safety gear definition
safety gear means a mechanical device attached to the car frame or counter weight to stop and to hold the lift car or counter weight to the guides in the event of free fall or if governor operated or over speed in the descending direction;
safety gear means a mechanical device attached to the lift car frame or auxiliary frame or counterweight frame, to stop and hold the car or counterweight in case of predetermined overspeed or a free fall, or if the hoisting ropes are slackened;
safety gear means a mechanical device attached to the lift car or counterweight or both, designed to stop and to hold the car or counterweight to the guides in the event of free fall, or, if governor operated, of over-speed in the descending direction;