Changes to Technical Booklets L, R, H

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Changes to Technical Booklets L, R, H V
an overview of the 2006 amendments
Ian McCracken, Lisburn Building Control Laura
Hillis, Belfast Building Control
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Part LCombustion Appliances and fuel storage
systems
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Part L

• L1 Application interpretation
• L2 Air supply
• L3 Discharge of products of combustion
• L4 Protection of people and buildings
• L5 Provision of information
• L6 Protection of liquid storage tanks
• L7 Protecting against pollution
• L8 Prevention of smoke emissions
• L9 Deemed to satisfy provisions
• Also 34 supporting documents

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L5 Provision of Information
Hearths, Fireplaces, Flues/chimneys New,
Extended, or Reopened
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L6 Protection of liquid storage tanks

• serving a fixed combustion appliance within
  building
• Capacity gt90 litres oil tank
• Capacity gt150 litres LPG tank

Protective measures

• Oil
• LPG
• Sets of LPG Cylinders

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L7 Protection against Pollution

• Oil tanks where any of the following apply
• 2500-3500 litres in size
• Located within
• 10m from fresh or coastal waters
• 50m from potable water source/borehole/spring
• Located where
• vent pipes cannot be seen from filling point
• Spillage could run to open drains/loose-fitting
  manholes

• integrally bunded prefabricated oil tank
• The bund to have a capacity of not less than
  110 of the tank it contains

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Revised Technical Booklet L

• Air supply and siting
• Inspection and testing of flues
• Access for maintenance

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Part RAccess to and use of buildings
R1 Application interpretation R2 Access
use R3 Access to extensions R4 Sanitary
accommodation in extensions R5 Sanitary
conveniences in dwellings R6 Deemed to satisfy
provisions
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Changes to buildings other than dwellings An
inclusive environment is one that can be used by
everyone regardless of age, gender, or
ability. Buildings designed to be inclusive will
be safe, convenient, sustainable, and be usable
by all people.
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Buildings other than dwellings inclusive design

• Get access up to a building
• Get into a building
• Move around all floors in a building
• Get access to and use the
• facilities that are provided

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When part R applies

• New Buildings
• Extensions - to be treated in same way as new
  build
• Alterations to comply with R2 (access use)
  
• Material Change of use (into a hotel or boarding
  house, an institution, a public building or a
  shop) - treated in same way as a new building.

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• Historic buildings
• Access Statements

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• Visual Contrast
• perception of a difference visually
• Sensory impairment
• Light reflectance values (LRV)

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Section 2 Access to a building

• Must have access to principal entrance(s) and,
  where provided, a staff entrance.
• Means of access to be provided between buildings
  in a complex
• The approach to a building shall be separate from
  any vehicular route.

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Section 2 Access to a building

• Level Approach
• Ramped Approach
• Ramped Approach with
• complimentary steps
• Handrails
• Hazards

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Section 3 Access into a building

• Accessible entrances to be
• Clearly indicated
• Readily apparent
• Level access area
• Protection from inclement
• weather (manual doors)
• Where an entrance communication
• system is installed shall have
• both video and audio communication

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Section 3 Access into a building

• Doorways to accessible entrance
• new effective clear widths
• (new existing buildings)
• force to open door
• door furniture
• Power operated doors
• Glazed doors and screens
• New lobby diagrams

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Section 4 Access within a building

• Internal Doors
• effective clear width
• opening force
• Visual Contrast
• door surround, door furniture, leading edges

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Section 4 Access within a building

• Vertical Circulation
• Lifting Device Required
• Compliant passenger lift
• Lifting platform
• Detailed requirements on size, controls,
  communication etc.

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Section 5 Facilities in a building

• Detailed requirements given for
• Reception counters
• Audience Seating
• Refreshment facilities
• Guest bedrooms
• Wheelchair accessible changing
• facilities
• Outlets, switches and controls
• Aids to communication

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Section 6 Sanitary accommodation

• Detailed requirements for
• Sanitary accommodation
• Wheelchair accessible unisex sanitary
• accommodation
• Shower and bath facilities
• Hot water temp max 43 degrees
• (public educational buildings)

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Technical Booklet H Stairs, ramps, guarding
and protection from impact

• Visual contrast (non-domestic)

• Schedule 5 Table H (Deemed-to-satisfy
  provisions)
• spiral or helical stairs in a dwelling BS 5395
  Pt21984
• No deemed to satisfy for spiral or helical stairs
  in buildings other than dwellings.

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Part H Section 2 Stairs

• Common provisions for all stairs
• Additional provisions for
• private stairs and common stairs in blocks of
  dwellings
• stairs in buildings other than dwellings

• Design criteria changed e.g.
• risers (min 2, max 12)
• contrasting nosings,
• no open risers,
• surface width (min 1200mm max 1800mm)

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Part H Section 3 Ramps

• in dwellings
• within common areas of a block of dwellings
• in buildings other than dwellings

• Design criteria changed e.g.
• gradients
• surface width

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Technical Booklet V Glazing

• Glass doors and large
• areas of glazing
• Permanent manifestation (i.e. marking of the
  glass itself)
• Visual Contrast

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