The access manual : auditing and managing inclusive built environments / Ann Sawyer and Keith Bright ; cover design by Sandra Heath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sawyer, Ann, 1954- author.

Bright, Keith, author.

Contributor:

Heath, Sandra, 1944- cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barrier-free design--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Barrier-free design.

Architectural design--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Architectural design.

Building laws--Great Britain--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Building laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This manual covers the design, improvement, maintenance and management of accessible environments. It shows you how to provide and run buildings, services, and employment facilities to enable independent and convenient use by everyone. The Access Manual was first published in November 2003 and has been used by architects and facilities managers needing to meet the requirements of new legislation in 2004. It was well received by design, management, access, and health professionals. This is a fast moving area and there are now several additional pieces of le

Contents:

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Frontispiece; About the authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; About the Website; Introduction; Objectives of the manual; 1: Inclusive design; An inclusive approach; Principles of inclusive design; Benefits; How environments are used; Use classification; Who uses the environment?; Access appraisals; Information available; The report; Ongoing involvement; Building use and management; Skills required; Access statements; The access statement process; Design and access statements; Access statement/strategy and Part M of the Building Regulations

2: Legislation and regulationsIntroduction; Equality Act 2010; What is covered by the Act; Relationship to building design; Equality Act Part 2: definition of disability; Equality Act Part 3: provision of services and public functions; Obtaining necessary consents; Health and safety; Building Regulations and the Equality Act; Part 3 Code of Practice; Equality Act Part 4: premises; Equality Act Part 5: employment; Part 5 Code of Practice; Equality Act Part 6: education; Reasonable adjustments; Equality Act Part 12: transport; Public Sector Equality Duty; Planning legislation; England

Northern IrelandScotland; Wales; Planning and inclusive design; Building Regulations; England; Access and use; Access to extensions to buildings other than dwellings; Sanitary conveniences in extensions to buildings other than dwellings; Sanitary conveniences in dwellings; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Wales; Building Regulations, the Equality Act and reasonable adjustments; Occupier Liability Acts; Occupier Liability Act 1957; Occupier Liability Act 1984; OLA and inclusive design and access management; Human Rights Act 1998; 3: Standards and guidance; British Standards

BS 8300:2009+A1:2010 design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - code of practiceBS 9999:2008 code of practice for fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings; BS 9266:2013 design of accessible and adaptable general needs housing - code of practice; BS 7000-6:2005 design management systems - managing inclusive design; BS EN 81-70:2003 safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts; Other sources of good practice guidance; Health buildings; Schools; Historic buildings and landscapes; Transport; External environments; ISO Standards

4: Access managementIntroduction; Access audits; Why carry out an access audit?; Audit preparation; Who should carry out an access audit?; The audit; Assessment standards and dimensions; Audit equipment; General acceptability criteria; The audit journey; Recording the information; Audits of services; The report; Access management; Occupation; Access plan; 5: Design criteria; Introduction; External environment; Car parking; Setting down; External routes; Entrances; Entrance design; Entrance doors; Automatic doors; Revolving doors; Thresholds; Doormats; Lobbies; Entry systems; Exits

Reception areas

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118896457

1118896459

9781118896303

1118896300

9781118896204

1118896203

OCLC:

879949066