# WAC 296-56-60155: WAC 296-56-60155. Space under hoistway

> Washington · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_ADC_296_56_60155

## Section

- **Citation:** WAC 296-56-60155
- **Heading:** WAC 296-56-60155. Space under hoistway
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Administrative Code / Title 296 / Chapter 296-56 / Section 296-56-60155

## Text

Employers must make sure there is no habitable space below the elevator hoistway and counterweight shaft unless the floor is designed to withstand an impact 125 percent greater than the impact generated by a free fall of either the car or counterweight from the full height of the hoistway.

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