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NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Subject to paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) this Part shall apply to any building or part of a building. This Part shall not apply to— (a) any garage or outbuilding associated with a dwelling; (b) any par

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Reasonable provision shall be made for people to have access to, into, within and to use a building and its facilities: Provided that in a dwelling this requirement shall be limited to the entrance st

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Reasonable provision shall be made for independent access to an extension to a building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where sanitary accommodation is provided in a building, reasonable provision shall be made for the provision of suitable sanitary accommodation in any extension to the building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

It is the view of the Department that the requirements of Part R will be met by making reasonable provision to ensure that buildings are accessible and usable. In buildings other than dwellings, peop

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 2 is to ensure a suitable and convenient means of access to a building for people from the boundary and from car parking provided on site. Provisions are also given for uncont

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 3 is to assist people to be able to identify the building entrance and use it to enter the building easily, conveniently and without the risk of injury.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 4 is to facilitate the movement of people within a building both within a storey (horizontal circulation) and between storeys (vertical circulation).

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 5 is to ensure that people have access to and use of all the facilities provided in a building.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The guidance in Section 6 is to ensure that sanitary accommodation and associated sanitary facilities provided in a building, are no less available for people with a disability than for non-disabled p

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The scope of this Technical Booklet is to give provisions for generic solutions to the more common building scenarios to enable people to – (a) get access to a building; (b) get into a building; (c) m

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The provisions for access to and use of a building are for the benefit of people who are customers or visitors to the building or who work in it.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

An extension should be treated in the same manner as a new building. The extension should – (a) be independently approached and entered from the boundary and from car parking within this boundary; or

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

When a building is altered the alterations must comply with the requirements of Regulation 91 in Part R. The building, including access to it from the boundary and from on site car parking, where prov

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

When a building undergoes a material change of use so that it is used as a hotel or boarding house, an institution, a place of assembly or recreation, or a shop it should be treated in the same manner

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Part R is limited to matters of access to, into, within, and use of a building. It does not extend to means of escape for a person with a disability in the event of fire, for which reference should be

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In the case of extensions and material changes of use of buildings other than dwellings, and particularly in the case of protected buildings, such a statement will allow an applicant to identify any c

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Buildings other than dwellings

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

As far as possible, the means of access from the point of entrance at the boundary and from car parking designated for people with a disability which is provided within the boundary, to the principal

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The means of access to a building should be by a level approach complying with paragraph 2.8 to 2.12. However, where site constraints necessitate that all or any part of the means of access to or betw

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

As ramps are not necessarily suitable and convenient for all people it is beneficial to have steps as well as a ramp. For example, some people who can walk but have restricted mobility find it more di

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

If the total rise of a ramped approach is too high, it can be unacceptably tiring for wheelchair users and some people with walking difficulties, even if a number of rest landings are provided. Theref

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

A principal entrance(s) and where provided, one entrance which is specifically for members of staff, and any associated lobby, should be accessible. However, where the space outside the principal or s

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Accessible entrances should be clearly sign-posted and easily recognisable. Any structural elements, for example supports for a canopy, are useful in identifying the entrance, but should not present a

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

An accessible entrance should be clearly indicated (e.g. by signs incorporating the International Symbol of Access), from – (a) the point of entrance at the boundary; (b) suitable car parking which is

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

An accessible entrance should – (a) be readily apparent (e.g. distinguishable, through suitable visual contrast from that of the adjacent elements of the building); and (b) have an access area – (i) t

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

When manually operated entrance doors are installed, the area immediately in front of the entrance doors should, where it is practicable, be protected from inclement weather. This will assist people w

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where an entrance communication system is installed, it should have both video and audio communication to assist people with hearing loss or people who cannot speak.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

An accessible entrance doorway should have a threshold which is level. However, where required due to site location (e.g. to prevent the ingress of moisture), a threshold may contain one or more upsta

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

A door to an accessible entrance should not project, when open, into an adjacent access route, unless that portion of the door which projects into the access route is protected by a suitable barrier.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Self-closing devices on manually operated non-powered swing doors can create difficulties for many people who have limited upper body strength, are pushing prams or are carrying heavy objects. The for

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

A space alongside the leading edge of a door, on the pull side, will enable a wheelchair user to reach and grip the door handle, then open the door without releasing hold on the handle and without the

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Door furniture on manually operated non-powered doors should be easy to operate by people with limited manual dexterity, and be readily apparent to assist visually impaired people.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

effective clear width when door opens more than 90o effective clear width when door opens to 90o not less than 300 mm (unless door is power operated and activated in accordance with para 3.17) measure

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Revolving doors are not considered accessible. They create particular difficulties, and risk of injury, for people with assistance dogs, visually impaired people or those with mobility problems and fo

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

A power operated entrance door should have a sliding, swinging or folding action that is activated – (a) manually by a push pad, electronic card, coded entry, or by remote activation; or (b) automatic

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Any manual controls to operate a powered entrance door should comply with the requirements of paragraph 5.40 and 5.44(g) (see Diagram 5.8(b)).

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where a power operated entrance door has a swing action, indication of its operation and direction of swing should be provided to the side that the door opens towards.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where a power operated entrance door has an automatic activation device, it should be positioned so that the edge of the detection zone, where activation is initiated, is 1400 mm from – (a) the door,

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

In a building there should be sufficient space for manoeuvring, convenient ways of travelling from one storey to another and the inclusion of features to help people move safely and conveniently throu

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Corridors and passageways need to be wide enough to allow people with assistance dogs, buggies, people carrying cases, etc., to pass others on the access route. Wheelchair users should also have acces

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Horizontal circulation within a storey should be level or contain a gradient in the direction of travel less steep than 1 in 20, or by means of a ramp or ramps and landings. Ramps are not necessarily

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

A corridor or passageway should have an unobstructed width of not less than 1200 mm. Minor projections (e.g. skirtings, architraves, etc.) may be ignored. However, where a projection into the corridor

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where a corridor or passageway is more than 50 m in length and has an unobstructed width of less than 1800 mm, it should have passing places spaced at not more than 50 m. Every passing place should be

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The floor of a corridor or passageway should – (a) have a surface that has a suitable slip resistance; and (b) be level, or contain a gradient in the direction of travel less steep than 1 in 20. Howev

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The presence of doors, whether open or closed, should be apparent to visually impaired people through the careful choice of colour and material for the door and its surroundings. For example, when a d

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Once open, doors should be wide enough to allow unrestricted passage for a variety of users, including wheelchair users.

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

The effective clear width of a doorway is interrelated to the width of the circulation route and the direction of approach to the doorway. An internal door should contain a leaf, which provides an eff

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

Where a building is to be altered or undergo a material change of use and the provisions of paragraph 4.13 cannot be achieved, an internal door may contain a leaf which provides an effective clear wid

NI-wide·Technical Booklet R Access to and Use of Buildings

When an internal door is designed and constructed to be manually operated it should – (a) comply with the provisions of paragraph 3.13 in relation to opening forces; (b) where the door is fitted with