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BS 8300:2009+A1:2010 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice, 2010
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions
- 4 Car parking, garaging, and setting‑down and picking‑up points
- 4.1 Designated on‑street parking
- 4.2 Designated off‑street parking
- 4.3 Garaging and enclosed parking spaces
- 4.4 Entrances to car parks, and parking controls
- 4.5 Setting‑down and picking‑up points
- 5 Access routes to and around buildings
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Width and height of an access route
- 5.3 Passing places on access routes
- 5.4 Gradients on access routes
- 5.5 Footway and footpath surfaces
- 5.6 Drainage gratings
- 5.7 Barriers, restrictions and hazards
- 5.8 External ramped access
- 5.9 External stepped access
- 5.10 Handrails to ramped and stepped access
- 6 Entering a building
- 6.1 The entrance
- 6.2 Threshold
- 6.3 Entrance doors and lobbies
- 6.4 External and internal door leaves (including lobby doors)
- 6.5 Door fittings
- 6.6 Access control systems
- 7 Horizontal circulation
- 7.1 Entrance hall and reception area
- 7.2 Corridors and passageways
- 7.3 Doors fitted with controlled door closing devices
- 8 Vertical circulation
- 8.1 Internal steps and stairs
- 8.2 Internal ramps
- 8.3 Lifts
- 8.4 Escalators and moving walks (passenger conveyors)
- 9 Surfaces and communication aids
- 9.1 Surface finishes
- 9.2 Signs and information
- 9.3 Audible communication systems
- 9.4 Lighting
- 10 Facilities in buildings
- 10.1 Storage facilities
- 10.2 ATMs and other coin and card operated devices
- 10.3 Windows and window controls
- 10.4 Public telephones
- 10.5 Building services (outlets, switches and controls)
- 11 Assembly areas
- 11.1 Counters and reception desks
- 11.2 Seating in general waiting areas
- 11.3 Audience seating
- 11.4 Lecture and conference facilities
- 12 Individual rooms
- 12.1 Kitchen areas
- 12.2 General recommendations for sanitary accommodation
- 12.3 Shower rooms and bathrooms
- 12.4 Changing and shower areas
- 12.5 Accessible baby changing facilities
- 12.6 Toilet accommodation
- 12.7 Changing Places sanitary accommodation
- 12.8 Accessible bedrooms
- 13 Building types
- 13.1 Transport‑related buildings
- 13.2 Industrial buildings
- 13.3 Administrative and commercial buildings
- 13.4 Health and welfare buildings
- 13.5 Refreshment buildings, including public houses, restaurants and cafés
- 13.6 Entertainment‑related buildings
- 13.7 Sports‑related buildings
- 13.8 Religious buildings and crematoria
- 13.9 Educational, cultural and scientific buildings
- 13.10 Historic buildings
- 13.11 Travel and tourism‑related buildings
- Annex A (informative) Management and maintenance issues
- Annex B (informative) Using light reflectance values (LRVs) to assess visual contrast
- Annex C (informative) Space allowances for wheelchair manoeuvring and access to vehicles
- Annex D (informative) Space allowances for people passing on an access route
- Annex E (informative) Slip potential characteristics of treads, ramp surfaces and floor finishes
- Annex F (informative) Reach ranges
- Annex G (informative) Guidance on the choice of hoists, associated slings and showering/changing benches
- Bibliography
- Index [Go to Page]