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Safe means of access for cleaning glazing
Section 5NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Safe means of access for cleaning glazing Access for cleaning glazing 16 Cleaning glazing from inside 16 Cleaning glazing from outside 17 Specialist access equipment 17
glazingaccessaccessibilitySafe means of access for cleaning glazing
99NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
99. Reasonable provision shall be made for safe means of access to clean glazing in walls, ceilings and roofs.
glazingaccessSafe means of access for cleaning glazing
0.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
It is the view of the Department that the requirements of regulation 99 in Part V will be met if provision is made for safe means of access for cleaning transparent or translucent glazing.
glazingaccessGuidance on access for cleaning transparent or translucent glazing
0.8NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
The guidance in Section 5 is to ensure there is safe means of access for cleaning transparent or translucent glazing whether from inside the building, outside the building or where specialist access e
glazingaccessManifestation of glazing - requirement
3.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
A door manufactured from transparent glazing, or a large uninterrupted area of transparent glazing where there is a risk of people colliding with it, should be made apparent by permanent manifestation
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingForms of manifestation
3.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where manifestation is necessary it may take the form of – (a) company logos or signs not less than 150 mm high; or (b) broken or solid lines not less than 50 mm high. Diagram 3.1 shows the zones for
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingVisual contrast and durability of manifestation
3.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Permanent manifestation should be distinguishable by having suitable visual contrast from the background seen through the glazing. To encourage sustainability, applied materials may be considered suit
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingLocation of controls - unobstructed reach
4.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where reach is unobstructed the control should be not more than 1.9 m above floor level (see Diagram 4.1(a)).
glazingaccessLocation of controls - obstructed reach
4.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where reach would be obstructed the control should be lower, for example, if the obstruction is a kitchen unit 900 mm high and 600 mm deep, the control should be not more than 1.7 m above floor level
glazingaccessSafe reach and general positioning requirements
4.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
A control for a window, skylight or ventilator should be within safe reach of a person standing on a floor (or other permanent stable surface). When considering safe reach, a small recess such as a wi
glazingaccessRemote operation as alternative to direct reach
4.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where the control cannot be positioned within safe reach of a person standing on the floor (or other permanent stable surface), a safe means of remote operation, such as a mechanical or electrical sys
glazingaccessControls in guest bedrooms - compliance with Part R
4.6NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Within a guest bedroom in a building other than a dwelling, a control used for opening and closing a window as required by Part R, will need to meet requirements in that part which are additional to t
glazingnon-domesticaccessAccess for cleaning glazing
5.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where a building has glazing which is designed to be cleaned, a safe means of access should be provided – (a) from inside the building; (b) from outside the building; or (c) by specialist access equip
glazingaccessCleaning glazing from inside - internal face
5.2NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where the internal face of glazing is designed to be cleaned from the inside of a building the glazing should be either – (a) accessed safely from a floor; or (b) accessible from specialist access equ
glazingaccessCleaning glazing from inside - external face
5.3NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where the external face of glazing is designed to be cleaned from the inside of a building the glazing should be either – (a) within safe reach of a person standing on a floor (see Diagram 5.1); or (b
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingMaximum reach dimensions for cleaning glazing from inside
Diagram 5.1NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Diagram 5.1 Cleaning the external face of glazing from the inside. (a) maximum reach for cleaning glazing from an adjacent opening: not more than 1300 mm horizontal, 610 mm and 850 mm vertical measure
glazingaccessCleaning glazing from outside - safe access and surface requirements
5.4NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where the external face of glazing is designed to be cleaned from the outside of a building, the glazing should be – (a) accessed from a safe place having a firm level surface; and (b) reached from an
glazingaccessexternal-spacemeans-of-escapeCleaning glazing from a walkway - width and guarding requirements
5.5NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where glazing is designed to be cleaned from a walkway the top of the glazing should be not more than 2150 mm above the level of the walkway. The walkway should be not less than 400 mm wide, and eithe
glazingaccessprotection-from-fallingexternal-spaceSpecialist access equipment for glazing cleaning
5.6NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where glazing is designed to be cleaned using specialist access equipment such as a boatswain's chair, scaffold tower, suspended cradle, travelling ladder, etc., suitable facilities and fixing points
glazingaccessexternal-spaceScaffold tower space provision for ceiling and roof glazing cleaning
5.7NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Where a scaffold tower is to be used as the access for cleaning glazing in ceilings and roofs, suitable space for the tower should be provided.
glazingaccessexternal-spaceFurther guidance on safe glazing cleaning access
5.8NI-wide·Technical Booklet V Glazing
Further guidance on safe access for cleaning glazing is available in BS 8213-1.
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