Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 25, December 15, 2023
A.
Scope.
(1) The following sections set out the
dates on which ANSI/ASME codes and supplements for platform lifts and stairway
chairlifts, as required by Public safety Article, §
12-805,
Annotated Code of Maryland, became effective.
(2) Requirements prescribed at the time of
the initial platform lift and stairway chairlift certification remain in
effect.
(3) ASME A18.1-1999 Safety
Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts is incorporated by
reference and is effective April 1, 2002.
(4) ASME A18.1a-2001 Addenda to ASME
A18.1-1999 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts is
incorporated by reference, as amended, and is effective March 4,
2013.
(5) ASME A18.1b-2001 Addenda
to ASME A18.1-1999 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
is incorporated by reference, as amended, and is effective March 4,
2013.
(6) ASME A18.1-2003 (Revision
of ASME A18.1-1999) Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
is incorporated by reference, as amended, and is effective March 4,
2013.
(7) ASME A18.1-2005 (Revision
of ASME A18.1-2003) Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
is incorporated by reference, as amended, and is effective March 4,
2013.
(8) ASME A18.1-2008 (Revision
of ASME A18.1-2005) Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
is incorporated by reference, as amended, and is effective March 4,
2013.
(9) ASME A18.1-2011 (Revision
of ASME A18.1-2008) Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts
is incorporated by reference.
(10)
ASME A18.1-2014 (Revision of ASME A18.1-2011) Safety Standard for Platform
Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts is incorporated by reference.
(11) ASME A18.1-2017 (Revision of ASME
A18.1-2014) Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts is
incorporated by reference.
(12)
ASME A18.1-2020 (Revision of ASME A18.1-2017) Safety Standard for Platform
Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts is incorporated by reference.
B. In addition to the requirements of Part
XX, Inclined Stairway Chairlifts and Inclined and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts, of
the A17.1-Safety Code for Elevators, and the requirements of ASME A18.1-1999
Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts, and all subsequent
amendments, §§C-F of this regulation apply.
C. General Requirements.
(1) Vertical and inclined wheelchair lifts
and inclined stairway chairlifts may be used only by physically handicapped
individuals, and may not be modified from their intended use.
(2) A sign, indicating that the lift is for
use by the physically handicapped only, shall be posted at the top and bottom
landings of the lift runway.
(3)
Disconnecting Device.
(a) A main line
disconnecting device lockable only in the "OFF" position shall be
provided.
(b) The disconnecting
device shall be located within view of the lift motor.
D. Vertical Wheelchair Lift.
(1) Adequate car illumination shall be
provided during lift operation.
(2)
An attendant-operated lift shall be operated by a key-activated
continuous-pressure switch.
E. Inclined Wheelchair Lift.
(1) The edge of the lift's foot rest, facing
the upper landing, may not extend more than 12 inches above a step or landing
as measured vertically.
(2)
Self-Closing Door.
(a) The platform shall be
equipped with a self-closing door on the sides of access to the upper and lower
landings.
(b) The self-closing door
shall be operable within 2 inches of the upper and lower landings.
(3) A lift shall be provided with
a permanently attached folding seat and seatbelt to accommodate a person not in
a wheelchair.
(4) Attendant
Operation.
(a) An attendant-operated lift
shall be operated by a key-activated continuous-pressure switch.
(b) When the equipment operates on a straight
flight of stairs and the platform is within sight during its entire travel, the
attendant shall operate the unit from the bottom of the stairs.
F. Inclined Stairway
Chairlift. The edge of the lift's foot rest, facing the upper landing, may not
extend more than 12 inches above a step or landing as measured
vertically.
Regulation .02 amended
effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1317); April 6, 1998 (25:7 Md. R. 526);
April 1, 2002 (29:6 Md. R. 567)
Regulation .02A, B amended
effective March 4, 2013 (40:4 Md. R. 345); amended effective
47:14
Md. R. 675, eff. 7/16/2020; amended effective
50:14
Md. R. 592, eff. 10/2/2023
