146FNSW rule: emergency exits for buses

146F NSW rule: emergency exits for buses

146F NSW rule: emergency exits for buses

(cf 2007 reg Sch 2 cl 189)

(1) In the case of a single-deck bus not provided for in subrule (2), there must be—

(a) at least 1 emergency exit at the extreme rear of the passenger compartment measuring not less than 1.3 metres by 530 millimetres, or

(b) at least 1 emergency exit fitted in the roof of the rear half of the passenger compartment having a minimum area of 7000 square centimetres and no dimension less than 530 millimetres and, in the case of a bus first registered on or after 1 January 1963 that does not have a door accessible to passengers fitted in each side of the vehicle, there must be located in the rear half of the passenger compartment on the side on which a door is not fitted, an emergency exit measuring not less than 600 millimetres by 530 millimetres.

(2) In the case of a single-deck bus with its engine or any other obstruction at its rear, there must be an emergency exit as prescribed in subrule (1)(b) near the centre of the passenger compartment.

(3) At the rear of a double-deck bus there must be at least 2 emergency exits, 1 situated above and the other below the level of the floor of the upper deck. Any such exit must measure not less than 1.3 metres by 530 millimetres.

(4) However, it is sufficient compliance with subrule (3) if—

(a) the bus is fitted with a rear platform, and

(b) access from outside the vehicle to the platform extends transversely across the rear of the bus for a distance of not less than 450 millimetres, and

(c) there is at the rear of the bus at least 1 emergency exit situated above the level of the floor of the upper deck complying in other respects with the requirements of subrule (3).

(5) Any emergency exit—

(a) must be clear of any obstruction, and

(b) must, where necessary, be equipped inside and outside with a suitable opening and closing device, and

(c) must be indicated by a prominent notice inside and outside the bus displaying the words “Emergency Exit”.