Date   : Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:06:34 +0100
From   : jgh@... (Jonathan Graham Harston)
Subject: Leccy @ Acorn World '09

Pete Turnbull wrote:
> > I thought sockets for disabled were even higher still? More like waist
> > height.
> 
> 40cm IIRC, unless someone with a copy of the actual regs and the current
> version of Part P can correct me.
 
The regs don't specify a number, they say must be sufficiently
high above a surface to avoid damage - the rule of thumb I was
taught was the length of a double socket outlet, as that's a
conveneient measure you'll have to hand, works out at about 5
inches.
 
And they say at a suitable height for convenient use. At college I
was told that disability access designers had recommended 1m to
1m25 from floor level. If you're doing an install for an existing
person, you'd do it to their specifications.
 
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