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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 S Sanitary accommodation – toilet seat risers 5.9, 5.11 Sales counters 3.3 Sanitary accommodation – toilets 4.19, Sanitary accommodation 0.8, 0.14, 4.19, 5.5–5.14 4.24, 5.1–5.21 Sanitary accommodation – transfer Sanitary accommodation – seats 5.21 bathrooms 4.19, 4.24, 5.19–5.21 Sanitary accommodation – transfer Sanitary accommodation – changing rooms space 5.8, 5.18, 5.21 5.15–5.18 Sanitary accommodation – unisex toilets Sanitary accommodation – cubicle doors 5.5, 5.7, 5.8–5.10 5.3, 5.4 Sanitary accommodation – urinals Sanitary accommodation – dimensions 5.13–5.14 5.7, 5.10 Sanitary accommodation – washbasins Sanitary accommodation – en-suite hotel 5.4, 5.8, 5.10, 5.13–5.14 rooms 4.19, 4.24 Sanitary accommodation – wheelchair- Sanitary accommodation – enlarged accessible facilities 4.17, 4.19, 5.3–5.4, cubicles 5.6, 5.7, 5.12, 5.14 5.15–5.21 Sanitary accommodation – finger rinse School buildings 0.15, 0.16 basins 5.8 School buildings – corridors 3.14 note Sanitary accommodation – grab bars 5.4, 5.14 School buildings – steps 1.33 note Sanitary accommodation – grab rails Schools, see School buildings 5.8, 5.10, 5.11, 5.18 Seating areas – refreshment facilities 4.16 Sanitary accommodation – hoists Shelving – hotel rooms 4.20 5.20 note Shower facilities, see Sanitary Sanitary accommodation – inward opening accommodation – showers doors 5.3, 5.14 Sight lines 4.9 Sanitary accommodation – lever taps 4.23 Sign language 3.4, 4.6, 4.9, 4.32 Sanitary accommodation – outward Sign language interpreters 4.6, 4.9 opening doors 5.3, 5.14 Sign-posting 2.5, 2.7 Sanitary accommodation – provision 0.14, 5.2, 5.5–5.7, 5.13 Signals, see Audible signs, Visual fire-alarm signals Sanitary accommodation – refreshment facilities 4.14, 4.16 Signs 2.5, 2.7, 3.5, 3.18, 4.35 note Sanitary accommodation – separate-sex Signs – accessible entrances 2.5 washrooms 5.11–5.14 Signs – lifting devices 3.18 Sanitary accommodation – showers 4.19, Signs – tactile 4.35 note 4.24, 5.15–5.18 Site boundary 0.5, 1.1, 1.6 Sanitary accommodation – taps 4.23, 5.3–5.4 Sleeping accommodation, see Bedrooms Sanitary accommodation – toilet doors Sliding doors – handles 4.24 3.14, 5.3–5.4 Slip-resistant floor surfaces, see Floor Sanitary accommodation – toilet pans surfaces – slip resistant 5.9–5.11 Slip-resistant seats 5.18 Access to and use of buildings other than dwellings Approved Document M Volume 2 68 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.