The brake or propulsion system interlocks requirement does not apply to platform mounted or portable lifts provided that a mechanical, electrical or other system operates to ensure that cars...
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§ 38.125(b)(2)(iii) Exception
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§ 38.125(b)(3) Emergency operation
(3) Emergency operation. The lift shall incorporate an emergency method of deploying, lowering to ground or station platform level with a lift occupant, and raising and stowing the...
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§ 38.125(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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§ 38.125(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 car until the lift is in its fully raised position....
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§ 38.125(b)(6) Platform surface
(6) Platform surface. The lift platform surface shall be free of any protrusions over 1/4 inch high and shall be slip resistant. The lift platform shall have a minimum clear width of...
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§ 38.125(b)(7) Platform gaps
When the lift is at car floor height with the inner barrier (if applicable) down or retracted, gaps between the forward lift platform edge and car floor shall not exceed 1/2 inch horizontally...
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§ 38.125(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, when measured on level ground, for a maximum rise of 3 inches,...
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§ 38.125(b)(9) Platform deflection
The lift platform (not including the entrance ramp) shall not deflect more than 3 degrees (exclusive of car roll) in any direction between its unloaded position and its position when loaded...
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§ 38.125(b)(10) Platform movement
(10) Platform movement. No part of the platform shall move at a rate exceeding 6 inches/second during lowering and lifting an occupant, and shall not exceed 12 inches/second during...
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§ 38.125(b)(11) Boarding direction
(11) Boarding direction. The lift shall permit both inboard and outboard facing of wheelchairs and mobility aids.
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§ 38.125(b)(12) Use by standees
(12) Use by standees. Lifts shall accommodate persons using walkers, crutches, canes or braces or who otherwise have difficulty using steps. The lift may be marked to indicate a...
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§ 38.125(b)(13) Handrails
The handrails shall be capable of withstanding a force of 100 pounds concentrated at any point on the handrail without permanent deformation of the rail or its supporting structure....
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§ 38.125(c) Car ramp or bridge plate
(c) Car ramp or bridge plate—...
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§ 38.125(c)(1) Design load
(1) Design load. Ramps or bridge plates 30 inches or longer shall support a load of 600 pounds, placed at the centroid of the ramp or bridge plate distributed over an area of 26...
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§ 38.125(c)(2) Ramp surface
(2) Ramp surface. The ramp or bridge plate surface shall be continuous and slip resistant, shall not have protrusions from the surface greater than 1/4 inch high, shall have a clear...
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§ 38.125(c)(3) Ramp threshold
The transition from station platform to the ramp or bridge plate and the transition from car floor to the ramp or bridge plate may be vertical without edge treatment up to 1⁄4 inch....
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§ 38.125(c)(4) Ramp barriers
(4) Ramp barriers. Each side of the ramp or bridge plate shall have barriers at least 2 inches high to prevent mobility aid wheels from slipping off.
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§ 38.125(c)(5) Slope
If the height of the vehicle floor, under 50% passenger load, from which the ramp is deployed is 3 inches or less above the station platform a maximum slope of 1:4 is permitted; if the height...
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§ 38.125(c)(6) Attachment
(6) Attachment—
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§ 38.125(c)(6)(i) Requirement
(i) Requirement. When in use for boarding or alighting, the ramp or bridge plate shall be attached to the vehicle, or otherwise prevented from moving such that it is not subject to...
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§ 38.125(c)(6)(ii) Exception
Ramps or bridge plates which are attached to, and deployed from, station platforms are permitted in lieu of car devices provided they meet the displacement requirements of paragraph (c)(...
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§ 38.125(c)(7) Stowage
A compartment, securement system, or other appropriate method shall be provided to ensure that stowed ramps or bridge plates, including portable ramps or bridge plates stowed in the passenger...
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§ 38.125(c)(8) Handrails
If provided, handrails shall allow persons with disabilities to grasp them from outside the car while starting to board, and to continue to use them throughout the boarding process, and...
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§ 38.125(d) Seating
(d) Seating—