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andrewjb1  
#1 Posted : 08 December 2016 15:51:20(UTC)
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andrewjb1

Hi

Im at a large College complex and we have a number of toilets used by staff and pupils, one of the cubicals in each toliet is larger than the others and is fitted with disability rails and has a wider door so that it can be used by wheel chair users.

Is there a requirment to have an emergency assistance pull cord in these toilets? 
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Invictus  
#2 Posted : 08 December 2016 15:56:57(UTC)
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firesafety101  
#3 Posted : 09 December 2016 08:17:16(UTC)
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firesafety101
You can pull the alarm cord for assistance (assuming there is one and you can reach it) and hope that there is someone monitoring the alarm. Seems not a requirement and if you do fit one you should have someone at the other end.
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johnwatt  
#4 Posted : 09 December 2016 10:22:06(UTC)
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Just spoke with one of our surveyors who specialises in DDA on our University estate. There is no requirement to have a pull cord fitted in an ambulant cubicle. This is detailed in BS 8300.
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boblewis  
#5 Posted : 09 December 2016 13:12:13(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: johnwatt Go to Quoted Post

Just spoke with one of our surveyors who specialises in DDA on our University estate. There is no requirement to have a pull cord fitted in an ambulant cubicle. This is detailed in BS 8300.

On the basis that disabled/accessible toilets are for both ambulant and non ambulant persons then the pull cord is a requirement in a disabled/accessible toilet, see part M building regs volume 2

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