<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_97dff242-aeb4-42ad-96b5-95623a237a4c" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 1a"/><facet building="Class 1b"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10a"/><facet building="Class 10c"/></meta><sptc>D2D22</sptc><title id="_849517ef-3a19-413c-8704-f5cdbe78107b">Access to lift pits</title><archive-num>2019: D1.17</archive-num><subclause id="_5da5e0e2-bc4e-4793-8e35-ed8b450a6164" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_85680d36-6c99-4caf-8a9a-ba16b798c4ab">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Access to lift pits must—</p><ol outputclass="alpha"><li id="_b5cbd3a2-5a02-4936-bbbd-d7864b02cf8b">where the pit depth is not more than 3 m, be through the lowest landing doors; or</li><li id="_6b3ee3b5-d6dc-4f39-9a5c-2272a300b110">where the pit depth is more than 3 m, be provided through an access doorway complying with the following:<ol><li>In lieu of <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1494_1.5.0.xml#_110d80e1-4894-4f11-9b1c-4cada074ac0f" id="_f64758f9-8bbd-474a-934d-a985c54dba72" scope="local" type="clause">D2D7</xref> to <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1550_1.2.0.xml#_4d85df0f-7e83-416e-8cd6-327eb4b2e109" id="_245887ea-1381-4ce5-ae1c-560093f14191" scope="local" type="clause">D2D11</xref>, the doorway must be level with the pit floor and not be less than 600 mm wide by 1980 mm high clear opening, which may be reduced to 1500 mm where it is necessary to comply with (ii).</li><li>No part of the lift car or platform must encroach on the pit doorway entrance when the car is on a fully compressed buffer.</li><li>Access to the doorway must be by a stairway complying with AS 1657.</li><li>In lieu of <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/1705_1.8.0.xml#_7917a54a-cbd1-4550-9d4c-109413d83ba5" id="_de2d1edc-8a60-4c7f-ac56-92d9b35325c1" scope="local" type="clause">D3D26</xref>, doors fitted to the doorway must be—<ol><li>of the horizontal sliding or outwards opening hinged type; and</li><li>self-closing and self-locking from the outside; and</li><li>marked on the landing side with the letters not less than 35 mm high:<signage>DANGER LIFTWELL – ENTRY OF UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS PROHIBITED – KEEP CLEAR AT ALL TIMES</signage></li></ol></li></ol></li></ol></subclause></clause>