Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2014C00402:body:0:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2014C00402
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 19835–22604

emergency exit area shall be less than 500 mm.
58.12.2                        Unless otherwise 'Approved', in the case of a double-deck omnibus there shall be at the rear at least 2 means of emergency exit one situated above and the other below the level of the upper deck.  Such emergency exits shall each provide for a minimum area of 0.7 square metres with no dimension less than 500 mm. For the purpose of this clause a rear platform shall be considered a means of emergency exit if access to such platform extends rearward to the left-hand rear corner of the vehicle and transversely across the rear of the vehicle a distance of not less than 450 mm.
58.12.3                        Any means of emergency exit shall be clear of obstruction and shall be capable of being opened outwards from both inside and outside and shall be identified by a prominent notice inside and outside displaying the words "EMERGENCY EXIT", and by words and/or symbols indicating the method of opening, unless, by virtue of the exit design, the method of opening is obvious.
58.12.3.1                  In the case of a 'Small Omnibus' having an occupant capacity of up to 15 persons, including the driver, a hinged and latched door shall be considered an emergency exit for the purpose of this clause, and this door shall be capable of being opened outwards from the inside.
58.12.4                        The height of the lower edge of a means of emergency exit relative to the floor immediately below it shall be not more than one metre or less than 500 mm, unless such exit is protected up to a height of 500 mm to prevent passenger contact in which case there is no lower limit on the height of such access.
58.12.5                        Excepting hinged and latched doors of type described in clause 58.12.3.1 any means of emergency exit may be closed by the use of plastics material, sheet metal or heat treated or laminated safety glass carried in extruded rubber weather strips.  The force required to remove the closing material when applied either internally or externally adjacent to any corner of such material shall be not more than 700 N nor less than 445 N.
58.13                              PASSENGER 'SEATS'
58.13.1                        Each passenger seating position shall have a dimension of not less than 400 mm when measured along the front of the 'Seat' cushion.
58.13.2                        The distance from the foremost point of each 'Seat' squab to the foremost point of its corresponding 'Seat' cushion shall be not less than 350 mm.
58.13.3                        There shall be no obstruction horizontally 'Forward' of the 'Seat' squab for a distance, when measured on the centreline of the seating position and between the top of the 'Seat' cushion