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VIET NAM CONSTRUCTION STANDARD

TCXDVN 264 : 2002

HOUSES AND BUILDINGS ÷÷÷÷ BASIC RULES OF ACCESSIBLE

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR PEOPLE WITH

DISABILITIES

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FOREWORD

TCXDVN 264: 2002 is compiled on the basis of the Ordinance on PWD:

Article 26.- “The investment for new construction or reconstruction of

dwelling houses, of public amenities and for design, manufacture of domestic furnitures, of transport and communication means ... must take into account the needs for convenient use by PWD, firstly of mobility and sight PWD, and at the same time have to comply with construction codes, standards issued by competent state agencies”.

TCXDVN 264: 2002 is compiled by the Research Institute for Architecture – Ministry of Construction and Panel for elaborating “Building Codes and Standards of Construction Accessibility for People With Disabilities”, submitted by the Department of Science and Technology - Ministry of Construction, has been approved, signed and issued by the said Ministry for enforcement.

The Standards have been compiled with the cooperation and financial assistance by President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (PCEPD) and the Vietnam Assistance for Handicapped (VNAH).

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VIETNAM CONSTRUCTION STANDARD

TCXDCN 264:2002

Houses and Building - Basic rules of accessible design and construction for PWD.

1. Scope of Application

1.1. This standard is applied in the new construction of works for ensuring the accessibility and use by mobility and sight PWD.

In cases of need for reconstruction, upgrade of works with requirements for ensuring accessibility and use by PWD, the regulations of this standard must be enforced.

1.2. When applying regulations in this standard, the regulations of building codes ensuring accessibility and use by PWD must be respected.

1.3. It is mandatory to ensure safety on walking paths and facilities for PWD accessibility to and use of works according to Article 2.1 of Building codes.

2. Standard cited

- Vietnam Building Codes

- Building code of construction accessibility for people with disabilities

- TCXD 228:1998 - Walking paths for PWD in buildings. Part 1. Walking paths for wheelchair users. Requirements on design.

3. Terminology - Definition

Terms used in this standard are stipulated in the Building code for construction in view of ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use QCXDVN 01:2002

4. General regulations

4.1. Requirements on design of houses and buildings for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use must be in accordance with regulations in table 1.

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TCXDVN 264: 2002

Table 1: Design components of houses and buildings

Type of buildings Scope of areas to be designed

for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use

Basic requirements

1 2 3 Different levels of people committees’ offices, Tribunal, Prosecutor’s Institutes , Offices of State administration bodies and organizations

- Walking ways, car parking grounds; - Entry, exit gates; - Reception desks and public activity areas; - Working seats and specific equipment

- Arrangement of structure and function of building’s parts for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use. - Meeting, conference venues needing seat arrangement for PWD

Culture, sport works such as: Parks, entertainment areas, zoos, theaters, cinemas, museums, exhibition, cultural buildings, clubs, libraries, tourism areas, vestiges, picturesque landscapes, stadiums, sport/gym grounds, contest halls....

- Walking ways, car parking grounds, - Entry, exit gates, - Reception desks and public activity areas, - Emergency escape when accident occurs - Helping equipment - Spectators’ area

- Arrangement of structure and function of building’s parts for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use. - Reading rooms, spectators’ rooms, tribunes must be arranged with seats for PWD

Public service buildings: hotels, rest houses, boarding houses, shops, and eating/drinking services, post offices, trade centers, super markets, markets, banks.

- Walking ways, car parking grounds, - Entry, exit gates - Reception desks and public activity areas, business activity areas, - Emergency escape when accident occurs, - Helping equipment - Rooms’ area

- Arrangement of structure and function of building’s part for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use. - Lift must be available on all service storeys. - At shops, bazaars, there must be sloping paths in entry/exit doors, in seats, reception places. - Beds, equipment and facilities must be arranged in rooms reserved to PWD

Public health buildings: hospitals, centers for orthopedic and functional restoration, disease consultation and treatment units, sanatorium centers.

Scope of use by patients - Arrangement of structure and function of building’s parts for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use

Educational buildings: different levels’ primary schools, vocational schools, colleges/ universities, specialized secondary schools

- Walking ways, car parking grounds

- Entry, exit gates - Class- rooms, labos. - Students’ seat places and

specially used equipment.

- Arrangement of structure and function of building’s parts for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use.

- In classrooms, there must be seat places for PWD

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Collective houses - Walking ways, car parking grounds

- Entry, exit gates - Spaces in house interior - Arrangement of equipment,

furnitures

- Arrangement of structure and function of building’s parts for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use

Transport building works: roads, sidewalks, stations for vehicles, railway stations, airports, passengers’ transport harbors, car-waiting spots

Scope of use by passengers - Arrangement of structure and function of building’s parts for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use

- Lines of ways/paths for PWD’s accessibility and circulation

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1) Structure and function of building’s parts comprise slopes, entry/exit gates/doors, corridors, walkways, staircases, lifts (elevators), toilets, bathrooms, special public spaces such as seat places, reception desks, telephone booths.

The concrete arrangement must be based on requirements to define it properly.

2) Regarding reconstructed works, it must be based on actual state of works for selecting appropriate solutions.

3) Regarding works specially reserved to PWD, it is possible to refer to this standard for adequate design.

4.2. In housing areas, in public buildings or in densely populous zones, it is necessary to

have at least one entrance way for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use. The height of entrance way must be the same with that of the house floor or of the soil surface. If these heights are different, there must be adequate slope.

