ADAAG ELEVATOR CHECKLIST

LOCATION: ____________________________

CITY: ________________________STATE: _____ELEVATOR #: ____________

No. ADAAG Section Item Compliant Findings & Notes

GENERAL

1* 4.10.1 Elevator must comply with ASME

A17.1-1990. Freight elevators are not
acceptable, unless only elevator
provided and is authorized to carry
passengers, both public & employees.

AUTOMATIC OPERATION

2 4.10.2 Elevators must be automatic.

3 4.10.2 Self-leveling to within ½ in.

HALL CALL BUTTONS

4. 4.10.3 Buttons centered at 42 in. above the

floor.

5 4.10.3 Buttons to illuminate when call is

entered and extinguish when answered.

6 4.10.3 Buttons to be at least ¾ in. in the

smallest dimension.

7 4.10.3 Up button located above down button.

8 4.10.3 Buttons raised of flushed.

9 4.10.3 Objects mounted beneath hall buttons

not to project into the lobby more than
4 inches.

HALL LANTERNS

10 4.10.4 Visible and audible signals at each

hoistway entrance to indicate which car
is responding to the call.

11 4.10.4 Audible signals to sound once for

‘’up’’ and twice for ‘’down,’’ of may
have verbal announcement stating
‘’up’’ or ‘’down.’’

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12 4.10.4 (1) Hall directional lantern centered at
least 72 in. above floor

13 4.10.4 (2) Directional lantern visible

elements minimum of 2½ in. in
the smallest dimension.

14 4.10.4 (3) Directional lanterns must be

visible from the vicinity of the hall
call button.

15 4.10.4 (4) In car lanterns, meeting the

requirements above are acceptable
in lieu of hall directional lanterns.

HOISTWAT ENTRANCES

16 4.10.5 Raised and Braille floor

designations are required on both
door jambs. Permanently applied
plates are acceptable.

17 4.10.5 Centerline of floor designations

characters 60 in. above floor.

18 4.30.4 Characters must be 2 in. high,

raised 1/32 of an inch upper case,
sans serif (block letters) or simple
serif type.

19 4.30.4 Grade II Braille to accompany

raised characters.

DOOR POTECTIVE &

REOPENING DEVICES

20 4.10.6 Doors must open and close

automatically.

21 4.10.6 Non-contact door reopening

device at 5 in. and 29 in. above the
floor.

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22 4.1.6 (3) © If safety edges are provided on
existing elevators, the non-contact
door reopening devices may be
omitted.

23 4.10.6 Reopening device to remain

operational for at least 20 seconds.

DOOR AND SIGNAL TIMING

24 4.10.7 Minimum acceptable door open time

from notification car is answering a
hall call unit until the car doors
begin to close:
T=D/ (1.5ft/s)
Where T is the total time in seconds
and D is the distance from a point in
the lobby or corridor 60 in. directly
in front of the farthest call button
controlling that car to the centerline
of its hoistway door.

25 4.10.7 Minimum acceptable notification

time is 5 seconds.

DOOR DELAY FOR CAR

CALLS
26 4.10.8 Door to remain open for a minimum
of 3 seconds in response to car calls.

FLOOR PLAN NEW

ELEVATOR

27 4.10.9 Shall provide space for wheelchair

users to enter the car, maneuver
within reach of controls and exit the
car. Doors shall provide 36 in. clear
minimum opening.
Car depth: 51 in. minimum, with 54
in. minimum from rear of cab to
inside face of door.
Car width: Side opining door 68 in.
minimum; center-opening door 80
in. minimum.

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FLOOR PLAN EXISTING
ELEVATOR

28 4.1.6 (3) © Where existing configuration or

technical feasibility prevents use of
car size specified in Checklist Item
27, dimensions may be reduced as
required. However, in no case
shall the inside car dimensions be
less than 48 in. by 48 in.
Equivalent facilitation may be
provided with a cab of different
size when usability can be
demonstrated and when all other
items required to be accessible
comply.

29 4.10.9 Clearance between car platform sill

and edge of hoistway landing sill
no greater than 1 ¼ inch.

FLOOR SURFACES

30 4.10.10 & 4.5.1 Surfaces to be stable, firm and slip

resistant.

31 4.5.3 Carpeting, if installed, must have

firm cushion, pad or backing, or no
cushion or pad.

