NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 09, 2006 The Bureau of Elevator Safety, it issued an Order Granting Variance Request in response to a petition filed on January 4, 2006, and advertised in FAW Vol. 32, No. 06, received a petition for Don W. Birdsall of Lift-U Div. Hogan Mfg., Inc. on behalf of the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL (petition VW 2006-001) seeking a waiver from Rules 2.1.3.2, 2.1.3.3 and 2.1.3.5, of ASME A18.1, 1999 Edition, as adopted by Chapter 3001.2, 2004 Florida Building Code. The petitioner requested to be allowed to install a wheelchair lift with perforated sides, an arm in place of a solid door and to not have solid walls on the sides not used for entrance or exit. The petition was granted as it was determined that the proposed barrier and having the unit attendant operated will eliminate any pinch points which is the concern the rules are designed to eliminate.
A copy of the Petition for Variance or Waiver may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 1940, North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202.