AS 1735.12-1994

1 - AS 1735.12-1994 LIFTS, ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKS - FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
4 - PREFACE
6 - CONTENTS
8 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
8 - 1.1 SCOPE
8 - 1.2 APPLICATION
8 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
9 - SECTION 2 LIFT SIZE
9 - 2.1 LIFT CAR FLOORS
9 - 2.1.1 General
9 - 2.1.2 Allowance for handrails
9 - 2.2 WIDTH OF DOORWAYS
9 - 2.3 SERVED LANDINGS
12 - SECTION 3 FLOORS
12 - 3.1 SURFACES
12 - 3.2 ACCESS TO SAFETY GEAR
13 - SECTION 4 DOORS
13 - 4.1 TYPES
13 - 4.2 PASSENGER-PROTECTION SYSTEMS
14 - SECTION 5 CAR WALLS AND FITTINGS
14 - 5.1 SURFACES ADJACENT TO CONTROL BUTTONS
14 - 5.2 PROTRUDING EDGES
14 - 5.3 HANDRAILS
14 - 5.3.1 Provision of a mandatory handrail
14 - 5.3.2 Dimensions and location of handrails
14 - 5.4 SEATS
17 - SECTION 6 LEVELLING OF LIFT CARS
18 - SECTION 7 CONTROL BUTTONS
18 - 7.1 PROVISION AT LANDINGS
19 - 7.2 PROVISION IN LIFT CARS
19 - 7.2.1 Number of control panels
19 - 7.2.2 Control buttons on control panels
19 - 7.3 LOCATION
19 - 7.3.1 Height above floor
20 - 7.3.2 Distance from corners
20 - 7.3.3 At lift landings
20 - 7.3.4 Security system operating devices
20 - 7.4 DESIGN
20 - 7.4.1 Operation
20 - 7.4.1.1 Movement
20 - 7.4.1.2 Force
20 - 7.4.2 Size
20 - 7.4.3 Separation
20 - 7.4.4 Projection
20 - 7.4.5 Surface
20 - 7.4.6 Edges and corners
21 - 7.4.7 Inclination
21 - 7.4.8 Highlight
21 - 7.4.9 Acknowledgment of floor calls
25 - SECTION 8 INFORMATION
25 - 8.1 AUTOMATIC AUDIBLE INFORMATION
25 - 8.2 VISIBLE INFORMATION
25 - 8.3 TACTILE INFORMATION
25 - 8.4 SHAPE OF CHARACTERS
25 - 8.4.1 Numbers and letters
25 - 8.4.2 Symbols
25 - 8.5 This Clause has been left blank intentionally.
25 - 8.6 PROVISION AT LANDINGS
25 - 8.6.1 Identification of the lift
26 - 8.6.2 Identification of floor level
26 - 8.6.3 Indication of travel direction
26 - 8.7 PROVISION IN LIFT CARS
26 - 8.7.1 Car position indicator
27 - 8.7.2 Acknowledgment of floor calls
27 - 8.7.3 Acknowledgment of communication system
28 - SECTION 9 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
28 - 9.1 PROVISION
28 - 9.2 TYPE
28 - 9.3 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF COMMUNICATION
28 - 9.4 LIFT IDENTIFICATION FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
28 - 9.5 PERMANENTLY ATTENDED LOCATION
28 - 9.6 LIFT CAR
29 - SECTION 10 LIGHTING
29 - 10.1 MEASUREMENTS
29 - 10.2 LIFT CARS
29 - 10.3 CONTROL PANELS
29 - 10.3.1 Normal lighting conditions
29 - 10.3.2 Emergency conditions
30 - APPENDIX A - TYPICAL ARRANGEMENT OF A LIFT ENTRANCE
31 - INDEX

Sets out requirements for facilities in passenger lifts which are specifically designed to assist persons with disabilities. Applies only to specific lifts for which a building authority having jurisdiction stipulates the provision of facilities for persons with disabilities, but does not apply to lifts in a sole-occupancy private dwelling.

This Standard sets out requirements for facilities in passenger lifts which are specifically designed to assist persons with disabilities. It is complementary to AS 1428.1, AS 1735.2 and AS 1735.3.

First published as AS 1735.12-1986.
Second edition 1994.