Variances – Courtroom Lifts in San Diego

By: Cal-OSHA Reporter - The leading occupational safety and health publication in California.

The Cal/OSH Standards Board has granted a permanent variance from a number of sections of the Elevator Safety Orders (ESO) to the County of San Diego regarding the installation of vertical wheelchair lifts at the North County Courthouse.The devices, known as "Invisible Lifts," have three landings and will be used to provide access to the disabled to the witness stand and judge's bench. But the scissors lift's unique design does not comply with a number of Title 8 regulations, including

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