Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M

O N L I N E V E R S I O N M1/M2 ACCESS INTO BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS prams or are carrying heavy objects. needs to move to avoid contact with the door as it opens. 2.15 A space alongside the leading edge of a door should be provided to enable 2.20 Revolving doors are not considered a wheelchair user to reach and grip the accessible. They create particular difficulties, door handle, then open the door without and risk of injury, for people with assistance releasing hold on the handle and without dogs, people with visual impairment or the footrest colliding with the return wall. mobility problems and for parents with children and/or pushchairs. If a revolving 2.16 Door furniture on manually operated door is used, an entrance door complying non-powered doors should be easy to with 2.17 or 2.21 should be provided operate by people with limited manual immediately adjacent to it and signed dexterity, and be readily apparent against to show that it is accessible. the background of the door. Provisions Provisions 2.21 Powered entrance doors will satisfy 2.17 Manually operated non-powered Requirement M1 or M2 if: entrance doors will satisfy Requirement M1 or M2 if: a. they have a sliding, swinging or folding action controlled: a. the opening force at the leading edge of the door is not more than 30N at the – manually by a push pad, card swipe, leading edge from 0° (the door in the coded entry or remote control, or closed position) to 30° open, and not – automatically by a motion sensor more than 22.5N at the leading edge or other proximity sensor, e.g. a from 30° to 60° of the opening cycle; contact mat; b. there is an unobstructed space of at b. when installed, automatic sensors are set least 300mm on the pull side of the door so that automatically operated doors between the leading edge of the door open early enough, and stay open long and any return wall, unless the door is a enough, to permit safe entry and exit; powered entrance door (see Diagram 9); c. when they are swing doors that open c. where fitted with a latch, the door opening towards people approaching the doors, furniture can be operated with one hand visual and audible warnings are provided using a closed fist, e.g. a lever handle; to warn people of their automatic operation d. all door opening furniture contrasts when both opening and shutting; visually with the surface of the door and d. they incorporate a safety stop that is is not cold to the touch. activated if the doors begin to close Powered entrance doors when a person is passing through; e. they revert to manual control or fail safe Design considerations in the open position in the event of a 2.18 Activation (e.g. motion sensors and power failure; push buttons), safety features and the f. when open, they do not project into any time-lapse allowed for entry and exit adjacent access route; through powered door systems should be carefully considered to suit the needs g. any manual controls for powered door of people who cannot react quickly. systems are located between 750mm and 1000mm above floor level, operable 2.19 Manual controls for powered entrance with a closed fist and, when on the doors should be clearly distinguishable opening side of the door, are set back against the background and not located 1400mm from the leading edge of the so that a person, having used the control, door when fully open and contrast visually with the background against which they are seen. Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 26 O N L I N E V E R S I O N