DDA - Part M - British Standards
Besam offer a range of products, which will assist access into and around premises and can help with compliance of the DDA. Please contact the Besam Sales office for further information.
DDA - Disability Discrimination Act (1995)
From October 2004 Service Providers:
- Should have made reasonable adjustments to physical features of their buildings.
- Disabled people will have a right to claim against any service provider that has not made such reasonable adjustments.
- It is anticipated that initial courts cases will provide an indication of what is “reasonable”.
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Building Regulations Part M
On the 1st May 2004 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister released a new version of the Building Regulations Part M.
This relates to building access for the disabled, there is a complete section (2) dedicated to disabled access entrances and doors through buildings.
Page 31 Part 21.1 C of the new part M refers to audible signals for use on automatic doors, Besam and the other members of the Automatic Door Suppliers Association are in disagreement with this paragraph.
If you would like any help ensuring your entrances and buildings meet the requirements of Part M then please contact the Besam Sales office.
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BS 7036:1996
"The Code of practice for safety at powered doors for pedestrian use."
Besam have a policy of ensuring that all our installations meet the recommendations set out in this standard.
The standard is split into 5 parts:
- Part 1 - General
- Part 2 - Straight and curved sliding doors and prismatic and folding doors
- Part 3 - Swing doors and balanced doors
- Part 4 - Low energy swing doors
- Part 5 - Revolving Doors
As an end user and/or specifier of automatic doors it is imperative that you seek advice for both new installations and existing installations of automatic doors.
Please speak with the Besam Sales office for more information on how we can ensure you are meeting the recommendations laid out in this standard.
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