Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings·Page 35·4.41
Lifting platform size and dimensions
Platform dimensions vary depending on whether it is enclosed, has doors at 90 degrees, or is designed for an accompanied wheelchair user, ranging from 800–1100 mm wide and 1250–1400 mm deep.
A lifting platform should have a platform size of –
(a) not less than 800 mm wide and not less than 1250 mm deep, where the lifting platform is not contained within a liftway enclosure;
(b) not less than 900 mm wide and not less than 1400 mm deep, where the lifting platform is contained within a liftway enclosure;
(c) not less than 1100 mm wide and not less than 1400 mm deep, where there are two lift doors located at 90o relative to each other; or
(d) not less than 1100 mm wide and not less than 1400 mm deep, where the lifting platform is designed and constructed to accommodate an accompanied wheelchair user.
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