AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code

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                                                  CONTENTS

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FOREWORD...............................................................................................................4
 1         SCOPE..........................................................................................................5
 2         APPLICATION ...............................................................................................5
 3         NORMATIVE REFERENCES.........................................................................6
 4         DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................6
 5         DIMENSIONS ................................................................................................8
 6         CONTINUOUS ACCESSIBLE PATHS OF TRAVEL .......................................9
 7         FLOOR OR GROUND SURFACES ON CONTINUOUS ACCESSIBLE
           PATHS OF TRAVEL AND CIRCULATION SPACES.....................................14
 8         SIGNAGE ....................................................................................................17
 9         TACTILE GROUND SURFACE INDICATORS (TGSIs).................................23
 10        WALKWAYS, RAMPS AND LANDINGS.......................................................23
 11        STAIRWAYS ...............................................................................................46
 12        HANDRAILS ................................................................................................54
 13        DOORWAYS, DOORS AND CIRCULATION SPACE AT DOORWAYS.........56
 14        SWITCHES AND GENERAL PURPOSE OUTLETS (POWER POINTS) .......67
 15        SANITARY FACILITIES ...............................................................................67
 16        SANITARY COMPARTMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH AMBULANT
           DISABILITIES..............................................................................................89
 17        GRABRAILS ................................................................................................92
 18        ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS..............................................................................92

APPENDICES
  A   EXAMPLES OF KERBS ...............................................................................98
  B   THE MEASUREMENT OF LUMINANCE CONTRAST BETWEEN
      BUILDING ELEMENTS .............................................................................. 100
  C   SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS FOR WALKWAYS, RAMPS AND
      LANDINGS ................................................................................................ 106

 BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................... 108