4.3. If the entrance way has footsteps, it is necessary to arrange handrails in both sides so that people who move with difficulty on crutches, on sticks could walk through.

4.4. In car parking grounds, places must be arranged for PWD’s wheelchairs, just adjacent to sloping way or to entry/exit path of the buildings. There must be guiding posts at parking places of PWD’s wheelchairs.

4.5. Lifts in buildings must ensure following requirements:

a) Serving all floors;

b) Convenient entry path for wheelchairs;

c) Clearance dimensions of lift cabin must ensure accessibility and use by PWD;

d) System of lift’s switchboards must be adequately accessible to wheelchair users and blind people;

e) There must be handrails at lift cabin walls;

f) In lift cabin there must be sound devices, raised symbols and Braille raised dots for blind people

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4.6. On entrance way, entry path to buildings and in public spaces in buildings, for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use, signposts, guiding posts according to international convention must be arranged and put in easily visible recognizable places

5. Design requirements

5.1. Sloping ways

5.1.1. Entrance ways to buildings for ensuring PWD’s accessibility and use must be flat, plane, unrugged, unslippery and without brusque change of level. Where there is brusque change of level, it is necessary to design sloping way.

5.1.2. Sloping ways of entrance reserved to PWD using wheelchairs are calculated for design as follows:

- Slope: - Not over 1/12 for public buildings

- From 1/10 to 1/20 for collective houses.

- Width of sloping way no less than 1,000mm to 1,200mm;

- Where length of sloping way being over 9,000mm, it is necessary to arrange landing place. Length of landing place being not less than 2,000mm; landings are arranged with equal distances not exceeding 9,000mm (see fig. 1 and fig. 2)

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Fig.1: Slope plan outside the house

Fig.2: Slope plan with landing in the

corner

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- At the two sides of sloping way, handrails must be arranged. Details for design of handrails are shown in article 5.6.

Note:

1) When sloping way changes direction, it is necessary to arrange L-form landing with each length of 2,000mm ....

2) Regarding reconstructed, upgraded buildings, allowed slope in sloping way in 1/10, and allowed length is 6,000mm

5.1.3. At the top and end of sloping way, it must be a free space with not than 1,500mm long for wheelchair moving.

5.1.4. Balustrade, handrail must be arranged at both sides of sloping way. Where a side of sloping way has an empty space, then in the lower part of balustrade, handrail, it is advised to arrange safety relief with height not less than 50mm or barring fence, see fig.3.

5.2. Entry path 5.2.1. For buildings with preservation requirement or buildings where it is impossible to

arrange sloping ways, it is necessary to build entry path with steps for people having difficulties in moving on crutches, sticks and blind men. Entry path with steps must ensure following requirements (see fig. 4)

- Height of steps: less than or equal to 150mm;

- Width of step surface no less than 300mm;

- Not to use half-open steps;

- Landing to be arranged at top step;

- Where there are more than 3 steps, handrails must be arranged on both sides of steps. Details for design of handrails are shown in article 5.6.

Note: For collective houses, it is permitted that the step height being 120mm to 160mm. Width of step surface: 250mm to 400mm.

Fig.3: Safety balustrade of sloping way

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1. Smallest dimensions of space before entrance way: 1500mm x 1,500mm; 2. Door of entrance way laid in the gorge of wall; 3. Handrail prolonged at the extremity slope; 4. Handrail prolonged at the end of slope; 5. Entrance way with steps; 6. Sidewalk; 7. Handrail arranged at a height of 900mm; 8. Sloping way with slope of 1/12, 1200mm wide

5.2.2. Entrance way to hall, corridor with different heights must be arranged with sloping path. Slope must not exceed 1/12. Width of sloping path being not less than 900mm (see fig 5,6 and 7)

Fig.4: Entrance way with steps

Fig 5: Perspective of sloping path (wide base)

Fig 6: Perspective of sloping path (prolonged)

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5.3. Car parking grounds and car waiting spots

5.3.1. Data for calculating parking places for PWD are as follows:

- Wheelchair, motorbike: from 2,35sqm/vehicle to 3 sq.m/vehicle

- Bicycle: 0,9sqm/each

- Car: from 15sqm to 18sqm/vehicle

Note: Regarding place for car, it is necessary to arrange a clearance space beside or behind the car for Wheelchair user could ascend and descend. Width being from 900mm to 1,200mm (for bus, it is 2,500mm). If two cars are adjoining, it could be so arranged as having a common space for wheelchairs in - between (see fig.8)

Fig 7: Perspective of sloping path with continued sidewalk

Fig 8: Dimensions prescribed for a parking place

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5.3.2. At car waiting spots, it is necessary to design sloping streaks or sloping paths ensuring PWD accessibility to transport means. Details for design of sloping streaks, sloping parks are stipulated in article 5.1.2.

5.4. Doors

5.4.1. Doors in buildings to ensure PWD use must be arranged at convenient and safe passage ways. Where the building is equipped with lift, doors must be arranged near the lift cabin.

Note: Doors comprise gate, entrance way without door, entry/exit door to and from hall.

