BS 6340-2:1983
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Shower units Specification for the installation of shower units
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29-07-1983
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Minimum performance requirements, in addition to the performance details given in Part 1, to ensure the facility is adequate and safe.
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B/503
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 80/11810 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, December 2012. (11/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
8
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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This Part of BS 6340 specifies components for shower units in private dwellings and their installation. Shower units in touring caravans and in boats are not covered.
It provides details of minimum performance requirements, in addition to the performance details given in Part 1 of BS 6340, to ensure that the facility provided is adequate and safe. It does not cover requirements for disabled persons and where the shower unit is to be used by a disabled person in a private dwelling, it may be appropriate to seek advice from the local authority social services department. Reference may also be made to specialist publications1).
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this Part of BS 6340 are listed on the inside back cover.
1) Such as “Designing for the Disabled?? by Selwyn Goldsmith and published by the Royal Institute of British Architects.
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