Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002
Parts 10 to 15 Built elements: surfaces, handrails and grabrails, doorways and doors, lifts, stairs and escalators, toilets – Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002

Australia Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 13: Lifts in premises and infrastructure: to AS 1735.12 (2020) with the Standards prevailing where inconsistent; braille and tactile landing signs to AS 1428.4.2 (2018) naming the platform, street or facility, or level, located to clause ZA.5.2 of AS 1735.12 (2020); automatic audible arrival announcements and orientation information in the car; an emergency communication system with hearing augmentation to clause 5.4.2.5.3 and the symbol in clause 5.4.2.5.4 of AS 1735.12 (2020), any hearing loop to clause 3.2 of AS 1428.5 (2021)

What does 13 require?

Lift facilities in premises and infrastructure must comply with AS 1735.12 (2020), the Standards prevailing where the two are inconsistent. Each lift landing must have a braille and tactile sign complying with AS 1428.4.2 (2018) identifying the platform, the street or facility name at a road reserve, parking area or loading zone landing, or the level at an overbridge, subway or concourse, positioned as clause ZA.5.2 of Appendix ZA to AS 1735.12 (2020) requires. The lift must automatically announce audibly the location at which it has arrived every time the car stops and give information that helps a person make basic orientation decisions on leaving. Its emergency warning system must include a hearing augmentation system, comply with clause 5.4.2.5.3 of AS 1735.12 (2020) and display the clause 5.4.2.5.4 symbol near the microphone; a hearing loop used for this purpose must meet clause 3.2 of AS 1428.5 (2021). Landing signs apply to existing landings after the 5-year transitional period.

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