36 CFR § 1192.79 - Floors, steps and thresholds.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s1192.79"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 1192.79 - Floors, steps and thresholds."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1192.79"
section_name: "Floors, steps and thresholds."
chapter_name: "ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD"
part_number: "1192"
part_name: "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 792 (b) (3); 42 U.S.C. 12204."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 45558, Sept. 6, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1192"
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# 1192.79 Floors, steps and thresholds.

(a) Floor surfaces on aisles, step treads, places for standees, and areas where wheelchair and mobility aid users are to be accommodated shall be slip-resistant.

(b) All thresholds and step edges shall have a band of color(s) running the full width of the step or threshold which contrasts from the step tread and riser or adjacent floor, either light-on-dark or dark-on-light.