General considerations for sanitary accommodation

A number of issues need to be considered in connection with all forms of sanitary accommodation and associated sanitary facilities. These relate to the needs of people with sensory impairments, people with learning difficulties and people whose lack of tactile sensitivity can cause them to be injured by touching hot surfaces. Controls and water closet cubicle doors should be operable by people with limited strength or limited manual dexterity and doors to cubicles should be capable of being opened if a person has collapsed against them while inside the cubicle. Preferably, all doors to water closet cubicles and wheelchair accessible unisex toilets should open out or, if they open in, the door swing should not encroach into the wheelchair turning space or activity space.