5.4.3. Inside and outside the door, it must be a clearance space with dimensions 1,500mm x 1,500mm.

5.4.4. If the door comprises two layers, the clearance interval between layers must be no less than 1,200mm.

5.4.5. It is advised to use doors opening to both sides and automatically opened, closed doors, pushed doors and rotary doors instead of doors opened by hand. Not to use too heavy door or many-winged revolved doors. Width of door being not less than 800mm for houses, 900mm for public buildings; not to arrange doors close to wall corners.

Note: Force deployed for opening, closing all types of doors shall not exceed 30N (3Kg.m/s2) and could open doors up to an angle of 900.

5.4.6. Door knobs must be easily/smoothly operated and close to key holes. Door knobs must rotate clockwise and arranged at 800mm to 1,100mm from the floor surface.

5.4.7. Where door opening opposite to the direction of walk path, it is necessary to arrange a clearance space with a width over 500mm on the side of door knob/see fig.9)

5.4.8. Not to put door sill or salience on the inner side for door with clearance space less than 800mm

Note:1) It is only permitted to put door-sill on the inner side for doors with clearance space over 800mm, but not with height over 10mm;

2) Modes for opening the door (see fig 10)

5.4.9. Regarding pulled door, slide door, accordion door, the clearance spaces for each type are calculated according to tables 2, 3.

Note: Regarding building works with doors width exceeding or equal to 1,100mm such as doors of rooms in hospitals, these requirements on dimensions are not prescribed.

a) Pulled doors: clearance space for wheelchairs as in fig 11.

Fig 9: Direction for access to door

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In case of closed door or locked door, there dimensions are extended with additional 300mm.

Table 2: Clearance space for wheelchair v.s. pulled door

Type of door Clearance space, not less than, in mm

Direction of walkway Door face Perpendicular to door

Under the lock parallel to the door

From front side Pull 1 500 500

From front side Push 1 200

Fig 10: Modes for opening door

Fig 11: Clearance space for ordinary pulled doors

Doors opened to tow different directions

Doors opened from a side

Both doors opened to inside

Directly opened doors

Toward frontal walkway, pull side Toward frontal walkway, push side

Toward hinge walk way, pull side Toward hinge walk way, push side

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From hinge side Pull 1 500 900

1 300 1 000

From hinge side Push 1 000 1 300

From lock side Pull 1 200 600

From lock side Push 1 000 600

b) Slide door and accordion door: Clearance space for wheelchair moving is shown in table 3 and fig 12

Table 3: Clearance space for wheelchair regarding slide door and accordion door

Direction of walk way Clearance space, not less than (mm)

Perpendicular to door Parallel to door

From front side 1200

From hinge side 1000 1300

From lock side 1000 600

Fig 12: Clearance space regarding push-door and accordion door

c) For entrance ways without door: Clearance space for wheelchair moving with entrance way under 800mm must be 1,200mm.

d) For two opposite doors: Clearance space for wheelchair moving between the two doors when they are opened toward two different directions must be not less than 1,200mm plus the width of door. Doors in the same range/row could be opened to a same direction or two different directions

5.4.10. Regarding automatic doors, a clearance space of 900mm must also be ensured. On the face of automatic doors there must be guiding posts, moreover there must be contact surface on both sides of doors for warning and also sound signal for blind people.

5.4.11. Door accessories such as knobs, pulling devices, lock blocks, keys and other details ensuring accessibility and use by PWD must be installed at a height of 800mm

÷1,100mm from the floor or ground surface. Regarding slide doors, the accessories of doors must be fit to work from both sides.

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Note: Locks must be used only for security purpose, not for ordinary activities anywhere.

5.4.12. Time interval for closing/opening door from position of door open 900 to 120 must not be less than 5 seconds.

5.4.13. Time interval for closing/opening door with spring hinges from position of door open 700 to closing position must not be less than 1.5 second.

5.4.14. Regarding glass door, an arrow must be marked along the vertical position of door for warning the users. There must be colour contrast between the wall and the door for easy distinction.

5.4.15.Vision hole arranged on the door must be installed at a height of not more than 1000mm above the floor level.

5.5. Corridor, passage way

5.5.1. Clearance width of corridor, passage way is as follows:

- For passage of one wheelchair: not less than 1,200mm;

- For passage of one wheelchair and one pedestrian from opposite direction: not less than 1,500mm

- For passage of two wheelchairs: not less than 1,800mm (see fig.13)

5.5.2. At the spot where a corridor changes direction, the corridor must be 900mm wide, and 1,200mm wide if there is a door. (see fig.14)

5.5.3. Where at two sides of corridor there is wall salience, the clearance width must be as stipulated in clause 5.5.1.

5.5.4. Handrails must be arranged in two sides of passage way at 900mm height. Rotation angle at turning points must be round-arched wall or right angle wall.

Where at the extremity of passage way or at the end, it appears a level difference with floor surface or ground, there must be a balustrade, a shield plate/salience, and safety signpost shall be arranged accordingly.

Fig 13: Width of passage way

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5.5.5. Clearance dimensions for wheelchair moving in corridor, passage way, are regulated as follows:

a) Direct, right angle entrance way (see fig 15): clearance dimensions being 1,200mm x 900mm.

b) Parallel entrance way (see fig 16): clearance dimensions being 1,500 mm x 800 mm.

5.5.6. On passage ways, it is permissible that salience could be protruded up to 100mm out of the wall and installed at a height of 600mm above the floor surface, and if they protrude from the ceiling, it is 2,000mm over the floor surface (see fig 17)

Note: Handrail of staircase and sloping way could be allowed to protrude at most by 115mm.

