Wyatthaplo Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 What are peoples thoughts on this? It has never been an issue but was just having a general chat with the guys at new company. Was doing a google search and came across this http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/buildingregulations/approveddocuments/partm/faqs Q. Should the height of trip switches and consumer units (fuse boxes), which are normally positioned at least 1200mm above floor level to avoid tampering by children, be within the 450mm to 1200mm height range specified in Section 8? A. AD M does not offer guidance on the positioning of trip switches and fuse boxes. A new Part of the Building Regulations, Part P 'Electrical safety', with accompanying guidance in an Approved Document, came into force on 1 January 2005. Part P 'Electrical safety' can be found on the Planning Portal. Section 10.5.2 of BS 8300:2001, 'Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people - code of practice' states that: electrical socket outlets, telephone points and TV sockets should be located between 400mm and 1000mm above the floor. Switches for permanently wired appliances should be mounted between 750mm and 1200mm above the floor. Meters should be mounted between 1200mm and 1400mm from the floor so that the readings can be viewed by a person standing or sitting. Pre-pay meters should be accessible but protected from tampering by children. All switches and controls that require manual dexterity should be between 750mm and 1000mm from the floor, and the maximum height of simple push button controls which require limited dexterity should be 1200mm. Near bottom looks like domestic may have to go to 1200 height for keypads. Quote Work Website: http://www.welch-group.co.uk/ Personal Blog: http://wyatthaplo.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Nope alarms not included IMHO Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatthaplo Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 I would class alarms as part of "control" of the building personally. We are always told to do it on commercials but not domestics...yet. Quote Work Website: http://www.welch-group.co.uk/ Personal Blog: http://wyatthaplo.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simlec Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 You simply buy a consumer unit (Metal in domestics from 1 jan 2016) with a locking door. I think the last time I read doc M/P there was a hight stated for MCB'S(I could be wrong). Most alarm keypads I have come across when fitted top at 1200mm, the screens are un readable at my height 5' 10" and i have to crouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJames Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 DDA can be taken too far, I am all for equal opportunities for all, not putting keypads at dda height could be discriminating disabled users. However, putting the bell box at ladder height could also be seen as discriminating to disabled DIYers. Having a keypad at all could be described as discriminating to the mentally disabled The keypad can be moved if a disabled person moves into the property the same as steps can be converted to slopes. I think its daft to install systems to suit less than 8% of the population especially when the property is not occupied by anyone disabled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Mobile ramp to the RKP, sorted. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrolhead Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Texecom keypad app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datadiffusion Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 But Part P only covers... installations covered by Part P. And alarm systems are not covered by Part P. Quote So, I've decided to take my work back underground.... to stop it falling into the wrong hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Out of scope imo. Quote Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rulland Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 From the 2015 on site guide, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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