242. When transporting persons, a conveyance shall travel at a speed of less than 8 m (26.2 ft) per second.
A greater speed that does not exceed the rated speed of the conveyance is permitted for the transportation of persons if(1) alignment tests are carried out on the shaft guides with a decelerometer and recorded at intervals not exceeding 6 months; an alignment test is also required following any incident damaging the shaft structure; and
(2) the results of the tests performed at the speed referred to in the second paragraph with a load corresponding to the maximum number of persons permitted in the conveyance show a deceleration lower than 0.5 G in the vertical, lateral and longitudinal axes.
Where the rated speed of the conveyance is greater than 8 m (26.2 ft) per second, a speed limiting device must be installed to be activated automatically when the hoistman responds to a 3-bell signal.
O.C. 213-93, s. 242; O.C. 460-2000, s. 22; O.C. 119-2006, s. 21.