Foreword
Committees responsible
Section one. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 General
Section two. Analysis
2.1 Status, background and purpose
2.1.1 Status
2.1.2 Background and introduction
2.1.3 Purpose and aim
2.2 Scope and application
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Types of disablement
2.2.3 Types of buildings
2.3 Graphics convention
2.4 Definitions
2.5 Design information
2.5.1 General information on features, fittings and
spaces included
2.5.2 Information relating to specific buildings
2.5.3 Anthropometric information
2.6 Drafting and presentation
2.6.1 Drafting rules
2.6.2 Contents list
2.6.3 Structure
2.6 4 Provision of information
2.6.5 Figures
2.6.6 Appendices
2.6.7 Cross-referencing
2.6.8 Reference to other documents
2.6.9 Bibliographies
2.6.10 Indexes
2.6.11 Number of pages
Section three. Conclusions and recommendations
3.1 Status, background and purpose
3.1.1 Status
3.1.2 Background and introduction
3.1.3 Purpose and aim
3.2 Scope and application
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Types of disablement
3.2.3 Types of buildings
3.3 Graphics convention
3.4 Definitions
3.5 Design information
3.5.1 General information on features, fittings and
spaces
3.5.2 Information relating to specific buildings
3.5.3 Anthropometric information
3.6 Drafting and presentation
3.6.1 Drafting rules
3.6.2 Contents list
3.6.3 Structure
3.6.4 Provision of information
3.6.5 Figures
3.6.6 Appendices
3.6.7 Cross-referencing
3.6.8 Reference to other documents
3.6.9 Bibliographies
3.6.10 Indexes
3.6.11 Number of pages
Section four. Summary
4.1 The need for a British Standard
4.2 The analysis
4.3 Status, background and purpose
4.4 Scope and application
4.5 Graphics convention
4.6 Definitions
4.7 Design information
4.8 Presentation
4.9 The international symbol for access
Appendices
A. Bibliography
A.1 Foreign standards, draft standards and other
publications
A.2 Other publications considered (not referred to in
the text)
B. Results of analysis of features, elements, space
allowances and reach requirements
B.1 General
B.2 Features
B.2.1 Car parking
B.2.2 Open spaces in the immediate vicinity of a building
B.2.3 Dropped kerbs
B.2.4 Ramps
B.2.5 Steps and stairs (internal and external)
B.2.6 Doors and door furniture
B.2.7 Windows and window furniture
B.2.8 Lobbies
B.2.9 Corridors and passageways
B.2.10 Seating areas
B.2.11 Counters and reception desks
B.2.12 Lifts
B.2.13 Lavatories
B.2.14 Auditoria, assembly areas, and induction loops
B.2.15 Public telephones
B.2.16 Kitchens
B.2.17 Bathrooms and showers
B.2.18 Bedrooms
B.3 Elements
B.3.1 Handrails and balustrades
B.3.2 Floor and wall surfaces (internal and external)
B.3.3 Signs and information
B.3.4 Switches and controls
B.3.5 Storage
B.4 Space allowances and reach requirements
B.4.1 Requirement
B.4.2 Components
B.4.3 Information available
B.4.4 Conclusions
C. Types of buildings and associated areas
C.1 General
C.2 Common features, elements and spaces
C.3 Transport buildings
C.4 Industrial and commercial buildings
C.5 Health and welfare buildings
C.6 Entertainment buildings
C.7 Recreation buildings
C.8 Education and scientific buildings
C.9 Residential buildings including domestic housing
D. Ergonomics check-list approach to designing access
to, and use of, buildings and their surroundings
E. List of individuals and organizations from whom
advice was sought
Figures
1. Extract from the US Standard (15), illustrating its
aim and purpose
2. Extract from the Hong Kong Standard (9), describing
types of disablement considered
3. A detailed description of different groups of dis-
abled people and the problems they face (taken from
the English translation of the Danish Standard (5))
4. Extract from US standard (15), illustrating the
convention used
5. Extract from US Standard (15), showing the
definition list used
6. Extract from the New Zealand Standard (11), showing
the list of element, features and applications
7. Extract from the New Zealand Standard (11), showing
the approach used for applications
8. Extract from the British Columbian Standard (3),
showing basic reach capabilities of standing adults
and wheelchair users
9. Contents list (taken from the English translation
of the Danish Standard (5))
10. Example taken from the Hong Kong Standard (9)
illustrating the use of criteria with recommendations
on how such criteria should be met
11. Diagrams taken from the British Columbian Standard
(3)
12. The approach used in the British Columbian Standard
(3) for describing the requirements for car parking