GSA Courthouse Management Group
Mechanical Lift Analysis
APPLICABLE CODES AND STANDARDS
The following publications contain requirements pertaining to the design of vertical
mechanical accessible lifts. All five regulatory standards are based on a "worst case"
scenario where landings may be placed a maximum of 12 ft apart in vertical distance.
(The maximum vertical travel distance between the courtroom well, witness box, and
judge's bench was never greater than 24 in. at the 21 installations investigated during this
Analysis.)
(1)
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
28 CFR Part 36
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standard for Accessible Design
(Revised July 1, 1994)
(2)
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
Federal Standard 795
April 1, 1998
(3)
ICC/ANSI A117.1-1998
American National Standard
Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
(In conjunction with the International Building Code [IBC] 2000)
(4)
International Code Council (ICC) /
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 1992
American National Standard
Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities
(In conjunction with the Building Officials
and Code Administrators, Inc. [BOCA] Code)
(5)
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
ASME A18.1-1999 plus Addenda A18.1a-2000 and A18.1b-2001
(In conjunction with ASME A17.1-1993, where reference is made to this
document.)
The following summarizes the requirements from the five codes and standards that
impact the design of the platform, enclosure surrounding the platform, control locations,
and relationships between the platform and adjacent landing areas. The most stringent
standard from each of the five codes and standards, related to a design issue, is indicated
by (Most Stringent) and is included in the Summary of the Most Stringent Requirements.
Section 2-2
HDR Architecture, Inc.
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