NSW LIFT & CHANGE FACILITIES MASTER CHECKLIST LGNSW.ORG.AU
This checklist was developed for LGNSW and NSW Family and Community Services by Accessible Public Domain. jajevernden@gmail.com (Updated June 2017)
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 5 Site considerations 6 General principles 6 Checklist 8 1. Access 8 2. Ramps 8 3. Corridors 8 4. Room 9 5. Door 9 6. Switches 10 7. Colours 11 8. Coving 11 9. Flooring 11 10. WC pan 11 11. Grab rails 12 12. Hand basin 12 13. Mirror 13 15. Clothes hooks 14 16. Disposals 14 17. Soap/towel dispensers 14 18. Toilet roll holder 14 19. Change table 14 20. Hoist 15 21. Shower 16 22. Shower continued 17 23. Privacy screen 17 24. Usage counter 17 25. Children s WC pan 17 26. Equipment tagging 18 27. Drawings 18 28. Accreditation 18 29. Registration and advertising 19 Signage 20 Resources 21 14. Shelf 14 3
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INTRODUCTION The NSW Government understands some people with significant disability and their carers cannot use regular accessible toilets, and require adult-sized change tables and hoists. Lift & Change facilities are larger than standard accessible facilities, have extra features and more circulation space to meet the needs of people with disability and their carers. The Lift & Change Facilities Trial is an initiative of the NSW Government. The trial, in partnership with Local Government NSW, aims to promote the benefits of Lift & Change facilities and encourage positive, inclusive behaviour in local communities. This checklist is designed to assist NSW government organisations and local councils in the development of Lift & Change facilities by providing information and dimensions of all required features, from concept to completion. It also lists features of changing places toilets as detailed in the Changing Places Information Guide & Technical Standards (June 2017), and the requirements of the Disability (Access to Premises Buildings) Standards (2010), particularly Australian Standard AS1428.1 (2009), which are mandatory for all new building works. The main features of a Lift & Change facility are: a fold-down, height-adjustable change table; a ceiling hoist on an X-Y tracking system; a peninsular toilet; and, where appropriate, a shower. The facilities are designed to provide ample circulation space for the manoeuvrability of a wheelchair or power chair and up to two carers. In locations where facilities need to remain locked to prevent misuse, a locking system such as the Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) is required to gain entry. The provision of a Lift & Change facility also requires participating authorities to provide a nearby accessible toilet that complies with Australian Standard AS1428.1 (2009), and which can remain open to people with disability in need of a standard accessible toilet and for those who do not possess an MLAK. 5
SITE CONSIDERATIONS The aim of Lift & Change facilities is to improve access to the community for people with multiple/profound disability and their carers. A Lift & Change facility should not replace an existing accessible toilet but be built in addition to an accessible toilet. People with disability who mobilise independently in a wheelchair generally require a standard accessible toilet. If a standard accessible toilet is replaced with a Lift & Change facility (which may require locking) then a significant proportion of the disability community will be inconvenienced. Because Lift & Change facilities contain expensive equipment, and depending on the location, they may require safeguarding through the installation of the Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) system. Sites should be chosen where there is a demonstrated need for the facility by both local and visitor populations, e.g. shopping centres, aquatic centres, sporting facilities, visitor centres on major transport routes and major public transport stops. GENERAL PRINCIPLES New public sanitary facilities (new-build and retrofit) are to comply with the National Construction Code, depending on the class of building, e.g. a new, stand-alone public convenience is a Class 10 building The Disability (Access to Premises Buildings) Standards, 2010, provide the required dimensions and details of fittings and circulation space for Lift & Change facilities The hoist system is to provide full room coverage Operating instructions for the both the hoist and change beds are to identify the same maximum safe working load (SWL) Signage at the facility is to comply with the nominated Lift & Change sign Councils web home pages and other sources of information are also to list the features provided, the SWL of the hoist and change table, and the location of the MLAK Councils are required to acknowledge the support of the NSW Department of Family and Community Services and Local Government NSW in all promotional material or public statements about Lift & Change facilities A decision to apply for accreditation under the Changing Places Toilet Program is at the discretion of individual councils Registering the facility on the Changing Places interactive map is encouraged. The new facility is to be registered on the National Public Toilet Map. The information is to list the features provided, including the SWL of the hoist and change table and the location of the Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) if appropriate 6
Photograph courtesy of Northern Beaches Council Photograph courtesy of Campbelltown City Council Photograph courtesy of Campbelltown City Council Photograph courtesy of Shoalhaven City Council 7
LIFT & CHANGE FACILITIES CHECKLIST Item Element Description 1.00 Access AS1428.1 (2009) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 1.01 Path to facility Surface to be nonslip Supplier to provide proof in wet and dry conditions 1.02 Path width 1000 mm minimum Clear of obstructions and overhangs 1.03 Vertical clearance 2000 mm minimum 2400 mm on a bike path or shared path 1.04 Crossfall 1:40 maximum 1.05 Adjacent surface Level with path horizontally for 600 mm both sides 2.00 Ramps 2.01 Gradient 1:14 maximum 2.02 Gradients 1:20 to 1:14 2.03 Width between handrails 2.04 Diameter of handrails Compliant handrails required both sides 1000 mm minimum 30-50 mm 2.05 Landings For a 1:14 gradient Every 9 m Gradients 1:20-1:14 Every 15 m Gradients 1:33-1:20 Extrapolate between 15 m and 0 m Gradients flatter than None required 1:33 2.06 Landing length 1200 mm In the direction of travel 1450 mm at a doorway 2.07 Corner landing 1500 mm x 1500 mm Corner may be splayed 3.00 Corridors 3.01 Width 1000 mm minimum 3.02 Width at doorway Section 13.3, Figure 31 3.03 Passing space 2000 mm x 1800 mm (Figure 3) Depends on direction of approach 8
Item Element Description 3.04 Space for a wheelchair to make a 90 180 degree turn AS1428.1 (2009) 2070 mm wide x 1540 mm deep (Figure 5) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 3.05 Space for a wheelchair to make a turn less than 90 degrees 1500 mm x 1500 mm, or splayed (Figure 4) 3.06 Turn at the end of a corridor 4.00 Room 2070 mm wide x 1540 mm deep (Figure 5) 4.01 CPT Type 1A 3200 mm x 3860 mm 4.02 CPT Type 1B 3360 mm x 3360 mm 4.03 CPT Type 2 3200 mm x 4360 mm 4.04 Ceiling height 2100 min 2400 mm preferred 4.05 Width, no shower 1900 mm, minimum 4.06 Length, no shower 2300 mm, minimum 4.07 Width with shower 2300 mm, minimum. (Figure 50) Includes 400 mm width of folded-down shower seat 4.08 Length with shower 2350 mm + depth of hand basin. (Figure 50) 5.00 Door 5.01 Circulation Figures 31 and 32 Outside circulation to comply with AS1428.1 (2009) 5.02 Clear width of doorway 850 mm, when the swing or sliding door is fully open 5.03 Airlock 1450 mm (Figure 34) 950 mm, minimum. Sliding door only Depends on the approach to the swing or sliding door CPT recommends 1000 mm for a beach wheelchair 5.04 Door colour At least 30% luminance contrast between door and immediate surrounds i.e. to walls or architraves 9
Item Element Description AS1428.1 (2009) 5.05 Opening control D-shape lever handle 5.06 Handle/control height 900 mm to 1100 mm above floor, and at least 500 mm from an internal corner 5.07 Force to operate 20 newtons maximum 5.08 Automatic door operation Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Automatic controls 900 mm to 1200 mm above floor Button control Sufficient dwell time Fail-safe system Automatic door control plate Comments Including push and hold AS1735.12 (1999), Lifts, escalators and moving walks, requires minimum dwell time of 6 seconds To allow door to re-open when an object is detected As shown in CPT Information Kit 5.09 Locking system MLAK system if facility is in an exposed location 5.10 Hinges on internal cubical doors May be located on the outside of the door for emergency removal MLAK is required for Lift & Change facilities 5.11 Signage As Clause 8.1 See page 20 of this checklist 5.12 Transfer Signage to indicate left or right transfer 6.00 Switches 6.01 Light switch location 900 mm to 1100 mm above floor level, and at least 500 mm from an internal corner 6.02 General purpose outlets location 6.03 Emergency button location 600 mm to 1100 mm above floor level, and at least 500 mm from an internal corner From a wheelchair to the WC pan No specific location is nominated, but consideration might be given to its location below the control plate for automatic doors, 600 mm above the floor level, or on the latch-side of a swing door, 600 mm above floor level, as this would be in reach of a carer who may fall 10
