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Toilet Audit Tool
The toilet audit tool was developed by and for the research, in collaboration with Vin Goodwin a National Registered Access Auditor, to collect data on the accessible provision that was currently available. The tool is based on the design of the unisex corner accessible cubicle described in Approved Document M (ADM) of the Building Regulations 2004.
The tool can be used by:
To use the audit tool you will need:
All the recommended minimum dimensions and
measurements are given on the audit sheet. These should be checked in situ and
any discrepancies between reality and that recommended should be noted. There
is also a diagram of the basic layout of the accessible cubicle that can be
used as a guide or to amend to show where the real layout differs from that
recommended in the guidance.
During this research into away from home
toilet provision, we allowed for up to a 10mm discrepancy between the ideal and
the real layout, when considering if the toilet met the guidelines or not. For
example, some facilities had horizontal grab rails fitted at 670mm or 690mm
(see section 4, grab rail heights, of the audit tool). This was 10mm under or
over the recommended measurement but was considered sufficiently close to the
680mm recommendation and therefore to have followed guidance.
Click here to access the Toilet Audit Tool. (Microsoft Word document, 3.5mb) Click here for instructions for the Toilet Audit Tool. Click here for key statistics from Accessible Toilet Audits of 101 facilities in England. Document Actions |