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Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M

Accessibility guidance for dwellings and buildings other than dwellings. The linked PDF is Volume 2.

AccessibilityAnthropometry & ergonomics
Open original PDF at page 55

Source wording and page order preserved. Drawings and table layouts remain available in the original PDF.

High hook Vertical grab rail low hook Horizontal closing bar Position of shelf Horizontal grab rail Approved Document M Volume 2 Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings 53 mm084 mm006 mm086 mm008 mm009 1465mm minimum mm008–087 mm0501 mm5861 Side elevation view Space for Horizontal Vertical High hook and Shelf disposal bin grab rail grab rail low hook Activity zone Activity space WC NOTES 1. Refer to Appendix D of Approved Document T for appliance and equipment schedule. 2. As long as other dimensions are maintained, the toilet cistern may be concealed. Horizontal 3. Centre the mid-line axis closing bar of the WC on the rear wall. Horizontal Vertical grab rail grab rail Column of clearance muminim mm029 1465mm minimum 100mm 540mm 400mm 200mm 565mm Ø m m 465 500mm 60mm 750mm 60mm 600mm 100mm mm012 SANITARY ACCOMMODATION IN BUILDINGS O N L I N E V E R S I O N M1/M3 OTHER THAN DWELLINGS Diagram 21 WC cubicle for ambulant disabled people Plan view O N L I N E V E R S I O N

Edition and local adoption determine which requirements apply. Use the publisher’s document for the complete clauses, diagrams and amendments.