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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".30" citation="COMAR 11.19.03.30" title_num="11" subtitle_num="19" chapter_num="03" heading="Service Door.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The service door shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be located on the right side near the front in a location which shall provide the seated driver an unobstructed view of the entrance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Have a minimum horizontal opening of 24 inches and a minimum vertical opening of 50 inches;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Have a head pad, minimum of 1 inch by 4 inches of foam rubber, on the interior of the vehicle to extend the width of the door opening;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Be of the jackknife, accordion, or split type;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Be manually or power operated by the seated drive; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Be designed to afford easy release and prevent accidental opening.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The parts of a service door hand lever may not come together so as to shear or crush fingers.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Split-type doors may open outward, but if one section of a folding door opens inward and the other opens outward, the forward section shall open outward.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Vertical closing edges shall be equipped with padding to prevent injury.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The bottom of the lower glass panel may not be more than 10 inches from the top surface of the bottom step.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The top of the upper glass panel may not be more than 3 inches below the interior control cover or head pad.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>Manually operated service doors shall be reinforced to support the door control operating mechanism.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Power operated doors shall be:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Equipped so as to regulate control and to permit manual operation in case of power failure; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Labeled on the inside in letters at least 1/2 inch high with instructions for emergency opening.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Step Well.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Step risers shall be approximately equal in height, with the upper riser not more than 12 inches high.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The steps shall be surfaced with a non-skid material with a minimum of 1-1/2 inch white nosing on the steps and where the floor meets the steps as an integral piece.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The step well shall be illuminated by at least one lamp providing a white light actuated automatically when the service door is open.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The lower step may not be less than 10 inches and not more than 14 inches above the level on which the unloaded vehicle rests.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The entrance may be equipped with a running board-type step which does not extend beyond the width of the vehicle body.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A step well shall have a grab handle of stainless steel not less than 10 inches in length and be properly secured on the left in an unobstructed location inside the doorway.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>