ISO 21542A Standard for All

Dublin, 10th April 2015

Nieves Peinado Margalef

• it was published on 2011-12-15

• it is the first International Standard on accesssibility to the built environment

• it reflects the greatest possible consensus currently worldwide.

• it is formed by 22 Participants countries and 10 Observers countries

The first International Standard on accesssibility to the building environment

ISO Standard must get at least 75% votes in favour of P-Members ISO 21542: P-Members voting: 19 in favour out of 22

ISO 21542 reflects the greatest possible consensus currently worldwide.

The ISO 21542 principles are supported by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on Preamble (g) and Articles 9,10,11.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with its Optional Protocol was adopted by the General assembly of The United Nations on 13 December 2006

ISO 21542 has already been adopted by:

AENOR (Spain)•DS (Denmark)•NEN (The Netherlands)•SIST (Slovenia)•SIRIM (Malasia)

And is being adopted with modifications by another members.

New Challenges:Mandate M/420: Accessibility requirements for public procurement in

the built environment

ISO 21542 has been proposed by CEN/BT WG 207, "Accessibility in the built environment" as the basis of possible new works on a European normative document on Accessibility requirements for public procurement in the built environment in response of Mandate M/420.

ISO committees/subcommittes in Liaison:

• ISO/TC 145/SC1 “ Public Information Symbols”• ISO/TC 145/SC2 “Safety identification, signs,

shapes, symbols and colours”• ISO/TC 173 “Assistive Products for persons with

disability”• ISO/TC 173/SC 7 “Accessible design”• ISO/TC 178 “Lifts, escalators and moving walks”• ISO/TC 205 “Buildings environment design”• ISO/TC 219 “Floor coverings”• ISO/TC 92/SC 4/WG 11” “Fire safety. Fire safety

engineering. Behavior and movement of people”

Organizations in liaisons:• ANEC• RI-ICTA• COPANT

Liaisons with other ISO Committees/Subcommittees

ISO 21542 should be applied to new and existing building

4. GENERAL DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

1. Equitable approach to a building

2. Equitable entry via the same entrances

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3. Equitable use of the same paths in horizontal circulation

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4. Equitable access to the same paths in vertical circulation.

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5. Eqitable use of the same rooms.

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6. Equitable use of the same equipment and facilities.

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7. Equitable use of toilet and sanitary facilities.

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8. Equitable exit and evacuation routes, concepts for emergency planning.

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9. Important information via two senses or more.

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Where is the exit !?

Of people that died in an apartment building fire, 15% of them were people with disability. Mafre study

Fire Statistics: Great Britain April 2013 to March 2014

1. Protect people in any of these locations

• In a place of safety;• during independent or assisted

evacuation to a place of safety or of relative safety; and

• in situ when no evacuation is possible.

Fire engineering design objectives

2. Spaces (structurally stable) where people remain

• waiting in areas of rescue assistance or place of relative safety,

• engaged in evacuation or providing assistance for assisted evacuation, and

• located in any space outside the building.

Fire engineering design objetives

1. It should be incorporated in the architectural design process;

2. Vertical evacuation is more difficult than horizontal evacuation;

3. To specify which occupants are to go to a “place of safety” and which go to a “place of relative safety”

4. To specify, based on the scenario ; which areas are to be evacuated and when vertical evacuation is necesary.

5. In new buildings all lifts should be capable of being used for people evacuation.

6. Lifts in existing buildings, when being replaced, should be made capable of being used for people evacuation.

Principles of fire evacuation for all

• Safe and intuitive evacuation routes from the scene of a fire shall be available to all building users.

In fire case… use the stair

For those occupants who need assisted evacuation, there should be a strategy for the provision of assisted evacuation, and there may need to be areas of rescue assistance.

Areas of rescue assistance

• Be provided on every floor of a building,• adjoin every evacuation staircase,• include space for persons in wheelchairs,•have good lighting and good signage,•be fitted with an accessible and reliable independent communication system,•Have storage for an evacuatión chair, a manual fire alarm call point, a fire evacuation supply kit.

Assisted fire evacuation

It shall demonstrate a proper consideration for safety, protection and evacuation of the users of the building and who may or may not have a health condition or impairment.

Fire defence plans

“We have to give up thinking that human beings are rational ones...and thinking that we are emotional beings”

Jens Husbjerg Photo

Annex D (Informative) Fire safety and assisted evacuation for all buildings

• human behaviour in fire emergencies• building design for accessibility and reliability• assisted evacuation and rescue from buildings- Rescue techniques• management of fire evacuation lifts in buildings• evacuation skills and self protection from fire in buildings

“Climb at your own risk”

Thank you for your attention

Nieves Peinado MargalefChairperson of ISO/TC 59/SC16Phone: 00 34 91 703 31 00/27

npeinadom@imserso.es