Australian Standard - AS 1428.2 - 1992
Australian Standards 1428.1 - 2009
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:
- AS1428 Design for access and mobility
- AS1428.1 Part 1: General requirements for access—New building work (this Standard)
- AS1428.2 Part 2: Enhanced and additional requirements—Buildings and facilities
- AS1428.3 Part 3: Requirements for children and adolescents with physical disabilities
- AS1428.5 Part 5: Communication for people who are deaf or hearing impaired
- AS/NZS1428 Design for access and mobility
- AS/NZS1428.4.1 Part 4.1: Means to assist the orientation of people with vision
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.
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