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§ 38.159(b) Vehicle lift
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§ 38.159(b)(1) Design load
The design load of the lift shall be at least 600 pounds (2665 N)....
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§ 38.159(b)(2) Controls
(2) Controls—
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§ 38.159(b)(2)(i) Requirements
The controls shall be interlocked with the vehicle brakes, transmission, or door, or shall provide other appropriate mechanisms or systems, to ensure that the vehicle cannot be moved when...
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§ 38.159(b)(2)(ii) Exception
Where the lift is designed to deploy with its long dimension parallel to the vehicle axis and which pivots into or out of the vehicle while occupied (i.e., “rotary lift”), the requirements...
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§ 38.159(b)(3) Emergency operation
The lift shall incorporate an emergency method of deploying, lowering to ground level with a lift occupant, and raising and stowing the empty lift if the power to the lift fails....
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§ 38.159(b)(4) Power or equipment failure
(4) Power or equipment failure. Platforms stowed in a vertical position, and deployed platforms when occupied, shall have provisions to prevent their deploying, falling, or folding...
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§ 38.159(b)(5) Platform barriers
A movable barrier or inherent design feature shall prevent a wheelchair or mobility aid from rolling off the edge closest to the vehicle until the platform is in its fully raised position...
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§ 38.159(b)(6) Platform surface
(6) Platform surface. The platform surface shall be free of any protrusions of 1/4 inch (6.5 mm) high and shall be slip resistant. The platform shall have a minimum clear width of 28...
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§ 38.159(b)(7) Platform gaps
When the platform is at vehicle floor height with the inner barrier (if applicable) down or retracted, gaps between the forward lift platform edge and the vehicle floor shall not exceed...
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§ 38.159(b)(8) Platform entrance ramp
(8) Platform entrance ramp. The entrance ramp, or loading-edge barrier used as a ramp, shall not exceed a slope of 1:8, measured on level ground, for a maximum rise of 3 inches (75...
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§ 38.159(b)(9) Platform deflection
The lift platform (not including the entrance ramp) shall not deflect more than 3 degrees (exclusive of vehicle roll or pitch) in any direction between its unloaded position and its position...
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§ 38.159(b)(10) Platform movement
No part of the platform shall move at a rate exceeding 6 inches/second (150 mm/sec) during lowering and lifting an occupant, and shall not exceed 12 inches/second (300 mm/sec) during deploying...
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§ 38.159(b)(11) Boarding direction
The lift shall permit both inboard and outboard facing of wheelchair and mobility aid users....
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§ 38.159(b)(12) Use by standees
Lifts shall accommodate persons using walkers, crutches, canes or braces or who otherwise have difficulty using steps....
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§ 38.159(b)(13) Handrails
Platforms on lifts shall be equipped with handrails on two sides, which move in tandem with the lift, and which shall be graspable and provide support to standees throughout the entire lift...
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C. Visibility Through a Window
Care should be taken so that the lift does not obscure the vision of the person occupying the securement position....
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T204.2 Doorways with Lifts, Ramps or Bridgeplates
Doorways with lifts or ramps shall comply with T502.2....
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DOJ Compliance Highlights
Vans of 15 passengers or larger are required to have a lift. If you have smaller vans then you must contract with a company for use as needed....
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§ 37.42(c)
(c) For new or altered stations serving commuter, intercity, or high-speed rail lines or systems, in which track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with...
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§ 37.42(d)
(d) Before constructing or altering a platform at a station covered by paragraph (c) of this section, at which a railroad proposes to use a means other than level-entry boarding, the...
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8. Boarding Separately From Wheelchair
A wheelchair user's request to board a fixed route or paratransit vehicle separately from his or her device when the occupied weight of the device exceeds the design load of the vehicle...
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8. Revise § 37.165(b) to read as follows
8. Revise § 37.165(b) to read as follows:
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§ 37.165 Lift and securement use
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