36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)

105 Referenced Standards

Section 105 lists the industry standards referenced in the guidelines. It also clarifies that where there is a difference between a provision of the guidelines and the referenced standards, the provision of the guidelines applies. The final rule includes information on where these referenced standards can be obtained or inspected. The Board also has clarified in this section where in the guidelines each standard is referenced.

Standards referenced in the final rule include those issued by the:

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Builders Hardware Manufacturers Association (BHMA) for power operated and power assisted doors (105.2.1)
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for various elevators and platform lifts (105.2.2)
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) for use zones, play equipment, and accessible surfaces at play areas (105.2.3)
• International Code Council (ICC), whose International Building Code is referenced with respect to provisions for means of egress and railings (105.2.4)
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for fire alarms (105.2.5)

The Board has revised the rule to reference the most recent editions of the standards and addenda. The final rule includes the addition of ASTM standards and the International Building Code (IBC). Guidelines for play areas previously issued by the Board, which reference ASTM criteria for use zone and accessible surfaces in play areas, have been incorporated into the final rule. Provisions in the guidelines for accessible means of egress have been replaced by references to corresponding requirements in the IBC.

Information on the standards referenced in this rule is available on the Board’s website at www.accessboard.gov and in advisory notes.