2.
Passenger elevator entrance width: 1200 mm (4'0")
standard.
3.
Service elevators entrance width: 1200 mm (4'0") standard,
1500 mm (5'0") optional if required by facilities
function.
4.
Door opening height:
2100 mm (7'0").
6.
POWER DOOR OPERATION: Power door operation shall be provided for all
elevators and the following door opening speed is required:
6.1
Door operator shall be capable of opening doors at the rate of 0.6
m/s (two feet per second). This is a capability speed, with
actual speed being adjusted to meet requirements of the specific
installation.
6.2
Closing speed shall be a maximum 0.3 m/s (one foot per second).
All power operated doors shall be equipped with an automatic
reopen device, for passenger protection.
7.
HANDICAPPED PROVISIONS: Provide as per the requirements of ASME A17.1
and The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), and Uniform Federal
Accessibility Standards (UFAS) including VA Supplement, Barrier Free
Design.
8.
ELEVATOR HOISTWAYS:
8.1
All hoistways shall comply with ASME A17.1. Structural supports
shall be provided at each floor and where conditions require it,
between floors for securing guide rail brackets. Provide either
intermediate supports between floors or general brackets where the
distance between floors or structural supports exceed 4.2 m (14
feet) or as needed by seismic requirements. All additional
supports for guide rails shall be shown on structural drawings and
shall be included as part of the structural framing of the
hospital.
8.2
The interior face of the hoistway walls shall have a smooth,
flush, light colored surface. Exposed spray-on fire proofing
shall not be used in the elevator hoistway.
8.3
Hoistway sizes of elevators with their overhead and pit clearances
are shown on VA's construction details sheets. These clearances
are based on probable car structures, heights and maximum heights
of commercially obtainable equipment together with runby and
clearance requirements of ASME A17.1.
9.
ELEVATOR PITS:
9.1
Pit depths shall meet the ASME A17.1 Code requirements.
9.2
Pits shall be provided with a fixed vertical steel access ladder
for each elevator. The ladder shall be located within reach of
the elevator hoistway entrance at the bottom landing and clear all
elevator equipment.
9.3
Sump pits shall be avoided unless a water problem exists. If sump
pits are required provide a pit with a removable grate. A
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