Saturday, July 5, 2014

The Truth About Elevator ADA Compliance

By Rosella Campbell


The advent of modern technological advancements have done the public so much good in more ways than one. The modern society are undoubtedly living better lives, even with all the complaints about recession and price hikes and the unstable economies. Buildings have risen to sky high lengths, which makes it impossible to climb without elevator ADA compliance.

An elevator, also known by the British as the lift, is a type of vertical transport equipment. It efficiently transports people in between floors within the same building. It is of great use especially in structures that have ten or more floors, when climbing the stairs to get to the desired level is just too much for the legs and might even injure the knees.

These lifts are generally powered by electric motors used to drive traction cables or to pump hydraulic fluid to raise a jack. In the field of agriculture and manufacturing, elevators are also used. They come as a type of conveyor that lifts materials in an unending stream into silos.

These boxes have so many uses. For starters, they are used in passenger service to move the public between the floors of a building. The capacity of these lifts are always related to the floor space available. In general, they can carry 500 to 2 700 kg in 230 kg increments.

Most of them are typically able to carry 500 kg in the least and 2 700 kg at most. These are carried in 230 kg increments. Elevators in buildings with only eight floors and below are usually powered by hydraulics that can travel as fast as 200 ft per minute. Those which travel 500 ft per minute are generally powered by electric motors and are installed in buildings that have over eight floors.

Some lifts are not meant for people. These are called freight elevators and are generally bigger and wider than most residential ones. They are used to carry goods and other stuff to specific floors inside a building.

One unique subtype of the said lift is the sidewalk lift. This is aptly named so because it is usually seen on the sidewalk just beside the immediate building. These are used to transport goods from the basement to the ground level, and vice versa.

Elevators are better alternatives that taking the stairs, especially for those people with disabilities. As of late, elevators are required to follow a certain set of rules and guidelines to be able to cater to these kinds of users. The ADA compliance ensures that a lift is safe and easy for use by these people.

Following these set of rules, present elevators that are made for access by people should also have an accessible route to get to the said lift. These cars should also feature an automatic operation that allows them to bring the car to floor landings within a tolerance of about half an inch. These rules are meant to give people with disabilities a fair and easy use of these transport systems to get them from place to place.




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