AS 1735.12-1999 Lifts, escalators and moving walks, Part 12: Facilities for persons with disabilities
Standards Australia
Supersedes: AS 1735.12-1994 Lifts, escalators and moving walks - Facilities for persons with disabilities
Draft Designation: DR 98610Sets out requirements for passenger lifts which are specifically designed to assist persons with disabilities. Applies only to lifts for which a building authority having jurisdiction stipulates the provision of facilities for persons with disabilities; however, it does not apply to lifts in a private residence.
First published as AS 1735.12-1986. Second edition 1994. Third edition 1999.
This Standard sets out requirements for facilities in passenger lifts that are specifically
designed to assist persons with disabilities. It is complementary to AS 1735.1, AS 1735.2
and AS 1735.3.
Where any conflict arises between Parts of AS 1735, the provisions of this Part shall take
precedence.
Contents:
Section 1: Scope And General
Section 2: Lift Car Size
Section 3: Car Floors
Section 4: Doors
Section 5: Car Walls And Fittings
Section 6: Levelling Of Lift Cars
Section 7: Control Buttons
Section 8: Information
Section 9: Communication Systems
Section 10: Lighting
Appendix A: Typical Arrangement Of A Lift Entrance
Lift Installations.
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Association of Consulting Engineers, Australia; Association of Independent Lift Companies; Australian Building Codes Board; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Australian Elevator Association Department of Industrial Affairs, S.A.; Department of Training and Industrial Relations, Qld; Institution of Engineers, Australia; Metal Trades Industry Association of Australia; New Zealand Lifts and Escalator Association; Property Council of Australia; Victorian WorkCover Authority; Work Health Authority, N.T.; WorkCover Authority, N.S.W.; Workplace Standards Authority, Tas.; WORKS Australia Department of Administrative Services; WorkSafe Western Australia.
