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

SANITARY ACCOMMODATION IN BUILDINGS O N L I N E V E R S I O N M1/M3 OTHER THAN DWELLINGS Diagram 23 An example of a self-contained shower room for individual use f. an emergency assistance alarm system j. there is a manoeuvring space 1500mm complying with 5.4(h) is provided; deep in front of lockers in self-contained or communal changing areas; g. facilities for limb storage are included for the benefit of amputees; For shower facilities For changing facilities k. individual self-contained shower facilities comply with Diagram 23; h. the minimum overall dimensions of, and the arrangement of equipment and l. where showers are provided in controls within, individual self-contained commercial developments for the changing facilities comply with Diagram 22; benefit of staff, at least one wheelchair- accessible shower compartment i. when associated with shower facilities, complying with Diagram 23 should the floor of a changing area is level and be provided; slip resistant when dry or when wet; Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 56 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.