Fig 14: Width of corridor changing direction

Fig 15: Direct, right angle entrance way

Fig 16: Parallel entrance way

Fig 17: Allowed limit for salience in passage way.

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5.5.7. Objects being fastened/stuck on axles such as ad posters, public pay phones, letter boxes.... are allowed to be protruded 300mm on each side and installed at 600mm and over 2,000mm from the floor surface (see fig 18).

5.5.8. Passage way with gradually lowered clearance height and less than 2,000mm width must be protected by shield bar. Height for installing shield bar in at least 700mm from floor surface (see fig 19)

5.5.9. Clearance space under the knees and place for feet putting of wheelchair user are regulated as follows (see fig. 20):

- Distance from floor surface to above the knees: 650mm;

- Distance from floor surface to under the knees: 500mm;

- Place for feet putting: 200mm

5.5.10. Reach of arm by wheelchair user (from the floor surface or the ground) is as follows:

Fig 18: Allowed limit for salience of objects fastened on axles

Fig 19: Gradually lowered clearance height

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a) Where there is not frontal barrier: max 1200mm and min 400mm (see fig 21)

b) Where there is frontal barrier protruding to 500mm, then the maximum reach of arm is 1,200mm; if the frontal barrier protrudes to more than 500mm and less than 650mm, the reach of arm shall be 1100mm (see fig 22)

Fig 20: Space for knees and feet

Distance from floor surface to above the

Distance from floor surface to under the knees

Place for feet putting

Fig 21: Upper reach of arm of

Wheelchair user without barrier

Fig 22: Height of arm reach by

Wheelchair user when there is

frontal barrier

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c) Where there is no barrier on both sides, the maximum reach of arm being 1,200mm, and the minimum being 400mm (see fig 23)

d) Where there is barrier on both sides, and the salience of barrier being 250mm, then the maximum height of reach of arm should be 1,200mm

If the barrier protrudes to more than 250mm and less than 600mm, then the maximum height of reach of arm shall be 1150mm (see fig 24)

5.6. Handrail

5.6.1. Handrail must be arranged continuously at both sides of sloping way, entrance way with graded steps and corridor.

Handrail must be easily grasped and firmly fastened with walls. It is advised to adopt round handrails with diameter from 25mm to 50mm, and installed at a height of 900mm from the floor surface. Distance between handrail and the wall being not less than 40mm. Details for designing handrail are shown in fig 25.

Note: it is possible to arrange two handrails at a side of sloping way. The lower handrail is installed at a height of 700mm to 800mm from floor surface for wheelchair user (see fig 26)

5.6.2. Handrail at the extremity and the end of sloping way must be prolonged by 300mm

Fig 23: Reach of arm to the side without barrier

Fig 24: Reach of arm to the side with barrier

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5.6.3. Handrail shall not rotate in its fastening connections and be made by materials ensuring a force resistance of 1,100N (110 Kg.m/s+2+0 at any points.

5.7. Staircase, up and down steps

5.7.1. Staircases for ensuring accessibility and use by people with moving difficulties are regulated as follows:

- No use of semi-circled, spiralled staircases;

- Width of stair flight not less than 1,200mm

- Stair surface should not be slippery, and no square edged stair is adopted;

- Grooved staircases are not adopted.

Fig 25: Details for designing handrail

Fig 26: Position for arranging two handrails on one side

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- Handrails must be arranged continuously and at 900mm height. At the extremity and the end of staircase, handrails are prolonged with an additional 300mm. Details of handrails are stipulated in article 5.6.

Note: Where carpet is spread on staircase, it must be firmly lined. The carpet edge must be fastened to the floor for not being an obstacle to PWD. The stair-toe must not be receding to entangle shoe-caps or crutches.

5.7.2. The width of stair surface is no less than 300mm. Height of stair must not exceed 150mm (see fig 27).

5.7.3. Stair-toes are designed to not exceed 25mm. If stair toes protrude from stair body, they must be curvilinear or rounded (see fig. 28)

Fig. 27: Width of stair surface and height of stair

Fig. 28: Stair toes

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5.7.4. Height of one stair flight shall not exceed 1,800mm and landing must be arranged. Width of landing is not less than 1,200mm. Distance between handrails’ upper face with the first stair surface and the end stair must not exceed 1,000mm by vertical direction (see fig 29)

5.7.5.

Regarding reconstructed buildings where lift could not be installed, a system of lift platform by specialized devices fastened on balustrade or pulley could be adopted (see fig 30,31 and 32). Handrails at 900mm height should be arranged on both sides of staircase.

Width of stair case extremity being 1,200mm

Continuous handrail around

Fig 29: dimensions of staircase

Fig 30: Lifting equipment

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Fig 31: Lifting equipment

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In cases of high rise buildings, it is necessary to install system for lifting or lowering by specialized

devices fastened on balustrade or pulley

Fig 32: Specialized devices

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5.8. Lift/elevator

5.8.1. Safety requirement when installing and using lift or electric lift must abide by regulations in standards TCVN 5744: 1993 Lift - Safety requirement and use, and TCVN 6395:1998 Electric lift - Safety requirement on construction and installation

5.8.2. Lift door is opened laterally and clearance dimension when opening is not less than 900mm. Depending on door position, clearance dimensions in the interior of lift cabin are adopted as per regulations in table 4 and fig 32.

