NZS 4121:2001
Design for access and mobility: Buildings and associated facilities
This standard provides well-integrated and workable solutions for designing buildings and facilities that can be accessed and used by people with disabilities. It provides a way of complying with the New Zealand Building Code performance criteria for providing access and facilities for persons with disabilities.
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
RELATED DOCUMENTS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objective
1.3 Application
1.4 Statutory provisions
1.5 Definitions and interpretation
2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Scope
2.2 Function and context of use
2.3 Performance requirements
3 DESIGN FOR ACCESS AND MOBILITY
3.1 Scope
3.2 General
3.3 Design
3.4 Minimum dimensions
3.5 Wheelchairs
3.6 Symbol of access and symbol for deafness
4 ACCESSIBLE ROUTES
4.1 Scope
4.2 Accessible route
4.3 General
4.4 Kerb ramps
4.5 Hazards and obstructions
4.6 Surface finishes
4.7 Direction indicators
4.8 Signs
4.9 Viewing ranges
4.10 Visibility factors
4.11 Controls and fittings
4.12 Alerting devices
4.13 Audible and visual
5 CAR PARKS
5.1 General
5.2 Location
5.3 Signs
5.4 Number required
5.5 Car park dimensions
5.6 Surface
5.7 Access from car park
5.8 Shelter
5.9 Facilities accessible from a vehicle
5.10 Directory boards
6 FOOTPATHS, RAMPS AND LANDINGS
6.1 General
6.2 Footpaths
6.3 Moving walkways
6.4 Ramps
6.6 Fairing of surfaces
7 ENTRANCES, CORRIDORS, DOORWAYS AND DOORS
7.1 Entrances
7.2 Corridors
7.3 Doorways
8 STAIRS
8.1 General
8.2 Single steps
8.3 Stair design
8.4 Stair construction
8.5 Provision of auditory and visual cu
8.6 Handrails
9 LIFTS
9.1 General
9.2 Design
10 TOILET AND SHOWER FACILITIES
10.1 General
10.2 Location
10.3 Signs
10.4 Number of toilets and showers
10.5 Design
11 PUBLIC FACILITIES
11.1 Public counters and desks
11.2 Telephones
11.3 Automatic tellers, vending machines
12 PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, ENTERTAINMENT ANDRECREATION
12.1 General
12.2 Places of assembly and entertainment
13 ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR PUBLIC AREAS
13.1 General
13.2 Outdoor hazards
13.3 Kerb design
13.4 Kerb ramps
13.5 Street furniture
14 ACCESSIBLE ACCOMMODATION
14.1 Scope
14.2 Appli
14.3 General
14.4 Access
14.5 Accessible accommodation units
14.6 Arrival and departure
14.7 Accessible accommodation
APPENDIX
A - Statutory obligations relating to access and building (Informative)
B - Performance requirements of the New Zealand Building Code relating to access and facilities fro people with disabilities (Informative)
C - Design for access and mobility - alterations to buildings (Normative)
D - People with disabilities - mobility aid information (Informative)
E - International symbols (Normative)
F - Handrails and grab rails (Normative)
G - Scissor stairs (Informative)
H - Hearing augmentation - listening systems (Informative)
TABLE
1 – Number of car parks
2 – Number of accessible units
3 – Number of toilets
C1 – Clear width of doorway
D1 – Average dimensions of motorized wheelchairs and scooters (unoccupied)
FIGURE
1 – Approachability, accessibility and usability
2 – Height clearance on accessible routes
3 – Examples of signs indicating a facility and its direction
4 – Public parking sign
5 – Zones for viewing and for common viewing
6 – Stair visibility
7 – Car parking
8 – Vertical clearance
9 – Facilities accessible from vehicle
10 – Maximum allowable camber for footpaths and ramps
11 – Zigzag ramps: layout
12 – Safety on ramps
13 – Footpath and ramp handrails
14 – Landings to outward opening doors
15 – Landings to inward opening doors
16 – Section through a step ramp
17 – Threshold ramp
18 – Revolving door with side hung door
19 – Space requirements in confined spaces
20 – Clear width of doorway
21 – Minimum glazing in doors
22 – Good stair design
23 – Pitchline and extension of handrails
24 – Opening of doors
25 – Basic profile of stairs
26 – Lift car dimensions and control panel
27 – Accessible toilet units
28 – Grab rails and kick plates on toilet doors
29 – Wall hung pans
30 – Location and clearances for washbasins and fittings
31 – Toilet unit fittings – positioning of grab rail and paper roll holder
32 – Toilet unit fittings – zone for position of flushing control
33 – Minimum space required for a single shower unit
34 – Shower cubicle fittings
35 – Combined toilet and shower
36 – Public counters and desks
37 – Public counters
38 – International symbols for people with hearing impairment
39 – Automatic teller or vending machine
40 – Places of assembly – Examples of seating arrangements
41 – Outdoor hazards
42 – Protection from dangerous projections
43 – Space required between bollards, etc.
