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AS 1428.1-2009 Design for access and mobility, Part 1: General requirements for access - New building work
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The Australian standard for access and mobility in new building work. Its clause 6.5 sets out circulation space for a wheelchair turn as rectangles, not as a turning circle.
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Used in 1 place.
Equipment
- Space to turn a wheelchair
A planning space in the equipment planner
AS 1428.1-2009 clause 6.5.3 (turn greater than 90 and up to 180 degrees)
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