Vertical push pull handles should also be placed on the doors to cover this recommended height range see figure 1 below.
Height of door handles dda.
The diameter or cross section of a pull handle remains at 19mm 35mm.
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.
Dda guidelines for handle size and positioning are outlined in fig 1 above.
Access doors or gates in.
Minimum height of 700mm for the bottom fixing effectively allowing a minimum 300mm pull handle.
The disability discrimination act dda was established to aid less able people to carry out day to day activities.
Dda lever and pull handles.
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.
Lever handles and horizontal push pull handles should be located between 900mm and 1100mm above the finished floor level with 1000mm being the preferred height.
Locks used only for security purposes and not used for normal operation are permitted at any height.
Consequently pull handles have invariably been 425mm high round bar design.