44 – Kerb and channel design
45 – Location of kerb ramps or step ramps
46 – Kerb ramps
47 – Tactile ground surface indicators at kerb ramps
48 – Road crossings
49 – Example of position of street furniture
50 – Typical park bench seating
51 – Example of kitchen layout and dimensions
52 – Oven with worktop to allow for set-down
53 – Example of dining and lounge layout and dimensions
54 – Example of bedroom layout and dimensions
C1 – Doorway width for narrow corridors
C2 – Toilet compartment in existing building
C3 – Handrail adaptation
D1 – Crutches
D2 – Tripods
D3 – White cane
D4 – Guide dog
D5 – Sighted guide
D6 – Guide dog run
D7 – Basic scooter profile
D8 – Typical wheelchair dimensions
D9 – Minimum clear floor space
D10 – Clear widths
D11 – Passing space for wheelchairs
D12 – Distance between tables and chairs
D13 – Maximum horizontal reach to objects on table or bench tops
D14 – Forward reach from a wheelchair
D15 – Side reach from a wheelchair
D16 – Storage shelves and wardrobes
D17 – Area of common reach for ambulant people with disabilities and wheelchair users
D18 – Ambulant reach
E1 – International symbol for access
E2 – International symbol for deafness
F1 – Handrails
F2 – Size and spacing of a grab rail
G1 – Scissor stair design
- D1
- G1
- G5
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COMMITTEE REPRESENTATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
COPYRIGHT
CONTENTS
RELATED DOCUMENTS
REVIEW OF STANDARDS
FOREWORD
1 GENERAL
1.1 Scope
1.2 Objective
1.3 Application
1.4 Statutory provisions
1.5 Definitions and interpretation
2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Scope
2.2 Function and context of use
2.3 Performance requirements
3 DESIGN FOR ACCESS AND MOBILITY
3.1 Scope
3.2 General
3.3 Design
3.4 Minimum dimensions
3.5 Wheelchairs
3.6 Symbol of access and symbol for deafness
4 ACCESSIBLE ROUTES
4.1 Scope
4.2 Accessible route
4.3 General
4.4 Kerb ramps
4.5 Hazards and obstructions
4.6 Surface finishes
4.7 Direction indicators
4.8 Signs
4.9 Viewing ranges
4.10 Visibility factors
4.11 Controls and fittings
4.12 Alerting devices
4.13 Audible and visual
5 CAR PARKS
5.1 General
5.2 Location
5.3 Signs
5.4 Number required
5.5 Car park dimensions
5.6 Surface
5.7 Access from car park
5.8 Shelter
5.9 Facilities accessible from a vehicle
5.10 Directory boards
6 FOOTPATHS, RAMPS AND LANDINGS
6.1 General
6.2 Footpaths
6.3 Moving walkways
6.4 Ramps
6.6 Fairing of surfaces
7 ENTRANCES, CORRIDORS, DOORWAYS AND DOORS
7.1 Entrances
7.2 Corridors
7.3 Doorways
8 STAIRS
8.1 General
8.2 Single steps
8.3 Stair design
8.4 Stair construction
8.5 Provision of auditory and visual cu
8.6 Handrails
9 LIFTS
9.1 General
9.2 Design
10 TOILET AND SHOWER FACILITIES
10.1 General
10.2 Location
10.3 Signs
10.4 Number of toilets and showers
10.5 Design
11 PUBLIC FACILITIES
11.1 Public counters and desks
11.2 Telephones
11.3 Automatic tellers, vending machines
12 PLACES OF ASSEMBLY, ENTERTAINMENT ANDRECREATION
12.1 General
12.2 Places of assembly and entertainment
13 ACCESSIBLE OUTDOOR PUBLIC AREAS
13.1 General
13.2 Outdoor hazards
13.3 Kerb design
13.4 Kerb ramps
13.5 Street furniture
14 ACCESSIBLE ACCOMMODATION
14.1 Scope
14.2 Appli
14.3 General
14.4 Access
14.5 Accessible accommodation units
14.6 Arrival and departure
14.7 Accessible accommodation
APPENDIX
A - Statutory obligations relating to access and building (Informative)
B - Performance requirements of the New Zealand Building Code relating to access and facilities fro people with disabilities (Informative)