Table 4: Smallest dimensions of lift cabin door

Door position Clearance width of door (mm)

Width in the interior of lift cabin (mm)

Dimensions of depth between hind wall and fore wall (mm)

Middle arranged 900 2,100 1,300

Side arranged 900 1,800 1,300

Any where 900 1,400 2,100

900 1,500 1,500

5.8.3. Area of waiting space before

entering lift

being no less

than

Control buttons Control buttons

Control buttons

Control buttons

Fig 33: Lift cabin1s dimensions

Middle opening door Side opening door

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1,500mm x 1,500mm

5.8.4. Lift door is equipped with automatic close/open devices. Time interval for closing/opening must be over 20 seconds.

5.8.5. Switchboard in lift cabin is installed at level not over 1,200mm and not under 900mm from the floor surface of lift to the center of the highest button. On control buttons, there must be symbols or touch sensitive signals and Braille raised dots for blind persons. Symbols and Braille raised dots are shown in fig 34.

Note: Lift control system includes emergency button, alarm whistle, fire alarm constituting a group arranged under the switchboard.

5.8.6. Call buttons in front of lift cabin door are installed in a height not over 1,200mm and not under 900mm from the floor surface. This height being counted from the center of call buttons.

5.8.7. Raised symbols and Braille dots system shall be arranged right in the left side of corresponding buttons. Modes of identification of symbols and raised dots are stipulated in table 5.

5.8.8. In lift cabin, it is advised to install both acoustic signals and visible figures for identifying position of the floor to be reached by the lift.

Acoustic signal shall be emitted once for ascending direction and twice for descending direction or by spoken announcement stressing “up” or ”down”. Acoustic signal will have maximum frequency of 1,500 Hz. Acoustic signal emitted through spoken words is at least 10 dBA, but not exceed 80 dBA as measured at call button in the hall. This signal will automatically announce the floor number where the lift stops.

5.8.9. The extent/level of lighting at the switchboard of lift, at floor surface, threshold and waiting space in front of lift cabin must not be less than 60 lux.

Table 5: Symbols of call and control buttons in lift

Fig 34: Symbols and signals on lift entry for blind

persons

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5.9. Floor and ground

5.9.1. Floor or ground surface in the clearance space for wheelchair moving must be flat, plane, unslippery.

Where there is brusque change of level, it is necessary to arrange proper sloping way. If there is carpet spreading on floor surface, it must be firmly fastened. The outer rim of carpet must be stuck in the floor.

5.9.2. Floor surface for Wheelchair to move must be flat, plane, without inclined slope. Where surrounding floor being not on the same level, then a 300mm high balustrade or shield bar must be arranged.

5.9.3. Floor surface must be solid, constructed by rigid, unslippery materials.

5.9.4. A change in vertical level of 6mm at most is permissible, as well as a slant versus slope not more than 1:2.

Note: Changes of height over 15mm must create slope as regulated in clause 5.1.2.

5.9.5. Shoes and sandals’ wiping mat at the door must not be thicker than 20mm.

5.9.6. Dimensions of rain water draining hole on paving slabs arranged on routes, outside buildings and in entry/exit door... must not be larger than 20mm x 20mm to prevent PWD’s crutch/stick ends being sunk into.

5.9.7. On floor surface in toilet areas, if there are grooves/slots, the diameter of there grooves/slots shall not exceed 10mm to 15mm. Dimensions of these could be prolonged and in right angle with walking direction (see fig 35)

5.9.8. Before the beginning and ending points of the threshold steps and in front of entry/exit door for using lift, it is advised to make use of sensitive paving slabs for warning blind persons to be aware of it.

5.10. Toilet areas

5.10.1. Clearance space dimensions of the toilet room for ensuring accessibility and use by PWD shall be not less than 1,500mm x 1,400mm for door opened to outside and 1,800mm x 1,400mm for door opened to inside (see fig 36). Space for moving from wheelchair to water closet might be to the right or the left of water closet.

Walking directions

Fig 35: Arrangement of grooves

on floor surface of toilet areas

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Note: Clearance space in toilet room comprises also places for hand support, sanitary paper box, walking way, empty floor or other furniture areas and wheelchair moving area.

5.10.2. Doors in toilet areas are preferably those opened to outside or sliding doors. It is only permissible to use door opened to inside where toilet room’s space is sufficiently large. Width of door is not less than 800mm.

5.10.3. Toilet room for PWD must be installed with water closet according to “English chair manner”. It is possible to arrange drawn curtain or boarded partition for separating it from other parts.

5.10.4. Elevation for installing water closet is 400mm to 450mm from floor surface. Distance from the fore-front of closet to hind wall of toilet room must not be less than 760mm. Distance from the axis of closet to the farthest wall side face must not be less than 960mm (sec fig. 37).

5.10.5. Sanitary paper box is placed at 180mm to 230mm from the fore-front of closet and at not less than 400 mm, not over 1,200mm from the floor surface.

Sanitary paper box is placed at no less than 40mm from under the handrail and at no less than 300mm from above the handrail (see fig. 38)

Fig 37: Layout of toilet room for wheelchair

user

Fig 36: Toilet room for Wheelchair user

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5.10.6. On the wall around the closet, there must be arranged safety handrail capable to withstand the body weight. Details of handrails are in accordance with regulation in article 5.6. of this standard. Dimensions of handrails are as follows (see fig 39):

First horizontal handrail at the side wall has a length not less than 1,000mm and at 300mm distance from hind-wall;

- Second horizontal handrail at the hind-wall has a length not less than 600mm, right above and in front of the closet. Where space is available, this handrail could be prolonged on a distance of more than 300mm from the closet;

- First vertical handrail is arranged at 300mm from the fore-rim of closet;

- Second vertical handrail is arranged at 450mm from axis of closet to wall farther from closet.

