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Access and Disability: Essential Law and Practice


Classroom

Available: Unavailable at present
Course duration:
Classification: Intermediate
Delivery method: Classroom



The one-day Access and Disability: Essential Law and Practice training course has been specifically designed to help service providers comply with the legislation surrounding access and disability and ventures beyond the Disability and Discrimination Acts to look at how building regulations, health and safety and fire safety laws also influence how accessible a building and service should be.  
 


Legislation updates: 

  • Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 & 2005  (including SENDA 2001)

  • Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

  • Building Regulations part M and B

  • Regulatory and Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005

What you will learn: 

  • Understand the legal requirements that your organisation needs to do to comply with access and disability legislation

  • Key aspects of building regulations B 2007 and M 2004

  • What access statements are and how to implement them in your organisation

  • Why access issues are a fundamental part of good service provision

  • Gain an awareness of the practical disability issues in relation to service provision

  • What Management practices should be in place for access and egress

Who should attend? 

  • Estates and Building Managers

  • Facilities Managers

  • Health and Safety Managers

  • Facilities and Health and Safety Advisors/Officers

  • Customer Service Managers

  • Human Resources

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