Design specifications and standards for handrails for disabled persons in toilets

A toilet for the disabled should be set up beside the public toilet or at an appropriate location. After the special toilet is installed, the disabled toilet seat in the public toilet can be replaced. When the private bathroom adopts a swing door, the door leaf should be opened outward, the clear width of the door should not be less than 0.80m after the door leaf is opened, the door handle should be a horizontal handle, and the door lock should be installed with a door latch that can be used both inside and outside the door, on the inside of the door leaf. There should be a closing handle.
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1. Handrails for disabled persons should be provided on both sides of ramps, stairs and steps beyond two poles and on three sides around the elevator, and the handrails should be kept continuous.
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2. The shape, specification and color of the handrail for the disabled should be easy to identify and grasp. The size of the cross-section of the handrail should be 35mm to 50mm, and the clearance between the inner side of the handrail and the wall should be 40mm.
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3. The handrails of ramps, stairs and steps should extend horizontally for more than 0.30m at the start and end points.
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4. Handrails for disabled people should be made of high-quality wood or other better materials. The handrails must be installed firmly and should be able to bear the weight of the body.
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5. The floor of the toilet seat should be flat, not smooth, not stagnant, and there is no difference in height. Coat hooks with a height of 1.20m should be set in the toilet seat.
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6. The diameter of the grab bar is 32mm to 40mm, and the inner side is 40mm away from the wall. The grab bar should be installed firmly and should be able to bear the weight of the body.
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Two points of attention for the installation of handrails for the disabled
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Note 1: The installation of the handrail for the disabled must be firmly fixed.
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Before installing the handrails for the disabled, the handrails of the stairs need to be polished. Since polishing, the dirt on the surface of the stairs can be removed, and some damaged parts of the stairs can be checked. When installing the handrail, check whether the railing is firm, and at the same time, there should be connecting pieces between the railings of the online link. In order to make the handrail for the disabled more firm, the handrail needs to be inserted into the wall, and the wall needs to be more than 10cm.
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Note 2: The installation of handrails for disabled persons is not smooth
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During the specific construction, many installers pay too much attention to the firmness of the handrails for the disabled, but ignore the smoothness. Flatness not only affects the aesthetics of the entire project, but also has a greater impact on the comfort of use. Only products that are flatter and more beautiful can last longer.