Dda lever and pull handles.
Height of door handles dda.
Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal operation are permitted at any height.
Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.
Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal opera tion are permitted at any height.
The disability discrimination act dda was established to aid less able people to carry out day to day activities.
Door handles pulls latches locks and other operating devices shall be installed 34 inches 864 mm minimum and 48 inches 1219 mm maximum above the finished floor.
Consequently pull handles have invariably been 425mm high round bar design.
The diameter or cross section of a pull handle remains at 19mm 35mm.
Dda guidelines for handle size and positioning are outlined in fig 1 above.
The revised guidance moves away from fixed positions for the vertical pull handles giving only minimum heights for the top fixing of 1300mm and maximum height of 1000mm and minimum height of 700mm for the bottom fixing effectively allowing a minimum 300mm pull handle.
Less than 50 mm from the door edge note 1 the lever handles and pull handles shown on this drawing will.
Minimum height of 700mm for the bottom fixing effectively allowing a minimum 300mm pull handle.