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Toilets - Unisex accessible WC layouts. (BS 8300:2009 Section 12.6.3)

Toilets

  1. ALARM pull cord with 2 handles 800mm and 100mm from floor.
  2. GRAB RAILS need to be 32 - 35mm diameter and 50 - 60mm clearance between bar and wall. Vertical grab rails (those above basin should be 500mm to 700mm apart) and 800 - 1400mm above floor level.
  3. COLOSTOMY CHANGING SELF at 950mm above floor level.
  4. SANITARY DISPOSAL.
  5. AUTOMATIC HAND DRYER and/or Paper towel dispenser.
  6. SOAP DISPENSER.
  7. TOILET PAPER DISPENSER.
  8. ALARM RESET BUTTON.
  9. HORIZONTAL GRAB RAIL 600mm wide and 680mm above floor level.
  10. SHELF 800 - 1100mm.
  11. BASIN with lever tap on side of basin close to the WC.
  12. FLAT-TOPPED CLOSE-COUPLED providing a padded back rest and colostomy changing surface for standing users.
  13. DOOR 926mm door width is good practice. Door to be of contrasting colour to wall colour for visually impaired users.

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