SURVEY FORM 9: PLATFORM LIFTS

Use with the Minimum Requirements Summary Sheets and ADAAG.

Facility Name:

Lift Location:

See Minimum Requirements Summary Sheets I and J for special requirements and exceptions which may be allowed in alterations and historic preservation. See also ADAAG 4.1.6 and 4.1.7.

4.1.3(5) EXCEPTION 4: þ In new construction, platform lifts may be used in lieu of an elevator only under the following conditions and where State and local codes permit.

To provide an accessible route to a performing area in an assembly occupancy.
To comply with the wheelchair viewing position, line-of-sight, and dispersion requirements in assembly areas with fixed seating.
To provide access to incidental occupiable rooms and spaces that are not open to the general public and which house no more than five persons. (This includes, but is not limited to, equipment control rooms and projection booths.)
To provide access where existing site constraints or other constraints make use of a ramp or an elevator infeasible.

4.1.6(3)(g): þ In alterations, the use of platform lifts is not limited to the above conditions. Platform lifts may be used as part of an accessible route in alterations.

Section	Item	Technical Requirements
4.1.3(5) Exception 4	Lifts:	In new construction, if a lift is installed in lieu of an elevator or ramp, was it installed consistent with 4.1.3(5) Exception 4 (above) and in compliance with applicable State and local codes?
4.11.3	Independent Use:	Can the lift be entered, operated and exited without assistance?
4.11.2 4.2.4	Platform Size:	Is the lift platform at least 30 by 48 inches?
4.11.2 4.2.4	Clear Space Outside Lift:	Is there at least a 30 by 48 inch clear space outside the lift positioned for a wheelchair user to reach the controls from a parallel or forward approach and to enter the lift?
4.11.2 4.27.3 4.2.5	Controls - Forward Reach:	Where a forward reach is provided, is the height of the lift control no more than 48 inches?
4.11.2 4.27.3 4.2.6	Side Reach:	Where a side reach is provided, is the height of the lift control no more than 54 inches?
4.11.2 4.27.4	Operation:	Are the controls operable with one hand and without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist?
		Is the force required to operate the controls no greater than 5 lbf?
4.1.2(1) 4.3.2	Accessible Route:	Is the lift on an accessible route?
4.11.2 4.3.6 4.5.1	Surface:	Is the surface of the lift, as well as the accessible route to which it connects, stable, firm and slip-resistant?
4.11.2 4.5.2	Edge Bevel:	If there is a change in level of between 1/4 and 1/2 inch, is the edge beveled with a slope of 1:2 or less?
4.11.2	Safety Code:	Does the lift meet the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, Section XX, 1990?

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