MALAYSIAN MS 1184 : 2002 STANDARD CODE OF PRACTICE ON ACCESS FOR DISABLED PERSONS TO PUBLIC BUILDINGS (FIRST REVISION} zg : : 5 2 5 : : i ICS: 11.180 Descriptors dsabled persons. ambulant 'sabled, access, landscape, eigns and eymbals, facilis for dssabled persons: © Copyright i s 2 3 8 z 2 : 5 a DEPARTMENT OF STANDARDS MALAYSIADEVELOPMENT OF MALAYSIAN STANDARDS The Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) is the national standardisation and accreditation body, The main function of the Department is to foster and promote standards, standardisation and accreditation as a means of advancing the national economy, promoting industrial efficiency and development, benefiting the health and safely of the public, protecting the consumers, facilitating domestic and international trade and furthering international cooperation in relation to standards and standardisation. Malaysian Standards are developed through consensus by committees which comprise of balanced representation of producers,"users, consumers and others with relevant interests, as may be appropriate to the subject in hand. To the greatest extent possible, Malaysian Standerds are aligned to or are adoption of international standards. Approval of a-standard as a Malaysian Standard is governed by the Standards of Malaysia Act 1996 (Act 549). Malaysian Standards are reviewed periodically. The.use of Malaysian Standards is voluntary except in so far as they are made mandatory by regulatory authorities by means of regulations, local by-laws or any other similar ways. The Department of Standards appoints SIRIM Berhad as the agent to develop Malaysian Standards. The Department also appoints SIRIM Berhad as the agent for distribution and sale of Malaysian Standards. For further information on Malaysian Standards, please contact Department of Standards Malaysia OR SIRIM Berhad Level 1 & 2, Block C4, Parcel C (Company No. 367474 - V) Federal Government Administrative Centre 1, Persiaran Dato’ Menteri 62502 Putrajaya P.O. Box 7035, Section 2 MALAYSIA 40911 Shah Alam Selangor D.E. Tel: 60 3 88858000 Tel: 60 3 5544 6000 Fax: 60 3 88885060 Fax: 60 3 4410 8095 http: www.dsm.gov.my http: my E-mail \dsm.gov.myMS 1184 2002 CONTENTS Page Committee representation iv Foreword vi 0 Introduction 1 1 Scope 1 2 Interpretation 2 3 General 3 4 Vehicle parking and access 4 5 Pathways and ramps 5 6 Main entrances 6 7 Step ramps 6 8 Door and doorways 7 9 Stairs 10 10 Lifts. 12 11 Escalators 14 12 Handrails 14 g 13 Grab rails 6 E 14 Circulation spaces. "7 8 15 Guiding blocks. 18 8 16 Summary of toilet requirements. 24 17 Water closets. 22 18 Urinals. 26 19 Shower facilities. 26 3 20 Washbasins and oltie! fatilities. 28 5 21 Bath 29 z 22 Combined water vloset and shower recess 3t é 23 Shelving and wall units 32 2 24 Work surfaces 34 q 25 Projections, guard rails, openings and drops. 35 £ 26 ‘Finishes 35 2 27 Controls for use by disabled persons 36 5 28 Signs and symbols 38 zg 29 Announcements, signals and warnings for people with detective 3 sight or hearing impaired. 44 2 30 Landscape a : 31 Hotel bedrooms. 42 zg Tables @ 1 Water closets for wheelchair users 2 5 2 Points for dispenser, 29 = 3 Size of symbol for access for varying viewing distance 39 ° 4 Height of letters for varying viewing distances 40 2 5 Levels of illumination 4 2 6 Requirements for hotel bedroom 42