AS 1428.1-2009 PWD Code.pdf

                                                  81                                  AS 1428.1—2009




      15.4.3 Soap dispensers, towel dispensers and similar fittings
      Where provided, soap dispensers, towel dispensers, hand dryers and similar fittings
      shall be operable by one hand, and shall be installed with the height of their
      operative component or outlet not less than 900 mm and not more than 1100 mm
      above the plane of the finished floor, and no closer than 500 mm from an internal
      corner.
      15.4.4 Clothes-hanging devices
      A clothes-hanging device shall be installed 1200 mm to 1350 mm above the plane
      of the finished floor and not less than 500 mm out from any internal corner.
      15.4.5 Sanitary disposal unit
      Where provided, the sanitary disposal unit shall be located as follows:
      (a)    Portable unit as shown in Figure 43.
      (b)    Recessed unit within 500 mm from the pan.
      15.4.6 Switches and general purpose outlets
      Where provided near the washbasin, switches and general purpose outlets shall be
      located in accordance with Clause 14 and as close to the shelf or worktop as
      practicable.
      15.5 Showers
      15.5.1 General
      The general requirements for showers are as follows:
      (a)    Shower recesses and the circulation space for each shower recess from the
             finished floor to a height of not less than 900 mm shall be as shown in
             Figure 47. Grabrails, shower hose fittings; taps, soap holder, shelf (if
             provided) and the folding seat are the only fixtures permitted in these spaces.
      (b)    Shower recess fittings shall be provided as shown in Figures 47 and 48. Not
             less than two clothes-hanging devices, as specified in Clause 15.4.4, shall be
             fitted outside the shower recess. One such device shall be located within
             400 ±10 mm and the other within 600 ±10 mm of the folding seat.
      (c)    If two or more shower recesses are provided, at least one shall be of the
             opposite hand.
      15.5.2 Floor and waste outlet
      The requirements for the floor and waste outlet are as follows:
      (a)    The floor of the shower recess and associated circulation space shall be self-
             draining and without a step-down, raised step kerb or hob at the entry to the
             recess.
      (b)    The waste outlet for the shower shall be provided in accordance with
             Figure 47.
      (c)    The slope of the floor of the shower recess shall have a gradient between
             1 in 60 and 1 in 80, as shown in Figure 49.
      (d)    The slope of floor of the remainder of the sanitary facility shall have a gradient
             between 1 in 80 and 1 in 100, as shown in Figure 49.




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