Horizontal handrails are installed at elevation of 900mm, whilst vertical handrails are installed at elevation from 850mm to 1,300mm, from the floor surface. It is also permitted to arrange vertical handrails from floor to ceiling.

Fig 39: Dimensions for arranging handrails in toilet room

Fig. 38: Place for arranging sanitary paper box.

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Note: Regarding toilet rooms with length: 1,400mm to 1,500mm and width: 900mm, no need for installing vertical handrail, if horizontal handrail could be deviated by an angle of 300 to 450 with a length of 700mm (see fig 40)

5.10.7. Where toilet area has urinal, there must be handrail for PWD. Dimensions of

handrail are shown in fig 41. Elevation for installing urinal in seating position or fastened to wall shall not be more than 400mm from the floor surface.

5.10.8. Lavatory is installed at an elevation not over 800mm from the upper rim of lavatory to floor surface. Lavatory could be arranged in or out of toilet room (see fig 42)

Fig 40: Dimensions for arranging deviated hand rail in toilet room

Handrail

Sanitary papes box

Water tank

Fig 41: Dimensions for installing suspended urinal and handrails for PWD

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Note: When installing lavatory, attention must be paid on clearance space under the knees and the feet-putting place of wheelchair user as stipulated in clause 5.5.9. Water supply and sewerage pipes under the lavatory must be enveloped for preventing any harm/injury to PWD. Under the lavatory there must not be sharp, pointed prominence.

5.10.9. Water flushing or wash tap/faucet fittings must be handle manipulated or automatic for ensuring the use by PWD. Automatically closed/opened taps will maintain the opening function in a time interval of at least 10 seconds.

5.10.10. Hooks and clothe hangers are arranged in toilet room at an elevation of 1,100mm to 1,200mm from the floor surface.

5.10.11. Looking glass in toilet room is suspended at an elevation not exceeding 900mm from floor surface to upper rim of the looking glass.

5.11. Bathing room

5.11.1. Clearance space dimensions of bathing room for PWD are as follows:

a) Door swing to outside: dimensions not less than 1,200mm x 800mm.

b) Bathing room with movable shower: dimensions not less than 1,200mm x 1,800mm (see fig 43)

c) Bathing room with shower plus lavatory: dimensions not less than 1,500mm x 1,500mm (see fig 44).

d) Bathing room with bathtub : dimensions not less than 1,500mm x length of tub(see fig 45)

5.11.2. Bathing room arranged for ensuring PWD accessibility and use must be located at a convenient palace for entry/exit. In bathing room area, there must be available surface for wheelchair to turn around.

5.11.3. For separating PWD’s bathing area from other parts, drawn curtains or movable partitions are usually adopted.

5.11.4. In bathing room, firm, safe hand rails must be installed.

5.11.5. Regarding bathing room with shower and chair, hand rails are fastened on three sides of wall. Distance from hand rails to an adjacent wall is not over 150mm, Places for installing hand rails are shown in fig 46.

Fig 42: Elevation for installing

lavatory

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Note: 1) When installing a chair in the bathing room with shower, the hand rail at lateral

wall should not top this chair and not be arranged behind this chair; 2) Handrail and wall surface or hand rail proximity should not present any sharp,

pointed details.

3) Handrail should not rotate around connections and should be made from materials withstanding a force of 1.100N (110 Kgm/s2)

Fig43: Bathing room wilt movable shower Fig44: Bathing room combined wilt lavatory

Length of bathtub Length of bathtub

Fig 45: Bathing room with bathtub

Fig 46: Place for installing hand rails in bathing room with shower

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5.11.6. In bathing room with bathtub, it is necessary to install handrails for ensuring accessibility and use by PWD. Dimensions for installation are as follows:

a) Bathtub with fixed chair: handrails are installed on wall, along the tub. The

upper handrail is fastened at 850mm ÷900mm from the floor. The lower one is fastened at 250mm from the upper rim of bathtub. These handrails are distant by not over 350mm from the wall surface on the head side, and not over 300mm from the wall surface on the feet side. Another 600mm long is arranged on the wall surface, feet side (see fig 47)

b) Bathtub without fixed chair: handrails are fastened on wall as regulated in a).

Besides, on the wall at the head side, is installed a 300mm long handrail (see fig 48).

5.11.7. In bathing room, it is necessary to arrange seat for PWD. L-shaped and rectangular chairs are fastened or assembled in fixed or non fixed block. In bathing room with shower, chair is assembled in the form of folding chair to be fixed on wall. For bathing room with bath-tub, chair is arranged at the head side of the tub or at the surface of the tub. Chair must be safely fastened, not sliding in the process of use.

