HEALTH AND SAFETY SIGNS
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DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT<br />
On October 1st 2004 the final stage of the goods, facilities and services<br />
provisions of part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act came into force.<br />
The new obligations apply to anyone providing a paid or unpaid service to the public. As a<br />
“service provider” you must ensure that access is available to all disabled people and that<br />
entry routes, facilities and all information are clearly defined and indicated by suitable<br />
signage.<br />
Under recent changes to part 2 of the Act, all employers must now ensure that they<br />
do not discriminate against disabled people in terms of recruitment and employment<br />
conditions. The new provisions are a further important step towards ensuring that<br />
disabled people have access to services that others take for granted.<br />
You are required to make reasonable adjustments to your premises; the areas to be<br />
considered are the signing and marking of:<br />
• designating car parking bays<br />
• setting down points<br />
• routes to and around buildings<br />
• building entrances and exits<br />
• directions to facilities i.e. lifts, stairs, reception, toilets, restaurant, etc.<br />
• information on additional services available to the disabled<br />
• clear indication of help points<br />
• emergency exit routes and disabled refuges<br />
• the enhancement of general information signage<br />
See page 68<br />
See page 69<br />
See page 72<br />
Did you know...<br />
“Nearly one in five people of working age (7 million, or 18.6%)<br />
in Great Britain have a disability.” - Office for National Statistics<br />
Labour Force Survey, Jan - March 2009<br />
Disabled Access<br />
and Parking Signs ....................68<br />
Combination Access Signs ......68<br />
Fire Action Notices<br />
for the Physically Impaired .......68<br />
Induction Loop Signs ...............68<br />
Braille Health<br />
and Safety Signs ................ 69-70<br />
Photoluminescent<br />
Braille Signs ..............................71<br />
Photoluminescent<br />
Braille Floor Numbers ...............71<br />
Braille Toilet and<br />
Changing Room Signs .............72<br />
Braille Guidance<br />
and Assistance Signs ...............72<br />
Braille Floor<br />
Level Indicators ........................73<br />
Braille Floor<br />
Number Indicators ....................73<br />
Braille Room<br />
and Area Signs .........................74
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