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  • BS 5619:1978

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    Code of practice for design of housing for the convenience of disabled people

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-10-2001

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-10-1978

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Cooperating organizations
    Section one. General
    1. Scope
    2. References
    Section two. Design recommendations for the approaches
    to a dwelling
    3. General
    4. Ramps
    5. Lifts
    6. Car parking
    7. Garden paths
    8. Entrance doors
    Section three. Design recommendations for the interior
    of dwellings
    9. Circulation spaces and internal doors
    10. Floors
    11. Windows
    12. Kitchens
    13. Bedrooms
    14. WC compartments
    15. Bathrooms
    16. Stairs
    Section four. Design recommendations for building
    services
    17. Electrical services
    18. Heating
    19. Controls
    20. Refuse disposal
    Figures
    1. Door in corner
    2. Clearance for door opening
    3. Handrails and balustrades
    4. Stair handrail

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    Architectural provisions to be incorporated in ordinary new housing if it is to be convenient for disabled people to live in or visit. May not cover special housing conditions required by the severely disabled.

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    Committee B/209
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 6465-2:1996 Sanitary installations Code of practice for space requirements for sanitary appliances
    BS 5588-1:1990 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings Code of practice for residential buildings
    BS 5900:1999 Specification for powered domestic lifts with partially enclosed cars and no lift-well enclosures
    BS 8300(2009) : 2009 DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 5776:1996 Specification for powered stairlifts
    BS 5395-1:2000 Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design, construction and maintenance of straight stairs and winders
    08/30182649 DC : DRAFT MAY 2008 BS 8300 - DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 4467:1991 Guide to dimensions in designing for elderly people
    PD 6523:1989 Information on access to and movement within and around buildings and on certain facilities for disabled people
    BS 6465-1:1994 Sanitary installations Code of practice for scale of provision, selection and installation of sanitary appliances

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    BS 4787-1:1980 Internal and external wood doorsets, door leaves and frames Specification for dimensional requirements
    BS 2655-3(1971) : LATEST SPECIFICATION FOR LIFTS, ESCALATORS, PASSENGER CONVEYORS AND PATERNOSTERS - ARRANGEMENT OF STANDARD ELECTRIC LIFTS
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