Section 296-96-02600. What is required for physically handicapped lifts?

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(1) Beginning July 1, 2004, vertical platform lifts in commercial installations must be equipped with low energy power-operated doors or gates complying with ANSI/BHMA A156.19. Doors and gates shall remain open for twenty seconds minimum. End doors shall be thirty-two inches minimum clear width. Side doors shall be forty-two inches minimum clear width.

EXCEPTION:
Lifts having doors or gates on opposite sides shall be permitted to have manual doors and gates.

(2) For purposes of two-way communication, "not visible at all times" includes, but is not limited to, conveyances located in stairwells, auditoriums, and other areas which are not generally in the normal path of travel during the hours that the building is occupied.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-02600, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14; WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-02600, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Chapter 70.87 RCW. WSR 13-24-066, § 296-96-02600, filed 11/27/13, effective 1/1/14; WSR 07-24-041, § 296-96-02600, filed 11/30/07, effective 1/1/08.

                    
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EXCEPTION:	Lifts having doors or gates on opposite sides shall be permitted to have manual doors and gates.