Bathing rooms: showers, tubs and transfer spaces

Chapter 6: Plumbing Elements and Facilities Bathing Rooms Can access be provided at gang showers? Yes. Accessible shower compartments can be incorporated into gang showers provided they meet all applicable requirements. Can shower grab bars be continuous? Yes. Grab bars at showers can be continuous or separate. If separate shower grab bars are provided, must they be at the same height? Yes. Grab bars required at showers must be installed at the same height (§608.3). Can a shower grab bar be located on a half wall or wing wall? Yes. Grab bars, if properly secured, can be located on a half wall or wing wall. However, it is important that adequate wall surface is available to provide support and to keep arms from slipping off the bar. Wall surface that extends the full height of the required 12” clearance above grab bars, or preferably to the standard adult shoulder height for standees, should provide sufficient support in using grab bars. How close must the grab bar extend to the shower opening? It is important that the grab bar on the control wall of a transfer shower extend close to the shower entry so that it is usable from outside the compartment for transfer. A maximum horizontal distance between the grab bar and the entry is not specified in the Standards. In standard roll-in showers, grab bars are generally required to extend near the opening; if the shower is considerably deeper than the 30” minimum, grab bars should be lengthened so that they extend to the entry, but this is not required. How close must the grab bar extend to the corner of the shower compartment? In roll-in showers, grab bars must be located 6” maximum from adjacent walls. In a transfer shower, grab bars that are split must extend as close as feasible to the adjacent wall (a maximum distance is not specified). 6” max 6” max 48” min 40 xam ”6 xam ”6