C - Design for access and mobility - alterations to buildings (Normative)
D - People with disabilities - mobility aid information (Informative)
E - International symbols (Normative)
F - Handrails and grab rails (Normative)
G - Scissor stairs (Informative)
H - Hearing augmentation - listening systems (Informative)
TABLE
1 – Number of car parks
2 – Number of accessible units
3 – Number of toilets
C1 – Clear width of doorway
D1 – Average dimensions of motorized wheelchairs and scooters (unoccupied)
FIGURE
1 – Approachability, accessibility and usability
2 – Height clearance on accessible routes
3 – Examples of signs indicating a facility and its direction
4 – Public parking sign
5 – Zones for viewing and for common viewing
6 – Stair visibility
7 – Car parking
8 – Vertical clearance
9 – Facilities accessible from vehicle
10 – Maximum allowable camber for footpaths and ramps
11 – Zigzag ramps: layout
12 – Safety on ramps
13 – Footpath and ramp handrails
14 – Landings to outward opening doors
15 – Landings to inward opening doors
16 – Section through a step ramp
17 – Threshold ramp
18 – Revolving door with side hung door
19 – Space requirements in confined spaces
20 – Clear width of doorway
21 – Minimum glazing in doors
22 – Good stair design
23 – Pitchline and extension of handrails
24 – Opening of doors
25 – Basic profile of stairs
26 – Lift car dimensions and control panel
27 – Accessible toilet units
28 – Grab rails and kick plates on toilet doors
29 – Wall hung pans
30 – Location and clearances for washbasins and fittings
31 – Toilet unit fittings – positioning of grab rail and paper roll holder
32 – Toilet unit fittings – zone for position of flushing control
33 – Minimum space required for a single shower unit
34 – Shower cubicle fittings
35 – Combined toilet and shower
36 – Public counters and desks
37 – Public counters
38 – International symbols for people with hearing impairment
39 – Automatic teller or vending machine
40 – Places of assembly – Examples of seating arrangements
41 – Outdoor hazards
42 – Protection from dangerous projections
43 – Space required between bollards, etc.
44 – Kerb and channel design
45 – Location of kerb ramps or step ramps
46 – Kerb ramps
47 – Tactile ground surface indicators at kerb ramps
48 – Road crossings
49 – Example of position of street furniture
50 – Typical park bench seating
51 – Example of kitchen layout and dimensions
52 – Oven with worktop to allow for set-down
53 – Example of dining and lounge layout and dimensions
54 – Example of bedroom layout and dimensions
C1 – Doorway width for narrow corridors
C2 – Toilet compartment in existing building
C3 – Handrail adaptation
D1 – Crutches
D2 – Tripods
D3 – White cane
D4 – Guide dog
D5 – Sighted guide
D6 – Guide dog run
D7 – Basic scooter profile
D8 – Typical wheelchair dimensions
D9 – Minimum clear floor space
D10 – Clear widths
D11 – Passing space for wheelchairs
D12 – Distance between tables and chairs
D13 – Maximum horizontal reach to objects on table or bench tops
D14 – Forward reach from a wheelchair
D15 – Side reach from a wheelchair
D16 – Storage shelves and wardrobes
D17 – Area of common reach for ambulant people with disabilities and wheelchair users
D18 – Ambulant reach
E1 – International symbol for access
E2 – International symbol for deafness
F1 – Handrails
F2 – Size and spacing of a grab rail
G1 – Scissor stair design
- D1
- G1
- G5
Previous versions
NZS 4121:2001
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