Chair surface is at 400mm ÷450 mm from floor surface. 5.11.8. In installing the rectangular chair, the rear rim of chair must be not over 65mm from

the adjacent wall. For bathing room with mobile shower, the side rims of chair are not less than 40mm from the adjacent wall. Width of chair surface is 350mm

÷400mm (see fig 49)

Fig 47: Dimensions for installation of handrails in bathing room with bathtub

and fixed chair

Fig 48: Dimensions for installation of handrails in bathing room with

bathtub and movable chair

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5.11.9. In installing L- shaped chair, the rear rim of

chair is not over 65mm from the adjacent

wall. Width of chair: 350mm ÷400mm. The rear rim of chair at the corner of L is no more than 40mm from the adjacent wall. The L end is distant from the floor by 550mm to 580mm (see fig 50)

5.11.10. Chair are made from materials for with-standing a horizontal or vertical force of 1,100N (110Kg.m/s2)

5.11.11. In bathing room it is necessary to arrange movable shower and a device for mixing hot/cool water. Taps/faucets and control devices must ensure the use by PWD. Control devices are installed above handrails, but not distant from floor by more than 1,200 mm, and at 350mm from the central line of chair on the right or left side indifferently.

5.11.12. Where there is a door threshold in bathing room, its permissible elevation being 10mm to 12mm .

5.12. Other public space in facilities: 5.12.1. Seat

5.12.1.1. Clearance space reserved to wheelchair parking in facilities’ public space must ensure a width of no less than 900mm. Where there are several wheelchairs moving at a time, the width must not be less than 850mm for each wheelchair. Where wheelchair could move in (a facility) from the frontal side or from behind, the area reserved to wheelchair must be not less than 1200mm. Where wheelchair could move in from both sides, it is permitted to be 1,500mm (see fig 51)

Fig 49: Dimensions for installation of rectangular chair

Fig 50: Dimensions for

installation of L- shaped chair

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5.12.1.2. In waiting area, it is mandatory to arrange seats for PWD. Commonly used chairs are elbow chairs or folding chairs ( adequate to narrow places). Elevation for

arranging elbow chairs is 450mm ÷500mm from floor surface to seating plane,

and 500mm ÷600mm for folding chairs.

5.12.1.3. Area for arranging seat in waiting spot must be inside the scope of observation and have signal system by acoustic devices and signposts.

5.12.1.4. In theaters, cinemas, sport contest establishments, conference/meeting rooms, lecture halls, it is necessary to arrange seats and displacement space for wheelchair users. Seating places for Wheelchair users are usually arranged near the lowest passage way or close to entry/exit path in upper floor and must ensure visual range of Wheelchair user (see fig 52)

Clearance space dimensions of seat for wheelchair users has a width of 800mm

÷900mm and a length of 1,100mm ÷1,400mm (see fig 53)

Note: The number of seats for wheelchair users in conference hall, meeting room, stadium is regulated in construction code of facilitation ensuring the use by PWD.

Fig 51: Dimensions of toilet area for Wheelchair user

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5.12.5. Beside the area reserved to wheelchair there must be at least a double chair for PWD could move to or for the companion could make use of.

5.12.2. Reception place

5.12.2.1. For public buildings/facilities with reception, contact area, it is necessary to make available space, signpost, indication post, waiting spot and other facilities to assist PWD.

5.12.2.2. In from of places for receiving visitors being PWD, there must be a space before the counter/desk not less than 1,200mm. Elevation of reception surface is 700mm

÷800mm, length not less than 600mm, depth under the counter not less than 400mm.

5.12.2.3. In the reception area, it must be at least a public phone arranged at an elevation shown in fig 54.

Places with adequate visual scope for chair arranging

Pace for wheelchairs

Places adequate to wheelchairs

Space with adequate visual scope

Fig 52: Visual scope of wheelchair users in spectators1 room, conference hall

Fig 53: Dimensions for arrangement of seats to wheelchair users.

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5.12.3. Other spaces

5.12.3.1. Spaces and rooms for PWD in facilities such as hotels, rest houses, boarding houses, dwelling houses must be arranged in ground floor, near entrance and exit ways, directly related to public space in the facility.

5.12.3.2. Functional rooms such as living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms must ensure a clearance space with a radius no less than 1,500mm for wheelchair to move.

5.12.3.3. All dwelling rooms must be fully lighted, spacious and fresh/cool.

5.12.3.4. In arranging beds, a 1,500mm x 1,500mm space must be reserved in one side of beds for PWD could turn the wheelchair or move it. Beds are in an elevation adequate to PWD, usually 450mm or less. Bedroom must be so arranged as conveniently adapted to other rooms of the building (see fig 55)

5.12.3.5. Regarding office/bureau, working place for PWD must be arranged near entry/exit way or at the ground floor. Dimensions of working desks must ensure clearance

Parallel entries

Perpendicular entries

Fig 54: Public phone for PWD1S

use

Fig 55: Lay out for arranging bed room

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space for wheelchair moving, and space under the knees and toes as stipulated in

article 55. Elevation of desk surface from floor is 700mm ÷800mm.

5.12.3.6. Elevation for installing windows and electrical appliances, furniture in living room and dwelling room must take into account safety requirements and dimensions of arm reach by PWD in the building.

5.12.7. Regarding the system of built-in cupboard, support, clothes hanger, working desk in rooms of hotel, dwelling house, boarding house, it is necessary to have sufficient space for knees, feet, shoes’ caps not to run counter the working planes- Trays, shelves must be arranged in several levels at different elevations for PWD using. Appropriate elevation is from 1,000mm to 1,200mm.

Chest shelves, desk drawers are likely to be in the form of pulling or sliding.

5.12.3.8. Where in the building, there is kitchen arranged, all kinds of kitchen supports must have adjustable elevation. The intervals between all these supports, and apparatuses or between opposite walls... are not less than 1,000mm.

