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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.

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O N L I N E V E R S I O N M INDEX P S Parking 1.15–1.18 Sales counters 3.3 Parking ticket machines 1.16, 1.18 Sanitary accommodation 0.8, 0.14, 4.19, 4.24, 5.1–5.21, 10.1–10.3 Passageways, see Corridors Sanitary accommodation – Passenger lifts, see Lifting devices bathrooms 4.19, 4.24, 5.19–5.21, 10.2 Planning system 0.21 Sanitary accommodation – changing rooms Platform lifts, see Lifting devices – 5.15–5.18 lifting platforms Sanitary accommodation – cubicle doors Podiums, see also Rostrums 4.12 5.3, 5.4, 10.3 Principal entrance 0.26, 1.17–1.18, 3.6 Sanitary accommodation – dimensions Pull cords 4.20, 4.24, 4.30, 5.3, 5.10, 5.7, 5.10, 10.3 5.18, 5.21 Sanitary accommodation – dwellings Public address systems, see 10.1–10.3 Communication aids Sanitary accommodation – en-suite hotel Public telephones 4.14 rooms 4.19, 4.24 Push buttons – doors 2.18, 2.21 Sanitary accommodation – enlarged cubicles 5.6, 5.12, 5.14 Push buttons – lifting platforms 3.39 Sanitary accommodation – entrance storey Push buttons – switches and socket of dwellings 10.1–10.3 outlets 4.30 Sanitary accommodation – finger rinse Push pads 2.21, 4.28–4.30, 5.3 basins 5.8 R Sanitary accommodation – grab bars 5.4, 5.14 Radio signals, see Communication aids Sanitary accommodation – grab rails Ramps – approach routes 1.19–1.26 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.18 Ramps – corridors 3.14 Sanitary accommodation – hoists Ramps – handrails 1.26, 1.34–1.37 5.20 note Ramps – internal 3.14, 3.20, 3.52–3.53 Sanitary accommodation – inward opening doors 5.3, 5.14 Ramps – podiums and stages 4.12 Sanitary accommodation – lever taps 4.23 Reception desks, see also Enquiry desks 3.2–3.6, 4.32 Sanitary accommodation – mixer taps 5.4 Reflective wall surfaces, see Wall surfaces Sanitary accommodation – outward opening doors 5.3, 5.14, 10.3 Refreshment facilities 4.13–4.16 Sanitary accommodation – provision Remote controls 2.21 0.14, 5.2, 5.5–5.7, 5.13, 10.1–10.2 Restaurants 4.13–4.16 Sanitary accommodation – refreshment Revolving doors, see Doors facilities 4.14, 4.17 Rises – steps and stairs 1.33 Sanitary accommodation – separate-sex Room numbers – embossed 4.24 washrooms 5.11–5.14 Rostrums, see also Podiums 4.32 Sanitary accommodation – showers 4.19, 4.24, 5.15–5.18 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 67

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