AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

                                                          17                                   AS 1428.1—2009



       7.4.2 Recessed matting
       Matting recessed within a continuous accessible path of travel—
       (a)    where of metal and bristle type construction or similar, its surface shall be no
              more 3 mm if vertical or 5 mm if rounded or bevelled, above or below the
              surrounding surface; and
       (b)    where of a mat or carpet type material, shall have the fully compressed
              surface level with or above the surrounding surface with a level difference no
              greater than 3 mm if vertical or 5 mm if rounded or bevelled.
       7.5 Grates
       Grates shall comply with the following:
       (a)    Circular openings shall be not greater than 13 mm in diameter.
       (b)    Slotted openings shall be not greater than 13 mm wide and be oriented so that
              the long dimension is transverse to the dominant direction of travel.
          NOTE: Where slotted openings are less than 8 mm, the length of the slots may continue
          across the width of paths of travel.

       8 SIGNAGE
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       8.1 Form of signs
       The BCA contains requirements for Braille and tactile signage in Specification D3.6.
       Where signs are required, the form of signs shall be as follows:
       (a)    Where required, raised tactile and/or Braille signage shall be provided as
              follows:
              (i)     Sanitary facilities shall be identified with the following:
                      (A)     Raised and visual versions of the international symbol of access.
                      (B)     Raised and visual versions of the male and female symbols.
                      (C)     Raised text that shall be in title case (e.g. Male Toilet).
                              NOTE: Title case has the first letter of each word capitalized and the rest
                              are lower case. Short articles, prepositions and conjunctions are not
                              capitalized.
                      (D)     Braille that fully describes the visual information displayed by
                              symbols and raised text.
                              NOTES:
                              1   For example, a sign for a male accessible toilet will include the words
                                  Male Toilet as visual, raised text and Braille as well as the raised
                                  visual male symbol.
                              2   An example of a sign is given in Figure 9(a).
              (ii)    Signs for unisex accessible facilities shall be provided with the letters LH
                      or RH to indicate a left-hand or right-hand side transfer onto the WC pan.
                      The minimum font size shall be 20 mm san serif.
                      NOTES:
                      1     An example of right-hand side (RH) transfer is shown on Figure 9(a).
                      2     Helvetica and Arial are san serif fonts.
              (iii)   Entry doors to airlocks serving areas containing sanitary facilities shall
                      be identified by the use of raised text and Braille, together with raised
                      and visual symbols identifying each sanitary facility within.

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