In Malaysia, the minimum lift lobby floor area is 5.57 square meters, and the lobby width must be at least twice the car depth.
Here's a more detailed breakdown:
- Minimum Floor Area:The lift lobby must have a floor area of not less than 5.57 square meters.
- Lobby Width:The width of the lift lobby should be at least twice the depth of the lift car.
- Fire Escape Bed Lift:The entry into the fire escape bed lift and exit staircase shall be through a common protected lobby, and the fire escape bed lift shall have a minimum clear platform size of 2.7 metres (depth) by 1.8 metres (width).
- Pressurized Lift Lobbies:Pressurized lift lobbies are required if the building has a height of 45 meters according to Section 197 of UBBL 1984.
- Fire Lift Requirements:
- Lift Speed: The lift speed shall be such that it will run its full travel distance in not more than 1 minute.
- Lift landing doors need to be fire doors.
- Evacuation lifts requirements:
- The minimum dimensions of an evacuation lift should be 1400mm deep by 1100mm wide with a 900mm door opening width.
