Access Guide
Evacuation and Fire Safety Provisions
- Please note: If booking a space where level access is required, please first contact UCL’s Fire Safety team for building-specific evacuation and safety information at [email protected] / Telephone Number: (0)20 7679 7234.
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Access To
- Malet Place Engineering Building, Lecture Theatre 1.02 is located on the main level 1 corridor of the Malet Place Engineering Building.
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- The most accessible route has a lift, a stair lift and manual doors.
- There are 6 steps with handrails on both sides.
- The handrails are easy to grip.
- The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
- The handrails extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
- The steps are clearly marked.
- The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm .
- The height of the highest step is 16cm.
- The depth of the steps is not between 30cm and 45cm.
- There is written text signage on or near the entrance.
- There is step-free level access to Malet Place Engineering Building, Lecture Theatre 1.02 .
- There is a single manual door which opens towards you.
- The door has a locked extension leaf.
- The locked extension leaf can be opened on request.
- The width of the opening is 85cm.
- The door has a high visual contrast.
Teaching
- This is a lecture theatre.
- There is step-free level access to the speaker’s area and front row only.
- The following areas have stepped access: The majority of the lecture theatre.
- Furniture can be moved to enable a manoeuvring space for a wheelchair user (150cm x 150cm).
- There is a clearly signed portable hearing assistance system.
- The hearing assistance system could not be tested at the time of the survey.
- Floor coverings are even with no trip hazards.
- The walls and floor have a high visual contrast.
- Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.
- There is tiered seating with no handrails at the steps.
- There are designated spaces for wheelchair users.
- The designated spaces for wheelchair users are located at the front of the Lecture Theatre.
- There is step-free level access to the designated space surveyed.
- Companions sit next to you.
- There is space for an assistance dog to rest.
- Seating available in the room includes: chairs without armrests.
- Furniture available in the room includes: desks.
- All seating and desks are fixed.
- Some surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
- The clear underside space of some surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
- The height of the speaker's desk/table is 95cm.
- The speaker's desk/table is height adjustable.
- This room has a projector screen and a whiteboard.