Batas Pambansa Blg. 344

BATAS PAMBANSA BLG.
344
APPENDIX A (BP 344)
Minimum Accessibility Requirements
c. INSIDE Buildings
Entrance
•At least 1 entrance to every building should
be accessible from arrival and departure
points to the interior lobby (1 entrance
should have elevator access)
•Entrance with vestibules shall be provided a
level area with at least 1.8m depth and a
1.5m width
ENTRANCE
ENTRANCE
RAMPS
•Change in elevation require a ramp except
when served by a dropped curb, an elevator
or other mechanical device
•Provide 1.20m clear width with 1:12 max
gradient
•Length of the ramp should not exceed
6 meter if the gradient is 1:12
RAMPS
• Ramps exceeding 6 meters whose gradient is 1:12
shall be provided with landings not less than 1.5m
• Level areas not less than 1.8m should be provided
at the top and bottom
• Handrails will be provided on both sides at
700mm and 900mm from the ramp level
RAMPS
RAMPS
•Shall be equipped with curbs on both sides
with a minimum height of 100mm
•Ramp with a rise greater than 200mm and
leads down towards a vehicular area, should
have a railing across the full width of its lower
end not less than 1.5m from the foot of the
ramp
RAMPS
DOORS
•800mm minimum clear width for doors
(measured between surface of the fully open
door at the hinge and the door jamb at the
stop)
• Should be operable by force not more than
4 kg (closing device pressure shall not
exceed 1 kg)
DOORS
•Minimum clear level space of 1.5x1.5m shall be
provided before and extending beyond a door
(Exception: Where a door shall open onto but
not into a corridor, the required clear level
space on the corridor side of the door may be
a minimum of 1.2m corridor width
Doors
•Out swinging doors should be provided at
storage room, closets and PWD toilet stall
•Latching or non-latching, hardware should
not require wrist or fine finger actions
•Doorknobs and other hardware should be
located between 0.82m and 1.06m above
the floor (900mm is preferred)
Doors
•Vertical pull handles centered at 1.06m
above the floor are preferred to horizontal
pull bars for all doors
•Doors along major circulation routes should
be provided with kick plates at a height of
300mm to 400mm
DOORS
Thresholds
Thresholds and sliding door tracks shall have a
maximum height of 25mm and preferably ramped
Switches
•Manual switches shall be positioned
within 1.2m to 1.3m above the floor
•Manual switches shall be located no
further than 200mm from the latch side of
the door
SWITCHES
Corridors
• 1.2meter minimum clear width for corridors
(Shall have no obstruction)
• Turnabout spaces with minimum area of
1.5x1.5 m and spaced at a maximum of
12m shall be provided for wheelchair
passes and turning around of wheelchairs
Corridors
•Turnabout spaces should also be
provided at or within 3.5m of every dead-
end
•As in walkways, corridors should be
maintained level and provided with slip
resistant surface
CORRIDORS
Washrooms & Toilets
• 1.7x1.8meters minimum dimension for
accessible toilets
•1 movable grab bar and 1 fixed to the adjacent
wall shall be installed at the accessible water
closet stall for lateral mounting, fixed grab bars
on both sides for frontal mounting
Washrooms & Toilets
•A turning space of 2.25 sqm with a min.
dimension of 1.5m for wheelchairs shall be
provided outside water closet stalls
•Minimum of 1 accessible water closets on each
floor level (or on that part of a floor accessible
to the PWD) where the total number of water
closets per sex is 20
WASHROOMS & TOILETS
Washrooms & Toilets
•Minimum of 2 accessible water closets on each
floor level (or on that part of a floor accessible
to the PWD) where the total number of water
closets per sex exceed 20
• Max height of water closet should be
450mm, flush control should have a max height
of 1.2m
WASHROOMS & TOILETS
Washrooms & Toilets
• Maximum height of lavatories should be
800mm with a knee recess of 600-700mm
vertical clearance and a 500mm depth
•Urinals should have elongated lip or
should be trough-type, the maximum
height of the lip should be 480mm
WASHROOMS & TOILETS
Washrooms & Toilets
•Signage of men’s washroom shall be an
equilateral triangle with a vertex pointing
upward (length of sides should be 300mm)
•Signage of women’s washroom shall be a
circle (diameter should be 300mm)
• Signage should at least be 7.5mm thick
Stairs
• Treads should be of slip-resistant material and
edges of steps should be colored to be easily
seen
•Slanted nosing are preferred over protruding
nosing to avoid feet getting caught in the
recessed areas (Open stringer should be
avoided)
STAIRS
Stairs
• A 300m wide
tactile strip shall be
provided before
hazardous areas
such as sudden
change in elevation
and at the top and
bottom of stairs
Elevators
•Accessible elevators should be located not
more than 30 meters from the entrance
• Shall have a minimum dimension of 1.1x 1.4m
• Centreline height of topmost buttons shall
be between 0.9-1.2 m from the floor
ELEVATORS
ELEVATORS
Elevators
• Button sizes shall
have a minimum
diameter of 20mm
with maximum
depression depth
of 1mm
Water Fountains
•At least 1 fountain shall be provided for
every 2000 sqm of floor area and there
shall not be less than 1 on each floor.
• If wall mounted, the max height shall be
850mm from the floor to the rim and shall
be push-button controlled
Public Telephones
• Provide an unobstructed
space of 1.5 x 1.5 m in front
of the telephone unit
• Booth door openings should
have a minimum clear width of
800mm with either out swing,
folding or sliding door
• Controls shall be located at
a maximum height of 1.1m
above the floor
PLACES OF ASSEMBLY
d. safety
Fencing For Road & Foot Works
•All excavations must be protected or fenced-in,
whatever type of fence used, is it important that
the railing should incorporate the following
features:
– Height of the rail should be at least 1 m above
the adjacent surface
Fencing For Road & Foot Works
– Railing should incorporate tapping rails that
should not be greater than 350mm above
the adjacent surface
– Fence should be strong enough to resist
people walking in to it and gaps between
adjoining fences should not occur
FENCING FOR ROAD &
FOOT WORKS
COVERS FOR
EXCAVATIONS
COVERS FOR
EXCAVATIONS
COVERS FOR
EXCAVATIONS
SIGNAGES
SIGNAGES
SIGNAGES

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