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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.

O N L I N E V E R S I O N M Standards referred to BS EN 81-70:2003 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Particular applications for passenger and good passengers lifts. Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability. AMD 14675 2003, AMD 14751 2003. BS 3402:1969 Specification for quality of vitreous china sanitary appliances. AMD 714 1971, AMD 4922 1989. BS 5395-1:2000 Stairs, ladders and walkways. Code of practice for the design, construction and maintenance of straight stairs and winders. BS 5588-8:1999 Fire precautions in the design, construction and use of buildings, Code of practice for means of escape for disabled people. AMD 14922 2004. BS 7594:1993 Code of practice for audio-frequency induction-loop systems (AFILS). BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people – Code of practice. AMD 15617 2005, AMD 15982 2005. BS 8300: 2009 +A1:2010 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice. BS 8300-2:2018 Design of an accessible and inclusive built environment. Buildings. Code of practice. BS EN 997:2012 WC pans and WC suites with integral trap. Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 60 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.