AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

                                                 11                                 AS 1428.1—2009




                                     DIMENSIONS IN MILLIMETRES


                   FIGURE 3 EXAMPLES FOR PASSING SPACE FOR WHEELCHAIRS

       6.5 Circulation space for wheelchair turn
       6.5.1 60° to 90° turn
       The space required for a wheelchair to make a 60° to 90° turn shall have a gradient
       no steeper than 1 in 40 and shall be not less than 1500 mm wide and 1500 mm long
       in the direction of travel. The space may be splayed across the internal corner as
       shown in Figure 4.
       6.5.2 30° to <60°
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       Where the angle of turn is 30° to less than 60° and the width of the path of travel is
       less than 1200 mm, a splay of at least 500 mm × 500 mm shall be made on the
       internal corner, as shown in Figure 4.




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