RAS 2012-01 Referenced Standards Effective Date: April 16, 2012 2012 TAS Reference: 105.2 The Department is not the authority having jurisdiction for ensuring...
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Registered Accessibility Specialist (RAS) Bulletin RAS 2012-01 Referenced Standards
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105.2.2 ASME
Copies of the referenced standards may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (http://www.asme.org)....
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Model Building Codes and Industry Standards
The ADA Standards also reference several industry standards, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) elevator safety code and the National Fire Protection Association...
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105.2.2 ASME
Copies of the referenced standards may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (http://www.asme.org)....
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Are freight or service elevators required to comply?
When an elevator is used to provide a required accessible route between stories, it must meet requirements for passenger elevators. Elevators that serve passengers but can also be...
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F105.2.2 ASME
Copies of the referenced standards may be obtained from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park Avenue, New York, New York 10016 (http://www.asme.org)....
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1007.4 Elevators
An elevator to be considered part of an accessible means of egress shall comply with the emergency operation and signaling device requirements of Section 2.27 of ASME A17.1. Standby...
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407.1 General
Elevators shall comply with 407 and with ASME A17.1 (incorporated by reference, see "Referenced Standards" in Chapter 1). They shall be passenger elevators as classified by ASME...
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408.1 General
Limited-use/limited-application elevators shall comply with 408 and with ASME A17.1 (incorporated by reference, see "Referenced Standards" in Chapter 1). They shall be passenger...
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409.1 General
Private residence elevators that are provided within a residential dwelling unit required to provide mobility features complying with 809.2 through 809.4 shall comply with 409 and...
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410.1 General
Platform lifts shall comply with ASME A18.1 (1999 edition or 2003 edition) (incorporated by reference, see "Referenced Standards" in Chapter 1). Platform lifts shall not be...
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Required Compliance [§206.6]
Questions about the ASME A17.1 code should be directed to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (www.asme.org)....
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Emergency Communication [§407.4.9]
Emergency Communication [§407.4.9] The ASME A17.1 code requires a two-way means of emergency communication in elevator cars. This system establishes direct communication with...
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Limited-Use/ Limited-Application Elevators [§408]
Limited-Use/ Limited-Application Elevators [§408] LULA elevators are passenger elevators that are permitted in facilities where an accessible route between stories or mezzanines...
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ASME A18.1 Safety Standard [§410.1]
Questions about the ASME A18.1 code should be directed to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (www.asme.org)....
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Can a more recent edition of the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (or the ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts) be used instead of the editions referenced in the Standards?
The specific editions of the ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1 codes referenced by the ADA Standards are to be followed (although the Access Board intends to update references to keep them...
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Are stairway chairlifts permitted?
No, stairway chairlifts cannot be used where platform lifts are permitted by the ADA Standards (§206.7) although they are addressed by the ASME A18.1 Standard. Chairlifts require...
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Can lifts be attendant-operated?
Attendant operation, although recognized by the ASME A18.1 Standard, is expressly prohibited by the ADA Standards. Platform lifts must provide “unassisted entry and exit from the...
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ASME: ADA Standard Section 105.2.2
Section 105.2.2 of the ADA Standards cover references to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standards....
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4.10.1 General
Accessible elevators shall be on an accessible route and shall comply with 4.10 and with the ASME A17.1‒1990, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. Freight elevators shall not be...
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4.10.6* DOOR PROTECTIVE AND REOPENING DEVICE
Elevator doors shall open and close automatically. They shall be provided with a reopening device that will stop and reopen a car door and hoistway door automatically if the door...
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4.10.6* Door Protective and Reopening Device
Elevator doors shall open and close automatically. They shall be provided with a reopening device that will stop and reopen a car door and hoistway door automatically if the door...
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4.10.12(2)
(2) Tactile, Braille, and Visual Control Indicators. All control buttons shall be designated by Braille and by raised standard alphabet characters for letters, arabic [sic]...
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4.10.14* Emergency Communications
If the system is located in a closed compartment the compartment door hardware shall conform to 4.27, Controls and Operating Mechanisms....