Friday, July 4, 2014

The Truth About Elevator ADA Compliance

By Rosella Campbell


The rise of modern technology has given us so much innovations that has made life a hundred times better than they were in the previous generations. Today, people went through activities of daily living with ease and speed. Work became lighter and more accurate, thanks to new inventions. Getting to places was easier, even if you only had to travel within a building. The rise of skyscrapers also lead to the creation of elevator ADA compliance.

The elevator which is a very well known means of transport for the working class, is also known as the lift. It is a vertical transport equipment that economically brings people to different levels inside a relatively tall building. This is often used when the building exceeds two floors, as taking the stairs could strain the feet and riding the escalator can still take quite a while.

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.

They are powered by traction cables or by hydraulic pumps. Electric motors will the cars to work in accordance to its purpose. Elevators are made primarily for passenger travel, to bring people to varying levels where they are required to go to. The capacity of each car is in direct proportion to floor space availability.

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.

Freight elevators are larger lifts that carry goods instead of a number of persons. They usually bear a sign that tells passengers that they are prohibited from riding so. The use of freight types by people is not really illegal, and there are even some that allow the dual use of such mechanisms.

Sidewalk types are under the classification of a freight elevator. They are used to move things between a basement and ground floor area. These are often found on the sidewalk just outside the infrastructure, hence the name. They even feature special doors that close and open automatically.

The invention of elevators have really revolutionized the way people get to areas inside one location. This means easy transport, especially for those with disabilities. To ensure that these people can also enjoy the benefits of using a lift, the ADA has issued a standard set of guidelines to help make these lift convenient for them to use.

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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