5.12.3.9. Whenever on the three walls’ sides, there are supports, boards and apparatuses, the intervals between them and between opposite walls are not less than 1,500mm. The depth of built-in cupboards should not be more than 300mm. Attention must be paid on space around the knees of wheelchair users accessing to equipment as stipulated in clause 5.5.9.

5.12.10. Elevation for installing wash basins in kitchen area is stipulated in article 1.10.8

5.12.11. Stores of kitchen or in dwelling house area must have dimensions no less than 1,500mm x 1,500mm for wheelchair users to move.

5.12.12. Control devices in kitchen area must be easily accessible. It is absolutely prohibited to use apparatuses manipulated by nuts, by rotation.

5.12.13. Water flushing equipment or washing faucets must be types with tiny rod or automatic for ensuring the use by PWD. Plate-and -dish washing machine with swing door not influencing other activities must have clearance space near-by.

5.12.14. Public service areas must create safety and comfort conditions for PWD. Using or controlling apparatuses only need the impact of a small force about 30N (3kg.m/s2) for button pressing, turning or rotating. Apparatuses must be easily handled, firm, and installed at adequate elevation.

5.12.15. On apparatuses must be symbols or Braille raised dots for blind people to identify by senses or by touch.

5.12.16. In areas with assistance means or public services, there must be guidance posters with concise, simple interpretation and using easily comprehensible images.

5.12.17. Heating, ventilating system must ensure safety for users and be installed at places not impeding PWD and hurting blind persons. Hot water supply system must ensure heat safety (to avoid burn by contact with high temperature equipment). Equipment/ apparatus details of sharp, pointed edges are prohibited.

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5.13. Emergency ways

5.13.1. On emergency ways there must be place reserved to PWD in the same level, and in the end of emergency way, it is necessary to install pedestrian staircase.

5.13.2. Width of emergency way must be 900mm ÷1,200mm. At crowed places, it must be 1,800mm. On emergency way, there must not be change of elevation. If automatic doors are used or magnetic tickets are adopted, these doors must be automatically opened when there is fire.

5.13.3. It is a must to ensure luminosity from 0,1 to 0,2 lux on emergency ways. At entry/exit doors and at upstairs/downstairs, it is also necessary to ensure lighting.

6. International conventional symbols on PWD

6.1. In buildings/facilities, for ensuring PWD accessibility and use, it is necessary to orientate the attention of users to assistance means for PWD. International conventional symbol for PWD (hereinafter abbreviated as conventional image) is employed and expressed for indicating the place of various assistance means to PWD in the building. The conventional image is shown in fig 56.

Note: At places where is change of direction or in spots with assistance means to PWD, it is necessary to represent conventional image.

6.2. Colour of conventional symbol is prescribed as white on light blue background

6.3. Dimensions of conventional symbol and observation distance are as stipulated in table 8.

Table 8: Dimensions of international conventional symbol on PWD

Observation distance (m) Dimensions (mm)

Up to 7.0 60 x60

From 7.0 to 18.0 110 x 110

Over 18 200 x 200 to 450 x 450

Fig 56: International

conventional symbol for PWD.

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6.4. Conventional symbols are placed at spots as follows:

- Entrance way to buildings/facilities, entry path;

- Car parking ground, car waiting spot;

- At main corridors or at main transport nodes in the building;

- Sanitary areas;

- At other locations accessible to PWD

Note: At spots where there is a change in direction or at places with assistance means to PWD, it is necessary to arrange conventional symbols.

6.5. Building/indication posts are for showing directions and providing information as follows:

- To indicate entrance/exit ways of buildings and emergency escaping way;

- To indicate internal and external passage ways of the building;

- To indicate specialized space location

- To indicate location with entrance way on wall (see fig 57)

6.6. The height of alphabets/letters on signposts depends on observation distances and complies with stipulations in table 9.

Table 9: Height of alphabets on signposts

Observation distances required (m)

Minimum height of alphabets (mm)

2 6

3 12

6 20

8 25

12 40

25 80

35 100

40 130

50 150

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Fig 57: Examples on guidance posts for PWD

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Appendix A

Basic parameters of wheelchair user

crutches, stick

A1. Basic parameters of wheelchair

Table A1 Basic calculated parameters of wheelchair

Unit: mm

Overall width

Width

when folded

Width in the

interior

Elevation from seat

plane to handrail

Wheel diamete

r

Elevation from floor to handrail

Length of

wheel chair

Width of seat

Weight (Kg)

540 290 370 170 510 920 980 350 14

560 300 390 220 510 920 1100 430 14

590 300 420 220 510 920 1100 430 14

610 300 440 220 510 920 1100 430 14

650 300 450 220 510 920 1100 430 14

710 320 480 240 510 920 1100 450 16

A2. Regarding people on crutches, on stick:

- With one crutch: Width needed being 750 mm

- With two crutches: width needed being from 800mm to 950mm

Fig A1: Example illustrating dimensions of wheelchair

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A3. Effective space of guiding stick for sight impairment persons.

Width of space for stick’s lateral sweeping is not less than 900mm, and length of space for stick’s longitudinal sweeping is from 900mm to 1,500mm, in the process of displacement.

Fig A2: Minimum width for passing through of people on crutches and on stick

Fig A3: Effective space for stick guiding sight impairment people