Access to and use of buildings: Approved Document M

O N L I N E V E R S I O N M INDEX Emergency assistance pull cords 4.30, Entrances 0.14 5.10, 5.18, 5.21 Equality Act 2010 0.1, 0.9, 0.25 Emergency communication systems – Escape routes – internal corridors 3.14 lifting devices 3.28 Extensions – dwellings 0.2–0.4 Emergency escape routes 3.14, 5.4 Extensions – non-domestic buildings Emergency evacuation – passenger lifts 3.34 0.5–0.8 En-suite facilities – hotel rooms 4.19, 4.24 F English Heritage 0.18 Finger rinse basins, see Sanitary Enquiry desks, see also Reception accommodation desks 4.32 Fire alarms, see also Emergency Entertainment facilities, see also Cinemas, assistance alarms 3.10, 4.24, 5.4 Theatres 4.1, 4.5, 4.10, 4.12, 4.36 Fire doors, see Doors Entrance doors, see also Doors, Principal entrance 2.8–2.24 Floor levels – refreshment facilities 4.15 Entrance doors – audible warnings 2.21 Floor surfaces, see also Surfaces 2.7, 2.29, 3.6, 3.14, 3.16, 5.18, 5.21 Entrance doors – card swipes 2.21 Floor surfaces – materials 4.32 Entrance doors – coded entry 2.21 Floor surfaces – reception areas 3.6 Entrance doors – dimensions 2.13, 6.22–6.23 Floor surfaces – slip resistant 3.6, 3.14, 5.18, 5.21 Entrance doors – door furniture 2.16–2.17 Floors, see Storeys Entrance doors – glass 2.22–2.24 Football Stadia Improvement Fund 4.11 Entrance doors – glass – manifestation 2.22, 2.24 G Entrance doors – manually operated Glass doors, see Doors 2.9, 2.14–2.17 Glazed screens 2.22, 2.24, 3.4, 3.14 Entrance doors – powered 2.10, 2.13, 2.18–2.21 Goings – stepped access 1.33 Entrance doors – powered – manual Grab bars, see Sanitary accommodation controls 2.21 Grab rails, see Sanitary accommodation Entrance doors – safety stops 2.21 Gradients – approaches 1.7–1.8, 1.13, Entrance doors – self-closing devices 1.19–1.20, 1.26 2.9, 2.14, 2.26 Guard rails – hazards in lobbies 3.16 Entrance doors – swing doors 2.29 H Entrance doors – thresholds 2.6–2.7 Habitable rooms – definition 0.26 Entrance doors – visual warnings 2.21 Halls of residence 0.16 Entrance doors – weather protection 2.6–2.7 Handrails – audience seating 4.12 Entrance doors – width 2.11, 2.13 Handrails 1.26, 1.32, 1.34–1.37, 3.54– 3.55 Entrance halls 3.2, 3.6 Hazards – approach routes 1.5, 1.38–1.39 Entrance lobbies 2.25–2.29 Hazards – corridors 3.14 Entrance lobbies – dimensions 2.27, 2.29 Approved Document M Volume 2 Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings O N L I N E V E R S I O N 65