F3.4 Toilet pan, seat, backrest and grabF3.4 Toilet pan, seat, backrest and grabrails

F3.4 Toilet pan, seat, backrest and grabrails

(1) The toilet pan must be of the centrally located (“peninsula-type”) design.
(2) The toilet pan must be installed so that:

(a) the front edge of the pan is 800 mm (±10 mm) from the rear wall; and

(b) the top of the seat is between 460 mm and 480 mm above finished floor level; and

(c) there is a minimum clearance of 900 mm, measured horizontally, between each side of the pan and any adjacent wall or privacy screen.

(3) The toilet seat must:

(a) be of the full-round type (not open-fronted) with minimal contours to the top surface; and

(b) be securely fixed in position when in use; and

(c) have seat fixings that provide lateral stability to the seat when the seat is in use; and

(d) be load-rated to 150 kg; and

(e) have a minimum luminance contrast of 30% against the pan, wall and floor; and

(f) remain in the fully upright position when raised.

(4) Hand-operated flushing controls must:

(a) be located on the centreline of the toilet, at a height of:

(i) not less than 600 mm; and

(ii) not more than 1,100 mm;

above finished floor level; and

(b) not be located within the area required for any grabrails or backrest; and

(c) have the button mounted so that it is proud of the wall surface, and activates the flushing operation before the button becomes level with the surrounding surface.

(5) An automatically activated flushing system need not comply with the requirements of subclause F3.4(4).
(6) The backrest must:

(a) be capable of withstanding a force, in any direction, of not less than 1,100 N; and

(b) have a minimum height, between the lower edge of the backrest and the top of the seat, of between 120 mm and 150 mm; and

(c) have a vertical height, between the upper and lower edges of the backrest, of between 150 mm and 200 mm; and

(d) have a width of between 350 mm and 400 mm; and

(e) be positioned such that the face of the backrest achieves an angle of between 95° and 100° back from the seat, when the seat is in use.

(7) Grabrails must be installed adjacent to each side of the pan and must be:

(a) of the drop-down type; and

(b) located such that:

(i) the top of each rail is between 800 mm and 810 mm above finished floor level; and

(ii) the rails are between 750 mm and 770 mm apart, measured centre-to-centre, and equidistant to the centreline of the pan; and