❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses lift size regulations in residential design and building codes, particularly concerning stretcher accommodation, and the Minister's awareness of related concerns raised by St John Ambulance.
AnsweredQoN 5758Legislative Assembly
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(1) What requirements are there in the Residential Design Codes to regulate the size of lifts?
(2) What, if any requirements are there in the Building Codes of Australia to regulate the size of lifts?
(3) Is the Minister aware of the concerns raised by St John Ambulance that lifts are too small to accommodate a stretcher?
(4) Will the Minister propose regulations to ensure that stretchers can fit in lifts?
(2) What, if any requirements are there in the Building Codes of Australia to regulate the size of lifts?
(3) Is the Minister aware of the concerns raised by St John Ambulance that lifts are too small to accommodate a stretcher?
(4) Will the Minister propose regulations to ensure that stretchers can fit in lifts?
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Answered
9 August 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Commerce
Response time
54 days
(1) There are no requirements.
(2) The Building Codes of Australia (BCA) requires all new passenger lift installations to have minimum dimensions of 1400mm x 1600mm for lifts which travel more than 12m and 1100mm x 1400mm for lifts which travel not more than 12 m. The BCA also requires one stretcher lift to be installed where passenger lifts travel more than 12m. The minimum clear space dimensions for a stretcher lift are 600 x 2000 x 1400 high above the floor.
(3) The Minister has advised that as far as he is aware no information has been received that there is a problem.
(4) The WA Government has made a commitment that the BCA will be the minimum technical requirements for all new buildings in WA. If there is evidence that the requirements of the BCA are not adequate then there is a procedure available through the Australian Building Codes Board for anybody wishing to propose a change to the BCA.
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(2) The Building Codes of Australia (BCA) requires all new passenger lift installations to have minimum dimensions of 1400mm x 1600mm for lifts which travel more than 12m and 1100mm x 1400mm for lifts which travel not more than 12 m. The BCA also requires one stretcher lift to be installed where passenger lifts travel more than 12m. The minimum clear space dimensions for a stretcher lift are 600 x 2000 x 1400 high above the floor.
(3) The Minister has advised that as far as he is aware no information has been received that there is a problem.
(4) The WA Government has made a commitment that the BCA will be the minimum technical requirements for all new buildings in WA. If there is evidence that the requirements of the BCA are not adequate then there is a procedure available through the Australian Building Codes Board for anybody wishing to propose a change to the BCA.
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