AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

AS 1428.1—2009                                  2




                                          PREFACE
     This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee ME-064, Access
     for People with Disabilities, to supersede AS 1428.1—2001.
     This Standard incorporates Amendment No. 1 (November 2010). The changes
     required by the Amendment are indicated in the text by a marginal bar and
     amendment number against the clause, note, table, figure or part thereof affected.
     This Standard is part of a series that is comprised of the following:
     AS
     1428        Design for access and mobility
     1428.1      Part 1:   General requirements for access—New building work
                           (this Standard)
     1428.2      Part 2:   Enhanced and additional requirements—Buildings and facilities
     1428.3      Part 3:   Requirements for children and adolescents with physical
                           disabilities
     1428.5      Part 5:   Communication for people who are deaf or hearing impaired
     AS/NZS
     1428               Design for access and mobility
     1428.4.1 Part 4.1: Means to assist the orientation of people             with   vision
                        impairment—Tactile ground surface indicators
     The objective of this Standard is to provide building designers and users (architects,
     property owners and regulators) with the minimum design requirements for new
     building work to enable access for people with disabilities.
     Because of the variety of situations which may need to be addressed when
     designing buildings and facilities, it is seen as necessary for the Standard to
     provide a range of data so that the requirements for access can be met and allow
     for flexibility in design where limitations are imposed by other building conditions.
     The intention is to make the Standard a practical reference document for designers,
     particularly with regard to problem areas such as doorways and sanitary facilities.
     The Building Code of Australia and Disability (Access to Premises—Buildings)
     Standards define where access for people with a disability is required and reference
     a number of Australian Standards (including this Standard) to provide technical
     solutions to meet deemed-to-satisfy provisions.
     The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define
     the application of the appendix to which they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an
     integral part of a Standard, whereas an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information
     and guidance.
     The use of Notes in this Standard are of an advisory nature only to give explanation
     or guidance to the user on recommended design considerations or technical
     procedures, or to provide an informative cross-reference to other documents or
     publications. Notes to clauses in this Standard do not form a mandatory part for
     compliance with this Standard.
     Statements expressed in mandatory terms in notes to tables and figures are
     deemed to be requirements of this Standard.