BS 8300(2009) : 2009

Superseded

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

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

01-31-2018

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2009

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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

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.

Committee	B/559
DevelopmentNote	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)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	230
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded

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