BS 8300:2009 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice £240.00
ISBN: 9780580574191 Publication Date: February 2009 Pagination: 232 Replaces: BS 8300:2001 Format: Looseleaf or Download BS 8300:2009 explains how the built environment can be designed to anticipate, and overcome, restrictions that prevent disabled people making full use of premises and their surroundings. An accessible environment is one which a disabled person can enter and make use of independently or with help from a partner or assistant, including being able to escape in the event of fire or other emergency (See BS 9999 - Code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings). Some facilities can be designed in such a way as to incorporate access for disabled people. In other situations, additional features such as grab bars, touch legible signs and hearing enhancement systems might be needed. The guidance in BS 8300 covers a wide range of disabilities and the use of the built environment by disabled people who can be residents, visitors, spectators, customers, employees, or participants in sports events, performances and conferences. BS 8300 gives recommendations for the design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people (including, where appropriate, disabled children). It applies to car parking provision, setting-down points and garaging, access routes to and around all buildings, and entrances to and interiors of new buildings. The recommendations also apply to routes to facilities associated with and in the immediate vicinity of buildings. BS 8300 applies to the following types of building: a) Transport and industrial buildings e.g. rail, road, sea and air travel buildings and associated concourses, car parking buildings and factoriesb) Administrative and commercial buildings e.g. courts, offices, banks, post offices, shops, department stores and shopping centres, and public service buildings, including police stationsc) Health and welfare buildings e.g. hospitals, health centres, surgeries and residential homesd) Refreshment, entertainment and recreation buildings e.g. cafés, restaurants, public houses concert halls, theatres, cinemas, conference buildings, community buildings, swimming pools and sports buildingse) Buildings for worship f) Educational, cultural and scientific buildings e.g. schools, universities, colleges, zoos, museums, art galleries, libraries and exhibition buildingsg) Dwellings and other residential buildings e.g. hostels, hotels, residential clubs, university and college halls of residence, nursing homes and prisons. Who should use BS 8300:2009? All those involved with the design and construction of buildings including:Architects Surveyors Engineers Health & Safety managers Finance and Operations directors Facilities managers Building owners, managers and controllers