Disability
Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 Compliance
Since the introduction
of the DDA act in October 1996, and now since October 2004,
the legislation is in place to make the Act enforceable,
guidelines within the Approved Document M (ADM) BS 7953
and BS8300 give clear advice to manufacturers, building
managers, and end users, as to the ways in which entrance
matting could be designed into the entrance areas of buildings
and provide a barrier free facility for the Disabled.
Excerpts of the
ADM can be seen at: Approved Document M 'Access
to and use of buildings'
Look specifically at Provision
2.7, item h & i, of above.
"internal
floor surfaces adjacent to the threshold are of materials
that do not impede the movement of wheelchairs eg. not coir
matting, and changes in floor material do not create a potencial
trip hazard"
"where
mats wells are provided, the surface of the mat is level
with the adjacent floor finish"
Making Entrance
mats comply to the DDA is NOT a definitively prescriptive
process, however Emco and all their technical staff take
the matter very seriously, all documentation, references
and standards which are applicable, and are able to offer
sound professional advice based on real time case studies
as to the right specification of matting in every case.
