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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