Indiana Administrative Code
Title 575 - STATE SCHOOL BUS COMMITTEE
Article 1 - MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOL BUSES
Rule 5.5 - Vehicles for Transporting Children with Disabilities Ordered for Purchase and Initially Placed in Service on or after July 1, 1990
Section 5.5-5 - Power lift

Universal Citation: 575 IN Admin Code 5.5-5

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 20-27-3-4

Affected: IC 20-27

Sec. 5.

(a) The lifting mechanism must:

(1) be able to lift a minimum load of eight hundred (800) pounds;

(2) have a battery that, when the bus engine is off, will sustain the electrical demand of the lift through four (4) complete full-load cycles and then restart the bus engine;

(3) be located on the right side of the bus body;

(4) have manual controls in the event of a power failure;

(5) not permit the platform to fall if the power fails while the lift is in operation;

(6) have controls that enable the operator to activate the lift while standing on the platform;

(7) have a circuit breaker or fuse connecting the lift motor to the power source; and

(8) have limit switches or bypass valves to prevent excess pressure from building in the hydraulic system when the platform is upright or extended.

(b) The power lift must:

(1) have a clear horizontal opening and platform large enough to accommodate a thirty (30) inch wide wheelchair on the bus;

(2) be confined within the perimeter of the bus body when not in use;

(3) mechanically lock when the lift is in the upright position by means other than a support or lug on the door;

(4) move smoothly and rest solidly on the ground;

(5) have sides at least one and one-half (1½) inches high on the platform;

(6) be designed to prevent the operator from being entangled in the lift during raising and lowering of the platform;

(7) have a skid-resistant platform surface;

(8) have a self-adjusting, skid-resistant inclined plate on the outer edge to facilitate movement from the ground to the platform;

(9) have a plate or panel on the outer edge to prevent a wheelchair from rolling off when the platform is raised; and

(10) have padding on the crossbar on the top of the lift, if the lift is equipped with a crossbar.

(c) The power lift may have a handrail.

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