Item Element Description 7.00 Colours AS1428.1 (2009) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 7.01 Internal room colours 30% luminance contrast required between walls and floor 7.02 Toilet seats 30% luminance contrast required between seat and WC pan, and between seat and floor 8.00 Coving 8.01 Height 15 mm, maximum (Figure 2) The contrast to occur where the walls meet the floor, for the benefit of a person with vision impairment For the benefit of a person with vision impairment Coving assists with cleaning 9.00 Flooring 9.01 Slip-resistance Non-slip in wet and dry conditions Proof required from supplier 9.02 Floor gradient 1:100 to 1:80 9.03 Shower gradient 1:80 to 1:60 10.00 WC pan 10.01 Type of toilet Standard Peninsular, with drop-down grab rails 10.02 Top of seat 460-480 mm above floor 10.03 Shape of seat Fully rounded, not open-fronted, minimal contours 10.04 Front of pan 800 +/- 10 mm from rear wall 10.05 Location of pan from nearest wall Centre of pan 450-460 mm from side wall 10.06 Circulation space 1400 mm clear of the front of the pan to all fixtures (Figure 43) 10.07 Pan load weight 150 kg minimum 900 mm to nearest edge of pan from side wall 11
Item Element Description AS1428.1 (2009) 10.08 Backrest See Figure 39 Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 10.09 Backrest loading 1100 newtons, maximum When loaded in any direction 10.10 Seat colour 30% luminance contrast to pan, wall or floor 10.11 Flushing control operation Automatic, or hand operated (Clause 15.2.5) 10.12 Flush location Centre of pan, 1100 mm, minimum, above floor 11.00 Grab rails Control to be proud of surface 11.01 Diameter 30-40 mm 11.02 Clearance from wall 50 mm, minimum 11.03 Maximum load 1100 newtons 11.04 Rear and side walls Reinforce to take maximum 1100 Newton load 11.05 Height 800 +/- 10 mm above floor 800-810 mm above floor 11.06 Length on side wall 890-950 mm (Figure 42) 11.07 Length on rear wall 300 mm (Figure 42) 11.08 Peninsular toilets Grab rail length 850 mm for peninsular toilets One either side of pan 11.09 Spacing 750-770 mm between grab rails 11.10 Toilet roll holder on drop-down grab rail At front end of one drop-down or foldaway grab rail Only for peninsular toilets 11.11 Change rails Length 800 mm CPT requires 32 mm diameter rails 11.12 Height 1000-1100 mm and 800-810 mm above floor One above the other 12
Item Element Description 12.00 Hand Basin AS1428.1 (2009) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 12.01 Location Depends on room lay-out 12.02 Height 800-830 mm, top of basin above floor Integrated hand basin For all 3 CPT types 12.03 Centre of basin 425 mm from side wall 675 mm from side wall Integrated with vanity 12.04 Width of basin 450 min 12.05 Clearance below 300-720 mm (Figure 44) 12.06 Knee/toe clearance 44 mm, minimum 12.07 Top of vanity 800-840 mm 800-830 mm 12.08 Circulation space 850 mm x 1500 mm (Figure 44) Clear in all 3 CPT types 12.09 Taps Lever handles or sensor plates Lever handles to have 50 mm clearance all around 12.10 Distance from front of basin 300 mm, maximum 12.11 Hot water To be delivered through a mixing spout 12.12 Hot water pipes To be insulated or located so as not to be a hazard 13.00 Mirror 13.01 Height 900 mm to 1850 mm above floor Mirror must be vertical 13.02 Width 350 mm, minimum 600 mm, minimum 13.03 Second mirror 600-1850 mm above floor 600 minimum Mirror must be vertical 14.00 Shelf 13
Item Element Description AS1428.1 (2009) 14.01 Height 900-1100 mm above floor Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments Integrated hand basin provides shelf space 14.02 Width 120-150 mm 150 mm 14.03 Length 300-400 mm 400 mm 15.00 Clothes hooks 15.01 Height 1200-1350 mm above floor 15.02 Location 500 mm, minimum, from an internal corner 16.00 Disposals 16.01 Portable sanitary unit for adult napkins 16.02 Recessed sanitary unit for adult napkins In the corner beside the pan Within 500 mm from pan 16.03 Sharps unit 900-1100 mm above floor level, at least 500 mm from an internal corner 17.00 Soap / towel dispensers 17.01 Height 900-1100 mm above floor A requirement of both Lift & Change facilities and Changing Places toilets If a portable unit is not provided a recessed unit must be provided. 17.02 Location At least 500 mm from an internal corner 18.00 Toilet roll holder Location zone for operative component 0-300 mm in front of pan, between 460-700 mm above floor (On drop-down or swing-away grab rail) 18.01 Clearance 50 mm minimum From any other fitting or wall 19.00 Change table 19.01 Type Power-operated, fixed in place, fold-down, height adjustable 19.02 Power operation Remote controlled, low voltage For safety reasons 14
