Accessible Toilets, Blue Seats and AS1428.1-2009

Accessible Toilet Blue Seats AS1428.1 Cartoon by Lee Wilson Disability Access Consultant

It’s been over three years since the ‘Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards 2010‘ (also known as the Premises Standards) came into force. At that time, the ‘Building Code of Australia’ (or the BCA) was amended to be consistent with the access provisions of the Premises Standards. One of the updated Australian Standards adopted at that time was ‘Australian Standard AS1428.1 (2009) – Design for access and mobility, Part 1: General requirements for access – New building work‘.
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