• BS 8300(2009) : 2009

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    DESIGN OF BUILDINGS AND THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE - CODE OF PRACTICE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-01-2018

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2009

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Car parking, garaging, and setting-down and picking-up
       points
    5 Access routes to and around buildings
    6 Entering a building
    7 Horizontal circulation
    8 Vertical circulation
    9 Surfaces and communication aids
    10 Facilities in buildings
    11 Assembly areas
    12 Individual rooms
    13 Building types
    Annexes
    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

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    Provides recommendations for the design of new buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. It applies to car parking provision, setting-down points and garaging, access routes to and around all buildings, and entrances to and interiors of new buildings.

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    Committee B/559
    Development Note Supersedes BS 8300(2001). (02/2009) 2009 Edition Re-Issued in July 2010 & incorporates AMD 1 2010. Supersedes 08/30153845 DC, 08/30182649 DC & 10/30217420 DC. (07/2010)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 9386-2:2000 Power-operated lifting platforms for persons with impaired mobility — Rules for safety, dimensions and functional operation — Part 2: Powered stairlifts for seated, standing and wheelchair users moving in an inclined plane
    BS EN 1303:2015 Building hardware. Cylinders for locks. Requirements and test methods
    BS 7036-4:1996 Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use Low energy swing doors
    BS 8493(2008) : 2008 LIGHT REFLECTANCE VALUE (LRV) OF A SURFACE - METHOD OF TEST
    BS 6571-4:1989 Vehicle parking control equipment Specification for barrier type parking control equipment
    BS 5619:1978 Code of practice for design of housing for the convenience of disabled people
    BS 5656-2:2004 Escalator and moving walks. Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and moving walks Code of practice for the selection, installation and location of new escalators and moving walks
    BS 7036-3:1996 Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use Swing doors and balanced doors
    BS EN 1155:1997 Building hardware. Electrically powered hold-open devices for swing doors. Requirements and test methods
    BS 5655-6:2002 Lifts and service lifts Code of practice for the selection and installation of new lifts
    BS EN 12209:2016 Building hardware. Mechanically operated locks and locking plates. Requirements and test methods
    BS 8501:2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Public information symbols
    ISO 9386-1:2000 Power-operated lifting platforms for persons with impaired mobility — Rules for safety, dimensions and functional operation — Part 1: Vertical lifting platforms
    BS 7036-1:1996 Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use General
    BS 7594:1993 Code of practice for audio-frequency induction-loop systems (AFILS)
    BS 5252:1976 Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes
    BS 10621(2007) : 2007 THIEF RESISTANT DUAL-MODE LOCK ASSEMBLY
    BS EN 1125:2008 Building hardware. Panic exit devices operated by a horizontal bar, for use on escape routes. Requirements and test methods
    BS 6262-4:2005 Glazing for buildings Code of practice for safety related to human impact
    BS EN 81-2 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 2: HYDRAULIC LIFTS
    BS EN 81-1 : 1998 SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS
    BS 8206-2:2008 Lighting for buildings Code of practice for daylighting
    BS EN 115:1995 Safety rules for the construction and installation of escalators and passenger conveyors.
    BS 5499-5:2002 Graphical symbols and signs. Safety signs, including fire safety signs Signs with specific safety meanings
    BS EN 12051:2000 Building hardware. Door and window bolts. Requirements and test methods
    BS DD266(2007) : 2007 DESIGN OF ACCESSIBLE HOUSING - LIFETIME HOME - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS EN 81-72:2015 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts Firefighters lifts
    BS 7036-5:1996 Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use Revolving doors
    BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 Eurocode 1. Actions on structures General actions - Densities, self-weight, imposed loads for buildings
    BS EN 60118-4:2006 Electroacoustics. Hearing aids Induction loop systems for hearing aid purposes. Magnetic field strength
    BS EN 81-70:2003 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts. Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability
    BS 4787-1:1980 Internal and external wood doorsets, door leaves and frames Specification for dimensional requirements
    BS 3621(2007) : 2007 THIEF RESISTANT LOCK ASSEMBLY - KEY EGRESS
    BS 5395-2:1984 Stairs, ladders and walkways Code of practice for the design of helical and spiral stairs
    BS EN 179:2008 Building hardware. Emergency exit devices operated by a lever handle or push pad, for use on escape routes. Requirements and test methods
    BS EN 1154:1997 Building hardware. Controlled door closing devices. Requirements and test methods
    BS EN 12414:1999 Vehicle parking control equipment. Pay and display ticket machine. Technical and functional requirements
    BS 6571-6:1996 Vehicle parking control equipment Specification for pay-on-foot parking control equipment
    BS 7953:1999 Entrance flooring systems. Selection, installation and maintenance
    BS 5499-4:2000 Safety signs, including fire safety signs. Code of practice for escape route signing
    BS 7976-2(2002) : 2002 PENDULUM TESTERS - PART 2: METHOD OF OPERATION
    BS EN 1935:2002 Building hardware. Single-axis hinges. Requirements and test methods
    BS EN 81-28:2003 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts Remote alarm on passenger and goods passenger lifts
    BS 7036-2:1996 Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use Straight and curved sliding doors and prismatic and folding doors
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