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Wisconsin Administrative Code
Agency - Department of Safety and Professional ServicesSafety, Buildings, and EnvironmentGeneral, Part IChapter SPS 318 - Elevators, Escalators, and Lift Devices
Subchapter V - Changes, Additions, or Omissions to ASME A18.1
Section SPS 318.1800 - Platform lifts and stairway lifts

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 318.1800

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Section SPS 318.1800 - Platform lifts and stairway lifts
(1) GENERAL. Vertical platform lifts, inclined platform lifts, and stairway lifts shall be designed, constructed, installed, operated, maintained, tested, and inspected in accordance with ASME A18.1, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

Note: The commercial building code, chapters SPS 361 to 366, establishes standards for buildings and components that may be associated with platform lifts and stairway lifts, including ramps, ramp slopes, stairway egress width, and the location, clearances, or position of controls for people with disabilities.

(2) CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND OMISSIONS. Changes, additions, or omissions to ASME A18.1 are specified in this subchapter and are rules of the department and are not requirements in ASME A18.1.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 318.1800

CR 14-020: cr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.

The sections in this chapter are generally numbered to correspond with the section numbering in ASME A18.1. For example, section SPS 318.1801 corresponds to ASME A18.1 Section 1.