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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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O N L I N E V E R S I O N M INDEX Hazards – internal lobbies 3.16 Lifting devices – speeds 3.43, 3.49 Hazards – warning surfaces 1.13, 1.33, 3.50 Lifting devices – visual contrast 3.18, 3.28, 3.34, 3.43 Hearing enhancement systems, see Communication aids Lifting devices – visual information 3.31, 3.34, 3.37, 3.43 Heat emitters 5.4, 5.10 Lifting devices – wall surfaces 3.32, 3.42 Historic buildings 0.17–0.19, 3.22 Lifting devices – wheelchair platform Hoists – bathrooms 5.20 note stairlifts 3.23–3.24, 3.44–3.49 Horizontal circulation 3.1–3.16 Lifting platforms, see Lifting devices Hot surfaces 5.3 Lifts, see Lifting devices Hotel bedrooms, see Bedrooms Light switches 4.28–4.30, 5.3 I Lighting 4.9, 4.34, 4.36 Induction loops, see Communication aids Lighting – artificial 4.34, 4.36 Inductive couplers, see Communication aids Lighting – conference facilities 4.9 Infrared signals, see Communication aids Lighting – controls 4.30, 5.4 International Symbol of Access 2.7 Lighting – lifting devices 3.26 Lighting – sanitary facilities 5.4 J Lighting – uplighters 4.34 Joysticks – wheelchair platform stairlifts 3.47 Limb storage facilities 5.18 Lip reading and speaking 3.4, 4.6, 4.9, L 4.32, 4.34 Lavatories, see Sanitary accommodation Lobbies 2.25–2.29, 3.15–3.16 Lecture facilities 4.1, 4.5, 4.9, 4.32–4.36 Lockers 3.14 note, 5.18 Leisure facilities 4.1, 4.10, 4.36 M Level approaches, see Approaches – level Manifestation – glass doors and screens Lifting devices 3.17–3.49 2.22, 3.14 Lifting devices – accessibility to toilets 5.10 Material alterations 0.1–0.4, 0.9 Lifting devices – call buttons 3.28, 3.34, Mirrors in passenger lifts, see Lifting devices 3.43 Mixed use development 0.12 Lifting devices – dimensions 3.29, 3.34, Motel bedrooms, see Bedrooms 3.43, 3.49 Lifting devices – illumination 3.26 Motion sensors 2.18, 2.21 Lifting devices – instructions for use 3.43, N 3.49 Notice boards 3.5 Lifting devices – lifting platforms 3.22, 3.24, 3.35–3.43 O Lifting devices – mirrors 3.34 Opening force of doors, see Doors Lifting devices – passenger lifts 3.17, 3.21–3.24, 3.29–3.34 Lifting devices – podiums and stages 4.12 Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 66 O N L I N E V E R S I O N

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