32 4.5.3 Carpeting must have level loop,

textured loop, level pile texture.

33 4.5.3 Carpeting pile thickness not to

exceed ½ in.

34 4.5.3 Carpeting must have exposed

edges fastened to the floor surface.

35 4.5.3 Exposed edges of carpets must be

trimmed.

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ILLUMINATION LEVELS

36 4.10.11 Five foot candles of illumination to be

provided at car controls, platform and
sill.

CAR CONTROLS

37 4.10.12 (1) Buttons to be at least ¾ in. in their

smallest dimension.

38 4.10.12 (1) Buttons must be flush or raised.

39 4.10.12 (2) Buttons must be designated by raised

characters and Braille, or symbols
complying with ASME A17.1, Rule
210.13.

40 4.10.12 (2) Characters must be a minimum of 5/8

in. high, uppercase sans serif (block
letters) or simple serif type.

41 4.10.12 (2) Grade II Braille to accompany raised

characters of symbol.

42 4.10.12 (2) Raised designations must be to the

immediate left of the button to which
they apply.

43 4.10.12 (2) Call button illuminates when call is

entered and extinguishes when
answered.

44 4.10.12 (3) Floor buttons must be no higher than

48 in. when located in front return.
Buttons must be no higher than 54 in.
when side approach is provided.

45 4.10.12 (3) Emergency controls, including

emergency alarm and emergency stop
(if provided), must be grouped at the
bottom of the panel and have their
centerlines no less than 35 in. above
the finished floor.

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46 4.10.12 (4) Controls must be on the front return
wall with center-opening doors.
They may be on the front return or
strike jamb sidewall with side-
opening doors.

CAR POSITION INDICATORS

47 4.10.13 Visual car position indicator must be

provided above control panel or over
door.

48 4.10.13 Car position indicated numerals must

be a minimum of ½ in. high.

49 4.10.13 Audible signal to sound as the car

passes or stops at a floor and a
corresponding floor designation must
illuminate. Audible signal must be at
least 20 dB, with a frequency no
higher than 1,500 Hz.

50 A4.10.13 A button to activate audible signal

only for desired trip may be
provided.

51 4.10.13 An automatic verbal announcement

of the floor at which a car stops may
be substituted for the audible signal.

EMERGENCY
COMMUNICATION

52 4.10.14 If provided, emergency two-way

communication system between the
elevator and a point outside the
hoistway must comply with ASME
A17.1-1990, Rule 211.1.

53 4.10.14 The highest operable part must be a

maximum of 48 in. from the car
floor.

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54 4.10.14 Emergency communication
identification must be provided and
located adjacent to the device.
Characters must be a minimum of 5/8
in. high, raised 1/32 in., upper case
sans serif (block letters) or simple
serif type, and accompanied by
Grade II Braille.

55 4.10.13 If a handset is provided, the cord

must be at least 29 in. long.

56 4.27.4 If located in a closed compartment,

the door must be operable with one
hand. It must not require tight
grasping, pinching or twisting of the
wrist. The force required to open the
door must not exceed 5 lbf. The
compartment should be identified.

57 4.10.13 The system must not require voice

communications.

TRANSPORTATION FACILITES

10.3.1 New stations in rapid rail, light rail,

commuter rail, intercity bus, intercity
rail, high-speed rail and other fixed
guideway systems (e.g. automated
guideway transit, monorails, etc.).

58 10.3.1 (17) Elevator cars with a clear floor area

in which a 60-in. diameter circle can
be inscribed can be substituted for
the dimensions specified in Checklist
Item 27.

GLAZING

59 10.3.1 (17) Elevators to be glazed or have

transparent panels to allow an
unobstructed view into and out of the
car.

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ESCALATORS (Below-Grade
Stations)

60 10.3.1 (16) Minimum clear width of 32 in.

61 10.3.1 (16) Top and bottom of escalator to have

at least two contiguous treads level
beyond the comb plate before the
risers begin to form.

62 10.3.1 (16) Escalator treads must be marked by a

strip of clear contrasting color, 2 in.
wide, placed parallel to and on the
nose of each step. The strip must be
of a material that is at least as slip-
resistant as the remainder of the
tread.

63 10.3.1 (16) The edge of the tread must be

apparent from both the ascending and
descending directions.