Section 362.1109. Lifts.

 

(1)  Substitute the following wording for the requirements in ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 410.2.1 as referenced in IBC section 1102.1 and as applied to lifts by IBC section 1109.7:

(a) Doors and gates shall be low energy power operated doors or gates complying with ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 404.3, except as provided in par. (b) . Doors shall remain open for 20 seconds minimum. On lifts with one door or with doors on opposite ends, the end door clear opening width shall be 32 inches minimum. On lifts with one door on a narrow end and one door on a long side, the end door clear opening width shall be 36 inches minimum. Side door clear opening width shall be 42 inches minimum. Where a door is provided on a long side and on a narrow end of a lift, the side door shall be located with either the strike side or the hinge side in the corner furthest from the door on the narrow end.

(b)

1. A door or gate providing access to a narrow end of a platform that serves only one landing shall be permitted to be of the manual opening, self-closing type, where clearance at the door or gate complies with ICC/ANSI A117.1 sections 404.2.3.1, 404.2.3.4, and 404.2.5, and the floor surface is not steeper than 1:48.

2. Lifts serving 2 landings maximum and having doors or gates on adjacent sides shall be permitted to have self-closing manual doors or gates provided that the side door or gate is located with the strike side furthest from the end door; the clearance at the door or gate complies with ICC/ANSI A117.1 sections 404.2.3.1, 404.2.3.4, and 404.2.5; and the floor surface is not steeper than 1:48.

(2)  Substitute the following wording for the requirements in ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 410.5 as referenced in IBC section 1102.1 and as applied to lifts by IBC section 1109.7: Platform lifts with doors on adjacent sides shall provide a clear floor width of 42 inches minimum and clear floor depth of 60 inches minimum.

(3)  These are department rules in addition to the requirements in ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 410 as referenced in IBC section 1102.1 and as applied to lifts by IBC section 1109.7:

(a) Controls at platform-lift landings shall comply with the requirements in ICC/ANSI A117.1 sections 407.2.1 and 407.2.1.1 to 407.2.1.4.

(b) Floor designations shall comply with the requirements in ICC/ANSI A117.1 section 407.2.3.1.

(c) Controls on the platform shall comply with the requirements in ICC/ANSI A117.1 sections 407.4.6.2 and 407.4.7.1.1 to 407.4.7.1.3.

CR 14-020 : cr. Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.