Tops of seats
35 Tops of seats
If the top face or the rear face of the seat of the bus is a hard surface, padding must be fitted to the face.
Example of when padding need not be fitted under this subsection—
if the seat of the bus is a coach-style, high-back seat that has foam-backed upholstery or moulded foam coverings and does not have hard surfaces
The padding of the rear face of the seat must extend at least 50mm down the back of the seat from the top face of the seat.
The top face and the upper 50mm of the rear face of the seat must be padded at least across the minimum padded zone to within—
80mm of the outside edge of the seat; and
80mm of the aisle side of the seat.
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