Item Element Description AS1428.1 (2009) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) 19.03 Height adjustability 450-950 mm Comments 19.04 Loading 180 kg, minimum 19.05 Length 1800-2000 mm 19.06 Width 700 mm Some tables are 750 mm wide 19.07 Safety rail Easily folded up or down 19.08 End clearance Recommended 400-450 mm clearance at one or both ends for carer s manoeuvrability. 19.09 Disposable table cover dispenser 1200 mm to top of dispenser, located close to change table 19.10 Shelf for storage 1200 mm above floor, 400 mm long, 150 mm wide Preferably above table cover dispenser 19.11 Antiseptic wipes Optional For table cleaning 19.12 Operating instructions 20.00 Hoist Change table operating instructions are required to be erected in an accessible location 20.01 Type X-Y system for full room coverage 20.02 Ceiling height 2100 mm minimum 2400 mm preferred 20.03 Safe working load 180 kg minimum 20.04 Upper tracks 2 fixed 20.05 Lower track Moveable transverse rail Hoist moves along lower rail 20.06 Lifting height Up to 2100 mm above floor 15
Item Element Description AS1428.1 (2009) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) 20.07 Charging of hoist Hoist to be constantly charged Comments For continuous availability 20.08 Charger Wall or ceiling mounted from standard GPO 20.09 Operating instructions Hoist operating instructions are required to be erected in an accessible location 20.10 Sling Not supplied For reasons of hygiene users of the facility are required to bring their own sling 21.00 Shower 21.01 Circulation space for 2-walled recess 1600 mm x 2350 mm (Figure 47) 21.02 Circulation space for 3-walled recess 1160 mm x 1100 mm within recess + 1400 mm x 1600 mm external to the recess (Figure 47) 21.03 Shower walls To be reinforced to support a load of 1100 newtons applied to grab rails 21.04 Shower head support rail 21.05 Height of shower head On flexible hose attached to a vertical support rail, 580-600 mm from an internal corner Adjustable 1000-1800 mm above floor 580-600 mm from an internal corner 21.06 Flexible hose length 1500 mm, minimum 21.07 Hose reach Adjustable from a seated position 21.08 Taps Lever type 21.09 Tap location 900-1100 mm above floor, 390-400 mm from an internal corner 22.00 Shower Cont. 22.01 Horizontal grab rail height 800 +/- 10 mm above floor 800-810 mm above floor 16
Item Element Description 22.02 Horizontal grab rail length AS1428.1 (2009) 660 mm Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 22.03 Soap holder location zone 22.04 Folding shower seat height Between 300 mm and 535 mm from an internal corner, 900-1100 mm above floor 470-480 mm above floor 480 mm above floor 22.05 Folding seat width 390-400 mm 450 mm 22.06 Folding seat length 960 mm, minimum 960 mm 22.07 Seat design details Clause 15.5.9, but not to be a slatted seat 22.08 Shower wall Wall to be reinforced to withstand a minimum load of 1100 newtons applied to the shower seat 22.09 Flooring Non-slip Minimum R11 nonslip rating 23.00 Privacy screen 23.01 Requirement 900 mm from front of toilet pan 23.02 Dimensions Not nominated Recommended: Maximum gap below screen of 200 mm 24.00 Usage counter 25.00 Children s WC pan May be required in Lift & Change facilities to provide information on usage Optional 26.00 Equipment tagging Note: All electrical equipment is to be tagged 27.00 Drawings Drawings for funding submissions or accreditation applications are to be fully dimensioned 17
Item Element Description 28.00 Accreditation AS1428.1 (2009) Changing Places Toilets (CPT) Comments 28.01 Application form Download from www. changingplaces. org.au 28.02 Application by Accredited access consultant, or registered building surveyor 28.03 Application to info@ changingplaces. org.au, or The Association of Children with a Disability 28.04 Application Fee As current CPT accreditation is optional for Lift & Change facilities Address: Suite 2, 98 Morang Road, Hawthorn. Vic. 3122 28.05 Blue Accreditation New may apply for Blue Accreditation, if based on one of three CPT designs Or a design approved by the Changing Places Advisory Team 28.06 Green Accreditation Green Accreditation is no longer available 28.07 As-built drawings Required to accompany application 28.08 Photographs Required to accompany application List of required photographs available on CPT web site 18
