Operation & SafetyCar GatesAll residential elevators are required by the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Safety Code to be equipped with a car gate to ensure that passengers are kept safely inside the confines of the elevator car whenever the lift is in motion. The code requires that car gates be made of solid panels or openwork construction. Openwork construction, such as a scissor gate, must be capable of rejecting a 75mm (3”) diameter ball. Car gates can be manually operated or power operated but ALL residential elevators MUST have a gate at each entrance into the elevator car. |  |
