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 Wys³any: Wto Lut 27, 2024 05:47 Temat postu: How to improve access and security in the common areas |
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We do not surprise anyone when we affirm that the common areas in buildings are full of architectural barriers : there they are, often in sight, the differences in levels that are insurmountable for elderly people or people with physical disabilities, although it is common that there are other elements in the common areas that have to be modified or complemented to improve accessibility and safety for all people.
Thus, to undertake this purpose , it is necessary to attend to several factors that occur in the common areas , such as analyzing the communication between neighbors favored C Level Contact List or aggravated by the size of the doors and steps, the state of the switches and their possible replacement, the installation of video calls in the house to monitor who accesses the building... A specific diagnosis for each case for which we recommend the advice of a competent technician. And accessibility improves the neighborhood between people.
To begin with, doors and steps are fundamental to the matter at hand. There are, on the one hand, the dimensions of each door, but there is something common in general in all of them: the opening and closing mechanisms must be located at a height between 80 centimeters and 120 centimeters, and be pressure or lever-operated and maneuverable. with one hand, or automatic. For this reason, to always favor access for people in wheelchairs, it is recommended that the horizontal distance from the mechanism to the corner meeting be greater than 30 centimeters.
Regarding switch replacement , it is most convenient that the light switches have a pilot light to facilitate their location when the lighting is off. For these elements, as well as bells, alarm buttons and other mechanisms to favor access for people in wheelchairs, they must have characteristics such as being located at a height of 80 and 120 centimeters and a minimum distance from corner encounters of 35 centimeters. Likewise, they must have easy operation, via a closed fist, elbow and with one hand, to benefit their use by this group. Better still is an automatic type use. And they must have color contrast with respect to the environment.
The installation of a video intercom especially favors the communication of people with hearing disabilities with the outside, and improves security for all inhabitants, since it allows visual control of the people who request access to the building. In accessibility it is also important to have control over who can access the block.
There are more criteria that allow works to promote the best accessibility available. For example, it is possible to improve people's physical safety against possible falls, bumps or trips. To do this, it is advisable to consider aspects such as placing handrails in areas with marked unevenness (stairs, ramps, hallways); the marking of the steps ; the use of non-slip flooring …
The handrails must meet a minimum of conditions: they must be firm and easy to grip, they must be separated from the wall by at least 4 centimeters, the fastening system cannot interfere with the continuous passage of the hand and they must be located at a height between 90 and 110 centimeters.
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