the sides of the escalator, enclosing the moving steps. It
serves as a safety feature to prevent passengers from accidentally falling off the
escalator while it is in motion.

SPEED RATE - The speed rate of an escalator refers to how fast the steps or
treads move along the escalator's incline. It is typically measured in feet per
minute (ft/min) or meters per second (m/s). The speed rate determines how
quickly passengers are transported from one level to another.

GROUP 7 | BLOCK 1
2021-11476 | ALAVAREN, MARIA FRESCILDA
2021-10053 | ALGADO, ANDREYA
2021-10009 | CUNANAN, JULIANA
2021-00009 | CARZON, SHANNEN ARKHEIGH
2021-000054 | DE GUZMAN, SHIENA MARIE