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

Surface width – the width of a stair or ramp, measured at the tread of a flight or the surface of a ramp, between any enclosing walls, strings, upstands, kerbs or guarding. Terminal fitting – a water

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

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

Any area below the soffit of a stair or a ramp and its landings that is less than 2100 mm above an access route should be protected by a distinguishable barrier rail which incorporates either a vertic

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

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

Where a corridor or passageway has a gradient – (a) that is steeper than 1 in 60 but less steep than 1 in 20, it should have – (i) horizontal rest areas not less than 1500 mm long; and (ii) a rise of

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

Any area below the soffit of a stair or a ramp and its landings that is less than 2100 mm above a circulation route, should be protected by a distinguishable barrier rail which incorporates either a v

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

Where the plot gradient to the principal entrance of a dwelling or the common entrance to a block of dwellings is greater than – (a) 1 in 15; or (b) 1 in 12 where the travel distance is less than 5 m,

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

Where a driveway provides the whole or part of the approach, it should comply with the requrements for a level approach or a ramped approach. The approach should be clear of any parking space. Where t

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

A level approach should have – (a) a surface which is firm and even; (b) an unobstructed width not less than 900 mm; and (c) a slope not steeper than 1 in 20. Where a level approach has a crossfall i