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DIY Forum >> Building Questions >> Bathroom Door Lock Regulations Question? https://www.askthetrades.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1477668509 Message started by jazzyman on Oct 28th, 2016, 4:28pm |
Title: Bathroom Door Lock Regulations Question? Post by jazzyman on Oct 28th, 2016, 4:28pm Question regarding bathroom door locks. I live in a social housing complex and my wife is disabled. The housing association are changing all of the doors next week and for the bathroom they are fitting a slide bolt type lock on the interior. The current lock is a bathroom door handle lock which can be opened on the outside with a screwdriver, which is far better in the event of a fall. Are there any regulations governing bathroom locks? |
Title: Re: Bathroom Door Lock Regulations Question? Post by londonman on Oct 28th, 2016, 6:26pm My gut feel is that there probably might be a regulation (or one that could be tweaked as it were to apply). But they're doing it because it is cheap. Tell them - formally in writing - that you require the other more suitable lock as there is a disabled person living there and you (presumably as their carer) require access in an emergency and copy the letter (making sure that the Housing Association knows you have copied it) to your local Social Services. |
Title: Re: Bathroom Door Lock Regulations Question? Post by CWatters on Oct 30th, 2016, 10:58pm Google found.. http://www.handles4doors.co.uk/advice/bathroom-lock-requirements External Operation of Bathroom Locks Quote:
Does social housing count as a public building or private residence? |
Title: Re: Bathroom Door Lock Regulations Question? Post by londonman on Nov 1st, 2016, 1:36pm Social housing is not the same as a public building. |
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