Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Every enclosure door of every automatic lift other than a service lift shall be provided with 2 separate electromechanical interlocks each arranged to electrically and mechanically interlock the enclosure door with the control of the lift.
(2) If latches are used they shall be of a design that will prevent fingers projecting through the latch hole and the latch shall be clear of the door surrounds when the door is fully open.
(3) These electromechanical interlocks shall ensure that—
(a) the car cannot move or continue in motion unless every enclosure door is closed and locked.
(4) For subsection (3) (a), an enclosure door may be considered locked if complete locking occurs within the period that the car takes to move 9 inches from the landing on which the enclosure door is situated.
(5) Each enclosure door may only be unlocked and opened when the car is stationary and its floor is level with the landing or within 9 inches of it at which the enclosure door is situated or the car is within the control of the levelling device at that landing.
(6) Every enclosure door of every lift other than an automatic lift shall be provided with an electromechanical interlock that shall ensure that the car cannot move or continue in motion unless every enclosure door is closed and locked and that the enclosure door can only be unlocked from the car.
(7) Every enclosure door of every service lift shall be interlocked with the control so that the car cannot move or continue in motion unless every enclosure door is closed and locked and so that the enclosure doors can only be opened when the car floor is level with the landing or within 9 inches of the landing on which the enclosure door is situated.
(8) For this section, an enclosure door may be considered locked if complete locking occurs within the period that the car takes to move 9 inches from the landing on which the enclosure door is situated.
(9) Except for a lift fitted with both power-operated doors and a position-indicating device, every enclosure door of an automatic lift shall be provided with a panel, not less than 1 square foot in area, through which the car may be clearly seen from the landings.
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