29.00 Registration and Advertising Registration 29.01 National Public Toilet Map Participants are required to include details of the facility 29.02 Changing Places interactive map Participants are required to include details of the facility Advertising 29.03 Ministerial announcement about the successful completion of their project 29.04 Acknowledgement of FACS and LGNSW support 29.04 Acknowledgement of FACS and LGNSW support A public launch with the Minister for Disability Services and/or the Minister for Local Government may be required Participants are required to acknowledge FACS and LGNSW in all promotional material or public statement Participants are required to acknowledge FACS and LGNSW in all promotional material or public statement 29.05 Inclusion of FACS and LGNSW logos Participants are required to include both logos on relevant written material 29.06 Promotion of the facility Participants are to actively promote the facility through local media, council newsletters etc 29.07 Display of icon See page 20 of this checklist The icon for adult change facilities is to be prominently displayed. This icon will be provided in the requisite file format to enable the development of signage Where appropriate, the MLAK icon needs to be displayed and information on key access 29.08 Share findings / lessons Participants are required to share findings and lessons learnt from implementing the project with other councils 19
SIGNAGE FOR LIFT & CHANGE FACILITIES SPECIFICATION FOR LIFT & CHANGE SIGNS Signs for change facilities developed under the NSW Lift & Change Facilities Trial are to be designed and located to comply with the requirements of The Disability (Access to Premises Buildings) Standards, 2010, the National Building Code and the NSW Department of Families and Community Services, as follows: Size of sign: 180 mm high x 225 mm wide, with rounded corners Colour of sign: White logo and tactile text on a blue background (B21, ultramarine, of AS2700, or similar) Logo: To contain only the hoist symbol and the change table symbol Finish of sign: Background to have a matt or low sheen finish Tactile text specification Text to be: Arial typeface Text must be left-justified: 12 mm from left edge Finish of sign: Background to have a matt or low sheen finish Text to read: Lift and Change Facility (Note: The word and is to be used in tactile text) Text where peninsular toilet is not provided: Lift and Change Facility RH (or LH) (To indicate right or left transfer) Finish of text and logo: To be matt or low sheen finish Embossing of text and logo: 1mm to 1.5 mm Height of upper case letters: 20 mm Height of lower case letters: 10 mm Tactile letter stroke thickness: 2 mm to 7 mm Spacing between tactile letters: 2 mm minimum Spacing between tactile words: 10 mm minimum Edges of text and logo: Must be rounded Braille specification Grade 1 Braille, uncontracted Braille must be raised and domed Braille text to read: Lift and Change Facility (Note: The word and is to be used in Braille text) Text where peninsular toilet is not provided: Lift and Change Facility RH (or LH) (To indicate right or left transfer) Vertical spacing between Braille and tactile text: 8 mm (Not below descenders) Vertical spacing from base of sign to the underside of Braille characters: 15 mm Braille must be left-justified Location of sign The sign is to be placed: On the wall on the latch side of the door 50 mm to 300 mm from the architrave At least 500 mm from an internal corner On the door if those dimensions are not possible Height Braille and tactile components must be located between 1200 mm and 1600 mm above the ground surface 20
RESOURCES Department of Family and Community Services Lift & Change Facilities Project: www.facs.nsw.gov.au/reforms/developing-the-nsw-disability-inclusion-plan/disability-inclusion-action-plans/lift-and-change-facilities Changing Places: www.changingplaces.org.au/find-a-toilet/ Local Government NSW: www.lgnsw.org.au Master Locksmith Access Key: www.masterlocksmiths.com.au/mlak.php National Public Toilet Map: www.toiletmap.gov.au Spinal Cord Injuries Australia: www.scia.org.au/accesstoilets 21
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT NSW GPO BOX 7003 SYDNEY NSW, 2001 L8, 28 MARGARET ST SYDNEY NSW 2000 T 02 9242 4000 F 02 9242 4111 LGNSW@LGNSW.ORG.AU LGNSW.ORG.AU