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Disabled toilet

  • 12-05-2010 12:40pm
    #1
    johnm33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭


    Quick query-

    Why do disabled access toilets in public buildings appear to generally open directly onto corridors whereas the toilet cubicles beside it will have the main door, a little lobby & then a door entering the toilet 'room'.

    Now I was curious so looked at hygeine regulations & all I could see is that toilets must be seperated from food areas. This still doent answer my query as all toilets should be treated equally I would have thought with seperation or no seperation depending on location.

    thanks,

    Bored LC student


Comments

  • #2
    sickle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 701 ✭✭✭sickle


    there is generally a lobby for ventilation reasons (to keep bad smells in, there will be a vent pushing air into a lobby and one sucking air out in the bathroom itself) and for privacy reasons/you dont see blokes peeing basically. With disabled bathrooms its generally just a space issue (lack of space) and it would be more difficult for a wheelchair user to go through 2 sets of doors, plus they are single occupancy.


  • #3
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,581 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    sickle wrote: »
    With disabled bathrooms its generally just a space issue (lack of space) and it would be more difficult for a wheelchair user to go through 2 sets of doors, plus they are single occupancy.

    + 1.

    space and maneuverability are the main issues.

    see IWA "access guidelines"
    http://www.iwa.ie/Docs/IWA-Access-Guidelines-Edition-1.pdf


  • #4
    tiocimarla
    Closed Accounts Posts: 241 ✭✭tiocimarla


    Appart from space and mobility there is only 1 toilet per disabled em toilet, so nobody will walk in while there going etc. Its not like a blokes toilet where if there was only one door then when people were walking in and out everyone would have a fine view of urinals being used. Privacy is an issue also and if there were several disabled toilets in a room then it would also have 2 doors. this isnt eu reg its common sense


  • #5
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,232 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    sickle wrote: »
    there is generally a lobby for ventilation reasons (to keep bad smells in, there will be a vent pushing air into a lobby and one sucking air out in the bathroom itself)

    I'd disagree with this.
    It's in a public bathroom for privacy. It's not in a DA WC for ease of use and mobility.
    But it's not really there help prevent smells. The doors are not always full height, and a air extracts are over the source of smells. If you are relying on the lobby to prevent smells then there is something wrong.


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